Rudolf

Dude, it's pretty clear a lot of people prefer 1.5x and 2x  when you look at the responses here and on personal view. Anamorphic is a niche market and these are the folks who would be dropping $1500 on an adapter.
 
Bit of unnecessary stretch to generalize them all as fanatics.

There's something missing, like it's too sharp. Maybe it's the 1.3x... I like the 1.5x and 2x a lot more. It doesn't have that organic look like the Iscorama. To me it looks like a cropped standard lens. The flares are to thin too. If they could copy the Iscorama but with a blue flare, I would definitely buy one... maybe 2. 

Not sure what, or with whom you are trying to argue at this point. We get it, your'e very interested in this 1.3x adapter, some of us are not and we are entitled to our opinion. 
 
There is no need to desperately defend some product you've never used, it's okay for people to differ in their preferences. Enjoy the product when it comes out!

my opinion on the matter...
 
these new offerings wont touch the current ones for people like us.  it wont better a century or a la7200 since the guys developing these new lenses dont really understand the reasoning behind why people want anamorphic.  neither will they touch the performance of an iscorama unless they infringe on a patent.
 
their key failing is in deciding to rework a 'one size fits all' option instead of making people work with a proper solution that has limitations.
 
the letus option will have only been tested with Canon L lenses
the slr magic solution will have only been tested with slr magic lenses on m43
 
The key to success is to deliver a set of integrated lenses with no user options available.  each lens being sub 1.5k usd.  each being f2.8.  a 35mm, a 50mm and a 85mm.  each covering full frame to allow yielding of the speed booster for that magical f2..
 
the worst thing in the world is to create a one size fits all front solution that will in 90% of circumstances be fitted to the front of ghastly canon 50mm L lenses.  
 
Set maximum and minimum focus point for each focal length and optimise the anamorphot to suit.  
 
if anything i see these offerings as only a reason for my iscorama to increase even more above its actual value.  and id rather these people put their efforts into something that matched it.  all this computer power we have nowadays.  how can these people not better a 1960's design?

Hello Ithanlon, your pictured does not show the 36. It is the older version with 30mm rear (and a unique serial no.) and is not multicoated.

Enny, great you did not lose your humor! That is the best way to handle these "things"...
And maybe tonight you can tell a bedtime story about multicoating removal (there was a thread here I think)

DAMNED...!!!! I missed the 16/32...  :(  
I love my Möllers 8/19 so much that there is an even bigger desire for the 16/32  ;)

Helios + Sankor is very nice and sharp and does not vignette on m4/3 (in my experience) but that might be difficult if you're on APS-C (or full frame)!
 
BTW I do not agree on better quality lenses are always overpriced. There are many ridiculous listings but on the other hand
good quality comes at higher prices. Nothing wrong with that. And there is a huge difference between a Bolex Möller
and a Sankor (sharpness /at any aparture, handling/no diopter, focussing, weight, character).

Stumbled upon this little video from FilmmakerIQ on Fstoppers, although not totally about anamorphs, it's still a nice explanatory piece on aspect ratios - and how they ended up beeing 1.33 or 2.20 etc. - and hey... Henri Chretien is mentioned.
 
https://vimeo.com/68830569
 

I have a couple of Canon FDs, some russian lens, Yashica, Zeiss, Panasonic and one I like very much is the Olympus Zuiko 38mm.
All together maybe 15 and I am not really unhappy but I am not sure if this makes sense. I got the feeling I bought a lot and some
were not was I am looking for (I recently sold my Konicas) 
I would like to have maybe 4 primes of really good quality with a homogenous look and sharpness. For example Zeiss 28mm, 35mm,
50mm and 85mm or similar Nikkors AIS (I just posted this "problem" in a new thread).
But when I watch your great video... maybe it is just my disability and not the lens  :)

Very interesting color and epic scenery on these screenshots! I am looking forward for the final film!!!
Hope you share it with us...
Canon FD Lenses are very good I think. I have the 28mm F 2.0 which is fantastic in sharpness wide open.
Same as the 35mm 2.0 which has unfortunately for my taste a too warm color rendition. 
The 50mm 1.4 is as sharp as the Zeiss 50mm 1.4 (maybe sharper) 
However I am switching and therefore I will probably sell my FD collection. 

Just thought I'd share this also on the anamorphic forum specifically. Gotta love the Kowa image!
 
http://vimeo.com/56519741