The ultimate anamorphic lens test kowa cine prominar. These cameras were designed to compete the hasselblad cameras. Can the elmo ii go against the top of the projection lenses. These have excellent flares, stunning unique warm color rendition, and great sharpness due to the primes used. Front anamorphic element design, delivering true anamorphic flares and optic effects. In 12 years of selling used motion picture equipment, i have never seen a set of used kowa s for sale. I know roger deakins is a spherical lens guy,so to say,and he prefers to shoot spherical 2.
In this small video, i will show you an anamorphic test i did using the kowa anamorphic lenses. The optical design of the evolution 2x lenses is based on their original optical design and the front anamorphic principles. Lightweight and easy for handheld, steadicam, and gimbles. The optical design and coating type of the kowa anamorphics can not. The company was founded in nagoya in 1894 as a textile shop, and entered the spinning industry in 1919. Angenieux, arri, atlas, cineovision, cooke, elite, hawk. They are low in contrast and warm in color and can be made to flare. In 12 years of selling used motion picture equipment, i have never seen a set of used kowas for sale. Anamorphic lenses are specialty tools which affect how images get projected onto the camera sensor.
If youre a movie fan then you may have, but if not youve certainly seen them used in many films made for the big screen. Rehoused by true lens services serviced by duclos lenses. They were primarily created so that a wider range of. Vintage anamorphic primes, rehoused for todays demands. Unfortunately i found nothing on the kowa 16s on the web or in the book, it seems all kowa lenses are the same though. The eoshd anamorphic shooters guide 2nd edition eoshd. Isco had been producing anamorphic lenses since the 1950s, but the first. The look and bokeh of the evolution 2x lenses match the genuine anamorphic look of the original kowa anamorphic lenses. Hi, i just bought andrews book on anamorphic shooting hoping to find some information on other kowa anamorphic lens alternatives. Unlike ordinary spherical lenses, anamorphic lenses include an additional optical element that squeezes the image horizontally, without.
It also made projection lenses, both regular and anamorphic for the cinemascope process, under the prominar brand name, whose. Slr magic, a company known for making affordable optics and accessories for filmmakers, has announced a new set of anamorphic cinema lenses that can be adapted to a variety of lens mounts. Lumix s1h anamorphic test shoot kowa anamorphic lenses. The flare is warm in colour rather than the standard blue anamorphic flare. Low in contrast and warm in color, these 2x squeeze lenses are the highly soughtafter japanese cinema lenses of the 1970s. The fastest lens of voigtlander leaf shutter slr was the 250mm septon and 240mm skopagon the zeissikons only had f2. Now, its time for kowa s new beginning qaiming the next generation clarity. Kowa anamorphic lenses lensworks rentals 3102317677. I am a big fan of anamorphic lenses last 5 years at list,even when i shoot a tv spot i insist to shoot anamorphic for its shallow dof,flares bokeh and all that. The kowa prominar anamorphics are japanese anamorphic lenses from the 1960s.
The original kowa anamorphic prime lenses have been produced until the 1970s and usually for four different primes are available. From atlanta to twin peaks, here are the cameras and lenses that shot the years best tv shows. Feb 09, 2016 slr magic, a company known for making affordable optics and accessories for filmmakers, has announced a new set of anamorphic cinema lenses that can be adapted to a variety of lens mounts. Anamorphic lens clamp kit kowa sankor singer isco ebay. And we see how they compare to the original loved kowa anamorphics. However, due to the wider aspect ratio of digital sensors compared to 35mm film, 2x anamorphic lenses produce a superwide 3. Todd ao anamorphic lenses lensworks rentals 3102317677. The original kowa anamorphic prime lenses have been produced until the 1970s and usually for four different. Kowa cine prominar anamorphic lenses 405075100200 wdiopter, wide adapter we have a rehoused set of vintage kowa anamorphic lenses which have been professionally rebarrelled in japan with new double sided bright yellow markings.
The kowa evolution lenses are based on the original optical design of the vintage kowa lenses, and feature the same front anamorphic construction that made the originals so popular. Our next stop is one of the legendary iscorama lenses, which outside of proper anamorphic cine lenses are the most respected anamorphic solutions for video use. The netflix series the chilling adventures of sabrina blends magic, monsters, and teenage drama in one of the years surprise hits. The show was adapted from charles forsmans comic book. It also refers to the projection format in which a distorted image is stretched by an anamorphic projection lens to recreate the original aspect ratio on the viewing screen. It continued to make binoculars and telescopes among much else, and in 2005 marketed a spotting scope with integrated digital camera, thereby again becoming a camera manufacturer of a sort.
In 1939, the trading and spinning activities were separated, and the trading company was incorporated as kowa k. This was followed by the super 66, which has detachable film magazines. The fastest lens of voigtlander leaf shutter slr was the 250mm septon and 240mm skopagon. Anamorphic prime lens comparison 2x cooke, hawk, kowa, todd ao, arri from forrest schultz on vimeo. Anamorphic format is the cinematography technique of shooting a widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film or other visual recording media with a nonwidescreen native aspect ratio. Test of 2x anamorphic prime lenses most commonly available today, excluding. This post seeks to inform both historical, technical, and specific cooke lenses used on certain films of personal interest for the purposes of future projects. After 1945, the company attempted to diversify its activities, and created the dependent kowa koki seisakusho. The flare they produced is rather warm rather than the standard blue anamorphic flare and the highlight roll off is one of the most beautiful attributes as it acts like a natural diffuser for light. We build a quality and affordable anamorphic equipment for all beginners and professional filmmakers. Iscorama was a trademark applied by isco optics of gottingen to a series of consumergrade.
The kowa lenses in this ebay collection all serve relatively similar functions, so the main. Evolution 2x lenses based on the original optical design. Low in contrast and warm in colour, they can be made to flare easily. Single focus adapters again help with this problem and its also possible to use various close up filters diopters instead.
The former kowa prominar get a lens rehousing for anamorphic lens, cine lens inkl. A few anamorphic lenses, including the isco rama 36, 54, and our custom single focus anamorphic, can be focused by setting your taking lens to infinity and focusing only with the anamorphic. They are unusually small and lightweight for anamorphic lenses. We bought our dslr cameras with the dreams of shooting at twilight, in dimly lit rooms, and with a shallow depth of field for which to frame. We are a young, independent company, with pioneer design of products for all anamorphic uses. The super high speed lenses 1976, also by nikon, are the fastest anamorphic lenses available, with tstops between 1. Panavision c series and e series anamorphic lenses. Jan 06, 2017 isco anamorphic lenses are the very best anamorphic lens available for shooting with dslr cameras. Looks for sankor, singer, eiki, kowa, 16d, 16c, 16f, 16h, 8z, 16mm, proskar, sun, or if you find a lens but still arent sure, send us a link or photo. Peek behind the magic of the chilling adventures of sabrina. Due to their compactness they are often used for action or aerial sequences. A motion picture camera rentals resource, dedicated to bringing you worldclass service and cutting edge solutions.
Full frame rentals is home to atlantas largest collection of vintage and modern primezoom lenses. With fast and capable slr prime lenses cheaply available, many inferior anamorphic glass smears at fast apertures unless you stop down to f5. The kowa setr2 has the fastest ever made leaf shutter slr lenses made in history. The pl mount anamorphotcine line of lenses includes the 35mm t2. Photo model number lens format focal length iris range fstop mount data sheet compare. Psrehousing for kowa anamorphic lens 40mm, f3, front diameter 80mm. When you want to shoot video in a format that youve never tried before, one of the kowa anamorphic lenses in this collection might be just what youve been looking for. Kowa anamorphic camera lenses for beautiful cinematic shots.
Isco anamorphic lenses are the very best anamorphic lens available for shooting with dslr cameras. The gh2 hack and anamorphic easy installation instructions and optimising the gh2 hack for anamorphic lenses. These lenses are still much much sharper and more affordable. Kowa is a japanese company, which manufactured cameras from 1954 to 1978. The range consists of four primes 40, 50, 75 and 100 mm.
Overhauled by duclos lenses kowa cine prominar 20mm t2. We carry a full inventory of lenses from angenieux, arrizeiss, canon, cooke, kowa, as well as tls rehoused versions of your favorite vintage lenses. We bought our dslr cameras with the dreams of shooting at twilight, in dimly lit rooms, and with a shallow depth of field for which to frame subjects. The lumix s1h is tailored for video and cinema production. Thus, the numerous questions are to attain a starting by based of an accurate frame of reference when moving forward in. The kowa six is an slr camera for 6x6 cm pictures on 120 film, made by kowa in the 1960s. If you want to find the best deals and selection, shopping for used and new camera lenses on ebay is a good way to go. These japanese anamorphic primes were built in the 1960s with coatings similar to those of the kowa cine prominars.
Most anamorphic projection lenses have a poor closest focusing distance, in case of kowa vidoscope its 5ft1. Anamorphic rigs and accessories recommended rig configurations, and faking the anamorphic look without a lens. Kowas have a beautiful look with expressive flares. Shooting with an anamorphic lens on an ordinary dslr. The kowa six mm is an improved model, allowing multipleexposure and with a mirror lock. Slr magic announces anamorphic lenses for filmmakers. Thus, the numerous questions are to attain a starting by based of an accurate frame of reference when moving forward in choosin. Dec 07, 2016 most anamorphic projection lenses have a poor closest focusing distance, in case of kowa vidoscope its 5ft1. So far my anamorphic journey took me through a few quite different low budget solutions including proskar16 2x, centuryoptex 1. Aug, 2019 so far my anamorphic journey took me through a few quite different low budget solutions including proskar16 2x, centuryoptex 1.
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