Jon Karr

I know it's old now, but for anyone curious - I ended up getting a Helios 58, modified to be anamor-fake, from Ironglass Adaptors. **With no expectation that it would be a suitable replacement for a true anamorphic lens. They were great to deal with and what I got was pretty solid. I actually love it and have even been doing some stills work with it. We ended up shooting a video partially with the Helios and partially with an anamorphic setup using a Sankor. Here it is, for anyone who wants to see the results. Jon Karr www.thatverynextthing.com/artists

Yeah, the closer I look, the more I see what you mean. Also, from what I can tell, the oval aperture is only at f3.5. At any other aperture, the original blades take over. That being said, I went ahead and ordered a modified Helios 58mm. It wasn’t very expensive and there are some cool things about it - I just wouldn’t consider it a replacement for true anamorphic. I’ll use it for other stuff.

ironglassadapters.com - These guys seem to be doing some pretty cool stuff. I know it's fake, but I can see the benefits besides just price. Has anyone tried their lenses? Thoughts? This is part of their demo reel (not my work, obv):

Hi, noob here. I've read through a ton of these threads and love the content, so decided to join. In all my reading, I haven't found a clear answer to this, so I thought I'd ask for guidance: I want to get an anamorphic setup, but I'm still not sure how to pull it off. I'm starting with a full frame sensor (5dm iii and 5dm iv). I don't have an anamorphic lens yet or any adaptors. Trying to stay under ~$800USD. I know it won't be a single-focus solution. As far as taking lenses: I have a decent amount of L series (EF mount) lenses and would love to be able to use those, but the minimum diameter is 77mm. I also have some older FD mount Canon lenses, but would need a FD to EF converter. Usually this results in either light loss or loss of infinity focus, not ideal either way. If none of this works, I'll have to budget for another taking lens (Helios, etc), plus the EF mount converter. All I've been able to come up with is either: 1. EF to FD mount converter > FD mount lens with 58mm front thread > VidAtlantic clamp > 16mm Sankor (Elmo, Kowa, whatever) 2: EF lens with 77mm front thread > VidAtlantic XL clamp > 35 NAP-2 beast. Still have to leave room in the budget for some kind of support system. I have some 77mm diopters but they may be junk and at 77mm, I'll need some extra gaffer tape. The look I'm interested in is a little more Hollywood and a little less home movie (if that makes sense) - light streaking, softness toward the edges, don't mind a little vignetting either, but sharp in the middle. I shoot mostly in low-light, not bright sunlight (I'd like to be able to hang around f4 if possible). I also want to be able to get as wide-angle as possible. Interested in true anamorphic, not SLR Magic, etc. So... anybody have a similar kit? Suggestions?