Sankor 16F– A great alternative to Kowa Vidoscope if you will have trouble finding one There are also a few more anamorphic lens reviews on the website that haven’t been featured in this video: If you want to learn more about any of the lenses above, make sure to check out their individual reviews (except Schneider Cinelux). Cheap way to mount projection lenses onto taking lenses.Can focus down to 0.60m without additional diopters.

Provides single focus solution for projection lenses.Almost unusable without an additional focusing device.One of the cheapest lenses in this guide.Additional clamp is needed to fit it onto a taking lens.2x stretch provides all anamorphic characteristics.One of the sharpest lenses in this guide.No filter thread for diopters (but can be added).1.33x stretch lacks some of anamorphic characteristics.Quite soft, especially around the edges.Most Compact & lightweight in this guide.The video above will give you an easy to digest overview of almost every lens in this guide and below you will find additional useful info including Pros & Cons, links for relevant in-depth reviews and the quick ebay links.ĮBay Links: US | UK | DE | CA | IT | FR | ES | AU | NL If you are getting into anamorphics, hopefully this guide will help you find something that will meet your requirements. I’m often asked which one I would recommend, but everyone has different needs, so instead of pointing people at half a dozen different posts, I decided to put together a post that includes all the anamorphic solutions I’ve tried so far. Over the last few years I’ve been lucky enough to own and review quite a few anamorphic lenses and adapters.

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