Atlas Lens Co. dropped a bombshell just before NAB and announced a new series of anamorphic prime lenses called the Sirius Series. These come hot on the heels of the Mercury series and they now also join the Atlas series in the company’s anamorphic portfolio.
The Sirius Series lenses were designed to be convenient, adaptable, dependable, and ergonomic, and they feature the best of both vintage and modern features.
Sirius Series are available in the following focal lengths:
- 21mm T2
- 25mm T2
- 32mm T2
- 40mm T2
- 50mm T2
- 60mm T2
- 80mm T2
- 100mm T2
Whether your project requires you to shoot digital or film, the Sirius Series offers the coverage you need with a 24.89mm x 18.66mm imaging area and easily covers full frame formats edge-to-edge with the Atlas LF Extender and Expander accessories.
Named after the Dog Star Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, the Sirius Series 1.0x anamorphic lenses are being touted as having the uncanny ability to position any filmmaker light years ahead of the competition.
The Sirius Series 1.0X anamorphic prime lenses are built to be a universal filmmaking tool and look to be perfect for use with the latest professional film and digital cinema cameras. They come in native PL mount or can just as easily be adapted to Canon EF-based cinema cameras so you can use them with your Canon Rebel T2i.
The Sirius Series has everything an aspiring filmmaker is after: Round bokeh, no flares, spherical aberration glow, and barrel distortion.
There is a fantastic short film called The Space Between Light & Sound is a masterpiece and it truly shows off the characteristics of the Sirius Series.
What else is coming
I have also managed to find out some top-secret information about a new prototype adapter called Uranus. If you take a Sirius Series anamorphic lens and put it inside your Uranus adapter it will deliver an incredible amount of squeeze and it will produce eye-watering results.
Price & Availability
The Sirius Series Anamorphic Primes are now available to pre-order and you can put down a deposit to secure your place in the line.
A single lens will return for $5,995 USD and the three-lens set will cost $17,985. While that does sound like a lot, luckily there is financing available to help you get one step closer to chasing that dream.
There is no direct competition for the Sirius Series Anamorphic Primes and that certainly makes them a unique option in the marketplace.
Thoughts
The Sirius Series Anamorphic Primes look like a great set of lenses for aspiring filmmakers and content creators wanting to impress other content creators. The Sirius series will certainly take your craft to the next level.
