Hello,
I have a question for you guys, perhaps you could answer a few of mine?
TO skip the introduction, go straight to my Number Listings below...
First of all, I don't own an anamorphic lens, and have only read how they work and varies things.
I'm about to do direct a film of mine, and I want this anamorphic look for specific scenes. (Which, I'd like to buy one for this project)
So, I'll be shooting on a Blackmagic, which is Micro Four Thirds.
I've read a bit about Anamorphic filters, (being the isco 2x, isco 1.75, Howell & Bell, other brands and aspect ratios, ect...) and I've read about the actual ANAMORPHIC lenses, (such as ISCORAMA, ect) following me?
I honestly don't know where to go for what. If I'm shooting at 2k Res, I'd like a SHARP image, which I overheard ISCORAMA is good for that, and I also want to be able to rack focus. Can this NOT be done on a filter? (and WHAT is a filter?) is a filter just a projection lens? Madness...
So that's a big clunky few paragraphs full of statements of my knowledge leading up to my question.
To put it simply
1. What's a good sharp anamorphic lens that I could still find and buy that rack focus's ?
2. Do the filters not rack focus?
3. Are filters merely projections lenses?
4. If anamorphic LENSES are too expensive, which filter SHOULD I get?