AtlasLens Kaizen Series Anamorphic Lenses for Large Format Fuji GFX Sensors

Atlas Lens Co. discusses its anamorphic lenses, highlighting the new Kaizen series. This series is specifically designed to cover the large sensor size of cameras like the Fujifilm GFX series. The company, which has been producing anamorphic lenses since 2017, focuses on balancing distortion, resolution, size, and cost in its designs. Engineering for their products is conducted in Texas and Burbank, California.

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The Kaizen series lenses are engineered to provide a neutral flare color, a characteristic demonstrated by the horizontal lines visible when a light source is pointed at the lens. These lenses are intended for widescreen cinematography on cameras with native 1.33 aspect ratio sensors. The series includes different focal lengths, such as the 35mm and 40mm models shown at the event.

A key technological feature of both the Kaizen and Mercury series is a patented anamorphic focusing mechanism, which Atlas Lens Co. developed. This new technology, the first of its kind in 60 years, uses a single moving element for astigmatism correction. This design is a departure from older systems, such as those used by Panavision or in the Orion series, which often use a diopter group in the front.

The primary advantage of this new focusing mechanism is the ability to create significantly smaller and more compact anamorphic lenses. A comparison was made between a Kaizen lens and an older Orion series lens of a similar focal length. The Orion lens, which only covers Super 35 with a 2x squeeze, is substantially larger than the Kaizen lens, which provides coverage for the much larger Fuji GFX sensor.

Atlas Lens Co. products, including the Orion 2x series, are available for purchase and are also widely available for rent globally for use in the cinema and film industry. The company also showed an experimental 65mm spherical lens prototype, demonstrating their ongoing development efforts in lens design.

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