Gabriel Copoeru

​How did you manage to screw that adapter in? Wasn't the front thread supposed to be some irregular, non-photographic standard?

Posted to ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/121634544833?

Price is higher to cover the 10% seller fee, but it assures a more secure transaction through ebay policies. 

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well, I've seen them go for around 300 Euros on ebay; redstan has listed the tokina with a pricetag of £300 (!!);  I myself sold the first one I had for 300$; I would always welcome a counteroffer, just so you know

​ken, that's not very fair of you to be posting a misleading and off-topic reply;  that is a set of diopters that are currently in production, unlike the rarer tokina, and around 120$ more expensive. you can find other achromatic diopters of different strengths and price ranges, but I don't see what this has to do with my sale

still available

I'm selling the very rare Tokina Achromat with the +0.4 diopter strength. You know the drill: it eliminates chromatic aberrations, sharpens the image and gives you a reasonable range of focus. It is in excellent condition. I do not do much anamorphic shooting, as I don't have such a great setup, so it would be better if someone else had this, who would benefit more from its great quality. 

I'd prefer not to put it up on ebay, as I've sold another one this way (yes, I am the type of lucky bastard who gets a hold of not one, but two tokinas, in local photography shops from one of the poorest countries in the EU, i know, it's ludicrous) and I would prefer to cut down on the price in the benefit of forum members, than to pay ebay's exorbitant seller fees. Payment would therefore be made directly to my paypal account.

Price: 250 EUR / 267$ + cost for tracked & insured shipping (varies depending on the destination country and preferred courier)

For shipping you have a choice between UPS, DHL, DPD, Romanian Post and others. Please message me for any type of question, or if you would like more detailed pictures. I realize that a transaction outside ebay raises concerns, so I highly suggest that you first communicate with me instead of brushing it off, if you are indeed interested and in need of this diopter. We could also chat on facebook where you will find me with my forum name, or even arrange a video call on skype. 

Thank you for your interest in my listing!

If I'm not mistaken, some 16mm anamorphic projector lenses have double use as film lenses, as well. But if you are talking about the Krasnogorsk 3 camera, you will need to mount it on something other than the Meteor 5-1 lens, which has a rotating front element focus that will throw off your alignment.

what's with all the handheld gimbal manufacturers always spamming the anamorphic forum?

Thank you very much for your excellent insight. What about this Tamron, now, how would you rate it?

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I'm sorry if this question has been asked before, but the thread is a little bit too lengthy to skim through all the way.

If the barrel of the FM is 71mm in diameter, does this mean that my Sankor 16F, that is slightly slimmer than its cousins (the focus ring is just under 70mm from what I've measured) can fit the module without modification?

​I would be interested in reasons for that, Cosimo.

DISCLAIMER: I apologize for posting a new topic on this, as I have also added this to the diopter thread. I didn't get any feedback and could use some because I want to sell one of these lenses and I can't decide which. 

I hope someone can clear things up for me. Although I've read up a lot on anamorphics over the past months, I am very much a noob when it comes to using them properly, as getting everything you need to maintain such an expensive passion is very difficult where I live. 

Knowing that the very coveted Tokina achromat is arguably the Holy Grail of anamorphic diopters, I was very happy to find one for cheap at a local shop (who knows how for long they probably had it).

I did a very bare bones test to compare it to another lens that I bought a while back, a Tamron +0.5 singlet close-up. I know there may be a lot of things wrong with it, lighting changes, the objects don't have an adequate texture to them for test purposes, and so on, but I wanted very quickly to see if there is any obvious advantage (in terms of sharpness) to the Tokina over it's single element counterpart.

Now, is it just me, or is there no huge difference between the images? I fail to see anything that would justify the huge price gap. I don't know if I should be dissapointed in the Tokina or impressed with the Tamron. I understand that maybe you can see what the Tokina is capable of by using better lenses, filming in different conditions, and so on. I don't know, what do you guys think? What am I doing wrong?

[Comparison between Tokina +0.4 and Tamron +0.5 Diopters, unusual results]

I hope someone can clear things up for me. Although I've read up a lot on anamorphics over the past months, I am very much a noob when it comes to using them properly, as getting everything you need to maintain such an expensive passion is very difficult where I live. 

Knowing that the very coveted Tokina achromat is arguably the Holy Grail of anamorphic diopters, I was very happy to find one for cheap at a local shop (who knows how for long they probably had it).

I did a very bare bones test to compare it to another lens that I bought a while back, a Tamron +0.5 singlet close-up. I know there may be a lot of things wrong with it, lighting changes, the objects don't have an adequate texture to them for test purposes, and so on, but I wanted very quickly to see if there is any obvious advantage (in terms of sharpness) to the Tokina over it's single element counterpart.

Now, is it just me, or is there no huge difference between the images? I fail to see anything that would justify the huge price gap. I don't know if I should be dissapointed in the Tokina or impressed with the Tamron. I understand that maybe you can see what the Tokina is capable of by using better lenses, filming in different conditions, and so on. I don't know, what do you guys think? What am I doing wrong?

​I don't think it covers the whole sensor on that camera, unfortunately.

Just use step down rings from the 49mm or 52mm of the helios. I've seen pics of it mounted on nikon primes, so no trouble there.

​Yes, but it also depends on the camera. It has to be a small sensor one, like ken said. BMPCC, GH4, etc.

From the tests I've seen on the web, it is quite soft and has blurry edges, but at least you can focus only with the taking lens. 

For the price, you can't expect more, I guess.

​Very interesting. Why do you say it cannot be used regularly? in your first post you said "No focusing necessary over 3m". Does that mean you can focus with your taking lens?

Isn't that a sankor 16F?

You guys are acting like a bunch of kids. It's really painful to watch.

So does anyone have any opinions on the Minolta Achromatic no. 0 diopter?

​Thanks for the answers, you are fountain of knowledge!

I bought the tamron close up lens (it is threaded) for about 60 euros (kind of steep, I guess). From my initial tests I'd say it improves the image a little bit on my sankor. Looks a little bit sharper, especially wide open.

On a semi-related note (don't know if this has been discussed on this thread before): Has anyone had any experience with the minolta achromatic no. 0 diopter? It's really cheap and I believe it has a +0.94 diopter.

​The optex looks as though it has a square filter holder type thing in the front, might want to try looking into that. Maybe cokin p-series close up filters? Can you detach that front element?

​Well I don't have an Iscorama. Got a cheap Sankor 16F and it is a pain to handle, image quality so and so. I'd say that the sankor has a minimum focus distance of 5 feet without the diopter.

​It is definitely the thread version, not the bayonet specific to that lens. The description didn't say, but i think it's a single element. What I'd like to know is if it's worth the extra cash more than let's say a normal +1 diopter. Does it make double focusing any easier if you are limited to about 2m of maximum focus distance? 

Hello, 

Does anyone have any experience with the Tamron Close-up thread filter for 28-200mm lens, model A9F (it's a +0.5 diopter, I think)? Is it a good find, does it improve image much?