Atlas Lens-18mm Orion Silver Editio Anamorphic Prime

Description

Atlas Orion Silver Edition 18mm T2 2X Anamorphic Prime Lens – Ultra-Wide Cinematic Excellence

The Atlas Orion Silver Edition 18mm T2 2X Anamorphic Prime Lens is a groundbreaking ultra-wide-angle lens, offering a 140° horizontal field of view—the widest available in any Cinemascope-format 35mm motion picture camera lens. Designed for cinematographers seeking expansive visuals without compromising on classic anamorphic aesthetics, this lens delivers signature waterfall bokeh, controlled barrel distortion, and organic streak flares.

The Silver Edition’s precision-adjusted air space tunings paired with bold coatings result in expressive, reactive, yet chromatically refined anamorphic flares, providing a unique visual signature.

Optimized for both digital and film sensors, the Orion Silver Edition 18mm T2 features a fast T2 aperture for low-light performance and shallow depth of field. Its close focus capability of 18 inches (45.7 cm) allows for dynamic compositions, making it ideal for immersive storytelling.

World’s Widest Anamorphic Lens in Production

The Orion Silver Edition lenses are exquisitely crafted from our special optical reserve and built to order. With their neutral flare characteristics, optimized through-focus tuning, and modern design, these lenses offer a unique cinematic experience.

• FOV 140°
• Fast T2 Aperture
• Incredibly close focus from the image plane 18 inches / 45.7 cm
• Interchangeable Mount System with native PL or EF mount options
• Covers Classic Anamorphic 4 Perf Film Format on both film and digital camera systems.
• Offers edge-to-edge full-frame (FF) coverage, large format (LF), or Vistavision with our 1.4x LF Expander
• Weight: 3.15kg

18mm Orion Series Silver Edition – Incredibly wide, fast, and small.

Cinematographers the world over love the look of Atlas Orion anamorphic lenses. In creating an immersive, cinematic experience it seems that one can never go wide enough.

Until now.

The Orion SE 18mm T2 is the fast, wide-angle anamorphic lens you’ve been looking for – whether you are adding it to your existing set of Orion Series Silver Edition lenses, or just in need of the fastest, close focus capable 18mm 2x Anamorphic lens in the world.

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18mm Orion Silver Edition Characteristics	Modern conveniences
Low distortion for an incredibly wide lens	Crisp flat-field performance when stopped down to a T2.8 or more
140º horizontal field-of-view with 2x anamorphic squeeze	T2 aperture with pleasant spherical aberration glow when wide open
18” (1.5’) minimum/close focus	Modern, mechanically dependable design (standardized across all 6 focal lengths)
Beautiful shallow depth-of-field	Unified focus and iris position (reduces need for adjustment when switching to different focal lengths)
Complements the Orion Series family of lenses (21/25/28/32/40/50/65/80/100/135/200)	136mm outer diameter for native use with a variety of matteboxes and filters

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