Laowa 20mm T2.2 1.5X NanoMorph Anamorphic Cine Lens (Silver) for MFT

Laowa Nanomorph 20mm T2.2 1.5X Anamorphic Cine Lens (Silver) for MFT

An anamorphic lens lets filmmakers record widescreen images on a standard sensor, with the typical horizontal flares and oval bokeh of cinema productions, instead of cropping and losing pixels. The Laowa Nanomorph series is designed for Super35 and M43 sensors: "Nano" because the lenses are extremely small and light (under 400 g and about 10 cm long), "Morph" for anamorphic. They suit handheld use, gimbals, tripods, sliders, jibs and even drones.

Laowa's patented anamorphic design forms and focuses the image before the cylindrical elements, so the 1.5x squeeze ratio stays constant across the whole focus range, without stretching faces at close distances. On a 16:9 sensor the 1.5x squeeze gives 2.66:1 after de-squeezing, leaving room to crop to 2.4:1. This version has the silver flare: The silver flare is neutral in colour, changes with the light source and is relatively thin and unobtrusive, giving more control over the flare colour. The cinema housing has unified focus ring position, 0.8 mod gears on focus and aperture, dual metric/imperial scales, a 55 mm filter thread and rear flange adjustment.

Key features

• Patented anamorphic design, constant 1.5x squeeze
• Silver flare
• Oval bokeh
• Compact and light: 304 g
• Minimum focusing distance 43 cm
• 0.8 mod gears, dual scale, 55 mm filter thread
• Rear flange adjustment

Specifications

• Focal length: 20 mm
• Format: Micro Four Thirds
• Anamorphic squeeze: 1.5x
• T-stop range: T2.2 - T16
• Optical construction: 15 elements in 13 groups
• Aperture blades: 13
• Minimum focusing distance: 43 cm
• Image coverage: 17.3 x 13 mm
• Angle of view: 65.9° horizontal, 36° vertical
• Filter thread: 55 mm
• Dimensions: Ø60 x 85 mm
• Weight: 304 g
• Flare colour: silver
• Mount: Micro Four Thirds