[FS: General] For Sale: Moller 8 Anamorphot 19/1.5x fixed focus anamorphic lens

[kostas]

Recently I have experimented a lot with regular 8 anamorphots.
I find that these tiny lenses with 1.5x anamorphic ratio are good "poor man's substitutes" of a more expensive 1.5x anamorphic lenses for crop sensor cameras.
After the Bolex/Moller anamorphot, I have tried the fixed focus Moller anamorphot. It is a tiny lens with no focusing ring. Focus with your taking lens from 4m to infinity (unless you use diopters for closer-I haven't tried that).
Lens is a bit foggy when looking through the rear element. This leads to a low contrast image that can be tweaked in post, not necessarily a bad thing.
Footage is shot with the 550d/t2i and Helios 58mm f2.0 lens. No ND filters, hence the high shutter speed and at times I had to stop down, hence some vignetting.
Handheld footage (sorry no tripod):

I have slightly tweaked the contrast and added a bit of sharpening in final cut pro.
Interesting lens for experimenting.
The lens is up for sale.
PM me for more info.

 

[kostas]

Now listed on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...1666&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_4415wt_1141

 

[paulmoceyhanton]

very interesting lens. is there something about it's design that creates vignette when you stop down? usually vignette is less apparent as you close down...

 

[kostas]

The lens is really tiny. Back thread is 24mm. Vignetting (or not) depends much on your ability to put the back element as close as possible to the front glass of your taking lens.
To mount the anamorphot on the Helios I use a clamp and then a 49 to 52 mm step up ring. I think that eliminating this ring (lens with 52mm thread, later Helios version for instance) could reduce vignetting.