Sirui 75mm f/1.8 Anamorphic - Hands-on First Look!

[@sebastianserengheu3427]

I Can’t even afford half the stuff he reviews but his videos are just so dang entertaining

[@sebastianserengheu3427]

@elias deverent they are the top gear of cameras you don’t need to know anything about what they’re showing but it’s great to watch.

[@Chris-ey7zy]

I’m just here to hear bokeh balls

[@tripplorenzo8452]

i realize I am kinda off topic but does anyone know a good site to watch new movies online?

[@sheelios]

Lok comes back and we get 4 videos in 2 days? Ok!

[@samacochan]

but where is ALAMBY ?

[@jindodogg]

@@samacochan married?

[@samacochan]

Kai and Lok are both married. So..

[@bromodz2309]

But now we have to wait 2 weeks :/

[@TeddyParker]

@@bromodz2309 yea that comment kinda aged like milk... im experiencing severe Kai drought.

[@14dgamez]

bro you on a roll 2 videos in less than 24hrs!? Bless you BOKEH GOD

[@TheLAexplorer]

Why does the focus look so soft?

[@Thevikingcam]

Is it that soft? It like canon 5D mk II times are back again :P

[@ppBizU]

Kai: Shots make on that lens don't looks sharp. Do they? Is that the result of anamorphic type of it?

[@JAK_EDITS.]

I think Kai’s accent gets more British with every video of his I watch.

[@riquriquriqu]

fun fact: He was born in UK, specifically in Norwich

[@JSMedia38]

If he feels the same way as Lok, I doubt he'll be going back to HK any time soon.

[@Pozi_Drive]

@@JSMedia38 No sane person wants to return to a CCP led chinese town.

[@fellowcitizen]

Possibly a property of being British

[@XTJ7]

How can you not call it "First Lok" now that Lok is back? :D

[@drwierd]

Kai reviews are the only ones I truly respect

[@BigMilan]

I never paid much attention to anamorphic lenses, so I always wondered what the “effect” WAS. Now I finally know. I don’t particularly care about this, or any other of these types of lenses, but I just learned something :)

[@pirojfmifhghek566]

I want a vertical axis anamorphic lens. Gimme that lens flare that looks like a picket fence.

[@jmalmsten]

Vertical flaring... hm Well, older styled CCD sensors tended to spill out overloaded pixels to neighbouring pixels on a vertical axis. You can see it for example in the live action footage of Tron: Legacy. But that's a sensor-specific behaviour and as manufacturers quickly moved to CMOS Bayer-styled sensors we don't really see those artifacts any more. Of course... you could take an anamorphic lens and mount it wrongly. By rotating it 90 degrees you'd have a final image that is taller than the sensor. So you could for instance with a 1.33x squeeze put a 4:3 image onto a 16:9 sensor. The Bokeh would become horizontal instead of vertical and the flaring would be vertical instead of horizontal. I haven't seen anyone really do it. But... it technically should work.

[@romanpul]

You could tape some fishing line vertically to the back of a lens xD

[@SyntheticFuture]

Very cool but the need to crop renders it useless for us plebs that are still stuck in 1080p land 😅

[@RyuBlaze24]

Wow i thought I’d be this early on your video.....we’re making history

[@JACKnJESUS]

Just picked up a new one on sale for $399 usd. Never thought about having one...but at that price...why not?

[@tobywoolgar9517]

How long till the book comes out?

[@beocke8142]

We need to see the pro photographer, cheap camera challange again. You guys are legends

[@marknugentfilms]

I wish they would add more mounts, just a huge fan of these lenses. Got the 35mm for my gh5 and I love it. Though can’t imagine how tight the 75mm would be on mft haha

[@Axonteer]

Mass Effect 2 has anamorphic lighting built into the lighting engine - every light has beams going across the screen hard :D someone over at Bioware really liked them anamorphics

[@richardyasushiii3848]

Any videos that end with a fire-explosion-flower are my thing.

[@umpacanreymark6927]

Kai! can you make a review for canon inspic S. I'm planning to switch from instax to canon because it's does the work to print and save digital thank you!

[@lopezklu]

awesome footage

[@arijitshikari9287]

Is it near Richmond Kai?

[@vaidehiarts]

The footage looks gorgeous, Kai! Some of the nicest I've seen with the lens. Thanks :)

[@craigwendler7204]

For M43, is it still 75mm, which would make it 150mm equiv.? Or do they make a 37.5mm version?

[@fellowcitizen]

Now that the band is back together, how about decorating Fuji&Friends with new KAI-zen fashion?

[@jakesmith596]

you really are back

[@mjones410]

could any of these siri lenses be used on a 35mm film camera ?

[@ryandelarosa611]

Sirui, please make an L-mount version. pls pls pls

[@ABoringTool]

You Leica elite probably wouldn't want to soil your good body with a chinese lens! Or are you one of the 3 sigma FP users?

[@professionalpotato4764]

I just wish they made them for all mounts. It's so annoying that some focal lengths are exclusive to certain mounts.

[@MAX-re4pc]

@@ABoringTool Panasonic S5 uses L mount :(

[@professionalpotato4764]

@Apple Pear They can make it for L and RF, it's whether they want to or not. Some of the lenses have E-mount, but no X-mount for example. We know Fuji is one of the strongest supporters of APS-C formats, yet only 2 out of 4 lenses have X-mount. Their engineering isn't consistent enough. I don't know why they don't just increase the flange separation a bit more (to be in between DSLR/mirrorless) and sell custom adapter rings to fit all mounts.

[@fellowcitizen]

SIRUI confirmed to me on the release video that they would release L-mount anamorphic lenses in the next round. However, I don't know if this refers to the next focal length or the next production of 75mm or existing lenses.

[@jsage3955]

Never been this early before 🥴 been here since drtv! Love what u do!

[@nomadmongol]

Love the review!

[@mai_mu0]

Would anyone recommend an anamorphic for youtube business content marketing? It seems a bit overkill for me... If you were watching a business' youtube channel would you prefer cine-like story driven videos, or casual 16:9 style videos

[@heliopijpe]

not my focal length but BEautiful , lots to love

[@QippysChannel]

Sweet lens man, I wonder if i can use it with my R5? ..

[@mikezappa]

MTF Services Ltd has already converted the other lenses to RF mount, www.mtfservices.com/brand/sirui We will soon have the 75mm too

[@QippysChannel]

@@mikezappa cool! Thanks for the info 👍

[@vladimirkov318]

Make more videos about analog photography and cameras))

[@natashanicole7408]

Need it in EF or RF :(

[@GearZenChannel]

If they could make an EF mount 2x anamorphic that was only halfway decent they would sell a shit ton.

[@MinionBlob]

You misspelled Lok’s name…

[@anka042]

Some shots don't look desqueezed...

[@nremac]

hey i recognize that sample from amon tobin's nova

[@bamsemh1]

Wait! You write Panasonic, but show a nikon? 🤔

[@Quanswiese]

Hooked since 0:08 😂

[@digitlyfilms4019]

Wow. This is a really sharp lens.

[@dylannolan7454]

The video off that lens is beautiful.

[@jindodogg]

I miss the days when cameras were vlogged while walking OUTSIDE!

[@weisserth]

I don't know where to look in the test footage, everything seems to be blurry.

[@acalthu]

yey Lok!

[@michaelbobarev]

Amazing cinema effect ... !!!

[@checkeredflagfilms]

looking good in your new lipstick shade. btw...why the hell didn't you test at NIGHT!!

[@maxswisher5476]

Wow lok looks gorgeous with that lens. And without of course. But what a cool budget lens!

[@LOSTTIMEBANDIT]

all I want is some butter now.

[@rrrrrrtt1]

Wahahaha!! That lip balm is incrediboh!!

[@D1N02]

Hey the most bokehlicious lens IN THE WORLD is a 75. The Zeiss Biotar! So no dissing of the 75 m'kay!

[@broken12367]

😀

[@burgunbeerd]

1.33x feels kinda pointless to me. 1.8 or 2x would be a good buy

[@DannyCollinsMCR]

Get Alamby back now!

[@jsage3955]

Facts

[@ShandraNick]

Who?

[@hajime5486]

NEWS TEAM ASSEMBLE!!!

[@Petertronic]

And Rita!

[@chrispbacon7598]

Aye bro

[@Marinkox]

This is a Test Commentary..

[@perilthecat]

“It’s not brittle - it’s not made OF China” Dang dude that’s some A+ level shade! And more true than one might realize. If anyone’s interested check out PolyMatter’s latest vid(s) on that very topic.

[@awwwtraveler]

Just for the sake transparency, yeh

[@ziginox]

The real question is... Is the bokeh, okeh?

[@kekeflash2]

这上头的伦敦音

[@WHITELIONNYC]

I'll pass. I have some of their tripods. Now they make lenses? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@NullStaticVoid]

I'm starting to get annoyed by all these companies doing indiegogo type crowdfunded products. Sirui is not a new company. They already have 3 other anamorphic lenses and a range of tripods and accessories. Yet they expect to be crowdfunded like a company just starting out? That is like socialism for wealthy people.

[@carlharrison9503]

in front

[@ThinkCriticallyNow]

"firty free percent increase in horizontal view".......Raping the English language :P

[@TomasWatchReviews]

it's not made of China :D

[@MidniteSan]

I dunno bout that 75mm, Kai didn't say Bokehlicious.

[@gangstax2131]

pin me man

[@filmmaker2501]

So much vignetting

[@VojoMojo]

First

[@VojoMojo]

Goteem

[@soleiljaan805]

Digital rev made such a bad decision

[@EdoDijkgraaf]

Why did not you revibe the boke bros channel? Can I unsubsribe for that one? I thought it was very convenient that there was a choice.

[@AlCaldejon]

Canon RF users are crying. Or am I the only one? 😭

[@mikezappa]

MTF Services Ltd has already converted the other lenses to RF mount, @t We will soon have the 75mm too

[@myles4714]

Bro, are you wearing lip gloss?

[@leungkevin]

It's time to have hair cut...Kai

[@ziqiang]

What happened to your lips？🤣

[@Netcom27]

Pretty harsh bokeh, not really to my liking

[@dagobertkrikelin1587]

Those glossy lips will give me nightmares...

[@KaioStudio]

Kai put some skin care please. Your skin has been damaged.