First baby anamorphic review, the Iscomorphot 8/1.5x is part of the Isco family but shares very little with its bigger brothers and sisters. More suited to smaller sensor cameras, it was a challenge on the A7s II. USEFUL LINKS: Look for an Isco Anamorphot 1.5x on eBay Get a Rapido Clamp on eBay Get …
To make up for last week's extreme tutorial, here's a super simple one that's sure to help most beginners and people hunting for big low powered diopters! USEFUL LINKS: Get a Tamron 28-200mm Close Up filter on eBay Get a cheap 72mm UV filter on eBay Get a lens wrench on eBay Look for a Tamron A9F …
Since I watched "The Hateful Eight" and noticed a split field shot, meaning, a close up filter that only covers half of the lens, I wanted to get myself a set of these. With no help from eBay, I ended up making my own, and here's how you can do yours! USEFUL LINKS: Get cheap diopters on eBay Get …
Since I'm switching from Canon to Sony, I thought MagicLantern deserved a departing video, since it's an amazing tool for anyone shooting with Canon cameras, and super useful for anamorphic users. USEFUL LINKS: Get a Canon 5D3 on eBay Get fast Compact Flash cards on eBay Get a Sony A7s2 on eBay RAW …
A brief explanation of the motivation to shoot "Intruder", a 1.33x anamorphic head to head shootout. A short intro about using a new camera and my first experiences with 4k. USEFUL LINKS: Contact Joao Gabriel Rodrigues, the composer for all of my projects! Look for a Century Optics 16:9 Ratio …
Following up on the previous video, here's how to do your own custom mod of the Helios 44-2. Feel free to shoot questions on the comments below. USEFUL LINKS: Get a Helios 44-2 eBay Check if I'm selling any modded lenses on eBay! Get a lens wrench on eBay Get oval aperture discs on eBay Buy focus …
A few weeks ago I was inspired by a facebook post to experiment heavily modding one of my Helios 44-2 lenses. The entire process took me less than an afternoon and I think the results are pretty unique. I'm working on a tutorial for it, and depending on the price of the Helios, the total won't get …