Lomo Anamorphic

1. Overview

The Lomo Round Front Anamorphic 75mm is a Soviet anamorphic lens from the 1980s with a 2x squeeze, built for studio use in the USSR. Due to its characterful image rendering and comparatively affordable rental prices, it found its way into Western rental houses after the end of the Soviet Union and is now traded as a vintage anamorphic lens.

2. Characteristics

Flare characteristics according to CINEFLARES datasheet:

• Types: Streak, Oval, Rainbow, Caustic
• Colors: White, Blue, Cyan, Purple
• Intensity: Strong

Linked pattern entries:

• anamorphic-streak
• oval-flare
• rainbow-flare
• caustic-flare

3. Creative Use

The 75mm Lomo is suitable as a medium portrait lens in an anamorphic set — close enough for two-person scenes, wide enough to show the environment. Barrel distortion is visible at wide apertures, especially at the edges of the frame, slightly bending straight lines. Flares are strong, with blue and cyan-purple streaks as well as oval light reflections — this is not a clean look, but a deliberately applied character. Indie productions and music videos seeking an analog, unpolished style opt for these lenses; large studio projects rarely do, unless the look is explicitly desired. In Germany and Austria, the Lomo Round Fronts are available from specialized vintage rental houses, often as a set with other focal lengths.

4. Specs Overview

5. Status Tracker

• [x] Datasheet extracted (DOM-direct, 2026-04-20)
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