Anamorphics

Aaron Shaw · June 27th, 2005, 02:05 PM

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm delving back into this project seriously now. Designs are ready, I'm just looking around at my options for producing a beta model without spending too much. Things are really starting to fall together over on this side. I'm tempted to give a rough date for actual footage but I'll hold off as I know how the best plans can go down the tube quickly.

Brian! Sorry that I missed your post! It's quite old now and maybe of no use but I'll answer in hopes that it may be benefitial to someone.

To be entirely honest, I am not fully sure why the lomo lenses have different adapters for different lenses. I'm not entirely sure how their system is implemented though - they seem to be rather old in design so perhaps they had to make a compromise somewhere down the line? If I remember correctly these adapters were all made for zoom lenses right? I suspect that might have something to do with it. In any case, this adapter should work with any prime or zoom you put on the camera. That's one thing that I need to test completely. Still, I've taken every precaution I can think of so there shouldn't be any problems. Zooms could, again, be problematic though I have no direct reason to believe so. Time will tell.

Brian Valente · June 27th, 2005, 04:35 PM

Hey Aaron - good to hear from you again. Actually, now I (and many of our customers) are more interested in an anamorphic that works with 35mm SLR lenses, like nikon

What do you think?

Aaron Shaw · June 27th, 2005, 05:51 PM

We'll see how the test version goes first!

Actually, Nikon is what I based the current system on simply because I have access to a fair number of these lenses. It shouldn't be too hard to modify for, say, Canon FD, for example, either.

June 27th, 2005, 04:35 PM	#77
Brian Valente Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 293	Hey Aaron - good to hear from you again. Actually, now I (and many of our customers) are more interested in an anamorphic that works with 35mm SLR lenses, like nikon What do you think? __________________ ========================== Brian Valente Redrock Microsystems

June 27th, 2005, 02:05 PM	#76
Aaron Shaw Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 587	Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm delving back into this project seriously now. Designs are ready, I'm just looking around at my options for producing a beta model without spending too much. Things are really starting to fall together over on this side. I'm tempted to give a rough date for actual footage but I'll hold off as I know how the best plans can go down the tube quickly. Brian! Sorry that I missed your post! It's quite old now and maybe of no use but I'll answer in hopes that it may be benefitial to someone. To be entirely honest, I am not fully sure why the lomo lenses have different adapters for different lenses. I'm not entirely sure how their system is implemented though - they seem to be rather old in design so perhaps they had to make a compromise somewhere down the line? If I remember correctly these adapters were all made for zoom lenses right? I suspect that might have something to do with it. In any case, this adapter should work with any prime or zoom you put on the camera. That's one thing that I need to test completely. Still, I've taken every precaution I can think of so there shouldn't be any problems. Zooms could, again, be problematic though I have no direct reason to believe so. Time will tell.

June 27th, 2005, 05:51 PM	#78
Aaron Shaw Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 587	We'll see how the test version goes first! Actually, Nikon is what I based the current system on simply because I have access to a fair number of these lenses. It shouldn't be too hard to modify for, say, Canon FD, for example, either.