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Here's a nice entry-level monitor that has a nice de-squeeze for 1.5x lenses (or 2x with Magic Lantern at 4:3):

Have any other options become available since the last posts? I'm still using my AC7 which is great, but it's huge on my 5D3 and goes through my batteries pretty fast. I can also confirm that there is no anamorphic monitoring on the Ninja Blade. I've emailed them to see if they could include this in the next firmware update. EDIT: Atomos just responded:

I did some testing at work (our photographer just got a new D810) and concluded the same thing. The image actually matches raw from the 5D3 pretty closely (until you start trying to grade it) and despite matching all camera and lens settings across both cameras, I was getting a brighter exposure out of the D810. The photographer has used it to shoot video clips a few times and claims that he's seeing some weird stutter in the motion, but I haven't seen it myself yet.

From one of comments on the Facebook page: I'm assuming that the "rings for mounting" are what you are looking for.

I second the FS7, as long as the motion cadence is more like a BM camera and less like the FS100 or GH4.

For those who are curious, here's my 16mm B&H footage. It has been stretched and graded slightly. No sharpening or window treatments whatsoever. The panning is to show distortion and falloff: Granted, I had to cut some corners to get here. I added a wide angle converter to the mix to get close to an S35 35mm equivalent while cropping in ML raw to 1344x1008 (I usually work with this crop). And this isn't a 50mm f/1.4 taking lens either. I find that the best taking lens for the B&H is the Olympus Zuiko 100mm on my 5D3 because it's so small and manageable. This combination gives me a neat 47.6mm S35 field of view (close enough to 50mm for me). Adding my new Sony VCL-HG0758 Wide Angle Converter brings me down to 33.33mm (S35). To answer Rich's questions as best I can: Can they deliver this field of view/dof combination? Yes, but only with a Wide Angle Converter. Can they deliver the above without adding CA or softening at f1.4? I haven't tried it at f1.4, but it's pleasantly soft at f2.8. Can they do this on a full frame sensor? See above. Can they do this without adding vignette? See above. Can they provide this without the need for additional support? I would recommend using a support. As a former Iscorama owner, I am still pleased as punch with this lens. I love the 2x stretch and with the modification I did, it rack focuses easily. There's no additional glass elements in front of the lens to worry about unless I need to attach the the wide angle converter. It's a pretty nice lens.

I think that this is a good idea, Rich. I'll throw my B&H into the ring if I can get the math right (and the appropriate wide angle adapter).

What is the mAh capacity of the batteries? How long will they last while recording video? Is the camera outputting 10-bit 4:2:2 via HDMI?

Incidentally, I just watched an in-depth presentation on camera ergonomics (presented by Sony about a year ago) that is worth a look: As a former FS100 owner and frequent C100 user, I think that Sony got it right with the FS7. Not only does the spec sheet check all of the boxes, but the ergonomics looks just about right.

I'd love to see a photo of this setup if you can swing it. Nice results so far.

Well, the full frame part isn't possible. But I'm squeezing >1080P raw out of a 2-year-old 5D right now, and whoever thought that would happen? Olympus has no premium video-oriented camera sales to cannibalize, so we'll see what they can offer.

Link?

I am not discrediting you, John. I am trying to remind you that it was not all take and no give from me. If you want to get into semantics, I did not discover the 16mm B&H. In fact, I would not be surprised if some of the people who designed the lens are still alive today. Certainly some of the old-school projectionists and collectors of such things are aware of its properties as well. I merely followed up on a one-off comment from a casual poster (in my book, an unreliable source), confirmed his findings, and then developed it into something that works for me. To my knowledge, mine is the first of its kind and I was excited to share it with the community. If you remember, >I gave credit to the original poster. Why "Top Secret"? Because it was not a widely-known fact to the anamorphic community, and I thought that with the right planning I could manufacture a rack-focusable 2x anamorphic and offer it for less than the price of a Kowa, but I needed a head start to make it happen. I shared it with forum members that I respected, and you were one of them. Turns out that I couldn't get my manufacturer on board in a way that was agreeable to me, so that dream died on the vine. Look, I really don't care if any information that I shared with you influenced your design. Private messages are private for a reason. And I don't appreciate having my wrist slapped for being curious about a competing product. That's all that I have to say.

John, It's true. You did make a great discovery (based upon my lesser but prior discovery, it would seem), and I appreciated your sharing it with me. You have created a marketable product which is more than I can say. Now, it seems that we were not the only people charting these waters. But while I applaud the Anamorphic Shop offerings and look forward to trying them out, you seem eager to "take him down a notch", which is exactly what I have experienced in my dealings with you -- and why you haven't been getting any emails from me lately. If you read back on this thread, you have now had several people express concern about your conduct. You can either write us all off as outliers, or you can take a look in the mirror and ask yourself some questions. I know what I would do. Nick

This is quite clever!

John, I don't appreciate content from our private offline conversations being referenced here, and I feel the need to state that I am in no way affiliated with John's Rectilux. We were merely comparing exploratory notes. Respectfully, I suggest that the moderation of this forum be handled by a neutral party who has no commercial aspirations. Nick

How the heck is he doing this? I can't wait to learn more.

Grading footage in raw is always best, but having a color-balanced, exposure-tweaked ProRes 4444 as a starting point is really, really good. That's how I've been doing it. It's a good program, as the linked article states. The only reason that I haven't been using it extensively is because BMDFilm color space has become a part of my regular workflow. But if you're not using that, then I can't see a reason not to use MLRawViewer. It's free!

BMCC? This looks great, by the way; both technically and and non-technically. Where did you go for the dunes? Sand and cameras, lots of fun...

a1ex has suggested that he is moving away from developing the video side of ML in favor of the photo side: Source: http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=3072.825 It goes without saying that this would be a huge drawback to the ongoing development of this incredible software.

@burrencrawler It is great that you are thinking about these things, but the clamps on the market today are good because they can be adapted to fit many different kinds of anamorphic lenses. With your design, you'd lose that versatility. Also, not all anamorphic lenses have rear threading.

Isco is the company, and Gottingen is the city in Germany where the company is based. Some of their big 2x projection anamorphics also carry the 'Gottingen' inscription. I am not sure if it means anything beyond that. This is a tricky lens to use. I really fought with it to shoot the little chess vignette above. The Iscomorphot is much simpler to use, but be prepared to stop down quite a bit to minimize the veiling flare.

I don't use FCPX, so I don't know. But you can import the Cinema DNG files from RawMagic into Resolve Lite (which is free), and then export them to any codec that you want.

If you buy RawMagic to process your Magic Lantern raw files, then the workflow is about on-par with raw files from the BMPCC. If you are already creating a lot and telling stories, you are already ahead of most of the people who visit this site. Ride the wave. Don't get bogged down with technology (including new cameras).

I posted this in another thread, but thought that it might be helpful to those reading this thread as well: