10 Sirui Anamorphic Lenses Reviewed!

Sirui Full Frame and APS-C Anamorphic lenses line-up review. 10 Sirui Anamorphic lenses review with cinematic footage.

Sirui was the first company to introduce affordable anamorphic lenses both for APS-C cameras and Full Frame cameras. I've filmed with every single Sirui Anamorphic lens, shot dozens of cinematic videos with Sirui Anamorphic lenses and I have a lot of experience with those lenses. In today's video I'll review all 10 Sirui Anamorphic lenses, show you cinematic footage from each and every lens, I'll tell you about advantages and disadvantages of Sirui Anamorhic lenses and each lens in particular, nuances of work with Sirui Anamorphics, life-hacks and tips on shooting anamorphic, we'll discuss Anamorhic Flares, oval bokeh, minimum focusing distance, character, horizontal focal length, squeeze factor and image quality of every lens. I'll tell you which one Sirui Anamorhic lens to pick first, which kits of 2 lenses makes most sense both for Full Frame and APS-C options. Enjoy watching Sirui Anamorphic lenses review and buyer's guide!

Lenses reviewed in this video:

Full Frame:
- Sirui Venus 35mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic
- Sirui Saturn 35mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic
- Sirui 50mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic
- Sirui 75mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic
- Sirui 100mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic
- Sirui 135mm T2.9 1.8x Anamorphic

APS-C:
- Sirui 24mm f2.8 1.33x Anamorphic
- Sirui 35mm f1.8 1.33x Anamorphic
- Sirui 50mm f1.8 1.33x Anamorphic
- Sirui 75mm f1.8 1.33x Anamorphic

00:00 - Sirui Anamorphic lenses buyer's guide
00:47 - Sirui Anamorphic Lenses overview
01:49 - Full Frame Line Up
03:13 - Sirui Venus & Saturn 35mm T2.9 1.6x review
05:50 - Sirui 50mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic review
07:00 - Sirui 75mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic review
08:30 - Sirui 100mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic review
09:30 - Sirui 135mm T2.9 1.8x Anamorphic review
10:32 - Which full frame lens or kit of 2 lenses to get?
12:24 - APS-C Sirui Anamorphic - 25mm f2.8 1.33x lens review
13:43 - Sirui 35mm f1.8 1.33x Anamorphic review
15:26 - Sirui 50mm f1.8 1.33x Anamorphic review
16:00 - Sirui 75mm f1.8 1.33x Anamorphic review
16:43 - IBIS settings for Anamorphic lenses
17:33 - Conclusion

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[NOlimitsON]

Which Sirui Anamorphic lens did you like more? Did you use any of Sirui lenses?

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[JackMajor]

I have been drooling over this lineup for years now and this video finally made me confident of the ones I will get. Thank you so much!

[StarskiYall]

I got the 35mm Saturn and 75mm 1.6x perfect combo. I even mixed the flares. Neutral on Saturn and of course blue on 75. I love the separation on the 75, so easy to make things look really cool.

[CamerasandTech]

I’ve watched a dozen videos on these Sirui lenses and yours is the best. Thank you 🙏

[thorstenjaspert]

One disadvantage with paper prints of your pictures. The aspect ration of anamorphic shots doesn't match well with standard photo paper aspect ratios. You get white empty stripes above and under your pictures, or you have to color it black to get it on 2:3 photo paper.

[austinbrooksproductions]

Thank you for this comparison! It seems like the blue flares have been toned down in the Saturn 35mm and they look really nice now. I hope we get more Saturn lenses!

[dinbali]

With clear image zoom you can zoom in only 1.3x and get a bit of a wider shot. But you can also just crop in in post

[filipbracevac]

Could you please explain the difference between Saturn aspherical elements and Venus elements, which one of them has more film character, because some say that the picture doesn't look the same and that they prefere Venus which is a touch softer and looks more organic than Saturn. thanks

[kbecoo]

Hello! First of all, GREAT VIDEO ! Keep going!

Now.. I do have a question.. Can you use full frame anamorphic lenses on a apsc camera ?? I have the Sony FX30 and I’m about to buy a full set .. I love the Venus and the Saturn line .. But I’m not sure if I can use those lenses on apsc sensor. Thank you for your help!

[svenrolic]

Aside from weight and form factor, were there any differences between the two 35mm? (especially any aestetic differences)

[tom_nuyts]

2:07 are you sure that the optical construction of both 35 mil anamorphic lenses are identical? on their website Surai;-) tells us, that the SATURN 35 mil uses aspherical elements to compensate optical aberrations - that is surely not the case with 35 mil Venus (perhaps the reason why it is bigger: aspherical lenses are much more effective and result in more compact lenses..)

[michaelcorvin]

@NOlimitsON This was super informative. Thank you! Based on your videos I just rented the Sirui 35mm f1.8 1.33x Anamorphic to use on my a7IV and I'm confused which IBIS settings to use. In your reviews of the Sirui APS-C Anamorphic lenses from a couple years ago you mentioned you couldn't really get IBIS to work at all on your Sony a7(III?), but in this 10 lens review you suggest using manual IBIS settings and divide the focal length by the squeeze factor. If I'm using the 35mm APS-C Anamorphic on a full frame a7IV with Clear Image Zoom, does that mean 35/1.33 = 26.32 so I set SteadyShot focal length to 25mm? Or do I take into account Clear Image Zoom, so say 35*1.5 = 52.5/1.33 = 39.47 so I set SteadyShot to 40mm? If you could help clear this up it'd be so helpful. I tried a bunch of settings and frankly all the video looks pretty darn shaky so maybe your calculation only referred to using Sirui's full frame anamorphics on full frame sensors? And is it correct that using Clear Image Zoom is better than turning APS-C S35 Shooting mode ON?

[madebyroots-media]

Thank you so much for the video, i was wondering if it was possible to use the 50mm f1.8 1.33x in a SONY FX3 full frame sensor. and i found your video. but another question, by crooping the image with this lens, do i lose a bit of the wide angle, that anamorphic lenses give ?

[ivanovskiphotography]

for handheld use which do you prefer Venus or Saturn ?

[MilutinMujovic]

I think I will get that carbon 35mm as my 1st anamorphic lens.
Two questions:
1. How did you manage to have perfect focus on all shots shown in this video?
2. The scene on 16:00 is from what video, link?