artiswar Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Had the opportunity to throw my modded FM and Kowa B&H in front of a Dragon for a promo for a hopeful Netflix series. Taking lens was a Nikon 35-70mm f3.5 @ f5.6/8 all day. Hoya 1.2 ND inside the FM, in front of the Kowa. Shot at 5.5k 6:5. The glass really holds up. Justin Bacle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynDan Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Looks very nice. A tiny bit of softness visible, but beyond that, there is very little here that distinguishes this from a high-end anamorphic prime lens. Hell, if you threw on an actual Kowa anamorphic monoblock prime lens, you would dealing with a lot more distortion and breathing. And the Lomos I have at work would be struggling in this desert environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Genheimer Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Kowas are among the best glass out there. A Rectilux would probably be the ideal single-focus solution to maximize quality, but the FM and Rangefinder also do an admirable job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raf702 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Caleb Genheimer said: Kowas are among the best glass out there. A Rectilux would probably be the ideal single-focus solution to maximize quality, but the FM and Rangefinder also do an admirable job. Or an isco 36 too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Genheimer Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 While the iscoramas are good, their long-standing status as the "top dog" adapter style anamorphic is due in no small part to the fact that for a very long time they were the only single focus option. Examined on sharpness, chromatic aberrations, build quality etc, Personally I think the Kowas win out, and now they're single focus as well. Both are good, but Iscoramas cost $4,000. A decent Kowa with clamps and a Rangefinder can cost less than half of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raf702 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 23 hours ago, Caleb Genheimer said: While the iscoramas are good, their long-standing status as the "top dog" adapter style anamorphic is due in no small part to the fact that for a very long time they were the only single focus option. Examined on sharpness, chromatic aberrations, build quality etc, Personally I think the Kowas win out, and now they're single focus as well. Both are good, but Iscoramas cost $4,000. A decent Kowa with clamps and a Rangefinder can cost less than half of that. In comparison price wise, absolutely Kowa and single focus option is much cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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