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Sirui Astra Series 50mm T1.8 1.33X FullFrame Cine Lens (E Mount Blue Flare)

Regular price €843 EUR
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Sirui  |  SKU: AST-50-EB

Sirui Astra Series 50mm T1.8 1.33X FullFrame Cine Lens (E Mount Blue Flare) | Anamorphic framing with a distinctive blue flare

Getting a cinematic widescreen feel from a standard focal length can be difficult without compromising the framing you want. The Sirui Astra Series 50mm is a manual-focus cine lens for Sony E, designed for full-frame video work with a 1.33X anamorphic squeeze. That squeeze gives filmmakers a wider horizontal composition, while this blue-flare version adds a deliberate blue streak around bright sources. It’s best suited to planned scenes where you want that anamorphic character to shape the image, rather than a neutral look for every shot. The 50mm focal length works well for dialogue, close portraits and detail shots, where you can keep attention on a subject without making the frame feel crowded. For filmmakers who value a considered composition and are comfortable focusing by hand, it’s a specialist tool for building a distinctive look into the shot.

Specialist Note

“Will this Astra 50mm give me a cinematic frame on a Sony E full-frame body?” Yes—it’s made for filmmakers who want an anamorphic look, and the blue flare gives bright sources a recognisable signature. The T1.8 maximum aperture is handy for indoor dialogue scenes: you can open up when light is limited, then stop down if you need more depth of focus. Since focus is manual, I’d favour it for planned shots and deliberate focus pulls over fast, unpredictable action. On a Sony E APS-C body, the 50mm focal length gives a field of view comparable to about 75mm on full frame, which can work nicely for tighter portraits.

Technical Specifications

  • Product kind: Interchangeable lens
  • Focal length: 50mm
  • Maximum aperture: T1.8
  • Lens type: Standard Prime
  • Mount: Sony E
  • Sensor format: Full Frame
  • Focus: Manual Focus
  • Angle of view: 47°

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  • Condition
    New
  • Lens mount
    Sony E
  • Focal length
    50
  • Aperture
    1.8

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