DanC1 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Hi, I'm looking for a relatively cheap single focus anamorphic lens 1.5-2x. I'm relatively new to this and have seen a few things advertised on eBay such as an Isco anamorphic set up which works at wider apertures and you just focus with the attachment with the taking lens set to infinity. I'd appreciate any help with this as that set up looks quite heavy - needs a support frame. Any ideas on what to buy appreciated my budget is up to £500ThanksDan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg101 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 unfortunately you're not going to find anything within budget that fulfils your requirements. The iscoramas are not very heavy at all. pretty much everything else of a single focus nature will be heavier. unfortunately an iscorama is around 3x your budget. maybe a slr magic 1.33x? it's not 100% single focus but preowned should come in on budget. there are plenty of dual focus options that will fulfil the aesthetic and optical quality requirements. maybe look there (kowa, sankor, etc) then plan a purchase of one of the multiple focus units that are currently on offer. slr magic rangefinder, FM lens and Rectilux. get a good dual focus setup and then its just a case of saving for a focus unit. DanC1 and valery akos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanC1 Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 unfortunately you're not going to find anything within budget that fulfils your requirements. The iscoramas are not very heavy at all. pretty much everything else of a single focus nature will be heavier. unfortunately an iscorama is around 3x your budget. maybe a slr magic 1.33x? it's not 100% single focus but preowned should come in on budget. there are plenty of dual focus options that will fulfil the aesthetic and optical quality requirements. maybe look there (kowa, sankor, etc) then plan a purchase of one of the multiple focus units that are currently on offer. slr magic rangefinder, FM lens and Rectilux. get a good dual focus setup and then its just a case of saving for a focus unit.Thanks for the reply, I bought the eoshd guide and found a sankor 16c reasonably priced so went for that! valery akos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Genheimer Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Get a Rectilux and you're set. The Sankor is decent quality. Rectilux plus a projection anamorphic is the cheapest single-focus setup. Anything cheaper is a gimmick or is junk quality. DanC1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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