Chiba, Japan, November 2025—ELYSAS presented the MUSE PRIME large-format cinema-prime series at Inter BEE 2025, marking the system’s first appearance in Japan’s professional cinema market. Japanese industry media took particular interest in Melted Bokeh and the image-making philosophy behind it.
Rethinking Defocus as Part of the Entire Image
MUSE PRIME begins with a simple idea: in the digital cinema era, the value of a lens should not be defined by resolution and conventional metrics alone. Space, depth, contrast, and the relationship between focus and defocus all shape the way an image feels.
Melted Bokeh is not simply an attempt to make backgrounds softer or more blurred. Built on Five-Zone Image Evaluation, it considers the plane of focus, foreground and background defocus, the image center, and the off-axis field, along with residual aberrations, contrast, and the transition toward the edge of the frame.
A Complete System from 25 mm to 135 mm Macro
The seven-lens system spans 25, 32, 40, 50, 75, and 100 mm at T1.8, plus a 135 mm T2.8 Macro with true 1:1 capability. Developed for large-format digital cinema cameras, the series also covers the FUJIFILM GFX GF 16:9 image area.
Lightweight cinema mechanics, a 95 mm front diameter, an 86 mm filter thread, PL and LPL mount options, near-zero focus breathing, matched color and bokeh, and optional custom optical configurations make MUSE PRIME both a complete production system and a platform for a more personal visual direction.
Bringing the Conversation Back to the Image
Inter BEE provided an important opportunity for direct conversation with Japan’s professional cinema community. The discussion extended beyond specifications to the ways a lens can shape light, space, and people—and how those choices become part of a cinematographer’s storytelling.
Technology defines what is possible. The image ultimately belongs to the creator.