Laowa PROTEUS 2x Anamorphic Set
35mm, 45mm, 60mm 85mm
Constant 2X Squeeze Ratio
Super Fast at T2
Silver Flare
Smooth Elliptical Bokeh
Laowa Proteus Series is the latest and the most accessible professional anamorphic series with a 2x constant squeeze ratio. The 2x squeeze ratio making it easier to use on more cameras as it is the most common de-squeeze ratio seen in most camera menu systems.
The Proteus series is incredibly fast and consistent with all of the lenses having an iris of T2.0. The set also has a clean look with sharp flares. The Proteus series has three variations, blue flare, amber flare, and a neutral flare. We chose to have the neutral flare at Evidence Cameras which would be best for shooting in multitudes of locations and lighting set ups which picks up the native source color of the light. Naturally, the Proteus series has elliptical bokeh.
They support close-up shots with a 55cm minimum focusing distance and offer modern conveniences to meet dynamic on-set needs.
The Proteus set is a Super 35mm lens however we do have the expander for those who wish to use them on Full frame cameras.
What is an Anamorphic lens?
There are two main types of lenses; those being spherical and those being anamorphic. Anamorphic lenses have asymmetrical optical curves that render more compressed images in its width and is stretched more in its height. This compression and stretching is determined by the squeeze factor. An anamorphic lens with a 2x squeeze factor will be two times as wide as the focal length on the respective lens. (Meaning a 50mm would have the field of view of a 25, but the depth of focus as a 50mm). However there are many different squeeze factors: 1.5x, 2x, 1.3x, 1.8x etc.
