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Making Cinematography More Personal: Atlas Launches the New Mercury Series of 1.5x Front Anamorphic Cinema Lenses

Mercury Series features full-frame coverage, a 1.5x squeeze ratio with enhanced bokeh, a significant reduction in physical size and weight, a more dynamic geometric optical personality, and warmer vintage tones than the Atlas Orion Series – all while providing the same modern, mechanical conveniences demanded by professionals.

Mercury Series: Pro Anamorphic Made Personal.

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July 2022: What’s new - Atlas 1.4x Expander, Orion 21mm vs 25mm, and Recent #FilmedonAtlas

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Orion 21mm: The World's Widest Front Anamorphic Cinema Lens Ever

Introducing the Orion Series 21mm, the newest addition to the Orion Series of 2x anamorphic lenses – and the world’s widest front anamorphic cinema lens ever.

The 21mm offers a pleasing level of character and distortion in a lightweight and compact form, all with a 133º horizontal field-of-view – the widest horizontal field-of-view of any Cinemascope format 35mm motion picture camera lens in production.

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Sep 01, 2022
Making Cinematography More Personal: Atlas Lens Co. Launches the New Mercury Series of 1.5x Front Anamorphic Cinema Lenses

Making Cinematography More Personal: Atlas Lens Co. Launches the New Mercury Series of 1.5x Front Anamorphic Cinema Lenses

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Jul 21, 2022
July Almanac: What’s new -- Atlas 1.4x Expander, Orion 21mm vs 25mm, and Recent #FilmedonAtlas

July Almanac: What’s new -- Atlas 1.4x Expander, Orion 21mm vs 25mm, and Recent #FilmedonAtlas

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Apr 21, 2022
Atlas Lens Co. Introduces the Orion Series 21mm

Atlas Lens Co. Introduces the Orion Series 21mm

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Feb 23, 2022
2021 REEL: To the Atlas + Filmmaking Community with Love ♥️

2021 REEL: To the Atlas + Filmmaking Community with Love ♥️

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Feb 10, 2022
Atlas Almanac: Test drive Orion Series plus some recent #FilmedOnAtlas favorites

Atlas Almanac: Test drive Orion Series plus some recent #FilmedOnAtlas favorites

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Jan 06, 2021
ATLAS 2020 REEL: We Keep it Movin'

ATLAS 2020 REEL: We Keep it Movin'

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Sep 03, 2020
Elevating a commercial while needing to maximize a lower budget?

Elevating a commercial while needing to maximize a lower budget?

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Jul 07, 2020
Orion Series and Alexa LF Mini Sensor Coverage

Orion Series and Alexa LF Mini Sensor Coverage

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Recent #FilmedOnAtlas Faves

The Beacon | Adam Savage's Tested

DP: Joey Fameli

Filmed On

Orion Series

Dancing Man

DP: Bjørn Wad and Ingrid Bølgen

Filmed on

Orion Series

J. Rey Soul, will.i.am - PULL UP ft. Nile Rodgers

DP: Dan Kanes

Filmed On

Orion Silver Edition

Germinal

DP: Xavier Dolléans

Filmed on

Orion Series

Yellowjackets (2021)

DP: C. Kim Miles, ASC CSC, Trevor Forrest, Julie Kirkwood

Filmed on

Orion Series

Don't Look Up (2021)

DP: Linus Sandgren, FSF, ASC

Filmed on

Orion Series