Category Archives: New @ OCTAMAS

The Laowa Aurogon is the new supermicro lens from Laowa, enabling incredible macro shots that were previously only achievable with microscopes. It features seamlessly interchangeable magnification tubes for 10x, 20x, 35x, and 50x magnification. Remarkably, these magnifications are fully compatible with full-frame cameras. Its APO design effectively eliminates chromatic aberrations, ensuring high-quality images. With a…

Canon’s 8-64mm T2.4, also known as «The Hurt Locker» lens, is a cinematic powerhouse designed for Super 16mm. It provides a clean and sharp look while maintaining a distinct vintage character. With low contrast and a slightly warm tone, it offers a flattering effect on portraits. Notably, it boasts an exceptional close focus of 57cm…

The same amazing optical flavor so many filmmakers know and love about Zeiss Super Speeds and Zeiss B Speeds is inherent in the 16 version of this now legendary lens. It is very sharp, even wide open, has medium contrast, excellent close-focus, has beautiful lens flares, and as an added bonus has virtually no focus…

The V-RAPTOR [X] sets a new standard in the world of digital cinema as the first large format global shutter camera available. 

Featuring the 8K VV GLOBAL SHUTTER SENSOR, the V-RAPTOR [X] delivers an impressive 17+ stops of dynamic range, combining the frame rates, low-light performance, and resolution of the V-RAPTOR line with the global shutter advancements of the KOMODO line.

The Iron Glass Soviet lenses offer a blend of vintage Soviet glass with modern mechanics, resulting in a unique aesthetic characterized by lower contrast, dreamy flares, and swirly bokeh that covers full-frame and beyond. In our set, we’ve chosen to include the 85mm HELIOS 40-2 T1.5 instead of the usual 85mm JUPITER-9 F2.0. This lens,…

The Kippertie Strata and Revolva PL-ND Mounts performs a double duty by providing an integrated ND system and converting different mounts to the PL Mount Standard. Both, Revolva and Strata system, allow immediate switches between different ND Filters without affecting color, polarization, vignette or bokeh.  With the Kippertie Strata you are able to switch between…

The Sony BURANO is a Full Frame versatile, lightweight, and compact 8.6K camera that captures beautiful, low-noise images under almost any lighting conditions. It features double native ISO (800 & 3200), 16-stop dynamic range and can capture 16-bit X-OCN LT compressed RAW internally using the same color science as the Venice 2. The BURANO is…

The Blazar Remus deliver Full Frame coverage with strong anamorphic characteristics and golden flares in a compact form factor. The lenses have a nice sharpness falloff, barrel distortion and distinct chromatic aberration, a close focus of 68 to 70 cm and the 1.5x desqueeze factor produces a nice oval bokeh.  All lenses weigh between 720-780g,…

In our new projector room, it is possible to test PL/LPL lenses, evaluating not just optical characteristics but also lens coverage. Our Denz projector showcases Siemens stars for both spherical and anamorphic lenses, line pair blocks, and other resolution and geometry symbols. We designed our projector cart from scratch to make the process quick and…

Crafted with magnesium alloy, the Laowa Ranger Lite FF lenses are extremely lightweight, weighing only 1.2 kg each. They are also very compact, measuring less than 18 cm in length for the 28-75mm lens and less than 19 cm for the 75-180mm lens. In addition to offering a parfocal design and invisible focus breathing, these…