Scott Wellington
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I love the anamorphic look, but do you really loose resolution like that? I guess it makes sense...
Lomo Anamorphics + AF100
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Egg Born Son
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If you letterbox top and bottom you reduce vertical resolution by about 20-25%. With 2x anamorphic you retain vertical resolution but then throw away ~25% of the image off the sides and reduce the horizontal resolution by the same. You also have pixels that are horizontally stretched (2x1). If you like the resultant look, all well and good. Otherwise letterboxing will get you the same aspect ratio. Given you lose about the same taking resolution either way it's an aesthetic/workflow choice.
David W. Jones
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As Berry pointed out, the Hawks are 1.33:1 which is the perfect size for a 16x9 sensor.
Egg Born Son
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True but most of us can't even afford an iscorama.
David W. Jones
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My advice is... shoot what you can afford!
If I were shooting a feature with anamorphic lenses I'd be renting anyway.
I think too many inexperienced shooters make the mistake of buying a bunch of gear for shooting a feature rather than renting.
If I were shooting a feature with anamorphic lenses I'd be renting anyway.
I think too many inexperienced shooters make the mistake of buying a bunch of gear for shooting a feature rather than renting.