Hello - new user here..

[lensflaredave]

 

My name is David, lives in Sweden. Fond user of anamorphic lenses.

I actually has this place to thank for that. It was 2011 i got hold of a good

Kowa 16H. After some research.

 

My, like everybody else's idea, was to film with it..

But it was pretty hard holding a camera and focusing the two lenses at

the same time. So i had to rethink my shoots and mix anamorph lenses

where it was needed and use normal lenses for faster work.

 

So i´ve managed to get hold of a another Kowa. My idea was to combine

the two with a normal lens and a wide one, so it went faster to change lense

on set. Well.. it didnt work out so good.

 

So far i´ve made one musicvideo and one shortfilm (with one scene)

with the Kowa. Then i got hold of another anamorph lens. Looks like an Optex,

except there is no name on it. And it lacks a focusring.

I haven't used it so much, yet. I guess these lenses can't fucus near.

This one works ok on two meters aprox.

 

Anyway. I've started using the Kowa more on still pictures, like this one.

http://www.graphwizz.se/peking.jpg

The sharpness and the level of detail is pretty awesome for photos.

 

Im going to take some photos of that other, no-brand Anamorphic lens.

Maybe you guys here can help me shed some light on it.

 

/David