An affordable, crazy fast, sharp, FF, wide angle, lightweight, portable, anamorphic lens with close focus in 2024 is insane. What a time to be believe. I'm buying one.
Hope they sell the 50mm individually, it's the one I want and not too keen on buying a set. This 33mm looks pretty dang tasty for the money, so much more interesting than the Sirui lenses.
I emailed Blazar about that and they said they will sell the 50mm individually eventually. They probably want to do their bundle deal first before doing so.
@@cammackey I have the 45. No I haven’t.. it’s just wild that on the left and right it’s like there’s two separate spheres and it starts its own swirly bokeh going in the opposite direction. Super unique. I will be ordering it but I’m just pointing it out. It’s good to see that it can be mitigated a little bit.
That distortion is the point though man. It’s a creative choice. It’s like the Helios 44 2, swirlyer the bokeh and warped the sides, the better! At least for me…
In adding these to the a set. Sold my sirui and nanomoroga except for the 27mm and anamorphic zoom. I’m all in to blazar man. They are stomping everything right now. I love these lenses
Hi Cam My budget is tight the Blazar Remus 45mm 1.5x Anamorphic is going cheap price of £716.60 inc VAT But should I wait and get the wider Blazar Remus 33mm 1.5x Anamorphic with closer focusing for £996.00 inc VAT I'm using these with Fujifilm GFX 100 II + PL to GFX Adapter For editorial documentary film type shoots. Regards Nigel Rand UK
I’m sold lol. Can’t believe I’m finally able to purchase an anamorphic lens and get the look I’ve always wanted! I know you love the 50mm as the most versatile, but 35mm has always been my preference. This is slightly wider at 33mm, but the images you captured have given me confidence in the similarity to a 35mm. I’m so excited right now!
Thanks for sharing! Love your approach, many greetings here from Denmark. Have ordered their B set and am looking forward to this 33mm. I can see these being used in history documentaries to reenact historical scenes, yes I'm quite fond of annamophic and what they provide. Also have the Sirui 50mm and 75mm just want to compare, but it seems they are different enough anyway that it makes sense to keep them. What a time to be alive! It wasn't long before these possibilities were out of reach for most projects.
I used the S5IIX which is essentially the same camera just different body…. I’m waiting for more cage options for the S9 so I can start using it even more but the S5 IIX is main anamorphic camera. So not sure if that was a snarky comment or a serious one but that’s the answer
@@aislynnnomb2571both are the same sensor but since you sound like a beginner save your money and get the S5ii. The x version features you probably don’t need.
I love your reviews 👏👏👏 I have a LUMIX 5SIIX. I want to get a Remus lens for my narrative work. I can only get one for now. Which focal length would you recommend? Was thinking the 45mm. Much appreciated your input. Thank you.
Hey cam, just wonder if you've tested this out on the Ronin 4d? I have the A set currently and want to round it it out with a wide lens. Just wonder if this balances, as it seems like it's 100grams heavier than the 100mm, and I feel like the 100mm barely balances with the counterweight. With having to crop in a bit on the 4d image to get 2:35, do you think this or the the 35mm s35 is the better lens specifically for the 4d?
I would never pan with the 33mm on a narrative piece. Faaaaaaaaar too much distortion. However, given the price the all-round performance is excellent! Thanks for your review. ☺
Hello, can I use my sigma mc21 to adapt this lens to my Lumix S5II?
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I would love to try my first FF anamorphic lens and I’m pretty set on these Remus. If you could only have one, what focal length would you choose? Right now, I lean toward the 45mm.
@@cammackey 50mm is finally available and I have just ordered it based on you recommandation! I also purchase the Meike PL-Mount adapter to use with my Sony cameras. Can’t wait to try my first anamorphic lens! I guess the next purchase will be a DJI Focus 💸
Great content as ever Cam, I really wanna get one of these for my S5iix - was thinking of the 45mm first - or the S35 35mm, have you tried the 35mm on the S5ii? - the character & anamorphic funk is off the charts on these lenses. So frikkin cool.
I’ve been waiting for this one. For the exact reason you highlighted, vlogging in anamorphic. I’m obsessed with anamorphic and wanted to pick up a 33mm and 65mm for my FX3. The 33mm looks to only be in PL mount right now though.
People complained away blue flares, then people complained so hard about the Kowa style swimming that Blazar has overcorrected the edges into some sort of strange pincushion bokeh at the sides on the 33mm. I’m jealous of the minimum focus but I like my Remus 35mm more in every other aspect. Either way, these lenses are crazy for the price point.
Well this 33mm will probably have a similar look to the 35mm on S35. I’ll do some tests myself but not sure I have time to publish all of that rn haha.
What other anamorphics Do you see coming down the line that might be a step up from these? I like these, but my budget won’t open up until this coming spring, and if there are some others on the horizon worth checking out I’d love any info! Thanks !
If your budget is going to be double or triple these.. still not much honestly. Laowa is coming out with full frame nanomorphs but from what I’ve seen they look jsut as flat as their S35 ones and they’re going to be $2k a lens and are only T2.9…. Sirui has been quiet so not sure what they got if anything? Zero clue. The DZO Pavos are honestly similar quality to these and start at $6k a lens.. I really don’t think people understand how valuable these Blazar lenses are…
@@cammackey thanks, nobody understand that a 1k anamorphic lens is fkin crazy. What you got until more than 5k is pseudo anamorphic lenses with absolutely no character, you better shoot spherical with a strike filter and crop instead of buying a Sirui
@@cammackey thank you for the feedback. It’s very valuable information. I’m leaning on going the Blazar route and it’s really helpful to have information from people actually use them. Thanks again for all your content brother!
cam, how does the lidar and blazar fair with multiple moving subjects? seriously considering switching from fx3 to lumix and preordering the blazer set (e.g. wedding receptions)? thx 🤟🏼 -colton
I like the look of those anamorphic from blazar but I am not confident using manual lenses as a one man band. also that they dont have e mount bothers me
Imagine a camera brand comes out with the most affordable perfect camera and you wanna switch.. you then have to switch out all of your lenses.. this why it’s stupid for a filmmaker to invest into a mirrorless mount lens. Get PL brother.
Not that I’ve seen so far. I personally don’t mind the rainbow flare but def would prefer a more solid color personally. But the lenses can’t be beat honestly.
Agreed. After watching your video on the 50, I was so hoping for rainbows on the 33. I want crazy! Thanks again for the video, man. I look forward to follow the channel.
Thanks for getting this out there, totally looks vloggable lol. I have been waiting to decide what to get to compliment the 65mm I got, I think this is the one
Despite me accusing you of being a Panasonic shill, you have my respect. Your videos look great and your reviews of stuff like this are very informative.
Wanted to share this damned good area51 video with a friend but can't find it. Did you have to delete it or did you rename it? Greets from Germany, love your content bro! 😊✌🏻
Bro like wtf you are awesome! I didn’t event know about that distortion feature in davinci! I love the lens but dislike distortion. Thanks for turning me into a buyer when the funds are there 🤙🏾
I loved it! The snobs will ignore that tho still hate on affordable options 😂. Shogun won an award recently too did they?! 😂😂😂 some of the edges in that show was wild! Was magical in my eyes
@@cammackey I don't think i've watched anything that had that much distortion to the point you can not help but laugh and applaud them for their audacity and I loved that show's look for it, anyone with an identity and presence in this world would love it and respect it regardless of their style because they are aware enough to know they were not the ones there shooting it. most of the people who hate on affordable options for no reason have no identity or presence, they live in the shadows of what the ' greats ' use which gives them some sort of comfort and approval that they are ' up there '. You make music, You paint, You've been around brands, you know what a brand strategy and brand identity and brand guidelines mean and it sure contributed so much to who you are as a person outside of all of this and You can see it in the most basic day to day tasks and it does defragment everything You used to be, where you from, your heritage, your ancestors history and build up a person who can get a billion dollar feature on his hands and shoot it the way he wants be it using a consumer camera or dirt cheap vintage lens. c'mon brother, some people do not want to have an identity, they just want to be identical 😂 😂
Hey man, I'm seriously considering the 45mm blazer remus. But a little concerned about the barrel distortion. On the Sony FX3 full frame, would the 45 be somewhat clean in terms of barrel distortion?
@@cammackey Right on, I love the look of anamorphic especially the bokeh, but not the biggest fan of the fish bowl look. Would a 65 clean that up some?
@@roguerunnerfilms 65mm is a tad cleaner on the edges over the 45mm. If you’re shooting S35 they clean up a lot. You can always use the distortion fix I showed though, works great
@@cammackey Dude this is so helpful thank you. I'm thinking to just do 65 mm on my full frame and using the distortion fix. Would you feel like that would be somewhat equivalent in looks to a super 35 with a 45?
No. The S5IIX is 10 bit which holds everything. It’s RUclips not being able to handle the decoding. Imma do a ProRes export and see if it help RUclips decode it smoother. Usually I add film grain which can sometimes help the RUclips processing but didn’t wanna put it on this footage size it’s a lens test
@@cammackey that makes a lot of sense. I just bought the S5 2X largely because you recommended it. I also just bought your new leather strap which has been amazing.
Watch yourself brother - those lenses are sharp enough to cut you 😉 Thanks for this lens test, will we be seeing a longer form piece on them horses and riders?
CAM!!! Dude I bought the Remus on your recommendation and been loving them, but between all the focus pro, on A cam, and Nano 2 on my b to get them sharp, now these dicks drop a AF lens?! I want to cry! I haven’t even paid these off. Can’t wait for a AF 1.5x
Just wanted to say I really appreciate the content you make and these tests you do are really helpful especially when deciding on anamorphic selection. Keep up the good work and great content.
I appreciate that! It’s a lot of work and there’s no real “investment” or “return” in some of these videos but personally I care and know others will enjoy!!
@@cammackey definitely I know people enjoy it, also some us for many different reasons may not have access to some of these gear/set ups you are showing but now you created a reference point. Keep it up.
An affordable, crazy fast, sharp, FF, wide angle, lightweight, portable, anamorphic lens with close focus in 2024 is insane. What a time to be believe. I'm buying one.
I'm buying 2 !
+ autofocus owns coming soon
Hope they sell the 50mm individually, it's the one I want and not too keen on buying a set.
This 33mm looks pretty dang tasty for the money, so much more interesting than the Sirui lenses.
I emailed Blazar about that and they said they will sell the 50mm individually eventually. They probably want to do their bundle deal first before doing so.
@@Thomas-Fleming nice! I kinda figured they would eventually but it's hard to not want it right now. But I can definitely wait for a bit.
@@NeonShores There are some places on aliexpress selling the 50mm by itself...
buyer beware
That is some crazy stuff happening on the sides.
Agreed. A bit much for me.
Have you tried wide anamorphic before?
@@cammackey I have the 45. No I haven’t.. it’s just wild that on the left and right it’s like there’s two separate spheres and it starts its own swirly bokeh going in the opposite direction. Super unique. I will be ordering it but I’m just pointing it out. It’s good to see that it can be mitigated a little bit.
That distortion is the point though man. It’s a creative choice. It’s like the Helios 44 2, swirlyer the bokeh and warped the sides, the better! At least for me…
In adding these to the a set. Sold my sirui and nanomoroga except for the 27mm and anamorphic zoom.
I’m all in to blazar man. They are stomping everything right now. I love these lenses
Pre-ordered one before seeing the footage. Now I’m even more excited.
me too, that image quality is better than expected !
I really want to get this one, would amazing for one-lens shoots in my opinion!
Me and Sarah are sitting at the Blazar booth breathing over my phone waiting for this to premiere
😂😂😂😂
Hi Cam
My budget is tight the Blazar Remus 45mm 1.5x Anamorphic is going cheap price of
£716.60 inc VAT
But should I wait and get the wider Blazar Remus 33mm 1.5x Anamorphic
with closer focusing for £996.00 inc VAT
I'm using these with Fujifilm GFX 100 II + PL to GFX Adapter
For editorial documentary film type shoots.
Regards Nigel Rand UK
I’m sold lol. Can’t believe I’m finally able to purchase an anamorphic lens and get the look I’ve always wanted! I know you love the 50mm as the most versatile, but 35mm has always been my preference. This is slightly wider at 33mm, but the images you captured have given me confidence in the similarity to a 35mm. I’m so excited right now!
Thanks for sharing! Love your approach, many greetings here from Denmark. Have ordered their B set and am looking forward to this 33mm. I can see these being used in history documentaries to reenact historical scenes, yes I'm quite fond of annamophic and what they provide. Also have the Sirui 50mm and 75mm just want to compare, but it seems they are different enough anyway that it makes sense to keep them. What a time to be alive! It wasn't long before these possibilities were out of reach for most projects.
Cant wait to see you cover the new Apex AF anamorphics!
Why didn't you use the best camera the Panasonic S9 to test it out
I used the S5IIX which is essentially the same camera just different body…. I’m waiting for more cage options for the S9 so I can start using it even more but the S5 IIX is main anamorphic camera. So not sure if that was a snarky comment or a serious one but that’s the answer
@@cammackeyso as a consumer I should just get the Panasonic S5 iix since it's great and usable straight out of the box?
@@aislynnnomb2571both are the same sensor but since you sound like a beginner save your money and get the S5ii. The x version features you probably don’t need.
@@aislynnnomb2571the s9 is not the best lumix camera, it's a tuned down s5ii.
@@aislynnnomb2571 yes
Seems 33 and 50 are much improved in terms of CA compared to the past 45/65/100mm I used to owned.
it’s crazy to me that the 33 still fits in the poco pl adapter bc that rear element protrusion looks insane
I love your reviews 👏👏👏 I have a LUMIX 5SIIX. I want to get a Remus lens for my narrative work. I can only get one for now. Which focal length would you recommend? Was thinking the 45mm. Much appreciated your input. Thank you.
Heya, can you share which adapter are you using from L Mount to PL
I wish I could rent these lens somewhere. Haven’t had much luck.
So excited. Did not know they existed before finding your channel. Looking forward to the review.
Got the 35mm blazar remus . Excellent so far PL
Anychance share any small ungraded original file?
Hey cam, just wonder if you've tested this out on the Ronin 4d? I have the A set currently and want to round it it out with a wide lens. Just wonder if this balances, as it seems like it's 100grams heavier than the 100mm, and I feel like the 100mm barely balances with the counterweight. With having to crop in a bit on the 4d image to get 2:35, do you think this or the the 35mm s35 is the better lens specifically for the 4d?
I would never pan with the 33mm on a narrative piece. Faaaaaaaaar too much distortion.
However, given the price the all-round performance is excellent!
Thanks for your review.
☺
The B Set + this makes it complete. Just throw in DJI LiDar when needed.
Fantastic once again. Just wow!!
Looking to get one to adapt to full frame Sony. Would the 33mm or 45mm be the better option if I were to only get one?
Cam, would you recommend the 33 or 50 first with a Sony FX3?
Hello, can I use my sigma mc21 to adapt this lens to my Lumix S5II?
I would love to try my first FF anamorphic lens and I’m pretty set on these Remus. If you could only have one, what focal length would you choose? Right now, I lean toward the 45mm.
The 50mm all day every day.
@@cammackey thank you, much appreciated! 50mm it is then… when it will be available separately.
Blazar said later this year
@@cammackey 50mm is finally available and I have just ordered it based on you recommandation! I also purchase the Meike PL-Mount adapter to use with my Sony cameras. Can’t wait to try my first anamorphic lens! I guess the next purchase will be a DJI Focus 💸
Great content as ever Cam, I really wanna get one of these for my S5iix - was thinking of the 45mm first - or the S35 35mm, have you tried the 35mm on the S5ii? - the character & anamorphic funk is off the charts on these lenses. So frikkin cool.
I’ve been waiting for this one. For the exact reason you highlighted, vlogging in anamorphic. I’m obsessed with anamorphic and wanted to pick up a 33mm and 65mm for my FX3. The 33mm looks to only be in PL mount right now though.
If you get the 33mm and can add one more lens to your kit, will you choose 50mm or 85mm as a 2 lens set for narrative work?
50mm.
@@cammackey thank you!
People complained away blue flares, then people complained so hard about the Kowa style swimming that Blazar has overcorrected the edges into some sort of strange pincushion bokeh at the sides on the 33mm. I’m jealous of the minimum focus but I like my Remus 35mm more in every other aspect. Either way, these lenses are crazy for the price point.
Well this 33mm will probably have a similar look to the 35mm on S35. I’ll do some tests myself but not sure I have time to publish all of that rn haha.
Been waiting for this, thank you 😊
Blazar says the protrusion for the PL is 25mm, and the Mofage VND clearance is 24.5mm. Can you confirm it actually fits?
Dawg I just showed in this whole video me using the lens with the Mofage.
Amazing videos @cammackey. What adapter would you recommend using on my GH7 with these lenses? Which one did you guys use on your western shoot?
What other anamorphics
Do you see coming down the line that might be a step up from these?
I like these, but my budget won’t open up until this coming spring, and if there are some others on the horizon worth checking out I’d love any info!
Thanks !
If your budget is going to be double or triple these.. still not much honestly. Laowa is coming out with full frame nanomorphs but from what I’ve seen they look jsut as flat as their S35 ones and they’re going to be $2k a lens and are only T2.9…. Sirui has been quiet so not sure what they got if anything? Zero clue. The DZO Pavos are honestly similar quality to these and start at $6k a lens.. I really don’t think people understand how valuable these Blazar lenses are…
@@cammackey thanks, nobody understand that a 1k anamorphic lens is fkin crazy. What you got until more than 5k is pseudo anamorphic lenses with absolutely no character, you better shoot spherical with a strike filter and crop instead of buying a Sirui
@@cammackey thank you for the feedback. It’s very valuable information.
I’m leaning on going the Blazar route and it’s really helpful to have information from people actually use them.
Thanks again for all your content brother!
This with the B set would be amazing 😍
would u rather have a 35, 45,or 65
cam, how does the lidar and blazar fair with multiple moving subjects?
seriously considering switching from fx3 to lumix and preordering the blazer set (e.g. wedding receptions)?
thx 🤟🏼
-colton
That’s a big questions because that’s a technical lidar question for any lens. But it can work very well if you get use to the system
Great Video!!!
I like the look of those anamorphic from blazar but I am not confident using manual lenses as a one man band. also that they dont have e mount bothers me
They have PL mount you can easyly adapt to E. Once you invest in an adapter you get it for life...
Imagine a camera brand comes out with the most affordable perfect camera and you wanna switch.. you then have to switch out all of your lenses.. this why it’s stupid for a filmmaker to invest into a mirrorless mount lens. Get PL brother.
That sharpness wide open is actually pretty incredible. May even change my mind about my previous comment!
Thank you for this
So no rainbow flares like on the 50mm?
Not that I’ve seen so far. I personally don’t mind the rainbow flare but def would prefer a more solid color personally. But the lenses can’t be beat honestly.
Agreed. After watching your video on the 50, I was so hoping for rainbows on the 33. I want crazy!
Thanks again for the video, man. I look forward to follow the channel.
Thanks for getting this out there, totally looks vloggable lol. I have been waiting to decide what to get to compliment the 65mm I got, I think this is the one
Despite me accusing you of being a Panasonic shill, you have my respect. Your videos look great and your reviews of stuff like this are very informative.
Wanted to share this damned good area51 video with a friend but can't find it. Did you have to delete it or did you rename it? Greets from Germany, love your content bro! 😊✌🏻
Bro like wtf you are awesome! I didn’t event know about that distortion feature in davinci! I love the lens but dislike distortion. Thanks for turning me into a buyer when the funds are there 🤙🏾
I watched Shogun and the distortion was real!
I loved it! The snobs will ignore that tho still hate on affordable options 😂. Shogun won an award recently too did they?! 😂😂😂 some of the edges in that show was wild! Was magical in my eyes
movie？
The series
@@cammackey yup!
@@cammackey I don't think i've watched anything that had that much distortion to the point you can not help but laugh and applaud them for their audacity and I loved that show's look for it, anyone with an identity and presence in this world would love it and respect it regardless of their style because they are aware enough to know they were not the ones there shooting it.
most of the people who hate on affordable options for no reason have no identity or presence, they live in the shadows of what the ' greats ' use which gives them some sort of comfort and approval that they are ' up there '.
You make music, You paint, You've been around brands, you know what a brand strategy and brand identity and brand guidelines mean and it sure contributed so much to who you are as a person outside of all of this and You can see it in the most basic day to day tasks and it does defragment everything You used to be, where you from, your heritage, your ancestors history and build up a person who can get a billion dollar feature on his hands and shoot it the way he wants be it using a consumer camera or dirt cheap vintage lens.
c'mon brother, some people do not want to have an identity, they just want to be identical 😂 😂
Hey man, I'm seriously considering the 45mm blazer remus. But a little concerned about the barrel distortion. On the Sony FX3 full frame, would the 45 be somewhat clean in terms of barrel distortion?
If you’re concerned about any type of distortion, I recommend sticking to spherical. Distortion is part of the anamorphic charm.
@@cammackey Right on, I love the look of anamorphic especially the bokeh, but not the biggest fan of the fish bowl look. Would a 65 clean that up some?
@@roguerunnerfilms 65mm is a tad cleaner on the edges over the 45mm. If you’re shooting S35 they clean up a lot. You can always use the distortion fix I showed though, works great
@@cammackey Dude this is so helpful thank you. I'm thinking to just do 65 mm on my full frame and using the distortion fix. Would you feel like that would be somewhat equivalent in looks to a super 35 with a 45?
100%. I was using the 65mm more than the 45 on 3:2 full frame. But the 50mm is perfection now.
so its equivalent to 22mm recti?
Yes
Man I really want to get an anamorphic lens now
8:17 why does the sky have uneven gradients in it? Is this due to the lack of enough color bit depth to smooth the gradients in the subtle sky colors?
No. The S5IIX is 10 bit which holds everything. It’s RUclips not being able to handle the decoding. Imma do a ProRes export and see if it help RUclips decode it smoother. Usually I add film grain which can sometimes help the RUclips processing but didn’t wanna put it on this footage size it’s a lens test
@@cammackey that makes a lot of sense. I just bought the S5 2X largely because you recommended it. I also just bought your new leather strap which has been amazing.
Is there an e mount?
PL and EF. I highly suggest when in investing into cinema lenses to get a mount that can work on any camera! I use PL!
Watch yourself brother - those lenses are sharp enough to cut you 😉 Thanks for this lens test, will we be seeing a longer form piece on them horses and riders?
Kinda looks like the sides have pincushion and bow inwards
I wish i had the 50 not the 45 now :(
I see how appealing the price point is, but I won't use these lenses for professional work.
I’ll be using it for pro work easily since I’m usually at t2.8-t4. I do have atlas nercurys too that switch in time from time to time
@@cammackey perhaps at T4 they clean up a lot, will try to test those at some point !
CAM!!! Dude I bought the Remus on your recommendation and been loving them, but between all the focus pro, on A cam, and Nano 2 on my b to get them sharp, now these dicks drop a AF lens?!
I want to cry! I haven’t even paid these off.
Can’t wait for a AF 1.5x
What lens is AF from them?
I don't want this, i NEED this.
Just wanted to say I really appreciate the content you make and these tests you do are really helpful especially when deciding on anamorphic selection. Keep up the good work and great content.
I appreciate that! It’s a lot of work and there’s no real “investment” or “return” in some of these videos but personally I care and know others will enjoy!!
@@cammackey definitely I know people enjoy it, also some us for many different reasons may not have access to some of these gear/set ups you are showing but now you created a reference point. Keep it up.
i preordered one for s35, hope its good!
This lens looks pretty decent, but I hope to God no one is planning on using anamorphics for their vlogs
Don’t challenge me
Never mind this isn’t even the apex
Tbh, I kinda wish the 33 was a 24. A man can dream can't he?!
Why 24? Thats 18mm on FF, thats insane for anamorphics. Or are you on S35?
@@romangokler8064 APS-C, so basically yeah!