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Introducing the SLR Magic anamorphic lens – hands on with new V3 prototype
At the beginning of the IFA show in Berlin, Andrew from SLR Magic dropped by at my studio and dropped off the V2 and V3 anamorphic prototype lenses the company are working on. As long time EOSHD...
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SLR Magic anamorphic prototype V3 – Part 2 – The footage
Click here to view the embedded video. In part 2 of the SLR Magic anamorphic coverage we’ll look at how the prototype lens looks and performs on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. There’s also a poll in...
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Exclusive: SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT 1,33X 50 pricing announced
The new SLR Magic anamorphic lens now has an official title and price. Dubbed “ANAMORPHOT 1,33X 50″ – it will cost $799 for the anamorphic adapter. Official retail sales don’t start until next year...
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On test – the final SLR Magic Anamorphot 50 x 1.33
View 10 frames from a rehearsal shoot with Bunny Suit, a Berlin based band I’m currently working with on a music video Disclosure: I have worked closely with SLR Magic in refining the flare and have a...
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Anamorphic sample footage shot with the SLR Magic Anamorphot – and which...
Click here to view the embedded video. (The anamorphic footage starts around 10 seconds in) The new SLR Magic Anamorphot 50 jointly developed with the help of EOSHD is here in it’s final non-prototype...
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2013 – 10 things which have impressed me – and some that haven’t!
Psst… I’m having an end of year clear out Where would we be without the end of the year and the impending doom that is Christmas? Enjoying summer? Revelling in the most fruitful year for filmmakers...
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SLR Magic Anamorphot-50 officially announced
Click here to view the embedded video. Above: beautiful new film from Seb Farges shot with the SLR Magic Anamorphot on the Sony A7 and Olympus E-M5. SLR Magic have officially announced the Anamorphot...
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Iscorama owners! Convert your lens into a cinema anamorphic with the Andrew...
An Iscorama owner and interested in joining this project? Simply email me here The Iscorama is a wonder of vintage optics. No focus breathing, a unique patented focus mechanism, small size and sharp...
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Last call for the Van Diemen Iscorama V2.0 upgrade!
If you want your Iscorama to join an elite of less than 20 in existence – high performance ones with greatly improved handling and construction, then you have until Tuesday 2nd September to join the...
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Interview with Panasonic – raw HDMI output may be coming to future GH4...
New firmware for the Panasonic adds higher vertical resolutions in various aspect ratios, making further use of the camera’s 4K video ability. For photographers also a brand new in-camera workflow is...
View Article$60 Pentax that’s actually a $800 Zeiss by designer of Stanley Kubrick’s NASA...
The Contax Zeiss Distagon ‘Hollywood’ 28mm F2.0 is a classic fast wide for full frame and is incredible on Super 35mm as well. Wide open it’s one of the sharpest F2.0 wide angle lenses available and it...
View ArticleNew SLR Magic prototype anamorphic lens footage surfaces
SLR Magic are working on a 1.33x anamorphic adapter. Hong Kong based shooter Edwin Lee has tried it out. The lens is ‘compact’ and attaches to the front of your prime. SLR Magic say it works best...
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How Blackmagic can add anamorphic recording mode to their Cinema Camera the...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Above: the BMD Cinema Camera pictured in a photo from PhotoCineRent in France. I have pre-ordered mine. The Blackmagic Cinema Camera is nearing release and...
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A guide to the best wide angle lenses for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum A French rental house tries lenses on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (La Blackmagic Camera passe chez PhotoCineRent) Here I have rounded up all the lenses I...
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Latest Magic Lantern brings anamorphic live preview to 5D Mark III, clean...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Get the new firmware here for the 5D Mark III The 2nd Alpha release of Magic Lantern for the 5D Mark III brings a very useful feature for anamorphic shooters...
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Filmmaker Andrew Wonder on anamorphic and modding his Iscorama 36
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Click here to view the embedded video. Filmmaker Andrew Wonder (Undercity) has had some interesting modifications done to his Iscorama. Not a cheap...
View ArticleSLR Magic Prototype Anamorphic footage and feedback request
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Click here to view the embedded video. Above: A message from Andrew of SLR Magic SLR Magic are stepping into the world of anamorphic lenses. Developed afresh,...
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LOMO anamorphic goes Super 35mm – my music video shot on the FS100
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Click here to view the embedded video. Get Dreamleaver by Herdwhite on iTunes Embedded video not showing? Click here to view or download on Vimeo A big thanks...
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Hawk go spherical in a big way with F0.95 / T1 Vantage One creative cinema...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum These look like they’re going to be a great rental option for creative filmmakers looking for that dreamy low light look. Hawk, famous for their anamorphic...
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera goes anamorphic with the Isco CentaVision 2x
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Click here to view the embedded video. If I were stuck on a desert island with only one lens, I’d choose the $20 Helios 44M-2 and anamorphic adapter. OK that...
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