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The Sirui 50mm T2.9 1.6x is a full-frame anamorphic prime that squeezes a 1.6x widescreen image onto a standard sensor, giving oval bokeh, horizontal flares and a 2.4:1-style frame without a crop-heavy setup. It is fully manual: no autofocus, no electronics, geared focus and aperture rings for follow-focus rigs. Owners like the anamorphic look for the money but report softness wide open, copy variation and heavy focus breathing. It suits indie filmmakers and music-video shooters chasing the widescreen look; stills shooters and run-and-gun solo operators will find it slow and demanding.
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Lowest price we've seen: $299.00 on Nov 11 at store.sirui.com. Tracked across 7 stores since Nov 11.
Ratings are middling: owners love the anamorphic character but many complain about sharpness wide open, focus breathing and sample variation. It is praised as an affordable way into the widescreen look, with reservations about optical consistency.
It is a fixed focal length lens with a 3.23 in diameter.
