I Could Shoot a Feature Film With Just This Lens.

The Sirui 35mm 1.8 Anamorphic lens is the most anamorphic looking lens of all the new anamorphic on the market by far. Lets take a look at what makes it so cool.
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00:00 Sample Footage
00:52 Overview
01:30 Anamorphic Characteristics/Footage
03:26 Modding the Lens
03:55 A Message Lost to Time...
04:56 Use on Full-Frame Cameras
06:14 A Couple Issues
07:19 Who this is for
7:44 An Ode to the Replicants.

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[@elpollito5690]

Thanks you for this amazing video and those lovely shots. It’s painful to me now that i can’t get this lens for my fuji. However i checked some of my photos with the 23mm 1.4 and it kinda looks anamorphic when cropping. That combo with the a7s getting it slightly wider looks so tempting tho. Great video.

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[@RAIMANA.]

Been looking forward to your thoughts on this and did not disappoint! Affordable anamorphics are popping up all over the place and would love to hear your thoughts on more if you get the chance! Great Joy’s anamorphics seem especially interesting to me with their 1.8x squeeze factor. Thank you for the awesome video!

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Thanks, Raimana! It's crazy how many are popping up these days! I'd love to check out the great joy too!

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I did see this advertised but I’m new to cameras. I’m an actor and loving this lense. What camera would this fit on? I’m looking at a Sony.

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I was stressed when I clicked on the video... and your 40 seconds of sample footage took that heaviness from my back... very good shoots you have here.

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What the hell...speechless. I came for an anamorphic review and stayed and thoroughly enjoyed a cinematic imaginative original and beautiful video.

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Another Masterpiece! Thank you! In fact I was thinking to pick the Sirui up myself, but was hesitating because I'm on Fullframe as well and wasn't sure if I should buy the cropped cheaper one. You've helped me decide now :-) Thanks!

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Thanks so much! Yeah I wouldn't hesitate shooting higher end stuff on this lens with the a7s3 and clear image zoom.

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[@depotmsa2362]

I got to play with this lens and it was fun but without the bokeh ovals i wasn't happy , the diopter use is normal in the anamorpic world and i Like the the barrel distortion for close focusing the lens give , i would love if they made a 28 mm 2.8 anamorphic with oval bokeh , blue or gold streaks for the flare and made it in x mount ! great video and i love your setup

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Hahaha. Glad you liked it! Thanks so much for watching!

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Magnificient, as always!

[@GxAce]

Thanks again! :)

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Yesterday I got my copy of this lens, because I watched this video and it got stuck in my head. Can't wait to shoot with it!

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[@AllThingsFilm1]

Yep, I have this lens. It's fantastic. I also have diopters for it for close focusing. I don't think it's an issue not being able to focus to infinity with the diopters since I got them to get closer to the subject. Sure, I can't rack focus to infinity. But, that situation doesn't come up a lot. And with proper planning, I would plan shots around it. It's been a while since I shot with it, but a director I've worked with before really wants to shoot with it on a future project. After watching this video, I'm inspired to shoot some more footage with it. Thanks.

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