Xelmus used NAB Show 2026 to preview what may be one of its most ambitious optics to date, the Aura 16mm 2x anamorphic lens. Still in prototype form, the lens is being shown as a proof of concept for what the company describes as the world’s widest anamorphic lens, a creatively driven addition to its growing anamorphic lineup. An Ultra-Wide Anamorphic Concept The Aura 16mm 2x anamorphic is designed for Super35 sensors and pushes into territory rarely explored in anamorphic cinematography. With an approximately 150-degree field of view, it positions itself as an extremely wide option while maintaining the defining characteristics of anamorphic imaging. The goal is to combine expansive framing with the compression and visual language typically associated with longer anamorphic lenses. In practice, that means capturing large-scale environments while still retaining subject separation and cinematic depth.…