Tito Ferradans

Hello my fellow anamorphic friends!

It's time for upgrades and because of that some of my gear must go! Lenses will be shipped from Vancouver, BC - Canada.

I only accept PayPal. Taxes and shipping are my responsibility.
If interested, reply here, send me a PM, or an email!
ferradans@gmail.com

One last thing before we get to the lenses: I'm currently selling a Cinemascope t-shirt, unique stuff. Price is $25, including shipping. Click here to get yours and be sure to send me which size you want it (M, L, XL). This is my attempt to fund the Anamorphic Cookbook and all the Anamorphic on a Budget videos so any help is appreciated!

Now to the pretty glass part...

ISCO WIDESCREEN 2000 MC (1.5x stretch, focus through)
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The best focus through adapter out there (meaning you use the taking lens’ focus ring). 1.5x stretch, Isco branding and quality, excellent performance and a very compact, solid and lightweight build. I have two of these lenses for sale, each one fitted with a 62-72mm step ring for diopters or single-focus solutions. Glass is in pristine condition, no scratches, spots, dust or fungus (which is almost a miracle considering the age of these lenses). They come with original front and rear caps plus a regular 72mm front cap. SALE DOES NOT INCLUDE REDSTAN CLAMPS.

For more information, check my review!

Price - USD700 each, shipped

ISCO 16:9 VIDEO ATTACHMENT Mk I - or "1.33x Iscorama 54" (1.33x, single focus)
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This is an extremely hard to find adapter, in plain words, it’s an Iscorama 54 with 1.33x stretch, which turns a 16:9 sensor into an automatic Cinemascope machine. Single focus operation, set your taking lens to infinity and shoot away using the Isco’s focus ring. Focus is smooth and glass is perfectly clear: no blemishes, scratches, fungus, dust or anything. Goes as wide as 40mm on full frame. Comes with both original front and rear caps and a Redstan clamp (72-77mm), which makes rear thread 72mm or 77mm according to your preference. Front thread is 95mm.

For more information, check my review!

Price - USD2600 shipped

CENTURY OPTICS 58mm ANAMORPHIC (1.33x stretch, focus through)
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The Century Optics is one of the most recommended adapters for people starting out with anamorphics and I sincerely don’t understand why people even complain about it. This one is in perfect shape, no damage whatsoever to the glass (no dust, scratches or fungus) but one or two tiny scuffs to the body (see photos). Stretch is 1.33x and rear thread is 58mm, making it super easy to attach to taking lenses. Goes as wide as 35mm on full frame, which is very good coverage (losing only to the Panasonic LA7200) and focusing is done using the taking lens’ focus ring. Close focus can be challenging but a cheap diopter kit is enough to solve the problem. It comes with original front and rear caps and an adapted 77mm front thread for attaching diopters (not shown in photos).

For more information, check my review!

Price: USD650 shipped

On 2/11/2016 at 3:05 AM, RickMcC said:

Tito, just wanted to say thanks for work. It's been a holy book for me when looking which lens to buy next.

I'd like to get your thoughts on the Isco Widescreen 2000MC. Had mine for a good few months now and it appears to be quite temperamental, I struggle to get a decent focus out of it with various lengths and dioptres, especially the SLR range finder... Not sure if I have a compromised version...

I'm sure it's nothing to do with my focusing ability... I hope.

Thanks a lot, Rick! Well, your comment inspired me to shoot an episode about the Isco Widescreen 2000MC, let me know what you think of it!

ANAMORPHIC ON A BUDGET - SLR MAGIC EP04 - ACHROMATIC DIOPTERS.
http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8334

ANAMORPHIC ON A BUDGET - SLR MAGIC EP05 - VARIABLE ND.
http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8335

ANAMORPHIC ON A BUDGET - ISCO WIDE-SCREEEN 2000 MC.
http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8718

ANAMORPHIC CHOP SHOP - CORNER PIN.
http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8241

I also opened a small "store" for the lenses I have lying around that deserve a better home, where they'll be loved and - most importantly - used. AND, the amazing Cinemascope t-shirt.
http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?page_id=8739

I think you have to choose between the top 4 or only the 5th item of your list.

The only option that could fill all of them would be a Cinelux, which will vignette above 50mm on APS-C.

And that list is pretty crazy. I have never seen an Isco 2000 over $1000, and I don't think anyone would ever pay this much for it.

I have two of these for sale right now, but you'd need a clamping solution to the taking lens, and they're going for $700.

Nope. You CAN get some extra vertical resolution if you want (on the 5D3 at least), but it's not as much as the GH4 mode.

Errrr, no you don't... hahaha. It's the exact same thing.

3 hours ago, christrad said:

Correct and sad for the ones who can't afford shooting RAW...

It doesn't actually make a difference, you can still shoot 16:9 and crop the sides. What ML is doing is discarding this right from the start, but no other benefits added (I'm not discussing h264 vs raw, just the crop).

15 hours ago, Thuy Pham said:

anyone have experience w Canon 500D?

I've been using one for a very long time for my extreme closeups. It's a +2 achromat, and quality is great.

You can use my calculator to find that out easily (http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8615), but yeah, 4:3 with a 2x lens should do the job just fine.

I've tried them and highly recommend.

http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8334

You can always get SLR Magic's.

They're definitely cheaper than vintage ones.

http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8334

For all kinds of questions regarding vignetting, just use the calculator!

http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8615

Sandro, I took a few hours to work mine out. Javascript and wordpress plugins. If you wanna check it out:

http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8615

Time to address the second most common question asked when it comes to anamorphics: "How wide can I go with this anamorphic?".
Your problems are over! Here I introduce my hFOV calculator!

Test it, break it, enjoy. Let me know.

http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8615

You can input all your settings (camera/crop factor, taking lens, focal reducers, anamorphic stretch and sensor aspect ratio) to check if you'll get vignetting, the equivalent focal length of your horizontal field of view and your final aspect ratio. You can also discover which taking lenses will give you a specific horizontal field of view and what crop should you set on your camera to achieve a specific final aspect ratio.

3 hours ago, redimp said:

Looks like I was deceived by the scale on it. Why is there a scale then?

It's almost double focus, but not quite. If you watch my review you'll understand.

Sorry Ken, but I have to disagree with you. I've had 4 or 5 of these small Century adapters, and I still like them a lot. It's gonna be tough selling the last one. The best thing about them is they're small and light. I have tests to prove it can achieve decent IQ even on full frame, which is tougher than smaller sensors. (start at 4m13s)

But I still have the WS-13, which is considerably better. (4m57s)

7 hours ago, redimp said:

Never saw single focus attachments from Century. Bump.

because they don't exist! :D

Brian, just out of curiosity, do you have anything to do with Caldwell Photographic?

As for the anamorphic, go for it, man! I think you have pretty good points setting the squeeze at 1.8, since most anamorphic modes are indeed 4:3 (the Ursa is 6:5, though).

Forget about my first question, I just noticed your name on the metabones white paper.

Based on Alan's review of the Vivitar, I wouldn't expect anything wonderful out of it. He also explains how to identify each version.

http://www.vintagelensesforvideo.com/vivitar-series1-70-210mm-review/

It doesn't matter much, as the tool is calculating the aspect ratio, not the final resolution. If you downscale height or upscale width, the ratio h/w in both cases will be the same.

Olá Sandro! Brasileiro? hahahaha

Cool cool cool. I'm still gonna LEARN javascript and jQuery for mine, so it might take a while. What did you use for yours, Python?

Kelly, is that you?

pretty cool, man! I'm working on something kind of similar (to tell if there will be vignetting, horizontal field of view, which lens will give you this or that angle, and aspect ratios), but online, so you don't have to download it.

Not a problem! Thanks a lot. Is this your only anamorphic or do you have others?

Not related to the sale, but... I'm doing a huge research on many anamorphic lenses and had never seen that installation manual. Would you mind scanning it and posting here, or sending to my email (ferradans@gmail.com)?

Thanks a lot, dude!

Is there a warp stabilizer going on in some of the shots, or is that rolling shutter, or am I just too tired and not seeing things straight?

Anyway, awesome test. I just bought the Tokina 28-70, and expect good results from it. Will post when it arrives and I get the chance to actually test.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111855621951?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT - Canons, +0.48 and +0.98 and a couple NDs.. I considered getting them myself but I really don't need it.

review of SLR Magic's achromats, I thought it could be useful here.

http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=8334