Blazar Lens Beetle 45mm T3.2 1.33x Anamorphic Lens First Look

At NAB 2025 in Las Vegas, Blazar Lens was showing its new Beetle 45mm 1.33x Anamorphic Lens, which has a fixed T3.2 aperture. This is being primarily targeted at photographers.

It has the unique ability of being able to be used in both horizontal and vertical configurations. By pressing a button on the lens, the whole barrel can rotate 90 degrees. This allows you to have the same streak direction no matter the orientation of the camera.

The lens is very small and compact, and it will be available in Sony E, Leica L, and Leica M mounts.

Price & Availability

The Blazar Lens Beetle 45mm T3.2 1.33x Anamorphic Lens will retail for around $500 USD, and it will be shipping in August.

By Matthew Allard ACS

Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 30 years' of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.

He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.

Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.

Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.