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Blazar APEX 50mm Anamorphic AF

Nevyn72

Nevyn72

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Just found out about a very interesting lens, the 50mm ANAMORPHIC AUTOFOCUS for Blazar.

Right now only for sony, but more platforms coming in 2025. For this price a very interesting lens:

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Apex 50mm T1.8 1.33X S35 Auto-Focus Anamorphic Lens PRE-ORDER

The Apex 1.33x T1.8 AF is the world’s first autofocus anamorphic lens, featuring a focus-by-wire system for seamless switching between autofocus and manual focus. Designed to work with an APS-C sensor. Please note that our product prices do not include any VAT or customs duties.
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YT vlogger with interesting character (the person, the video & the lens :p ):



Interesting: it's a 35mm lens, but he is using it FF.

If it comes out for L-mount, I will probably buy it. Im hoping for such a lens for years.
 
Nevyn72 said:
Just found out about a very interesting lens, the 50mm ANAMORPHIC AUTOFOCUS for Blazar.
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The autofocus is very interesting. I haven't liked 1.33x that much, it is useful for 4:3 cameras but for me doesn't add that much for 3:2 cameras. However, the lens is available for E mount; I've never used anamorphic with my Sony cameras so I'll take a further look to see if it is something to consider.
 
CharlesH said:
The autofocus is very interesting. I haven't liked 1.33x that much, it is useful for 4:3 cameras but for me doesn't add that much for 3:2 cameras. However, the lens is available for E mount; I've never used anamorphic with my Sony cameras so I'll take a further look to see if it is something to consider.
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I already expected that you would find this lens interesting. I also agree with the 1.33x, however this lens is still light enough for handheld shooting.
 
Here is a video about the Sirui with autofocus. It is also Sony E mount. I'd say it is not to impressive but it will be interesting to see if this eventually evolves into very usable autofocus anamorphic lenses.

 
Can someone explain what the point of anamorphic lenses is when using digital 3:2 sensors?
 
pdk42 said:
Can someone explain what the point of anamorphic lenses is when using digital 3:2 sensors?
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The effective focal length of an anamorphic lens image that is de-squeezed is wider at the edges than in the middle. Compared to a conventional lens this allows a cinematographer to keep subjects near the center of the screen larger while showing a wider image.
 
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