This Anamorphic Cinema Lens is NO JOKE!

[@hyperborean2576]

6:10 that hazy flare is what sold me on this lens, i'm always on the look for good lenses that flare like that, not easy to find one that does it so softly and much less in a blueish tone. Such a beauty!

[@stalman]

Looks solid and I’m totally with you on the flares. I wish it less and/or was amber. Then we need full frame camera manufacturers to let us start shooting open gate

[@JeremiahBostwick]

Sony limits open gate and looks at anamorphic as a high end cinema camera only option in order to differentiate their product stack. Most others manufacturers follow suit, including Canon. Panasonic is the only one willing to allow lower offerings to have open gate or other square formats. So that said, if you want a ‘cheap’ FF anamorphic cam, I’d recommend the BS1H with a 5”/7” Blackmagic Video Assist for anamorphic and BM Raw. Otherwise, Z Cam also allows for square formats, but unless you’re a post processing veteran, you may not enjoy the protracted workflow. ZLog still doesn’t have a proper CST or transforms in Resolve. The plug-in is basically broken at this point. So, you’re more or less forced to use LUTs or better yet conversion DCTL’s. Like I say though, most aren’t used to doing all that or want to deal with all of that.

[@robinert8858]

@@JeremiahBostwick lol i dream of that combo.

[@LucaBono.Studio]

The Lumix S1/S1H can film in 6k open gate...there's no need to have a new camera coming in the market every 2 months ;)

[@angryrabbitproductions1690]

Would love to see opengate on the Canon Eos R3. That camera has Canons most advanced sensor to date. Great dynamic range and super clean ISO performance.

[@davidm5790]

@@LucaBono.Studio it’s not the best codec

[@ChristianSantiagophoto]

that hazy blue flare is one of the reasons why I'd want it. And in general blue flares don't really bug me that much me too much

[@tombuck]

Sirui lenses are freaking great. I’m so impressed with my 50mm. Incredibly sharp and well built! My 50mm seems to be really toned down with flares. I almost have to make it super intentional by shining a light directly into it or pointing it at the sun. I remember them saying that the preproduction units had more prominent flares than the production ones. Wonder if that’s the same case here?

[@ChuckRiseUp]

I was actually surprised with my copy too! It doesn't flare as much as the review I've seen on YT. The flares are way more controlled, less intense. And Sirui is marketing the 75mm to be less intense with flare, so I guess the pre-production unit that Caleb has will not reflect the final product. And I'm still amaze by how sharp the 50mm is wide open (and in this case, the 75mm too). For the price point, this can't be beat!

[@SuperLala33]

@@ChuckRiseUp the flare difference was also quite big with the 50mm in pre production and final product (just by looking at reviews, I dont have hands on experience). So production version of 75mm will probably flare less then this pre production version. Damn, such an exciting lens, would love to try it out for photography as well :)

[@jordanfish]

Would have loved to see the output from an S1H shooting open gate. Seems like the ideal pairing with this lens.

[@timekeepermedia5142]

if they had a amber flare version i would order it immediately

[@TheSachmo6]

Yes! Amber flare. Gimme

[@inbloom9083]

@@TheSachmo6 100% on the amber flare. Come on Sirui please offer this

[@TigroGumi]

I would like this on the entire range… fingers crossed they do that lol

[@JoshuaFortuna]

Quick note, you called the the ASSISTANT side the operator side and the OPERATOR side the dumb side.

[@andreasgiobel6355]

@ 3:00, The cover is called black Tesa Tape 1-5X layered :)

[@Holtenstein]

I would like to see this compared to Rapido's 1.6x full frame anamorphic set-up.

[@dmp0x]

yep i have the 50mm FF, and i got in on the 75mm today, they are just so good and so much fun to shoot with.

[@LFPAnimations]

honestly the blue flaring issue is a plus for some shooters. If you look at the iconic films that use anamorphics a lot of them have a blue haze that has subconsciously been associated with big budget films. The Panavision lenses used on the original Star Wars films are a great example of this.

[@FanalisMedia]

I’m shooting with it right now and absolutely love everything about it which is why I chose this one ! Blue flares and all 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheCookieCoolMan]

Loved the review and love everything about your channel. You should definitely check out their neutral flare versions they have come out with.

[@MatteoMaraffio]

Is it warm like the 50? I mean, can you keep a consistent white balance between the two?

[@InventiveImagery]

Did you see Laowa is making a new anamorphic lens? Amber flares and flares that don’t way overpower the shot? Stoked.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Yeah can't wait to see more! Hopefully they aren't super amber! I Just don't know why these manufacturers can't just give us neutral flares. Why so COLORFUL!

[@ErisedMediaCo]

Really? You have a link to an article on them? I’d love to read up!

[@InventiveImagery]

@@dslrvideoshooter TRUUUE

[@LucaBono.Studio]

Thank you so much for suggesting Sirui to make a line of anamorphic lenses with much less flares. The only reason why I never considered all their anamorphic lenses is because of the flares and the blue cast. Hopefully they'll listen! Cheers!

[@Puppetsinmyhead]

So you’re saying you’re not getting one to review 🤨

[@MisterCkris]

Thank you for the review Caleb. This lens might be the ideal place for me to begin experimenting with the anamorphic format. The separation between your focal point, foreground and background looks fantastic! Not sure how the flares will come across with athletes and at high frame rates but I’m excited to find out!

[@ErisedMediaCo]

they need to get on making a 35mm and either 16 or 24mm lens! I need a set of these.

[@AndrewMurphyFilms]

So keen to test these out on the Canon C70 and that RF mount! Love that there are so many anamorphic options now!

[@The_CGA]

I know this is probably a ridiculously low priority item for most folks on this channel, but honestly I'd love AF on some of these affordable cinematic lenses so that I could take them out for Reportage/Docu work, even some stills. Given that they're getting cheap enough that it's not the end of the world if they get banged up a little bit. -- I love to shoot landscapes in telephoto, but I don't love the way cylindrical panos look (and often don't stitch together without artifacts). Likewise wildlife shooting (which includes video), most of the time it's not practical to shoot with a full cinema rig (for follow focus) on the camera since we have to crawl on the ground for low angles or sling the camera over our shoulder to get up trees and stuff. I was at a parade yesterday where i'd have loved to get a bit of that anamorphic look to floats coming into frame from the back.

[@BlackPartyFilms]

Why wouldn’t they do an EF mount???

[@wannabef]

I'm curious to see how the new Laowa lens stacks up to this, because this is a gorgeous lens. Now to get a camera with one of those four lens mounts... And I guess that's technically veiling glare that we're seeing at around 6:30?

[@mitchforteclassic]

Just get a PL conversion for your mount.

[@wannabef]

@@mitchforteclassic My camera has a PL mount. I know you can adapt PL lenses to mirrorless mounts, but I thought the flange distance of PL was too great to go the other way?

[@LucasSantos-hq1qx]

Great review, as always!

[@greenidgelewis8347]

Would've loved to see at least a 180 degree focus throw for a 75mm cinema lens, the short focus throw is a slight bummer for me. Otherwise looks like an amazing lens.

[@srdjansipka1988]

I don't mind the color of the flares, but the look of the flare is what is a deal braker for me, the look to digital, almost as if they where created in post production, to squary. Maybe it was due to the flashlight, don't know. Maybe you could film some more stuff, using sun as the background or smth similar. But anyways, great review, as always!

[@edembeytullaeiv4995]

You have very cool videos, especially like device comparisons🔥

[@AdamPaulStone]

I love that hazy flare

[@KarlMeyer]

Where did you manage to find flicker free fairy lights Caleb?! Been looking for some for ages!

[@SaxSpy]

been waiting all day for this haha

[@namesurname5256]

Did u find that some (all?) footages in this video aren't disqueezed correctly? U guess that's the same thing that we have with aps-c Sirui line. It's not 1.33/1.6, it is slightly less, like 1.3~1.29, not 1.6, may by ~1.56 or smth.

[@xWood4000]

Blue flares are nice, but a single streak like in cinemas looks good, it's too busy with the many streaks and especially the mirrored one

[@Linealo]

This title only ever gets a real chance to shine on a day like this. Weird enough how Gerald also had a "April fools"-feature joke video today with zhe dual NVME storage in a camera... Crazy! Anyway, great overview here and once again a very interesting lens!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Ha! Thanks! That is the only reason I titled this video like I did ;-) Definitely interesting how he dropped a no joke review too.

[@sauce.unlocked]

Is there a canon ef mount version of theses lenses or do I need to buy adapters to make them work with ef mount?

[@JonPais]

Beautiful footage, Caleb.

[@lawrencesmith1985]

Amazing video!👊🏾🔥🔥

[@OHDOTSEA]

Are there any alternatives or competitors to this lens?

[@PopartFilms]

I am dying for this lens. When will it be available in the U.S.A.?! It's not listed on their site yet to preorder?

[@AI3Dorinte]

yeah, the footage looks simply amazing!

[@topicruben]

Wow. That looks fantastic and also the 50 mm! I've never used an anamorphic lens, but I love the wideness and it's not cheese at all, it DOES look like a move!!! Thanks Caleb

[@oreography.recording.emotions]

In the shot that showed the focus ring travel i noticed a rather significant focus breathing, which you didn’t mention. I’m not into the anamorphic trend and i don’t plan to follow it either considering the price of the jobs remain at the same levels for several years now, but i like the way you present your themes and i admit sometimes i watch these videos as an entertainment. Thanks for the nice and informative vids!

[@JonPais]

All anamorphics breathe.

[@markmorgenstern]

except those ridiculously large Arriscopes! (relatively)

[@pjtavera]

and there it is!

[@GearZenChannel]

I MUST HAVE an affordable 2X EF mount anamorphic lens (40mm ideally) for my 6K Pro! Anybody who can produce that lens would sell boatloads. The market is certainly there.

[@Troy_Sent_A_Message]

Sirui already has been asked thousands of times to make EF lens. Sirui confirmed they hate money and don't want to make too much. Making a EF lens would make them successful.

[@GearZenChannel]

@@Troy_Sent_A_Message The only explanation that makes sense right here.

[@szain2]

I guess this one also will give cinemascope ratio if we shoot in Open Gate(3:2, full frame video) on cameras like Panasonic S1H.

[@paulrox177]

Would a Matte box with this lens reduced flare?

[@alpenfoxvideo7255]

I have the 50 and it's lovely, but needing to spend money on other stuff i'll skip the 75 and wait for a wider angle

[@etfilms9386]

Mount options? Is there a PL mount. So I can use PL to E and PL to RF adopter..

[@RCodyWanner]

you're really good at this

[@smepable]

The blue flare ist just one of those things people only see If you point at it. I personally like it

[@centripetalcrossfit]

Hey Caleb are you currently building a camera guide for the a7iv?

[@tonysofla]

WHERE is the EF mount? bmpcc6K and 6K-Pro owners wants to know. An anamorphic Lens that is priced between APS-C and the T2.9, so around $995

[@apocryphal_man]

I’d take it without any flare even. I enjoyed using this lens immensely and in my experience it was much more enjoyable than the greatjoy. Focus and aperture were so oily smooth and spot on it rivalled my much more expensive manual lenses. The flare or rather haze was the only thing to make me return it. Btw I did not like the greatjoy‘s build and length and the grinding focus and returned that too.

[@NirnBootMod]

Seems like their blue flares is from the color of their glass piece on the front... they should have made that piece modular with different color ones you can buy and switch, like clear, blue, purple, green, red, etc. etc. Maybe I am wrong here.

[@RivuSouravBanerjeeVideoEditor]

i love the look of anamorphic look so much 🥺 .. never used one as these r still crazy expensive fr me. But wow .. anamorphic lenses r the way to go when u need tgat cinematic look. there is a good reason why its used widely in movies

[@flochfitness]

Might rent this one down the road!

[@JamesJones10]

Could you show how you desqueeze the 1.66x footage in Premiere?

[@bencorwin]

Thanks Caleb, but what about open gate 3:2?

[@andreiter]

Is there a full-frame version that mounts on my Canon 5D Mark II? Also, which iPhone anamorphic lens do you recommend? There are a few out there, they all seem the same. Moment?

[@ninkovicjosip]

Until they give us an open gate option on the Sony FX3, not ordering this lens because the final image is simply too squished… On the aps-c 50mm sirui i just have to do 1,2x on the clear image zoom and the vignette is gone. Here on the FF lens you have to crop more to get a pleasant 2.35:1 image so basically, on the aps-c lens I’m retaining more detail.

[@blobcityrecords8918]

I'm curious. what happens if you break the chain of zoom/scale in post and add 1.010 to the horizontal axis. Would it make the bokeh more circular and objects more proportionate? The image to me looks like its a little unnatural almost like everything in the frame is slightly squeezed horizontally. Can you comment if you decide to try?

[@hzubovi1]

It would be cool if we could chose a version with less flares and haze, also would love if the lens was just a bit faster

[@AntonioMartilotti]

Do you think the 16mm version will come out?

[@dancoffeyuk]

Thanks for a great video as always Caleb. I can afford to get two of these, for anyone that has shot with them, would you recommend the 35mm and 75mm or 50mm and 75mm or 35mm and 50mm?

[@danielsahagun4367]

Sir: A quick question, I want buy for my Canon EOS6D but it is EF Mount, do not accept EF-M or EF-S. What can I do? Thanks in advance for your answer

[@jhvisual5393]

Do you have an idea if this would work with a speedbooster on a super 35 sensor?

[@mauriov]

Which mount would I need to get for the Blackmagic 6 K Pro?

[@schoolboymanny6564]

any news about a 35mm version?

[@REMY.C.]

Is there any benefit to an anamorphic lens (like 28 or 50mm equivalent) on an APSC sensor like the XT4?

[@victorlim5077]

Good to see it in the Z mount. Will be interesting to test it on a Nikon Z camera.

[@Donbros]

I was interested for this lens and its fl but its quite pricy for being only 1.6 squeeze but ok ok I kinda want it

[@InventiveImagery]

The bokeh and flares look so much better in this lens than their past ones

[@iComplainer]

6:24 is such a nice scene

[@creativegreats6924]

Which do you like better this 75mm or the 50mm?

[@jesseyules]

It's here!

[@eirikskarstein9964]

looks good but hate the flares

[@maxdmachy]

Brief & clear - an amazing review again! If I could get one at a good price used I would not hesitate as the blue fits my personal style well. And it would encourage me to use b/w. Not liking it makes perfect sense in the context of the footage of that post

[@KevinBrown-fp9pj]

Can you use this for a C70 super 35?

[@Matthew_Robert_Vincini]

its such a shame there is no EF mount :(

[@kenyee88]

Never heard you gush like this about the 50...this is that much better? 😮

[@Fintanflaherty]

Would that lens work with a cannon dslr 700e

[@Rukiasriot1]

Is there an adapter to use this on a bmpcc 6k

[@timdanyo898]

Could this lens be used on a super 35?

[@VonHarris]

1.6, now im kind of interested

[@ScottSchramm]

Cool, but why is your video always so dark?

[@FuzzyRussian]

Ooooo!

[@CircuitBoardcokr]

It is great, affordable anamorphic lens. I admit it. but It also has one big dealbreaker : not interchangeable, not adapter friendly mount. filmmakers often use different camera brand for different needs. sometimes client demands certain camera brand, sometimes you need certain features in a camera, sometimes, simply, you just wanna test the lens with new camera. but this lens makes me stuck in a single camera mount no matter what circumstance is. moreover it has only mirrorless mount option so it cannot be used with lens mount adapter, cannot be rock-solid tighten to use cine-grade follow focus motors because there is no positive lock option unlike PL and certain EF mount cameras and adapters. that's why i gave up to buy the lens and stick on anamorphic adapter. If it had been a PL lens I would have bought it.

[@TerenceEnn]

this lens is the one!!

[@BryceDearden]

A lot of people are saying they wish there was a version with amber flare. My understanding is that amber flare is just new age thing where they designed there were filters to give whatever color you want. Are there any older “legit” anamorphics with an amber flare?

[@EightLivesLeft]

um need PL mount

[@propylaeen]

You are the kind of redish warmish tone guy :) in a cool lee 201 world the bluish tinting will be great I guess… smoky rainy asphalt jazz bar shots from the 80ies perfect! :)… long way to go on my List is the RF100 2.8… followed by one of the 1.2s … probably followed by the second 1.2 cause the first will create kind of a prime addiction … followed from a second body … followed from some more light …. followed from some microphones …. Followed from an 7“ smallHD monitor …. And so on :)

[@leebrandt8597]

Can't use on my Pocket 6k Pro :(

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

I think for the price you are getting what you pay for. I mean few years ago it would have been a dream to get such a movie look from a lens at this price and now we have it. Let's all be grateful😃

[@Jon_bodhi]

I really want it.. but I don't want all my films to look like sci fi's ... :(

[@raymondmenard5444]

Thank’s for the review man, i didn’t think anybody was make cine lenses in Z-mount yet. At the risk of sounding stupid, i am not familiaer with the term ‘’Open gate’’, can you define what it means please (anybody)

[@baqcasanke]

Open gate is recording with the entire sensor area without any aspect ratio crops. Most cameras crop the top and bottom or the sides depending what mode your using. Open gate means to record the entire thing. Some cameras sensor is larger then the 4:3 ratio that it uses for photos and the 16:9 ratio for video. Some are 3:2 and when recording open gate, is the perfect size to use a 2x anamorphic lens and then de squeeze into a 2.4:1 aspect ratio video. Utilizing every pixel of the sensor and thus maximizing image quality… Hope that made sense.

[@raymondmenard5444]

@@baqcasanke Ok i see, yes it does make sense, especially for anamorphic, it’s it the de squeezing that makes the recorded data have that particular aspect ratio (which i happen to love). Thank’s four your input man 🙂

[@DanCThorpe]

Anyone had any experience using ND's with this? Can you use variables?

[@angryrabbitproductions1690]

The squeeze is too little. Let me explain: I frequently shoot anamorphic, but deliver in 16:9… this means I’m cropping in and losing the black bars. In my experience, most lenses below 1.8x squeeze loose essentially all anamorphic characteristics once cropped in to 16:9. Sirui should have pushed the squeeze just a bit further. Also, shooting anything over wide open removes virtual all anamorphic flavor. Nice try Sirui, but for those who plan to shoot at anything other than wide open, or plan to crop in, this lens is a waste of money.

[@tedsimpsonfilmmaker2277]

Why are you choosing to shoot anamorphic when delivering in 16:9?

[@cristiandascalu1104]

The blue flares are the best trump of these lense....;).... I love that flares...

[@impatrickt]

I kinda want SIRUI or a company to modify these and detune them to lose that sharpness, and re-coat them to lose that silly flare. Like a "vintage edition". The flares are truly atrocious IMO.

[@photojoseph]

You don’t even want the point flares, or are you just talking about the “all over” flare issue?

[@impatrickt]

@@photojoseph every single SIRUI lens ive tested, for MFT, and FF has the ugly double flaring and the terrible blue streaks. It looks like artificial anamorphic added in post. I like anamorphic flares - but not these.

[@photojoseph]

@@impatrickt ah I see

[@Cert116]

Swell. Tell those goons over at Sirui to make ones with ef mounts and I'd be happy to make a purchase or two.

[@SxC97]

Did anyone else here see "The Batman" recently? The whole time I was in the theater I couldn't help but marvel at the cinematography. I absolutely _loved_ the anamorphic look combined with what was probably an Arri Alexa. That beautiful creamy bokeh + the flaring looked awesome!

[@iceman10129]

They used the Alexa LF and Cooke Xtal Express Lenses. But I think its how much they pushed it that really made it.

[@brandonmrsh]

@@iceman10129 They also used Ironglass rehoused russian glass in some shots as well.

[@screammachineman]

The 35 is all I want.