With a Panamorph anamorphic lens you can exceed commercial cinema quality by adding 2.6 million more pixels of clarity and 38% more brightness when viewing movies and streaming content in the cinema format. Panamorph lenses are the most recognized and most recommended anamorphic conversion lenses in the industry and are used in close to 10,000 high end home theaters throughout the world to deliver absolutely stunning crystal clear visuals. It’s no wonder Panamorph has won the CEPro Product of Year for both 2019 (Paladin DCR Lens) and 2020 (DCR Direct Attach Lens).
These advanced anamorphic projector lenses are only available through authorized dealers like ProjectorScreen.com.
The Paladin DCR is Panamoph’s flagship anamorphic lens model for native 17:9 projectors showing the Digital Cinema Resolution (DCR) format up to true 8K – large enough to work with many future 17:9 home theater projectors*
This anamorphic conversion lens offers cinema format performance enhancement and supports 2.6 million additional pixels vs. letterbox 3840 projection for enhanced detail and 38% higher levels of brightness.
The Panamorph Paladin DCR + XM2 offers 16:9 content compatibility. It supports multiple projector modes for displaying 16:9 content including classic and full cinema modes without moving the lens.
The Panamorph lens comes with the XM2 plate system which is installed either above for ceiling mounted projectors or below for shelf mounted projectors.
Minimum Throw Ratio: 1.4:1 (throw distance divided by 2.4:1 screen width) with edge distortion of approx. 0.006 x screen width (less with higher throw ratio)
Recommended Screen Format: Flat, 2.4:1 format with at least 1.5″ border (lens can adjust for older 2.35:1 screens)
Recommended Projector Position: Horizontally centered on screen +/- 6″. Vertically positioned from 15% below to 30% above top of screen (ideally at screen top).
Dimensions: 6.5″ W x 5.7″ H x 4.13″ D (165 x 145 x 105mm), 4 pounds
How does anamorphic cinema 4K projection increase the brightness and detail of movies?
PROJECTOR COMPATIBILITY |
Sony Projectors | | LENS MODEL | | COMMON PROJECTOR SETTINGS |
VPL-VW295ES, VPL-VW325ES, VPL-VW695ES, VPL-VW715ES VPL-VW270ES, VPL-VW290ES, VPL-VW570ES, VPL-VW590ES | | Paladin DCR + XM2 or DCR-S1 | | Set anamorphic lens setting to 1.24x. Set Aspect to V-Stretch for content greater than 2.0:1 or Squeeze for content less than 2.0:1. Also try V-Stretch, Normal and Normal + 2.35:1 Zoom Aspect settings for filling a 2.4:1 screen with smaller content. |
VPL-VW885ES, VPL-VW915ES, VPL-VW760ES, VPL-VW790ES | | Paladin DCR + XM2 or DCR-S2 |
VPL-VW995ES, VPL-VW1025ES, VPL-VW870ES, VPL-VW890ES, VPL-VW5000ES, VPL-GTZ380 | | Paladin DCR + XM2 |
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JVC Projectors | | LENS MODEL | | COMMON PROJECTOR SETTINGS |
DLA-RS2100, DLA-RS3100, DLA-NZ7, DLA-NZ8 (and respective older models) | | Paladin DCR + XM2 or DCR-J1 | | Set anamorphic mode to Anamorphic C for content greater than 2.0:1 or Anamorphic D for content less than 2.0:1. Also try Anamorphic C, Anamorphic Off and Anamorphic Off + Zoom for filling a 2.4:1 screen with smaller content. *See Lumagen or MadVR instructions if those processors are used (required for DLA-RS4500 and DLA-Z1). |
DLA-RS4100, DLA-NZ9 (and respective older models) | | Paladin DCR + XM2 |
DLA-RS4500, DLA-Z1* | | Paladin DCR + XM2 |
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Digital Projection Projectors | | LENS MODEL | | COMMON PROJECTOR SETTINGS |
All 16:9 projector models | | Paladin + XM2 | | Set Aspect mode to TheaterScope for content greater than 2.0:1 or 4:3 Narrow for content less than 2.0:1. Set Aspect mode to Normal to stretch 16:9 content to fill a 2.4:1 screen. |
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Epson Projectors | | LENS MODEL | | COMMON PROJECTOR SETTINGS |
ProCinema 6030UB, 6040UB, 6050UB | | Paladin + XM2 | | Set Aspect mode to Anamorphic Wide for content greater than 2.0:1 or Horizontal Squeeze for content less than 2.0:1. Set Aspect mode to Normal to stretch 16:9 content to fill a 2.4:1 screen. |
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BenQ Projectors | | LENS MODEL | | COMMON PROJECTOR SETTINGS |
HT8050, HT8060, HT9050, HT9060, LK970, LK990 | | Paladin + XMB (order Paladin + XM2 and add “XMB” to checkout notes) | | Set Aspect mode to Anamorphic 2.4:1 for content greater than 2.0:1 or Anamorphic 16:9 for content less than 2.0:1. Set Aspect mode to 16:9 to stretch 16:9 content to fill a 2.4:1 screen. |
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