Anamorphic lens compatibility?
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MadMonkFish
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The 35mm Squarefront is the OCT-18 type... and if this is the one on Ebay at the moment, it already comes with the correct 35mm lens for it.
There's a lot of hassle associated with using OCT-18 anamorphics as they use a focus mechanism that involves the lens itself moving - check out posts by Ed Lee and a few others that worked with Cieco7 to get a specific OCT-18 to M43 adapter that works with anamorphic OCT-18's (which are different to the standard OCT-18 spherical lenses)... so be careful to get the correct adapter from C7 (it says anamorphic OCT-18 on the Ebay listing).
The 50mm you're referring to (again, if it's the one on Ebay) looks like it has the correct housing to go inside the HAC 35mm Sqaurefront adapter... but I do know that the 50mm/75mm OCT-18 rear sphericals that were made for the HAC anamorphic squarefronts are normally matched with the 50mm HAC unit... so if you're thinking of getting the two as a shooting kit, it makes sense... but I think the slot mechanism might be different on the 35mm & 50/80mm HAC units.
The OCT-18/HAC Squarefronts were made to slot into specific mounts on the Russian camera systems they were designed for - so these slots/systems meant focusing was a single rather than dual action (as with Anamorphics and adapters)
Maybe contact Ed Lee - he's dealt with OCT-18's and could probably give you better advice than me (I'm OCT-19 and PL for my Lomo lenses, to make life simpler!).
This is a link to Ed's site where he lays out some details http://lomoanamorphicuser.com/2011/08/03/custom-mounting-kit-for-the-35mm-anamorphic-oct-18-version/ - this link will help you see what you'll be doing to get the 35mm HAC type lens onto your camera (AF100/GH2 etc).
There's a lot of hassle associated with using OCT-18 anamorphics as they use a focus mechanism that involves the lens itself moving - check out posts by Ed Lee and a few others that worked with Cieco7 to get a specific OCT-18 to M43 adapter that works with anamorphic OCT-18's (which are different to the standard OCT-18 spherical lenses)... so be careful to get the correct adapter from C7 (it says anamorphic OCT-18 on the Ebay listing).
The 50mm you're referring to (again, if it's the one on Ebay) looks like it has the correct housing to go inside the HAC 35mm Sqaurefront adapter... but I do know that the 50mm/75mm OCT-18 rear sphericals that were made for the HAC anamorphic squarefronts are normally matched with the 50mm HAC unit... so if you're thinking of getting the two as a shooting kit, it makes sense... but I think the slot mechanism might be different on the 35mm & 50/80mm HAC units.
The OCT-18/HAC Squarefronts were made to slot into specific mounts on the Russian camera systems they were designed for - so these slots/systems meant focusing was a single rather than dual action (as with Anamorphics and adapters)
Maybe contact Ed Lee - he's dealt with OCT-18's and could probably give you better advice than me (I'm OCT-19 and PL for my Lomo lenses, to make life simpler!).
This is a link to Ed's site where he lays out some details http://lomoanamorphicuser.com/2011/08/03/custom-mounting-kit-for-the-35mm-anamorphic-oct-18-version/ - this link will help you see what you'll be doing to get the 35mm HAC type lens onto your camera (AF100/GH2 etc).
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MadMonkFish
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No problem
- but Ed will be the best source of direct help!The thing you'll need to look out for is mounting it on your rods - the Squarefront has a built in support (that can be removed if desired) and this support was part of the system that locked it onto the original camera system (making sure the anamorphic and prime lens were aligned - if not, you get a skewed effect), so you will really need to follow Ed's lead and build or make sure you correctly support the front of the unit.
You also should look to find a focus bar/lever, as I'm not sure you'll be able to get it working with a follow focus (again, could be wrong & Ed or EosHD might give you more precise pointers).
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