Anamorphic can be hard to picture until you see the final frame. The image you record is squeezed, the frame you edit is stretched, and the difference between the two is not always obvious when you’re on set. Enter BLAZAR, who is offering an online calculator that makes this part a bit easier to understand by showing you what happens once the footage is desqueezed and how different aspect ratios sit inside that frame. We’ve looked at a lot of anamorphic lenses over the years, including BLAZAR’s own recently released series, Beetle – a set of ultra-compact 1.33× full-frame lenses with a 90° rotation, or the lightweight Mantis series. But even though new and interesting lenses keep appearing from every direction, they’re not always straightforward to work with. That’s where BLAZAR’s online reference calculator comes in handy! On location in Japan with the BLAZAR Mantis anamorphic lens. Image credit: CineD A quick note on squeeze factors Anamorphic lenses widen your field of view by compressing the image horizontally. The squeeze factor, for example, 1.33×, 1.5×, or 2×, describes how strong that compression is. When you bring the footage into your editor, you stretch it back to its intended proportions. On location in Japan with the BLAZAR Mantis anamorphic lens. Image credit: CineD In July, Johnnie filmed with the BLAZAR Mantis on a Sony FX2 while he was in Japan, which you can watch here to get an idea of the look. If you really want to get into understanding anamorphic...
Published By: CineD - Yesterday