Let's dive into how different anamorphic lenses can affect your image. When it comes to lenses, there is a boatload to choose from across many different brands. Generally, they fall into one of two categories: spherical and anamorphic. The latter has gained popularity in droves thanks to some new inexpensive options designed for digital cinema and mirrorless cameras. To briefly describe the difference between the two, a spherical lens has a curve to the front element that's the same across the entire surface. If you were to draw a line that followed the curve, it would actually make a circle. The lenses are generally less expensive to produce and are the most widely adopted for projects. Anamorphic lenses are popular because they can produce wider aspect ratios, unique flares, and oval-shaped out-of-focus elements. With anamorphic lenses, you will often see a "de-squeeze factor" next to the name. 1.33x, 1.8x, or 2x. This is because the lenses produce an image that's compressed in width and requires it to be stretched in post to be properly displayed. The de-squeeze factor tells you how much the image is compressed. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 22 January, 2021