Built upon the design of the popular SIRUI anamorphic lenses, the SIRUI Mars lens kit includes a 24, a 35, a 50 and a 75mm Anamorphic 1.33x. These Micro Four Thirds lenses have been rehoused for cinematic use. The SIRUI Mars kit is now available for pre-order at $3.999: an accessible price for an anamorphic lens set. Let’s take a closer look. At the end of 2019, SIRUI “shocked” the world of anamorphic shooting by introducing the SIRUI 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x at the exceptional price of $699. Before that, there was an enormous gap between do-it-yourself anamorphic solutions and crazy expensive glass. The original SIRUI 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x I was so excited about this release that I immediately bought one. This lens turned out to be exceptionally sharp given its price and very well-built overall. Its fast aperture provides a shallow depth-of-field and great low light performances, while the 1.33x squeeze factor helps creating the famous anamorphic look without being too extreme. Any drawbacks? In my opinion the blue light streaks are over saturated sometimes and the flare doesn’t always look controlled. Moreover, the lens has a pretty long minimal focus distance which can be annoying when trying to shoot close-ups. Other than this, great bang for the buck. SIRUI later introduced other three anamorphic lenses: a 24 f/2.8, a 35 f/1.8 and a 75mm f/1.8 with various mount options. However, up to this day the four lenses had to be purchased separately since no kit options were...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 12 August, 2021