Viltrox was showing its new Epic 18mm T2.8 1.33x anamorphic lens at Cine Gear 2025 in Los Angeles. The 18mm will be the widest focal length in the series.
Along with the 18mm T2.8, there are four other upcoming focal lengths:
- 21mm T2.4
- 28mm T2
- 40mm T2
- 150mm
- 180mm
The Epic 1.33x anamorphic series will eventually consist of 13 focal lengths with these new editions.
The Viltrox 1.33x Full Frame Anamorphic Lenses are designed to deliver a 2.39:1 aspect ratio from 16:9 cameras. This is useful if you want to shoot anamorphic with cameras that don’t have the ability to shoot in a 4:3 aspect ratio or open gate.
Unlike spherical lenses that project images onto the sensor without affecting the aspect ratio, anamorphic lenses project a version of the image that is compressed along the longer dimension (by a factor of 2, or in the case of the Viltrox, a factor of 1.33). This means that the image requires stretching, later on, to be displayed correctly. A lot of today’s monitors and EVFs have the ability to de-squeeze an anamorphic image, so you can view it correctly when you are shooting.
The Viltrox 1.33x Full Frame series are complete, one-piece, anamorphic lenses. The lenses are suitable for use with cameras that have a full-frame or S35 sensor, and they allow you to record an image with a wider aspect ratio than your sensor’s native aspect ratio without cropping your image. As you aren’t cropping into your image, this helps to maximize the resolution you can obtain.
We have previously reviewed the Epic 1.33x anamorphic series on the site, and you can read that review here.
Pricing & Availability
The 18mm T2.8 and 29mm T2 will be shipping later in the year. The 21mm T2.4 and 40mm T2 should be shipping this month. The 18mm and 21mm pricing will be slightly higher than the other focal lengths.
