At the Northwest Lens Summit in Portland Oregon, Second Reef has shown a sneak peek of their upcoming Coral 1.5x Anamorphic Lenses.
The Coral anamorphic cine primes have been designed completely from scratch and are not based on any previous lens designs.
The Coral Anamorphic set will initially consist of 5 focal lengths:
- 35mm T2.8
- 50mm T2.8
- 75mm T2.8
- 90mm T2.8
- 135mm T2.8
These are full frame 1.5x anamorphic prime lenses that are claimed to have very good close focus ability. They also feature what looks to be a ZEISS eXtended Data port.
The lenses are said to have pleasant bokeh and a a clean look that still has plenty of character. The lenses weigh around 4.5 lbs / 2.25 kg.
I currently don’t have any information about pricing or availability.
Who is Second Reef?
Second Reef has been around since 2019 and they have primarily been known as a lens rental house and a European distributor for Tribe7 and IBE/Optics. They have kept their focus on optics and optical tools that make a difference for cinematographers.
Second Reef has always been very selective in what they do and how they do things, so when Tribe7 started with the Blackwing7 project, they were on board from the first minute as their exclusive distributors in Europe and heavily involved in bringing Tribe7 products to the rest of the world.
Recently, Klaus Eckerl from IB/E Optics asked Second Reef to coordinate and represent IB/E Sales in most parts of the world.
In the background, Second Reef have also been working on their very own projects, which has now lead to the announcement of the Coral Anamorphic lenses.
Second Reef have always wanted to do things a little bit differently and bring risk-takers, innovators, and forward-thinkers together to create something special.
