Chamsom

Canon is playing a marketing strategy. They get beginners with a cheap 50mm and then now you're stuck in their proprietary system paying multiple times that amount. I think they might take the low profits on that in exchange for absurd profits as the user grows with their system.

Yup, I think there will be more over time. The Sirui 50mm seems revolutionary engineering wise. Aivascope is interesting..can't find much info but they keep pushing this 1.5x adapter?

Someone just bought a baby hypogonar with chipped glass off Ebay for $1K lol. Beyond my budget though, might just give up on the small ones. I noticed this "anamorphic market" is extremely narrow, there's a small group of buyers and sellers and it just seems to change hands. Many recommended lenses in 2014 are almost $2k or more now.

Thanks for the great feedback to both of you. I think 1.5x would be an ok compromise if I could get the setup put together at the right price. I am using an A6300 APS-C/super 35 sensor, probably upgrade to a used GH5 eventually to get 4:3. @seku Why would you prefer double focus for any of the scenarios?

The Sony A6300 to me is a cinema camera on the go. Super 35mm sensor, wide dynamic range, EVF and a bunch of other little details that you can just use anywhere. I still feel spoiled even though it's relatively "low end" nowadays.

Anyone here have a simple vintage anamorphic adapter setup without rails/rig etc? The more basic, the better. This looks like a minimum setup to even be usable, and it's a lot to carry around: Helios 44-2 === Back Clamp === ISCO Ultrastar === SLR Magic Rangefinder === ND Filter