I admit the ultra wide angle the adapter creates may not be everyones cup of tea. An anamorphic lens series called cinemascope was used mostly from. Skouras, the president of 20th century fox, marked the beginning of the modern anamorphic format in both principal2. Dec 02, 20 moondog labs is kickstarting its anamorphic adapter lens for iphone 55s that will allow iphoneographers to capture a widescreen video or still when shooting in a standard aspect ratio. Theyre called conversion lenses because they convert rather than replace the existing lens. I explored cape towns stunning peninsula to test it out. Until recently, however, they were hideously expensive and designed mainly for highend cinema cameras. And because the anamorphoscope lenses can be adapted to all makes of 35mm cameras, 20th centuryfox expects to make the cinemascope system available to all motion picture studios. Lenses of this brand are germanmade and promise sharp images at quick apertures as far open as f1. Cinemascope itself was a response to early realism processes cinerama and 3d. There are now hundreds of different lenses which can be added to your smartphone. As reported by cinema5d, there are four new lenses, an anamorphic lens, a telephoto lens, a wideangle lens, and a macro lens. Anamorphic portrait mode nothing else compares to an authentic blur of anamorphic lenses. Best lenses and lens kits for shooting video on your iphone.
Shooting the cape peninsula with the moondog labs anamorphic lens. Shooting with an anamorphic lens on an ordinary dslr. Would it be better to use the iphones builtin camera app or a third party app designed for anamorphic lenses. While our iphones are pretty great at taking photos the best camera is the one with you, they can still be improved with lens kits. Anamorphic ai convert any photo into a stunning portrait mode s. If you prefer a more flat field lens you may even hate it. Part of shooting with an anamorphic lens, your footage will have a beautiful oval bokeh as well as lightstreak lens flares. This anamorphic lens iphone model has been quite successful. Sandmarc announces new lenses for iphone 11, 11 pro and 11. Moment, the maker of premium smartphone lens attachments, unveiled a filmmaker bundle tuesday that includes an anamorphic lens. Sandmarc anamorphic lens movies shot on an iphone and generally shooting with an anamorphic lens adapter on a smartphone is not something new. In 2008 vantage introduced the hawk vlite 16, a set of new lenses for 16 mm anamorphic production, as well as the hawk vlite 1. It also has a rotatable bayonet to shoot in landscape or portrait orientations.
Fast forward to now and while cinemascope is a longdiscarded relic of mid20thcentury filmmaking, anamorphic lenses are still an important part of the filmmakers toolbox. The moment anamorphic lens is the holy grail of filmmaking, allowing you to affordably capture horizontal flares and that widescreen, letterboxed look with your iphone. Make sure this fits by entering your model number 3 in 1 hd camera lens. Im loving the moondog labs lens, awesome and purposeful creative tool for the iphone. Tnw quick hit cinecrop improves your photos by cropping them to cinematic aspect ratios used by feature films. You can now capture a super wideangle image with the inherent shallow depth of field and perspective of a. Filmic pro cinemascope no crop anamorphic lens youtube. Its the first and so far only lens attachment that i will actually use. The company says the lens has been designed to create the same kind of image flare you see in movies and, like other anamorphic lenses, captures more horizontal information by squeezing the image. Anamorphic lenses allow filmmakers to achieve a widescreen look on 35 mm film.
Traditionally, anamorphic lenses have a 2x squeeze, meaning that lenses capture twice the amount of horizontal information than a spherical lens. Sandmarc lenses and filters for iphone 11 pro max, 11 pro. Cinerama was relatively unaffected by cinemascope, as it was a qualitycontrolled process that played in select venues, similar to the imax films of recent years. Moment has announced its first accessory for drones called the moment air, which launches today on kickstarter. Since the advent of aftermarket iphone lenses, olloclip has been a household name. Shooting and building your own portfolios and reels. Moment unveils products for shooting cinematic video with. Best lenses and lens kits for shooting video on your iphone imore 2020. Made of aerospacegrade metal and the same handpolished glass used for highend 4k. Maker of iphone photography accessories sandmarc has just launched its brand new range of lenses for the new iphone 11, 11 pro and 11 pro max. You can tell when you see circular bokeh those out of focus elements in an image, be it a photo or video. While you can crop a video or image to fit a widescreen format by cropping horizontally, you.
One of anamorphics unique features is its ability to give you a cinematic look to your. Moment air anamorphic drone lens launches on kickstarter. Cinecrop is an excellent, versatile photo cropping app for giving your. Anamorphic turns your ordinary photos into cinematic masterpieces with this beautiful lens blur. With fast and capable slr prime lenses cheaply available, many inferior anamorphic glass smears at fast apertures unless you stop down to f5. Mounts over either lens on duallens iphone to allow nearly limitless creativity. Back in the day when filmmakers were itching for wider and wider field of views fov for their movies, it got to a point where they wanted to get so wide that. Producing marketing material or advertising for distribution across social media, youtube, and more. Keep in mind that the iphone 7 has a wider capture area than the iphone 6 so its a bit redundant and that moondog lens is. But with three cameras, including a wideangle lens and a telephoto, how can these. This video covers gear needed, best lenses, flares, aspect ratios, bokeh, diopters, rigging and more. Anamorphic conversion lenses have been used by the top filmmakers shooting with iphones.
It utilizes the same cameras and projectors now standard in all studios. The design of the lens minimizes lateral chromatic. Moondog labs is kickstarting its anamorphic adapter lens for iphone 55s that will allow iphoneographers to capture a widescreen video or still when shooting in a standard aspect ratio. These new products include an anamorphic lens, a telephoto lens, a wideangle lens, and a macro lens.
Cinemascope is an anamorphic lens series used, from 1953 to 1967, and less often later, for shooting widescreen movies that, crucially, could be screened in theatres using existing equipment, albeit with a lens adapter. Filmic pro video gear lenses for iphone and ipad filmic pro. Shooting photos with anamorphic lenses is a fun way to get. Cinecrop adds cinematic quality to your iphone photos. These lenses are primarily aimed at video shooters. Cape town in the summer is one of the best places on earth to find yourself. I watched as cinemascope lenses gave way to the greatly improved images of panavision. Tangerine director has mixed feelings about iphone film.
Jan 14, 2020 best lenses and lens kits for shooting video on your iphone imore 2020. Victsing 3 in 1 camera lens is easy operated and professional. Almost as soon as i began shooting i realized there were more choices to make. On compatible smartphones, the lenses can be mounted onto the wide or telephoto lenses. Anamorphic lens brings hollywood look to iphone video. Isco anamorphic lenses are the very best anamorphic lens available for shooting with dslr cameras.
Anamorphic lens by moment does require a proprietary mount. It also refers to the projection format in which a distorted image is stretched by an anamorphic projection lens to recreate the original aspect ratio on the viewing screen. Anamorphic shooting on your smartphone with moment lenses. Its like shooting a wider focal length in the horizontal direction and a longer focal length in the vertical. Sandmarc a san diago based company specializing in photography gear for iphone, dji and gopro cameras just released a new product for iphone shooters. Sandmarc anamorphic lens adapter for iphones cinema5d. Keep in mind that the iphone 7 has a wider capture area than the iphone 6 so its a bit redundant and that moondog lens is ridiculously over priced for what its worth. One thing they all has in common was the super wide cinemascope look. Smaller compact anamorphic and cinemascope attachments lens made for both taking and projection.
It was the invention of the moondog labs anamorphic lens which helped sean baker to decide to shoot tangerine on iphones. The moondog labs anamorphic lens is hands down one of the best smartphone lenses you can buy. How to get cinematic footage with your iphone sandmarc anamorphic lens. These types of lenses are good for beauty shots and landscape filming or photography due to the 1525ft minimum focus distance that most of these lenses are limited with. Anamorphic cylindrical lens with different compression anamorphic 2. With a lens kit, you can get even better photos that could be similar to the results you get with a dslr, but without the bulk. Anamorphic lens clamps vidatlantic media productions. We checkout the best anamorphic adapter lenses for shooting cinematic video. Simply pick up your iphone and anamorphic lens and act your heart. Jun 22, 2019 sandmarc a san diago based company specializing in photography gear for iphone, dji and gopro cameras just released a new product for iphone shooters. Sandmarc introduces anamorphic lens adapter for iphones. Steven soderbergh used the same lens for his recent iphoneshot netflix feature high flying bird.
Anamorphic lenses were first used in the 1950s, bringing a widescreen look to films shots on 35mm stock. It uses an aluminum body and can be attached to most recent iphone models via a dedicated case or a lens clip. The square lens will give iphone video a similar look to the wide. The moment anamorphic lens captures horizontal flares and a widescreen. Cinemascope films were produced using an anamorphic lens. Moondog labs, based out of rochester, ny, has developed an affordable 1. Anamorphic format is the cinematography technique of shooting a widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film or other visual recording media with a nonwidescreen native aspect ratio. Moondog labs anamorphic adapter is, in my opinion, the best smartphone lens out there. Its the look that makes your content look film like. Moondog labs has brought anamorphic filmmaking to the iphone.
I couldnt have hoped for a more beautiful location, or better weather to shoot with the moondog labs anamorphic lens for the first time. Cinemascope poses few problems for the director of photography. This lens brings the organic look and character of 2. Jan 06, 2017 isco anamorphic lenses are the very best anamorphic lens available for shooting with dslr cameras.
Working harder than standard wideangle lenses, the lemuro anamorphic lens will help you draw more attention to your subjects. Filmmaker has mixed feelings about his iphone masterpiece. Moment, known for their highquality lenses for smartphones has launched their product campaign on kickstarter. A pocket friendly camera that can shoot 4k anamorphic 2. This round sees the introduction of four new products. We are inventors and optics geeks with decades of experience in lens design and production, particularly for cameras and projectors. Thanks to the fisheyes ultrawide, 10mm multicoated lens, youll be privy to 5x the spatial coverage of traditional glass, making it a goto choice for landscapes, concerts, and urban photography. I was part of the widescreen era as i experienced the thrill of seeing the robe in cinemascope with stereophonic sound.
Moment unveils products for shooting cinematic video with phones. Among other camera accessories they are making an 1. Best anamorphic lens for iphone filmmaking meet kase film. We bought our dslr cameras with the dreams of shooting at twilight, in dimly lit rooms, and with a shallow depth of field for which to frame. The design of the lens minimizes lateral chromatic aberration and is optimized for both lenses on dual. Were incredibly excited to be working with moondog labs to develop the software solution for. These lenses are still much much sharper and more affordable. Fisheye lens, wide angle lens and macro lens in one.
Dec 06, 2019 the lens adapter gives you a cinemascope 2. A removable premium mechanism for singlefocusing focuses an isco lens kit down to. Mar 27, 2018 moment, the maker of premium smartphone lens attachments, unveiled a filmmaker bundle tuesday that includes an anamorphic lens. Speaking of which, youd be better off with a moment lens for the best glass. Unfortunately, lenses and adapters are often too expensive for indies to utilize them unless of course youre a smartphone filmmaker. Nov 21, 20 unfortunately, lenses and adapters are often too expensive for indies to utilize them unless of course youre a smartphone filmmaker. Anamorphic lens for iphone, pixel and galaxy phones moment. The new accessory is an anamorphic lens for consumer drones, which can be attached to. On compatible smartphones, the lenses can be continued. Moondog labs makes lenses and camera accessories that give filmmakers and photographers creative new tools.
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