Laowa Proteus Flex 2X Anamorphic 28mm T2 (Arri PL+EF)
Laowa Proteus Flex 2X Anamorphic Lens
With the Proteus Flex 2X Anamorphic, Laowa introduces a unique anamorphic set with user-replaceable flare lenses. The modular design allows each lens in the series to be equipped with four different flare options, making this Proteus series very flexible and economical.
The Proteus Flex lens consists of a Proteus base body and four flare modules in amber, silver, blue, and—as a brand new option—clear flare. The clear flare variant produces minimal horizontal stray light for DOPs who want a cleaner and more elegant image look. The standard version of these lenses is silver flare.
The flare module can be easily screwed into the Proteus base body and is very easy to replace. The replacement process can be carried out on site within minutes; no optical calibration is required after replacement.
Laowa's professional Proteus Cine lenses impress with their patented anamorphic design. Camera professionals appreciate the smooth, oval bokeh and characteristic flares of these lenses. The constant 2x compression factor guarantees the ultra-wide image format, the standard in the cinema industry.
Image data stored on a 4:3 sensor is converted to cinema images with an aspect ratio of 2.66:1 after decramping; data from a 6:5 sensor enables a cinema image format of 2.4:1. Both variants ensure cropping to the ideal aspect ratio of 2.39:1. Laowa Proteus lenses support the S35+ sensor format. They cover the Alexa 35 sensor at a ratio of 2.39:1 and the Red V-Raptor 7K sensor at a ratio of 6:5 ANA.
The large T2 aperture facilitates filming in low light and at night. The open aperture already delivers images with outstanding sharpness and clearly separates objects from their background. These lenses achieve their optimal image quality at an aperture of T4.
The minimum focus distance of this Proteus lens is only 99 cm. Thanks to the double compression factor, the bokeh is significantly thinner and longer – a typical feature of anamorphic lenses.
Features
- Patented anamorphic design
- Constant 2x compression factor
- Large T2 aperture
- Short minimum focus distance
- Artistic oval bokeh
- Low focus breathing
- Excellent sharpness
- Full-frame coverage with 1.4x extender
- Professional cine housing
Details of the manufacturer
- LAOWA Lenses, Anhui ChangGeng Optics Technology Co., Ltd.
- baibang pioneer park, no.11 tianshui road, luyang district, hefei, anhui province 230000, China
Details of the person responsible for putting the product on the European market
- REP Europe GmbH
- Prinzenallee 7
- 40549 Düsseldorf, Germany