2x Anamorphic Zooms are finally here! Test & Review of the revolutionary Laowa Proteus Zooms

Описание: Classic 2x Anamorphic in a zoom lens?
That has been totally absent in the affordable anamorphic market… until now!
Laowa just announced not just one, but two anamorphic zoom lenses in their higher end Proteus lineup.
The Laowa 2x Proteus zooms come as a wide angle 26-45mm and as a longer 45-85mm
They are weighting just 1.5 kg each and are designed for super35 coverage.

This episode was produced in summer 2024 using earlier prototypes of the lenses. Our results and feedback was used to improved coatings and the mechanical design of the lenses. The finalised versions have some changes to their housings design, and they are either in metric or imperial scale instead of the dual scale.

We are testing the Proteus zooms in a studio setup to show you the characteristics like flairs, bokeh and overall sharpness.
After that we take them on a wild shoot on racing boats… a really extreme situation for filmmaking where we usually wouldn’t dream of shooting anamorphic, or swapping prime lenses in general.

Disclaimer: We have had these prototypes of the Proteus zooms for a couple of month to test for you… free of charge. For the sake of transparency this video is therefor marked as a paid promotion. As always we are not obliged to glorify these lenses or Laowa – we will let you make up your own mind based on what we were able to shoot with them.

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00:00 - Overview
03:15 - Key Features
05:00 - The Specs
09:07 - Studio Test
13:43 - Sharpness & Focus
14:19 - Coverage
15:33 - Distortions
16:16 - Breathing
16:43 - Flares
18:05 - Close Focus
18:25 - Bokek
20:04 - Proteus Prime Vs Zooms
22:20 - Extreme Anamorphic Shooting
28:52 - Creative Effect Lens
30:34 - Verdict
32:16 - Thank you

2x Anamorphic in a Zoom Lens? Test & Review of the revolutionary Laowa Proteus Zooms