Sirui announces 50mm F1.8 anamorphic lens for mirrorless cameras set for April release

Budget-conscious filmmakers looking for an anamorphic lens will finally be able to stop cropping the top and bottom of their movie frames next month when the Sirui 50mm F1.8 1.33x anamorphic lens will begin shipping through distributors outside of the initial Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns. The company has already shipped to many of its backers, but the Coronavirus has created delays that have set the general release back to April. The lens, which enables 2.4:1 aspect ratio shooting, is ava...