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Curated Families

17

Launch-ready lens families in the rack

Reference Cache

27

17 film cues + 10 DP anchors

GLM Ready

2

Mapped to active GLM rental inventory

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Funk Field

The current field's most character-forward glass, mapped by optical drift.

This plot weights flare, contrast falloff, warmth, and mechanical looseness so the weirder families surface fast instead of hiding inside the full catalog.

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Panavision C Series Anamorphic

Anamorphic · Super 35

81 funk

The rental-only anamorphic myth machine: warm, flare-rich, slightly distorted, and still the reference for 'anamorphic as a feeling.'

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Cooke Anamorphic/i SF

Anamorphic · Super 35 / Full Frame

72 funk

Cooke's premium full-frame anamorphic answer: warm skin, front-anamorphic depth cues, and Special Flair coatings that add blue streaks without total chaos.

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Hawk V-Lite

Anamorphic · Super 35

64 funk

A modern 2x anamorphic family that keeps oval bokeh and flares present but gentler, which is why it works so well for intimate drama.

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Atlas Mercury Anamorphic

Anamorphic · Super 35 / Full Frame

63 funk

A compact 1.5x full-frame anamorphic set with golden flares, vintage-leaning warmth, and a footprint small enough for modern support packages.

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Laowa Nanomorph

Anamorphic · Super 35

62 funk

Ultra-compact 1.5x anamorphics that made true front-anamorphic texture viable for tiny builds, indie budgets, and experimentation.

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Atlas

Anamorphic

Atlas Mercury Anamorphic

A compact 1.5x full-frame anamorphic set with golden flares, vintage-leaning warmth, and a footprint small enough for modern support packages.

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Package Read

Premium / expressive

Super 35 / Full Frame / VistaVision

Focal Spread

36mm-95mm

Speed Window

T2.2

Mount Rail

PL

Machine Read

Gimbal or handheld anamorphic

Full-frame productions needing compact packages

Lower-footprint commercial work

Optical Note

Mercury's appeal is specific: classic anamorphic cues, near-zero chromatic aberration, and 95mm-front compactness instead of the bulk and fragility of older 2x sets.

Signal Deck

Character

Forward

72

Flare

Forward

74

Focus Control

Forward

68

Chassis Data

Introduced

2023

Weight Class

light

Image Circle

46.7mm

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Cooke

Anamorphic

Cooke Anamorphic/i SF

Cooke's premium full-frame anamorphic answer: warm skin, front-anamorphic depth cues, and Special Flair coatings that add blue streaks without total chaos.

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Package Read

Elite / wild

Super 35 / Full Frame

Focal Spread

32mm-180mm

Speed Window

T2.3-T2.9

Mount Rail

PL / LPL

Machine Read

Premium narrative anamorphic

Digital sensors that need warmth and flare behavior

Projects wanting anamorphic scope without losing control

Optical Note

The SF line is not trying to imitate broken vintage glass; it gives you genuine anamorphic distortion and oval bokeh with more consistency, metadata, and backlight control than older classics.

Signal Deck

Character

High

80

Flare

High

84

Focus Control

Forward

60

Chassis Data

Introduced

2017

Weight Class

heavy

Image Circle

46.3mm

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Hawk

Anamorphic

Hawk V-Lite

A modern 2x anamorphic family that keeps oval bokeh and flares present but gentler, which is why it works so well for intimate drama.

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Package Read

Elite / expressive

Super 35

Focal Spread

28mm-140mm

Speed Window

T2.2-T3.5

Mount Rail

PL

Machine Read

Intimate anamorphic portraits

Handheld or performance-led drama

Projects wanting oval bokeh without giant housings

Optical Note

V-Lites sit in the middle lane: clearly anamorphic, clearly emotional, but less unruly than C Series or Kowa when the story needs empathy more than spectacle.

Signal Deck

Character

Forward

74

Flare

Forward

70

Focus Control

Balanced

58

Chassis Data

Introduced

2000s

Weight Class

medium

Image Circle

33mm

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Laowa

Anamorphic

Laowa Nanomorph

Ultra-compact 1.5x anamorphics that made true front-anamorphic texture viable for tiny builds, indie budgets, and experimentation.

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Package Read

Budget / expressive

Super 35

Focal Spread

27mm-80mm

Speed Window

T2.4-T2.8

Mount Rail

PL / EF / E / RF

Machine Read

Budget anamorphic experimentation

Small-body builds and gimbals

Indie projects that want real anamorphic cues

Optical Note

Nanomorph is important less because it beats premium anamorphics and more because it gets real oval bokeh, streaks, and flare options into places big anamorphic lenses simply cannot go.

Signal Deck

Character

Forward

68

Flare

Forward

76

Focus Control

Forward

64

Chassis Data

Introduced

2022

Weight Class

light

Image Circle

34mm

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Panavision

Anamorphic

Panavision C Series Anamorphic

The rental-only anamorphic myth machine: warm, flare-rich, slightly distorted, and still the reference for 'anamorphic as a feeling.'

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Package Read

Elite / wild

Super 35

Focal Spread

30mm-135mm

Speed Window

T2.3-T2.8

Mount Rail

Panavision PV

Machine Read

Mythic scope and horizontal energy

Projects wanting classic anamorphic distortion and flare

Period-inspired widescreen language

Optical Note

C Series remains the emotional reference point because the imperfections are not incidental; the distortion, flare, and bokeh are exactly what many productions mean when they ask for vintage scope.

Signal Deck

Character

High

92

Flare

High

90

Focus Control

Balanced

42

Chassis Data

Introduced

1968

Weight Class

medium

Image Circle

33mm

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