What does the 1.6x squeeze give me?

16:9 footage de-squeezes to about 2.8:1 and 3:2 to about 2.4:1. That is a wider frame than 1.33x anamorphics produce.

Does it cover full-frame sensors?

Yes, it is designed for full-frame cameras. On Super 35 bodies you get a tighter crop and lose some of the wide look.

No. It is a manual-focus cine lens with geared focus and aperture rings for a follow focus.

What filter size does it take?

It uses 82mm filters with a 0.75 thread pitch. A step-up ring may help if your filters are another size.

How does it compare with the 50mm Venus?

Same T2.9 aperture and geared rings, but the 75mm is tighter and better for portraits and compressed shots. The 50mm is the wider general-purpose pick.

The lens and front and rear caps. A lens support is not included, though the barrel has a 1/4"-20 thread for one.

Where can I buy the Sirui Venus 75mm T2.9 1.6x Full-Frame Anamorphic Lens?

14 stores we checked sell it, including Amazon, Aperturent.com, MPB, Les Appartements de Juju, Lensrentals.

Sirui Venus 75mm T2.9 1.6x Full-Frame Anamorphic Lens

Q: Where is the Sirui Venus 75mm T2.9 1.6x Full-Frame Anamorphic Lens cheapest?

At Downey Camera Shop, for $499.00, 50% under what the other stores charge, as of our latest check.

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50% under what the other stores charge

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What reviewers say

Owners and reviewers treat the Venus 75mm as a character lens: they like the squeeze, the flares and the build for the money, and accept softness wide open and the weight as part of the deal.

What people mention

Anamorphic lookPraisedOwners like the oval bokeh and blue horizontal flares the lens produces.
SharpnessCriticisedReviewers say it is soft and low in contrast at T2.9 and improves stopped down.
WeightCriticisedAt roughly 1.3 kg it is heavy and front-heavy on smaller mirrorless bodies.
BuildPraisedThe metal barrel and geared rings are seen as solid and rig-friendly.
DistortionMixedSome users notice barrel distortion and vignetting that need correcting in post.

About the Sirui Venus 75mm T2.9 1.6x Full-Frame Anamorphic Lens

The Sirui Venus 75mm T2.9 is a full-frame anamorphic cine lens with a 1.6x squeeze factor. Its horizontal angle of view equals that of a 46mm spherical lens. Footage shot in 16:9 de-squeezes to a 2.8:1 aspect ratio, and footage shot in 3:2 de-squeezes to 2.4:1.

The lens uses ten aperture blades and coated optical glass elements. These produce oval bokeh and the horizontal blue streak flares typical of anamorphic lenses. The T2.9 maximum aperture gives a shallow depth of field.

The housing is all metal. The focus and aperture rings are geared for use with a follow focus and lens control systems. A female 1/4"-20 thread accepts a lens support, and the front has an 82mm filter thread. Focus is manual.

Lens type

Anamorphic cine lens, full-frame

Focal length

75mm

Squeeze factor

1.6x

Aperture

T2.9 to T16, 10 blades

Mounts

L, E, RF

Focus

Manual; no autofocus