Tony Webber Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hi, I was having a clear out at home and found my old anamorphic lens. I think I bought it about 15 years ago and used to use it with a super8 projector. I don't know much about the make and model, does anyone know anything about this lens? Is it any good? Here's the lens. [attachment=523:moller01.jpg] [attachment=524:moller02.jpg] I see from this forum that people are using similar anamorphics to shoot with. Can anyone recommend a lens to pair it with? Thanks in advance Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBarlow Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 The Moeller 32/2x CinemaScope lens is known for its sharpness and desirable tonal response. Lenses from 50mm upwards on APS cameras should work fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Webber Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 Thanks for that John. What's the procedure for shooting with an anamorphic? Do I mount it to a 50mm and shoot everything with that single lens or move it onto longer focal lengths and shoot closeups on say a 90mm? Also on a 50mm it would give a 25mm field of view which isn't particularly wide on APS-C, is there any way to go wider? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBarlow Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Some ideas for mounting are here http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/2614-sold-moeller-322x-cinemascope-compact-anamorphot-rig/ http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/2398-my-compact-moeller-322x-rig-scope-on-a-rope/ You have to focus on both lenses, and to go wider with a 2x scope you will need to start looking at more expensive 5 figure dedicated units Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Webber Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 I just held the lens in front a 50mm on my 550d and i can see the edges, I guess I'll need a longer lens to avoid this. How about a wide angle adapter screwed into the front of the anamorphic? Do you know what diameter the front screw thread is? With regard to closeups, I see people are using diopters. Would a set of these mean the anamorphic stays on one lens and then you screw on a diopter when you want a closeup? Sorry for all the questions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBarlow Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 With a 50mm lens behind the scope, take the 1080x1920 footage into post and scale it 0.75x vertically and 1.5x horizontally, then just keep the central 1x bit giving you 810 x 1920, true 2x CinemaScope. This means you cut off the sides where there is vignetting. I use Zeiss Proxars 0.5D and 1.0D with the Moeller. A Nikon No.0 0.7D works well too and Sigma Achromat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Webber Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 Thanks John, I'll give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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