With a nonanamorphic lens, the picture is recorded onto the film negative such that its full width fits within the films frame, but not its full height. That sounds like a bad thing, but we will get to why it is good in a minute. This lens 16mm is for phones with a camera sensor older phones. Im starting fresh with lenses and shopping for an anamorphic lens to compliment my gh5. Shooting spherical 16mm always required a compromise between negative size and very short, flat lenses. It also refers to the projection format in which a distorted image is stretched by an anamorphic projection lens to recreate the original aspect ratio on the viewing screen. We were pleased to see that when we used our lens with the iphone 7 plus 56mm camera at a close distance to our subject, the anamorphic lens flares were more powerful and there was a nice separationshallow depthoffield. Specializing in adaptors for anamorphic lens clamps and filters as well as iphone 35mm slr lens adapter kits. I havent yet had a chance to shoot tests but would love hear from anyone who has shot them and if anyone can recommend features theyre aware of on this system. Anamorphic, telephoto, macro, wide and fisheye lenses for iphone 11 pro max. Anamorphic format is the cinematography technique of shooting a widescreen picture on.
Anamorphic format is the cinematography technique of shooting a widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film or other visual recording media with a nonwidescreen native aspect ratio. Theres all these cheeseball anamorphic adapters, and anamorphot. Basically, an anamorphic lens is a lens that optically distorts the image. Vantage introduces minihawk anamorphic lenses that are. In todays competitive film industry, the right support system is just as vital to a successful production as the cameras themselves.
Made from premium multicoated optics, each lens delivers sharp and stunning images. Remember anamorphic lenses where made to get the most out of. Cinecrop adds cinematic quality to your iphone photos. Three recent films shot using these lenses have won many. I would totally go the rental route, and rent the pl anamorphic, and just buy a pl to ef adapter, but i cant.
Were incredibly excited to be working with moondog labs to develop the software solution for. This small anamorphic lens features an extremely high image quality while providing the classic character of anamorphic optics cinematographers prefer. I play with the phrase each other was shot on an iphone with nikon still lenses. Fjs international sells gear from arri, red, zeiss, angenieux, leica, lomo, kowa, gl optics, sigma, rokinon. Filmmaker has mixed feelings about his iphone masterpiece. Contrast between the different lenses was not altered so you are seeing the result of the lenses compared directly. We used an iphone 7 with a ds1 gimbal for all of the motion shots and the 56mm telephoto camera on an iphone 7 plus for our handheld, closeup shots. The 35mm is a huge beast, the 50mm has the alignment loose, so if you twist it, things skew in the wrong direction, etc. Anamorphic lenses were first used in the 1950s, bringing a widescreen look to films shots on 35mm stock. Moment the outfitter for photographers and filmmakers. Hawk anamorphic lens set in pl mount visual products. The entire hawk lens system consists of 50 different prime lenses and 5 zoom lenses.
However, due to the wider aspect ratio of digital sensors compared to 35mm film, 2x anamorphic lenses produce a superwide 3. They have a 2x stretch, pl mount, and definitely need servicing. Our tests show the helios 442 and the jupiter 9 to be best prime lenses for anamorphic. Read our 4 easy ways to desqueeze anamorphic footage, including our new moment camera pro app. I found an interesting set of hawk lenses 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm and 5mm marked as t2. Lite16 anamorphic lenses has seen a renaissance as of late. Low down arri 416 super 16mm hawk vlite super 16mm anamorphic lenses. The same fine russian glass as the cinescope 235 lenses.
Tangerine director has mixed feelings about iphone film. The anamorphic lens was first developed in the film industry when they wanted to use standard 35mm film to record images in widescreen format. While you can crop a video or image to fit a widescreen format by cropping horizontally, you lose part of the image. There are basically three main types of anamorphic lenses with varying compression ratios.
An anamorphic lens is a special type of camera lens. Get the best deals on anamorphic camera lenses when you shop the. This is a short film test with vantage films hawk anamorphics that i shot before shooting the short film poste rest. For over 15 years we have offered the finest in reconditioned equipment to the film and video industry. Still its very scifi, unlike the multicoated iscoramas which dont flare at all. Cinecrop allows you to recreate this look by cropping your. Here is the list of lenses in the order of appearance. Baumgarten i have been shooting films in full cinemascope widescreen since 1981 and love it. The fisheye effect is extreme and can be an interesting additional weapon in your creative mobile imaging arsenal. An anamorphic lens compresses the image that is photographed thru it in one plane only. Each lens comes with a dedicated case and clip mount for your iphone. This renewed interest in the format can be linked to the affordability of the stock and the. Why hasnt anyone made a set of ef anamorphic primes. Lite16 anamorphics these hawks are perfect for small sensors and low grain film stock with medium asa.
Anamorphic describes the way the images project onto the sensor of your camera, and lomo anamorphic designs allow you to choose the type of lens you desire based on several factors that include focal length, zoom, manual or automatic focus, and aperture. By using a lens, you can keep your devices full resolution while changing the aspect ratio, with only simple desqueezing required in postproduction. Visitors to our digital cinema and film marketplace website can find new and used gear from all the major equipment manufacturers as well as individual sellers worldwide. Three recent films shot using these lenses have won many awards as of late. This anamorphic lens iphone model has been quite successful. These lenses create the widescreen look popularized by modern feature films. Hawk vlites are a simliar size and weight to spherical lenses.
For those interested in shooting with anamorphic lenses on a dslr, one of the most common concerns include which prime lens or taking lens to pair with the anamorphic lens. Its the first and so far only lens attachment that i will actually use. Visual products is the largest reseller of used motion picture equipment in the world. Since their weight has been reduced up to 20% from older anamorphic lens designs, they are perfect for handheld and steadicam work. Moondog labs anamorphic adapter is, in my opinion, the best smartphone lens out there.
Overall, the moondog and moment optics performed similarly. The apexel 8mm fisheye lens for smartphones is a nicely made accessory lens that is very easy to clip onto most phones as long as you dont use a case. Shooting photos with anamorphic lenses is a fun way to get out of a. Lets start by showing how anamorphic lenses on dslr work. Im loving the moondog labs lens, awesome and purposeful creative tool for the iphone. I,m prepping a feature project and want to shoot super 16mm with hawk vlite 16s. An anamorphic lens squeezes a widescreen image onto the recording medium. Its absolutely amazing not quite as authentic as my lomo but it looks better in sunlight than here with an iphone led. Lens maker vantage, who has produced some incredible anamorphic lenses used on all sorts of major shows, is coming out with a brand new set called minihawks vantage has found a different way to make anamorphics, and theyve been able to produce very small and light lenses around 6 inches and 4 pounds or less, with fast apertures t1. Front anamorphic element design, delivering true anamorphic flares and optic effects. The selection on ebay offers anamorphic lens mobile models for an array of different phone manufacturers and their continually improving lines of products. This is an important area and the kowas flare is second only to the lomo anamorphic lenses. But really, why isnt there a real anamorphic lens that we can use on a camera with an ef mount.