Vazen 135mm T2.8 1.8X Anamorphic Lens – Newsshooter

Vazen has announced its new 135mm T2.8 1.8X Anamorphic Lens. According to Vazen, this now completes the 3-lens set in the Full Frame 1.8x line-up. The 135mm now joins the 85mm and 50mm.

Just like the 50mm and 85mm, the 135mm T2.8 covers large-format cinema cameras like the RED MONSTRO, RED V-RAPTOR, ARRI Alexa LF, and Kinefinity Mavo Edge 6K.

The 135mm has the same focus and aperture position as the 85mm. It also features an 86mm front filter thread which is useful for ND filters or diopters, as well as a standard 95mm front diameter. The lens is available in an interchangeable PL and EF mount.

Vazen chose to adopt a 1.8x squeeze design to balance the anamorphic characters as well as the resolution of the image. The 1.8x squeeze can produce a cinematic widescreen 2.39: 1 aspect when paired up with 4: 3 sensors. When paired up with 16: 9 sensors, much less data (than 2X anamorphic lens) is needed to be cropped away to create the desired 2.39: 1 ratio.

What is strange is that Vazen keeps mentioning that they have now completed the 3-lens set (50mm-85mm- 135mm), but they also say that they are currently working on a wider lens to complement the set.

Vazen has also released a new proprietary 3-lens hard case, which will be included for those who order the 3-lens set.

Price & Availability

The 3-lens (50mm + 85mm + 135mm) FF set is currently being offered at 19,999 USD. This is a 4,000 USD discount compared to buying all three lenses individually.

Below are the prices for the individual lenses and the hard case:

The lens and the set are currently available to order from authorized resellers and from Vazen website (http://www.vzlens.com/). It is available to ship immediately. Free Fedex Priority shipping provided.

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Product Page

3-lens set: https://vzlens.com/product/vazen-3-lens-ff-set-50-85-135/
135mm T2.8: https://vzlens.com/product/vazen-135mm-t2-8-1-8x-lf-anamorphic-lens/