The Sirui 24mm ƒ/2.8 1.33x Anamorphic Cinema Lens with L-Mount is a wide-angle anamorphic prime that covers Super 35 mm sensors. Wide-angle coverage takes in more of a location than the eye does, which suits establishing shots, landscapes, and interiors where the space carries the scene. Its 1.33x squeeze produces a 2.36:1 field of view on a 16:9 sensor, the gentlest of the common squeeze factors and the easiest to pair with a standard 16:9 body. Anamorphic character is present but restrained. A fast ƒ/2.8 aperture lets camera operators separate subjects from their backgrounds or get the most out of available lighting when filming in darker environments, and the lens closes to ƒ/16. It uses an L-Mount with manual focus. The focus barrel is marked in feet.
Key Features
Wide Super 35 mm Coverage
The lens covers Super 35 mm sensors. A wide-angle field of view holds a subject and its surroundings in one frame, which is what establishing shots, interiors, and landscape work call for.
1.33x Anamorphic Squeeze
A 1.33x squeeze reaches 2.36:1 from a 16:9 sensor, the gentlest of the common anamorphic factors and the easiest to pair with a standard 16:9 body. Flares and oval bokeh are present but restrained, which suits work that wants anamorphic character without it taking over the frame.
ƒ/2.8 Maximum Aperture
At ƒ/2.8 the lens separates subjects cleanly from their backgrounds and gets the most out of available lighting when filming in darker environments. It closes to ƒ/16.
189.6° Focus Throw
Its 189.6° focus throw is short, racking quickly from close focus to infinity — fast to operate and forgiving for a solo operator, at the cost of finer separation between distance marks.
Imperial Focus Scale
Distance marks are engraved in feet. Matching scale units across a lens set matters on a crew that calls distances aloud, and mixing feet with meters mid-set invites errors.
