Can wide angle lens converters be used to fake widescreen? at DVinfo.net

David Ho · January 2nd, 2004, 07:10 PM

I want to be able to have sort of a wide picture, but not fully widescreen because I want to letterbox it. I am not looking for a true widescreen, but a much wider shot because I will eventually letterbox the picture so it "looks" like widescreen.

Can I use a wide angle converter to try to simulate a very wide (in terms of horizontal left to right) picture? Also because the wide angle converters seem MUCH cheaper than widescreen, but I guess they're both totally different.

Boyd Ostroff · January 2nd, 2004, 07:15 PM

You might want to read this thread since it covers pretty much the same topic...

January 2nd, 2004, 07:10 PM	#1
David Ho Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 354	Can wide angle lens converters be used to fake widescreen? I want to be able to have sort of a wide picture, but not fully widescreen because I want to letterbox it. I am not looking for a true widescreen, but a much wider shot because I will eventually letterbox the picture so it "looks" like widescreen. Can I use a wide angle converter to try to simulate a very wide (in terms of horizontal left to right) picture? Also because the wide angle converters seem MUCH cheaper than widescreen, but I guess they're both totally different.

January 2nd, 2004, 07:15 PM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	You might want to read this thread since it covers pretty much the same topic...