rzxrey Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Hey guys, so I am a bit of a newb with anamorphics. I currently have a Sankor 16C mounted to a 55 nikon Ai on a BMPCC. I have a Vid-At clamp and I was wondering if the distance of the anamorphic's rear element and the Nikon's front element matters? I mean does it affect how sharp my images will be? I am getting sharp images out of the combo atm, but I just wanted to know if there is a standard? I plan on using it with other taking lenses too. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 What I have noticed is that you get less field curvature when you make the optics touch each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Punk Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Vignette and light loss are far less when you position anamorphic rear and taking lens front optic as close as possible. Zak Forsman and mirekti 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg101 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Hey guys, so I am a bit of a newb with anamorphics. I currently have a Sankor 16C mounted to a 55 nikon Ai on a BMPCC. I have a Vid-At clamp and I was wondering if the distance of the anamorphic's rear element and the Nikon's front element matters? I mean does it affect how sharp my images will be? I am getting sharp images out of the combo atm, but I just wanted to know if there is a standard? I plan on using it with other taking lenses too. Thanksclosely mating the element faces will result in better image quality due to the fact that you;re using the central portion of the anamorphot. spacing it further will allowyou to use a greater amount of the anamorphic glass and in a lot of cases get more anamorphic aesthetic. more distortion, a little more smearing/CA, and in some cases a perceived shallower dof when your subject is positioned in the centre of the frame. I personally love the look of a anamorphot being pushed towards its edge limits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Also more closer the 2x ratio if two lenses close enough. I often hear people said 2x lenses are less. To me never happen if not focus too close, my two lens glasses are almost touch each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzxrey Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Thank you for your replies everyone. I guess I will just have to experiment and see what gives me the best results. Hopefully, I don't scratch the glass in the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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