i made super 8 home movies using all this old junk that is today anamorphotic treasure then got a job in a film studios then in camera rental.
jdc,panavision and some work for technovision the 3 most important anamorphic motion picture lens rental companies of the last 40 years.
tested gear for many mega movies even prepped vittorio storaro's precious anamorphics.
cleaned robert altmans lovely angenieux zoom his lens not his dick : )
check out his zoom technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJKQwHSKal0
got kicked off the set of full metal jacket cos kubrick thought i was an assassin.
worked on lot's of bbc shit crap.