QuickHitRecord Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I have been following the development of a new anamorphic lens created by Personal-View user Apefos, and today we finally have the first footage: [media]http://vimeo.com/52515544[/media] It is remarkable to me what a lone person can overcome and accomplish with a little conviction and a lot of patience. For more information, see the thread at Personal-View. JLemos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Looks like Redstan has already beaten him to it! His was v.easy to use & i think he used vintage glass. I'm sure he'll comment at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickHitRecord Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 In the thread, Alan is given credit as a collaborator. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The system in the drawing is identical to Alan's & so explains why he gets a credit. The above anamorphic, image wise, looks quite good, but the flares are a bit...well...all over the place & distracting. But everything starts out as a prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucker Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 eh, what's redstan been up to? yeah the flare's a bit much, but still amazing accomplishment. gonna look for that thread you lot are talkin about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony wilson Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 my problem is i have iscorama and moller and everything else is not.. my redstan hypergonar 1.33 prototype was finished months ago but i need to give it to someone for feedback i kind of put everything on the back burner. the apefoscoperama is already looking pretty good some of these shots are really great this is what patience and energy and drive can do for a prototype super quick as well. this to me already seems superior to optex and century 2 companies that had over 30 years optics experience with a design worked out on a 1990s super computer. flare issues on the apefos optic can be sorted with experiments in coating and finding and matching taking lens. viva brazil OzNimbus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Would love to see this on kickstarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony wilson Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 these designs though can never match the better optics as they rely on single element optics and f stop correction. if you take apart any of the great scope optics of the 60s and 70s they always have highly corrected double element achromatic designs. even the poor mans proskar has thick doublets. the panasonic,optex and century all had single element designs using more modern glass types. even with a super modern design like the optex it can never be a match for a modest sankor for corner top corner sharpness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Genheimer Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Give it a chance. I have been actively following this project over at Personal-View, and one important thing to keep in mind with the above video is that the lens is uncoated. As I understand it, the design is otherwise finished, and his plan is to try several lens coatings and then pick one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickHitRecord Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Apefos has asked me to clarify that the lens is solely based on his own design and he has been the only one to work on it -- all that he has received from others is encouragement. it is quite an accomplishment. Here is another clip: [center][media]http://vimeo.com/52730117[/media][/center] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickHitRecord Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Apefos is in the final stages of developing this lens with a goal having the first batch ready to sell by the end of the year. He is now taking donations on his website: [quote]Hi, I am developing the Apefoscope Anamorphic Adapter Project and I got 145 usd donation until now. I just need 105 usd more to reach the 250 usd goal to try the lens coating options, the last task. vimeo.com/52515544 I am begging here for a small donation, any amount welcome, so I can try the coating options to show on vimeo and finish the project. So people will can buy it. to do donation go to: [url="http://www.apefos.com/"]http://www.apefos.com[/url] If you prefer to stay anonymous in donation it is ok, if you prefer to say in the main topic you did the donation it is very helpful. Thank you very much![/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Veeneman Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Behold, the first Apefoscope customer review... https://vimeo.com/60924232 Test footage was shot with my hacked GH2 and a few prime lenses identified in the video. Aside from changing the footage to the 1.33 aspect ratio, none of the footage was altered. Extra Notes: One of the shots with the Canon FD 24mm was at a 1 foot focus distance(the sink shot with water dripping). Unlike most anamorphics, the focus distance is really good with this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg101 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 He did well. he'd have sold a lot of these if he had access to a good lens grinder, it were in a proper housing and had a rotary type focus mechanism. but most importantly, why did he not shoot a short demo piece like this review. sells the concept about 10000000% better than his own samples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Veeneman Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Here's some more test footage using the Olympus Pen F 38mm lens. http://vimeo.com/61398964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Veeneman Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Used a DYI Lens Test Chart on a bunch of vintage lens paired with the Apefoscope and a gh2. https://vimeo.com/66986122 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonesx24 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I have one of these- a half-coated one that can shoot around f/2.0 that's usable and sharp enough. It's a great concept, but really I've had a hard time using it for anything other than tests, because of the focusing mechanism (or lack thereof) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Veeneman Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 https://vimeo.com/67083744 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Veeneman Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 28mm Canon FD with GH2 Works! I took a second look at my 28mm Canon FD lens today with the Apefoscope adapter. With normal adjustments I could frame shots with no vignetting... none. I'll try to get some 28mm footage online in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Veeneman Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Ok, here's the apefoscope anamorphic adapter/canon fd 28mm in action: https://vimeo.com/69635411 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bannister Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 The edge quality is something to be desired but I really like the flares it produces when panning by the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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