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I don't agree with u Paulio. I think Double focus just need some practice even if I've never used it on set. I own a 5D MarkII with a Kowa for Bell & Howell (wich I highly recommand like John Barlow) and here is my last video, it's not Raw but H264. On this vid, I had only a short time (like 2 hours) and you'll see by yourself that double focus is possible... http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x16on4j_ange-aux-abbesses-anamorphic-kowa-for-bell-howell_creation

This thread needs to continue. We can work on her English later.

Basically, anyone who says dual focus lenses are a pain just haven't spent enough time learning/practicing. Its all about being able to judge distances & when you know how far 2m is, for example, you'll get quicker at hitting focus. Once you get good its like second nature & it takes no time at all to focus both lenses perfectly in unison.  Also, its very hard to focus pull & operate a camera at the same time, so the reasoning behind getting an Iscorama, if you don't have a 2 man crew, is a defunct one - so if you are a lone shooter an iscorama might save you a little bit of time focusing but not that much.   Kowa for B&H or a Sankor 16D - they both have large rear elements, will be perfect for a 5D3, Kowa is more expensive & the Sankor has blue flares.

Dual focus is not that bad unless you are wide open. I haven't tried yet but I believe you can set the anamorphic to infinity and focus only with the prime if you are stopped down far enough. I have had very good luck with just estimating the distance to subject and setting both the taking lens and anamorphic to that distance. I recently did a run and gun shoot of my 2 year old at an indoor play area at f2.0 using this technique and at least 95% of my shots where in focus and the rest were usable for most of the shot.   Also the slr magic adapter is a prototype and not available yet, there is the panasonic LA7200 but that is fairly expensive allows for single focus but is terribly soft on the edges especially on a full frame sensor. Right now if you want single focus your options are very limited.   Unfortunately with most adapters you will need to give up on focus pulls or spend a lot of time practicing.

Be aware the Kowa is dual focus, meaning you have to focus both the taking lens and the anamorphic. I owned one and they create beautiful images, great minimum focus but the dual focus was totally impractical on set, it slows things down too much and time is money on set. If it's for personal use i'd say go with a kowa but if you making films or any sort of professional application you may want to look at the new SLR magic, century optics, or if you have the cash an iscorama.

I did zero sharpening on that footage but I did shoot at 1472x1250 using ML Raw, stretched that out to 2944x1250 then down scaled to 1920x818. Here are some of my ungraded shots, these are totally unmodified except for pixel aspect. I uploaded with the 2.0 pixel aspect so thay may or may not play squeezed. One thing to note is that ML Raw video is very flat compared to standard h264 so I feel that raw video always needs grading. Also I was rushed so I didn't always expose as well as I could have and may have missed my focus as well. It is difficult using the dual focus especially wide open. I can confirm the lens is sharp when I have tested it wide open using a fixed object and tripod and made sure to nail the focus. Here are a few. https://vimeo.com/78834957 https://vimeo.com/78834959 https://vimeo.com/78834964 https://vimeo.com/78834966 https://vimeo.com/78834967 https://vimeo.com/78835842 https://vimeo.com/78835664

I just posted this one yesterday, its a MKII with a Kowa Prominar 16H. Its not a MKIII but should be close enough. Also I used Helios lenses for the taking lenses both of which have swirly bokeh so some of the character of the depth of field is coming from that. Overall the Kowa is a great lens, sharp even wide open, it produces a nice warm orange anamorphic flare in sunlight. An example of which can be seen at then of the video. I picked up mine for $500 since it had focus issues wide open. Turns out the front and rear glass were ever so slightly out of alignment which I was able to fix my self. Just something to keep in mind since both of the anamorphics I purchased of ebay had this same issue. http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/3811-fall-colors-5dmkii-raw-anamorphic/

Hi Christina, You have a 5D3, then with Magic Lantern RAW and using the crop modes you have the perfect full height CinemaScope camera. Full height CinemaScope is 18.6mm sensor height and the crop modes will easily accomodate this. The Scope you should be looking for is a 2x stretch and the Bell & Howell Kowa 2x is a perfect choice for beginning your journey into Scope. Later you may want to upgrade to the RectiluxNo5 which I am developing The Kowa looks like this one

also the KineRAW MINI looks like a spare part from the Kaypro II, i wonder why they dont invest in the design at all. who would buy something that looks like it came from a time capsule of the 50s.  

  It's not always what it seems like Andy. You are showing a lot of prejudice here.   There's one thing that bothers me though. The photo is corrupted, the link doesn't work and the actual gender isn't stated anywhere...

Lets go out and play with anamorphics..  Than afterwards maybe we can go out for lunch.

Andy, I thought you were in the business of creating fantasies, not destroying them  :(

I think it has probably plateaued now... there will be improvements to workflow and higher continuous shooting at higher resolution (in crop mode)... but certain things just can't be improved on, as they have to continuously tell people who ask for full frame 4K, or 120fps.... (though they occasionally have a breakthrough with new code).   As Ben stated above though.... You could buy it now , install a stable version and never update it again and you would still have a great camera for the coming years. The 5D range also hold their resale price well, so we the next big thing comes along, you could sell and reinvest.   One thing, have you though about audio? I know they are making some strides on that side of things, but it might never sync perfectly

If they stopped development tomorrow, the ML RAW hack will stand as one of the greatest free "upgrades" any hardware has ever received. The image is phenomenal, rivaling top-end digital cinema systems. Even when the 5d4 comes out and Canon defeats ML in hardware, people are going to keep using 5d3s.    Any improvement going forward is going to yield limited visual improvements. However, as CF cards get faster, it might be possible that we see the hack allow for overcranking/slow-motion at 1080p. 60fps would be a good start.

Nikon AIS Contax Zeiss Leica R's   :)

This looks great!  I would watch this movie.

I dont think point and shoots are dead. the digital variety are just not fun to use and are a real pain. I'd love a digital one of these to carry around in my pocket, full frame and all.   the sony rx is a step in the right direction. in 10 years they'll be a hundred quid :-) as far as consumer dslrs are concerned, yep theyre fucked lol. The new sony mirrorless offerings show where that's going. Sony really need to get their lenses sorted out, that's really nikon/canon's only real advantage these days. Dslrs will go they way of the rangefinder and tlr.