Anamorphic objective for imaging an object onto an image capturing unit, wherein - the anamorphic objective has at least one first plane of symmetry (Y-Z) and at least one second plane of symmetry (X-Z), wherein the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z) is oriented perpendicular to the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), - the anamorphic objective has at least one first objective portion and at least one second objective portion, - first the first objective portion and then the second objective portion are arranged from an object to be imaged in the direction of an image capturing unit, and wherein - a stop is arranged between the first objective portion and the second objective portion, wherein - at least one first anamorphic optical element is arranged in the first objective portion, - at least one second anamorphic optical element is arranged in the second objective portion, and wherein - the anamorphic objective satisfies the following conditions: and s ′ τ = s ′ W wherein f' τ is the focal length of the anamorphic objective with respect to the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z), f' W is the focal length of the anamorphic objective with respect to the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), wherein f' τ is greater than f' W, AF is a prespecified anamorphic factor, s' τ is a first distance of the second objective portion from an image capturing unit in the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z), and s' W is a second distance of the second objective portion from an image capturing unit in the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), characterized in that - the first anamorphic optical element arranged in the first objective portion has a first refractive power in the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z) and has a second refractive power in the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), and in that - the first refractive power and the second refractive power have different signs. - the anamorphic objective has at least one first plane of symmetry (Y-Z) and at least one second plane of symmetry (X-Z), wherein the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z) is oriented perpendicular to the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), - the anamorphic objective has at least one first objective portion and at least one second objective portion, - first the first objective portion and then the second objective portion are arranged from an object to be imaged in the direction of an image capturing unit, and wherein - a stop is arranged between the first objective portion and the second objective portion, wherein - at least one first anamorphic optical element is arranged in the first objective portion, - at least one second anamorphic optical element is arranged in the second objective portion, and wherein - the anamorphic objective satisfies the following conditions: and s ′ τ = s ′ W wherein f' τ is the focal length of the anamorphic objective with respect to the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z), f' W is the focal length of the anamorphic objective with respect to the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), wherein f' τ is greater than f' W, AF is a prespecified anamorphic factor, s' τ is a first distance of the second objective portion from an image capturing unit in the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z), and s' W is a second distance of the second objective portion from an image capturing unit in the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), characterized in that - the first anamorphic optical element arranged in the first objective portion has a first refractive power in the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z) and has a second refractive power in the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), and in that - the first refractive power and the second refractive power have different signs. f' τ is the focal length of the anamorphic objective with respect to the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z), f' W is the focal length of the anamorphic objective with respect to the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), wherein f' τ is greater than f' W, AF is a prespecified anamorphic factor, s' τ is a first distance of the second objective portion from an image capturing unit in the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z), and s' W is a second distance of the second objective portion from an image capturing unit in the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), - the first anamorphic optical element arranged in the first objective portion has a first refractive power in the first plane of symmetry (Y-Z) and has a second refractive power in the second plane of symmetry (X-Z), and in that - the first refractive power and the second refractive power have different signs.