IronFilm Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/kofic_news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1763&blbdComCd=601007 Quote LEE Joon-dong, acting chairman of KOFIC, announced the results of several KOFIC supported projects to the approximately 100 industry professionals in attendance. Technological advancements that were presented include DMLITE’s ‘LUMOS Glow Panel 400C’ as well as a new high quality anamorphic lens created by Samyang Optics that comes at a price that is 50% lower than similar products offered by foreign competitors. "50% lower" is a broad statement, 50% lower than who exactly? If it is 50% lower than the current cheapest anamorphic lenses then this is exciting, but if it is 50% off $50K well maybe not so much..... TwoScoops, zerocool22, Emanuel and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfoundmass Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I'm going to guess they mean 50% lower than competing companies like SLR Magic maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggz Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 If it isn't a 2X and afforable, it's dead to me... Oh, and please make it a wide angle, 24mm or wider. Then go for longer lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantsin Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 20 hours ago, newfoundmass said: I'm going to guess they mean 50% lower than competing companies like SLR Magic maybe? My guess is: 50% less than competing companies like Hawk. Which would place them at $10,000/piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 16 minutes ago, cantsin said: My guess is: 50% less than competing companies like Hawk. Which would place them at $10,000/piece. Hope not, that would suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 It's Samyang/Rokinon... so realistically something along the lines of: https://atlaslensco.com but at 50% off (~$4k). In which case I'd be looking forward to jonpais' footage! ? Possibly under the 'XEEN' moniker, of which their current lenses are also cheaper than say Tokina's stills version adapted cine lenses. Hopefully they come with C-AF compatibility for some of the people around here. jonpais 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynDan Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I'm guessing they're gonna cost around $4-5K. There are very realistic limits to how cheap you can build anamorphic glass and still have a semblence of quality. Bent glass is very difficult to grind. They look like they have a T1.4 aperture. If they're sharp at 2.8, that'll be a victory. Most anamorphics are mush wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The most expensive lens Samyang even makes is $799.00. Jumping up to a $10,000.00 lens would be quite a leap! That is like one day building Fiat 500's and the next day you start making Ferrari's. And yes I know Fiat owns Ferrari. 22 hours ago, newfoundmass said: I'm going to guess they mean 50% lower than competing companies like SLR Magic maybe? I sort of believe his statement more than 10K lenses. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 hour ago, BrooklynDan said: I'm guessing they're gonna cost around $4-5K. There are very realistic limits to how cheap you can build anamorphic glass and still have a semblence of quality. Bent glass is very difficult to grind. They look like they have a T1.4 aperture. If they're sharp at 2.8, that'll be a victory. Most anamorphics are mush wide open. You would think it would be a Lot easier to manufacture lenses today than 15, 30 years ago with computer modeling and computer machinery to produce them. But I have seen a video on Canon lenses and their is an amazing amount of hand assembly in them. But still that can't be tons of money. So what if it takes them a week. Doesn't justify a $40,000.00 lens price to me. It could be it is mostly they really don't sell many at all. I would think one made 50 years ago is still capable of getting the job done on most film stuff. Now on these new 8K Panavision things I doubt old ones hold up well. Since Hollywood seems to pay out the butt for everything, why not charge the moon for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboguard Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 35 minutes ago, webrunner5 said: The most expensive lens Samyang even makes is $799.00. Jumping up to a $10,000.00 lens would be quite a leap! That is like one day building Fiat 500's and the next day you start making Ferrari's. And yes I know Fiat owns Ferrari. I sort of believe his statement more than 10K lenses. ? No, their Xeen line is like 2K per lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Turboguard said: No, their Xeen line is like 2K per lens. Hmm, your right. More like 3 grand each. But isn't Rokinon, Samyang two completely different company's?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboguard Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, webrunner5 said: Hmm, your right. More like 3 grand each. But isn't Rokinon, Samyang two completely different company's?? No, Samyang, Rokinon and Bower are all the same webrunner5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Speaking about Anamorphic. I have never filled in the info to see the results but.. Too poor to buy anyone of those lens. https://learn.sharegrid.com/lenstest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerocool22 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Holy moly, this could be big news. Depending on the price. Hoping they are shipping them fast. Yeah 2.8 would be awesome. I am exited as the atlas orion glass is still a bit of a reach pricewise, and also is already in backorder. Please be awesome, have an amazing big stock and have a decent price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerocool22 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 6:49 AM, newfoundmass said: I'm going to guess they mean 50% lower than competing companies like SLR Magic maybe? Well the SLR magic anamorphics are the worst anamorphics, so for my part they can double the price if they also double the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerocool22 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Aah this already dates from december, and there has been zero news since then. Not sure if that is good news. Update: http://www.kofic.or.kr/kofic/business/noti/findNewsDetail.do?seqNo=44218 So we might get an update by the end of this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBounce Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Interesting... I recall when I reported that 2018 is supposed to be the year that anamorphics get affordable and many jumped all over my $h!t... guess the folks I spoke to knew something after all. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 1 hour ago, DBounce said: 2018 is supposed to be the year that anamorphics get affordable and many jumped all over my $h!t... Problem is many people have a different idea of what "affordable" means. If they dropped to say a third of their current cheapest price, then well I still can't buy it, but it does make it "affordable" enough that rentals can be on the table for some projects I'm involved in. So that would be good news indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, IronFilm said: Problem is many people have a different idea of what "affordable" means. If they dropped to say a third of their current cheapest price, then well I still can't buy it, but it does make it "affordable" enough that rentals can be on the table for some projects I'm involved in. So that would be good news indeed. But if they’re too cheap, will rental houses still find it profitable to stock them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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