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The Sirui Venus kit pairs the 35mm and 100mm full-frame anamorphic lenses, both with a 1.6x squeeze and T2.9 aperture. The 35mm gives a wide horizontal field of view close to a 22mm spherical lens, while the 100mm compresses backgrounds and renders oval bokeh with strong focus fall-off. Both are relatively light for anamorphic glass, and a 1.25x front adapter turns them into a 2x squeeze setup. They suit filmmakers who want anamorphic character on a full-frame body without renting cine glass, though focus is manual and the widest end still needs care with distortion and flare control.
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Lowest price we've seen: $499.00 on Nov 11 at store.sirui.com. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 11.
Owners and reviewers treat the Venus lenses as an accessible way into full-frame anamorphic. They praise the flare and bokeh character and the light weight for the class, and note that focus pulling and edge sharpness demand practice.
The Sirui Venus is a set of full-frame anamorphic lenses with a 1.6x squeeze ratio. The 35mm and 100mm join the 50mm and 75mm lenses in the series, and all four are T2.9. Together they cover a range of angles of view for a single project.
The 35mm gives a horizontal field of view equivalent to a 22mm full-frame lens. It can fit more into the frame, which suits architecture, landscapes and tight spaces. The 100mm produces strong background compression and oval bokeh with distinct focus fall-off. The lenses produce blue flares and oval bokeh from a 10-blade iris. The lightest lens in the lineup weighs 930g (2 lbs).
A 1.25x adapter mounts on the front of the lens to raise the squeeze to 2x for more pronounced anamorphic characteristics, such as waterfall bokeh. On cameras with 4:3 sensors, such as ARRI, the adapter lets the image be desqueezed directly to 16:9. Used on spherical lenses and shot at 16:9, it gives a 20:9 aspect ratio. The adapter has an 82mm rear thread. Three step-down rings (67mm, 72mm, 77mm) and one step-up ring (92mm) are offered to fit other lenses.