For indie filmmakers and working video professionals alike, the single biggest—or at least most expensive—decision one might truly make for a project isn’t about the camera, the location, or the casting. It will be the lenses for your shoot. And while cinema lenses are indeed quite expensive, they’re also usually very much worth it. Following up on the news of ARRI announcing a new line of Ensō lenses the other week, we have an update about Venus Optics announcing a refresh of their popular line of Laowa Proteus lenses. Let’s take a look at the new “Flex” versions of the Laowa Proteus line of 2x squeeze Super35 anamorphic lenses and their user-interchangeable flaring options which come in four different colors.Venus Optics Laowa Proteus Flex Cinema LensesThese Venus Optics Laowa Proteus Flex Cinema Lenses are set to come either individually or in 3-lens sets ranging from 28mm to 100mm (the total range will be 28mm, 35mm, 45mm, 60mm, 85mm, 100mm). Each of these lenses have been designed to capture high-definition video with 2x anamorphic squeeze on all of your cameras with S35+ sensors (including cameras like the ALEXA 35 and RED V-RAPTOR, for example). This new Flex series will differ from the main Proteus line by offering an interchangeable flare module to achieve different looks with your footage. All of the lenses in this set feature interchangeable PL and EF lens mounts, markings in feet, a T2 to T22 aperture range, 10 iris blades, a 114 outer diameter, a 105mm front...
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