SLR Magic 35mm Cine Anamorphot

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Here are two examples in 4k of my baby Hypergonar (1.75x anamorphic lens, on C-mount Pentax Cosmicar 25mm 1.4 C-mount lens) , one with the new 4:3 24p mode on GH4, the other in 3:2 25p. More info on the Vimeo pages.

Thanks for watching, any comments welcome :)

Seb Farges

I'm moving overseas so I'm selling off a load of my gear.

BMPCC including dual charger and 4 batteries - £450

Viewfactor cage with DIY cable grip - £35

External battery solution with 2x batteries and charger - £30

Hoodman loupe with magnifier and DIY bracket - £40

Metabones speedbooster Nikon to bmpcc - £260

Tamron adaptall 24mm f2.5 Nikon mount - £40

Tamron 35-70mm f3.5 Nikon mount - £30

Tokina 17mm f3.5 Nikon mount - £100

Vivitar 17mm f3.5 (Tokina made) Pentax mount but comes with m43 adapter - £30

Nikon 50mm f1.8 AFD - £40

Canon 50D + grip, 6 batteries, charger, 64gb Komputerbay card - £250

Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 Canon EFS - £85

Moller Anamorphot 32/2x - £100

UK buyers only please, all prices include UK mainland P&P

Many thanks

Oleron Island (Baby Hypergonar on Pentax Cosmicar C-mount) GH4 UHD photo mode 3:2 25p Cinelike V +0 -5 -5 -2 +2 Highlight +1 Shadow +5 Master Pedestal +11 Pentax Cosmicar 25mm f1.4 C-mount lens Baby Hypergonar 1.75x anamorphic lens Redstan clamp SLR Magic +0.33, +1.3, +1.8 diopters, Narumi +3 diopter SLR Magic ND variable filter Lumetri CC and levels adjustments in Premiere Everything was shot between @f2 / f2.8 (because upper gives more vignetting) or more when exposition needs, except close shost with diopters @f1.4

I'm pretty new to m43 photography, and digital in general. My last camera was a Minolta X370. I just went out and bought a used GH2 and an adapter for my old MD mount 50mm f1.7, but I've been wanting more lenses so I was cruising local thrift shops and I came across something that looked like an anamorphic lens. I bought it without thinking (it was pretty cheap) but now I have no idea how to use it.

It says "SANKOR ANAMO-PRIME LENS f=95mm-3.74in Japan" on the side in blue letters. I googled that and apparently there are a million just like it on ebay, but no reviews, camera tests, stats, nothing. It looks kinda like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sankor-Anamo-Prime-Anamorphic-f-95mm-3-74-in-Theater-Proector-Lens-/271743605595?nma=true&si=Vg%252BTHgfPDrHc8kswmEhylSSwtXA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Except its a little more beat up.

I've read about mounting anamorphics with a taking lens and focusing both of them to the same distance, but that doesn't seem to be working for this one, or at least not with me hand holding it against my 50mm. It only cost $30, but after buying the GH2 I'm pretty broke and now I'm scared I threw away what money I had left on a shitty, unpopular lens I can't use.

Does anyone know anything about this lens?

One week with SLR Magic Anamorphot 2x on Voigtlander Ultron 28mm f1.9 on Canon FD 50mm f1.4 + Metabones Speed Booster on Canon FD 35mm f2 As you can see the Canon FD work better than the Voigtlander All the close up were taken without diopter except when it's written GH4 UHD 4:3 Cinelike V 0 -5 -5 -2 +2 Lumetri CC and levels adjustments Everything was shot @f4 / f5.6 except some close shot @1.9 in the first part SLR Magic achromatic diopters +0.33, +1.3, +1.8 and Narumi achromatic +3 diopter

pdf download http://www.transferconvert.co.uk/cinemania/HOW%20SINGLE%20FOCUS%20ANAMORPHIC%20ATTACHMENTS%20WORK.pdf

2X anamorphic lenses provide a very wide 3.55:1 aspect ratio when shooting in 16:9. When I get an anamorphic, I plan to have my final product be either 2.39:1 (or occasionally 2.75:1 if I'm feeling gutsy).

I have found plenty of info on how wide of "taking" glass the various 2X anamorphic lenses can utilize without vignetting, but only when used at 3.5:1. (For example, a Kowa 8Z/16H in 3.55:1 is good down to a 35mm "taking" lens on GH2.)

But if I'm cropping off the sides of my final product to 2.39:1, I would assume I should be able to use a bit wider of a taking lens, even if it vignettes on 16:9, as long as I'm able to crop out the vignette on the sides when trimming down to 2.39:1 from 3.55:1.

What many people get excited with when thinking about anamorphic lenses (especially the 2X crop sensor GH2 crowd) is that the anamorphic gives a wider field of view. While this is true in the horizontal sense of the term, it is not true in the vertical sense. A 35mm taking lens with an anamorphic adapter on front may have twice the field of view horizontally, but vertically it is still a 35mm field of view (70mm equivalent on GH2). This doesn't really help you "get wider" for narrative work in which you are framing up people, where extra vertical field of view is what actually matters.

If cropping 2X anamorphic footage down to 2.39:1 allows the use of an even slightly wider "taking" lens, then I would encourage anamorphic junkies out there to start experimenting with this strategy. even if you loos a bit of horizontal resolution, remember the footage still maintains full 1080 lines vertical, which will keep it looking sharp, even when stretched.

Does anyone know how much more you gain when cropping like this? Using my example of a Kowa, could it be good down to 25mm with the sides cropped to 2.39:1?

If you're interested in the tecky stuff, here it is, otherwise please just enjoy the pictures!

I used a kowa 8-Z anamorphic adaptor, mounted on a voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2. I also had a Tokina .4 achromat and a Cokin Diopter +2 for the Close ups.

It was all shot at night which presented problems as I found the Lumix isn't very good in low light. I was shooting at 50fps which reduced the amount of light I had even further. I also found that if the lens was fully open it was difficult to get a focus. Not because it was too shallow, but because it wouldn't focus on anything with the adaptor.

As you can see I over-cranked the ISO (accidentally went to 3200 when I thought I was on 1600), but I couldn't set lights up on the banks of the Thames at 3am, as we didn't have permission to be there. I wish I'd got someone to stand close by reflecting a bright torch off a white shirt though. I can only hope that I get away with the graininess in the spirit of low/no budget film making, and it looks like 16mm. I couldn't ask the actors to go back into the Thames for me!

I think the Lumix in low light has given the film a real 'look' but in all honesty I wasn't impressed by how much colour information it recorded. This camera really needs light to work well.

You can also see the notorious shutter wobble a few times. Weirdly it doesn't bother me in this video, as I think it suits the slightly surreal mood. Same goes for the sodium street lights making the flicker. I wanted to keep the shutter above 100 (I was shooting 50fps), but I could have decreased flicker by reducing the shutter speed. However, I decided to embrace it, and instead increased the shutter, which made the flicker more pronounced.

Staying close up to the actors, using the diopters, gave me a picture I liked the most. The bokeh looks lovely and soft and cinematic. Shots where I had to focus to infinity were difficult - the bokeh is ugly in those shots (in my opinion), taking the shape of a kind of horizontal tear. But I couldn't film the whole video in close ups!

It was difficult to shot this as a one-man-band. Having to screw two different diopters on or off every time I wanted to change my proximity to the actors made it quite fiddly. I was also moving lights (I had x3 LED panels). I had some other taking lenses, but it wasn't practical to change during the shoot.

Lastly, I know its normal to crop the super-wide picture you get from shooting 2x anamorphic on a 16:9 sensor, but I decided to embrace it. It's fun, and a bit silly, but its a music promo, so why not.

Hope you enjoy. The track by Durlston George, his debut single, is lovely.

I wanted to shoot dreamy and poetry like mood from near forest area in my home town Hämeenlinna. Shot on: Panasonic GH4 + Iscomorphot 8 1.5x anamorphic adapter + SLR Magic 35 T1.4 & Helios 40-2

Please check out and feel free to comment, thanks! :)

Focus ring turns smoothly. No fungus inside. Gives you nice yellow/orange flares

$620 shipped to CONUS. Will accept Paypal payment only.

The lens is quite old, regarding this, it is in very good condition. It doesn't have scratches, haze or fungus!

It comes with two Redstan clamps, which is a very good quality (and very expensive).

Since this is a rare lens with quality clamps, the asking price is 1100 USD (I can accept EURO also). I am opened for offers too, so please PM me!

I am in the European Union, between EU member countries there is not costum duty tax! I ship worldwide!

I hope to be able to afford a GH4 after I sold this. :)

All the best to you guys!

Up for sale this VERY RARE Iscomorphot 8/1,5X - Isco-Göttingen Anamorphic lens!

The lens is quite old, regarding this, it is in very good condition. It doesn't have scratches, haze or fungus, it only has coating marks on the front and rear elements. It looks scrary on the photos, but it is only coating and not a deep scratch, sometimes this happens with coatings on 40-50 years old german lenses. I never ever noticed any quality loss.

Since this is a very rare lens, the asking price is 1500 USD (I can accept EURO also). I am opened for offers too, so please PM me!

I am in the European Union, between EU member countries there is not costum duty tax! I ship worldwide!

I hope to be able to afford a GH4 after I sold this. :)

All the best to you guys!

Also the optical has a small stroke about an eighth of an inch over the glass. Unfortunately the photos a little kick fast and the front is out of focus.

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Thanks for reading, J.

This is basically the ISCO with the other stuff for free at this price. The Diopter is really sweet. All Optics are clean and sharp. This ISCO won't flare and so you can get a clean look if those wild flares bother you. You will get the oval bokeh tho.