SIRUI, the Chinese lens manufacturer specializing in budget anamorphic lenses along with very affordable cine prime lenses, has just announced the release of the Venus 150mm T2.9 1.6x full-frame anamorphic lens. By introducing the new 150mm lens, SIRUI’s Venus line of 1.6x full-frame anamorphic lenses seems to be complete (35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm, and 150mm). Check out our Venus 50mm lens review by clicking here and our 75mm lens review by clicking here. I don’t know how the team at SIRUI does it, but it feels like not a month goes by without them announcing a new lens, and this time it’s the Venus 150mm T2.9 1.6x full-frame anamorphic lens. Earlier in July, we reviewed the set of the newly announced Nightwalker lenses, and today there is this announcement… SIRUI Venus 150mm anamorphic lens with 0.58m minimum focus distance. Credit: SIRUI Venus 150mm T2.9 1.6x FF features This 150mm telephoto anamorphic lens (equivalent to 94mm horizontally) might be suitable for portrait filming but SIRUI also managed to reduce the minimum focus distance to 0.58m (other lenses in this line are limited to a minimum focus distance of 1 meter). So all in all, getting closer to your subject for impressive close-ups is now possible without the need for additional lens adapters. When shooting 3:2, this lens offers a 2.4:1 aspect ratio, and when using it on a 16:9 sensor, you will get a wider 2.8:1 aspect ratio. As a side note, although some manufacturers like Atomos, CVW, Hollyland, and FEELWORLD...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 31 July, 2023