The Ultimate Cheap Anamorphic Look Lens Test ($60 to $400)

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024

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  • @PaganiTypeR
    @PaganiTypeR 4 роки тому +90

    Isn't actual anamorphic lenses gives you kinda more angle of view? by squeezing that picture into frame. If so, then I think that's more important characteristic rather than flares and bokeh.

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +49

      Well that’s why real anamorphic lenses cost way more money

    • @AnamorphicOnABudget
      @AnamorphicOnABudget 4 роки тому +8

      You're not wrong, but if no one tells you if a lens is anamorphic or anamorfake, I also doubt you can tell them apart! hehehe. There's a test at www.anamorfakeit.com and you can see how well you do! :P

    • @MarcoZhang689
      @MarcoZhang689 4 роки тому +2

      Anamorphic on a Budget I cannot believe it... got a 0/10... any good solutions for a wide anamorfake lens? My understanding is that you cannot use filters like vidatlantic for wider lenses, but have to modify from an aperture level. Love your channel btw, hope you make more vids more frequently!

    • @liamwilson98
      @liamwilson98 4 роки тому +7

      You can emulate some of that distortion in post. Easily done in after effects with the bezier warp. Obviously, you'll never get all the characteristics of real anamorphics without using real anamorphics, but on a budget, all these things together go a long way.

    • @diegoperezreyes8388
      @diegoperezreyes8388 3 роки тому

      @@AnamorphicOnABudget Damn, only got one mistake. Don't know where did that come from, guess I did learn something from photography classes and courses

  • @adelaide7822
    @adelaide7822 4 роки тому +26

    I have to admit they get really close to the real thing, good enough for my eyes, plus it is much cheaper. Very nice video, it really shows that you put a lot of work into your videos!

  • @antonioserrata8230
    @antonioserrata8230 4 роки тому +6

    I started with photography and videography a couple years ago, between you, Tito and a few others & my own engineering background, I shoot almost exclusively with vintage lenses (and Manually now) you recommended AND a few I found on my own as well (required modifications with a dremel lol). Thank you for all your excellent work and inspiration!

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +2

      thanks a lot for watching since the start !

  • @rohithjnair2
    @rohithjnair2 4 роки тому +26

    Uploaded one minute ago. Hey Matheieu ! Love your work. Never stop . :)

  • @jackiejustfilms
    @jackiejustfilms 3 роки тому +2

    Your music selection with all of your videos always put me in a good mood. Bless brother!

  • @vaidehiarts
    @vaidehiarts 4 роки тому +4

    I actually really like the Sirui's look, although their new 35 mm lens might give a more anamorphic-feeling field of view

  • @IRudra
    @IRudra 4 роки тому +3

    I liked the DIY solution with vintage lenses more than with native anamorphic lenses. It looks more interesting than with the real ones😏
    Helios lenses are great even the 28mm you tested a few month ago. Mine has some haze so at 2.8 it s naturally blurry 😋 except in the central area 🤣
    Anamorfake even please me the most

  • @TRAC
    @TRAC 4 роки тому +6

    C'est très complet avec footage à l'appui, bravo ! pour les flares et le bokeh oval ça serait dommage de s'en priver, c'est ce que cherche beaucoup de filmmakers. Mais pour moi le plus important reste quand même le FOV obtenu avec un X2 et le ratio 2:39.1. Ta composition, cadrage et mise en scène sont beaucoup moins à l'étroit. J'ai commencé avec de l'anamorfake mais je suis vite dirigé vers les Kowa 8Z et B&H (merci Tito) bref, c'est très compliqué pour moi de tourner autrement qu'en anamorphique depuis que j'y ai goûté...^^ good work keep it up !

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +2

      Pareil , mais c'était interessant de comparé les options moins cher, la j'ai le Kowa 16h, Sankor 16D, victorscope, Isco ultra star, Sirui, et Hypergonar stop .... donc j'ai de quoi tester pas mal d'options.

    • @TRAC
      @TRAC 4 роки тому

      @@MathieuStern voilà un beau set d'anamorphic^^ tu as quelle solution pour le single focus ? DHL doit me livrer dans les prochains jours le FVD16a de Rapido, j'en peux plus d'attendre ! Question : je viens de recevoir cet après midi un Jupiter9 85/2 avec monture Contax KIEV RF (nikon s)...je ne sais pas comment le monter sur mon speedbooster en EF ? help !

  • @MrAcethesecond
    @MrAcethesecond 2 роки тому

    I didn’t even finish the video and went and bought the Helios addition. I got the 16 blade version for myself. Your video really sold that lens for me on the spot. That dude owes you a kickback for all this exposure.

  • @shawnbrynelson5333
    @shawnbrynelson5333 4 роки тому +1

    Those chrome lenses are beautiful! Very retro-futuristic looking.

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs
    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs 4 роки тому +2

    Very in-depth, friend! 👍 I was actually browsing different ways to get an anamorphic look on a budget yesterday. Have you checked out the rainbow flare filters by Schneider? I can't find a real world video on them and was wondering if you would ever do a video on something like them? Very creative style like you enjoy. 😁

  • @tasteinparis7138
    @tasteinparis7138 4 роки тому +6

    Amazing results for way less money than the real deal !

  • @periklispld2061
    @periklispld2061 4 роки тому +1

    Really appreciate the quality of your content.

  • @optimumfilms
    @optimumfilms 4 роки тому +2

    The lines in the bokeh are a bit of a bummer though.

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +1

      Yep ... i agree it's pretty ugly

  • @fotolookconde
    @fotolookconde 4 роки тому +8

    I just bought a Helios 3 days ago!!!

  • @westyavro
    @westyavro 4 роки тому +1

    You can also buy an anamorphic projection lens and mount it to an 85mm lens. No bokeh lines and you get an exact anamorphic look.

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +1

      YES... that's what I did in my last videos, i have like 8 different projection lenses to review soon.

  • @TheCruisinCrew
    @TheCruisinCrew 2 роки тому

    Cool stuff, but the flare effects can be easily and really well done in software... I think the bokeh balls/swirls of the unmodded Helios are already close enough... the visible string would bother me more! ;)

  • @aZeddPrattFilm
    @aZeddPrattFilm 4 роки тому +1

    It’s not clear to me what to get. I don’t care about so much the flares but I really care about the bokeh but I don’t want the bokeh to have a line through it. Looking for something in the 50-$150 range. I shoot FD lenses

  • @-lll-ll-llll-AVE
    @-lll-ll-llll-AVE 4 роки тому +2

    Awesome! Can’t wait for the real anamorphics review
    Ps: im making my first cyanotypes inspired partly by you this week!

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +1

      That is awesome! I hope you will share the result !

  • @andrestomas2366
    @andrestomas2366 4 роки тому +3

    Do you know the lens used in the shinning or in Barry Lyndon. I wonder if you would be able to find a way to make a video using that. Thanks for the video and also you are doing great.

    • @williamashrafzadeh3701
      @williamashrafzadeh3701 3 роки тому +1

      pretty sure Barry Lyndon was shot on canon k35. The set is like 100k lmao

  • @jpcalamaro961
    @jpcalamaro961 4 роки тому

    Nice to see a well put together synthesis of the various solutions available and compare them. Well done.

  • @philadams9254
    @philadams9254 4 роки тому

    Wow! Dreamy footage man! Especially the outdoor shots... 😍

  • @MarcoZhang689
    @MarcoZhang689 4 роки тому +3

    Then you have to shoot wide open all the time, light transmission is probably less too. God I wish lenses weren’t so expensive.

  • @ThePhenomenalLife
    @ThePhenomenalLife 4 роки тому

    1 Video to rule them all!

  • @Von_McKnelly
    @Von_McKnelly 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the video Mathieu. I just received a Helios 44-2. Will be taking it out for a spin later today.

  • @sheldonmurphy6031
    @sheldonmurphy6031 2 роки тому

    I love the warmth look from Tito F.
    I would love to find a great anamorphic alternative for BnW photography, but also for a more unique style of oitdoor natural light photography.
    Thank You For The Video!

  • @jessevillanueva1425
    @jessevillanueva1425 3 роки тому

    0:58 the Opera logo 😂

  • @PaulVRo
    @PaulVRo 3 роки тому

    the filter and the helios and retro mods are really fine!

  • @maxdmachy
    @maxdmachy 4 роки тому

    Inspiring - and amazing how many solutions you offer!
    This video for me is also a great encouragement to use the flair in old lenses I own.
    In my cupboard there are 2 1950ies portrait lenses from Leica. And 3 Eastern European 50mm lenses waiting to be used. Insofar I actually tried to avoid high contrast situations with them. That feels somehow stupid after watching your videos!
    I am also flirting with buying some really cheap 35mm glass, preferably something in 39mm screwmount. Such a lens would probably be even more interesting flairwise.
    What I wonder is inhowfar any of your fake anamorphic suggestions makes sense in my very specific photographic context.
    One element of anamorphic solution is the panoramic format. If I had the chance to share my content as printouts I would instantly start experimenting. As I only have a chance to share online, panoramic means I am loosing people because the photo is cropped or poorly presented, especially on smartphones.
    The flares and ovals - interesting experiments. I might get caught by certain looks if I watched your last and this video again. However so far nothing felt like the recent real anamorphic lenses people presented. On top framing is probably very hard as long as I don't own a camera which can preview the final photo. To my knowledge Lumix GH 5 and S5 are the cheapest cameras which offer that. Not in my current budget.
    Anyway - thanks a lot for your neverending creativity!

  • @aybee5908
    @aybee5908 6 місяців тому

    The Helios are stunning, but I don`t like the "coffee beans". So maybe modding without the flare string and just the oval.

  • @gottesman007
    @gottesman007 4 роки тому +5

    Some looked great, but the vertical string right in the middle of the bokeh is just unbearable for me... Once I see it, i can't unsee it

    • @pideedee2559
      @pideedee2559 4 роки тому

      yeah, those coffee bean shaped bokeh balls look so weird

  • @alibuhlaiqa8384
    @alibuhlaiqa8384 4 роки тому

    Love your video and the amazing manual focus work that you prefect. Keep posting great videos

  • @MrKarator
    @MrKarator 4 роки тому

    Seems you also like vintage Soviet lens))) I may advice you to try Jupiter-8 50mm f2, as pretty interesting portrait lens. Remember that it needs m39 rangefinder adapter, its smaller than m42

  • @marcels.8703
    @marcels.8703 2 роки тому

    Perfect comparison. Thx!

  • @haininid7004
    @haininid7004 4 роки тому

    Hi Met, i'm from Indonesia. This video is amazing, i imagine that u will make some modifications for 7artisans lens too, that will make me so happy.

  • @MB-or8js
    @MB-or8js 4 роки тому

    Would be nice if a summary with pros and cons world be added after each lens or lens adapter test. I simply couldn't tell which characteristics was supposed to be and which wasn't.

  • @cj64films
    @cj64films 4 роки тому

    I have the Helios 44-2 as well & it’s such an interesting lens

  • @sanndy6432
    @sanndy6432 4 роки тому +1

    Lens, lens and fooking lenses.... Thats why I'm subbed for. Love your work man👌❤

  • @ValJedi
    @ValJedi 2 роки тому

    beautiful!
    but where do you find an 800$ kowa ?? they re all like around 1500-2000 price range....

  • @paulwelsheimer9164
    @paulwelsheimer9164 3 роки тому

    Wow excellent video, your presentation of the friendly budget anamorphic lens options was executed to perfection, I thank you for for your hard work in time and showcasing these budget-friendly anamorphic lenses and there want to be cousins with many options of inexpensive modified lenses and those were the questions that stood in my way and thanks to you now I have a direction that I can look forward to achieving that classic anamorphic look with the Boca and the flares with rather stunning results wow makes me look at those imposter anamorphic modified lens is in a whole new way now thank you for your time and sharing this video, well done sir

  • @DethronerX
    @DethronerX 2 роки тому

    LOL Anamorphake. Thank you so much, cant wait to try this!

  • @pegbars
    @pegbars Рік тому

    Ummm... the purpose of anamorphic lenses is to get more horizontal picture information in the frame, not to put ovals on the screen. Also, lens flares are something to be avoided... that's what flags and lens shades are for.

  • @Quetzalcoatl0
    @Quetzalcoatl0 4 роки тому +2

    How i wish Mathie would start uploading in higher resolutions.

  • @arthurmermelshtein1767
    @arthurmermelshtein1767 4 роки тому

    Very well done video. Nice work.

  • @tobeornotthatistheqs
    @tobeornotthatistheqs 2 роки тому

    1:08 1:29 1:42
    Vid-Atlantic front filter + Canon fd 85mm 1.8
    60달러
    희미한 푸른색 플레어, 확실한 쌀알모양 보케
    헬리오스 렌즈
    2:25 2:52 3:04
    Helios 44-2 58mm f2 Cine-modded by Iron glass
    240달러
    둥근 편인 보케에 줄이 있음
    희미한 붉은 플레어
    3:14 3:42 3:55 8:06
    Helios 44m 58mm f2 Cine-modded by Retro-foto-House
    250달러
    푸르고 확실한 플레어, 보케에 줄 있음 👍
    주피터 9 렌즈
    4:44 5:06 5:20 8:46
    Jupiter 9 85mm f2 DIY Anamorfake by Tito Ferradans
    50-100달러
    확실한 푸른색 플레어, 쌀알 보케에 줄 있음
    5:26 5:48 6:00 9:11
    Jupiter 9 85mm f2 Cine-modded by Iron glass
    붉은색 희미한 플레어, 쌀알 보케에 줄 있음
    400달러
    6:06 렌즈별 플레어 비교
    리얼 아나모픽 렌즈
    7:05 7:20
    시루이 아나모픽 1.33x 렌즈
    700달러
    희미한 푸른색 플레어
    7:36 7:49
    Kowa 16H - 2X adapter + Helios 44-2
    800달러
    희미한 두곂의 푸른색 플레어
    챕터2 푸티지 셈플

  • @sergioknuf
    @sergioknuf Рік тому

    How did you get the wide screen?

  • @YevhenTitarenko
    @YevhenTitarenko 4 роки тому

    Thank you for this video!

  • @akrfilms511
    @akrfilms511 2 роки тому

    I have a Canon t2i and was looking to get maybe the helios lense for it. What kind of adapter would I need for those lense inorder to go for my camera?

  • @vrfilmacademy
    @vrfilmacademy 4 роки тому

    Super cool

  • @LadrilloEnBici
    @LadrilloEnBici 4 роки тому

    Will definitely try the conversion on my helios 44-2! Im using it on a Sony a7ii, does it matter?

  • @IcebergGamingTop10s
    @IcebergGamingTop10s 4 роки тому +1

    I appreciate your dedication to a subject I still can't quite understand the appeal of...

  • @dushyantbhatt9345
    @dushyantbhatt9345 3 роки тому

    How Can I Get My Lenses Modified ??? Please Help

  • @JapanLovers
    @JapanLovers 4 роки тому

    thanks for the comparison ✌

  • @dr5chrome896
    @dr5chrome896 Рік тому

    I do not agree that bokeh and flairs are the only aspect of an anamorphic scope. If that were the case cinematographers would not use a 30K lens. anamorphics create a real eyes view. everything else is secondary.

  • @deniirawan8106
    @deniirawan8106 3 роки тому

    I love ur channel, mathieu 👍

  • @synon9m
    @synon9m 2 роки тому

    Anything to fit a Nikon f mount?

  • @vsdgameshannel4832
    @vsdgameshannel4832 3 роки тому

    2:01 Oh god, I have this lens on my Canon EOS 400D :D I take beautiful photos with it

  • @benjalockridge6247
    @benjalockridge6247 4 роки тому

    Nice. Might have to try some of these. Do you have links for the different lenses?

  • @deltaoscaruniform1316
    @deltaoscaruniform1316 4 роки тому +1

    Why do some lenses have a straight thin black line inside them?

    • @jekanyika
      @jekanyika 4 роки тому

      I was wondering that as well.

    • @TedBorel
      @TedBorel 4 роки тому +1

      The line creates the lens flare. An even cheaper method- you can tape a clear fishing line (top to bottom) on your lens hood or end of your lens to get lens flares (but not the oval bokeh)

    • @TedBorel
      @TedBorel 4 роки тому +1

      I used this trick years ago (at about 1:33 in the video) to flare the truck headlights at night: ua-cam.com/video/uGwc-F20zDw/v-deo.html

  • @MILOSDONI
    @MILOSDONI 4 роки тому

    Can you make blueprint draw download link for printing?

  • @samsen3965
    @samsen3965 4 роки тому +1

    The beauty of Mathilde Bardet, as enhanced through your artful hand/lens is so distracting... I can't focus on the subject! 🤔🤓😜😍

  • @AndrewPRoberts
    @AndrewPRoberts 4 роки тому +5

    I anamorfaked a whole short film

  • @SocietateaAscendenta
    @SocietateaAscendenta 3 роки тому

    People: there are directors shooting on “normal” lenses, so stop thinking your films will become better, by faking it...
    🤦🏻‍♂️ Only reason I would get an anamorphic lens, is for the wider field of view.

  • @Colcum
    @Colcum 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the video. Do those cheap adapters work with focal lengths shorter than 85? 35 for instance?

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +1

      Iron glass makes the 37 mm version and I think retro foto house too

  • @diogoalmeidavisuals
    @diogoalmeidavisuals 4 роки тому +3

    ARRI Ultra Primes are not anamorphic, for that you want the ARRI Master Anamorphics

  • @ToffyHappy
    @ToffyHappy 4 роки тому

    Like​​ Doctor Acting​ 😂👏🎉

  • @mythreas9698
    @mythreas9698 4 роки тому

    Bro the helios one is looking sick with the mod, i have 44-2 but i don't have ability to mod it. Is that any save way to make helios lens cinemas without opening the lens ?

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому

      you can try to the the front lens version of the filter , it will be not perfect but the back modification is really easy to do

  • @rorythorns1597
    @rorythorns1597 4 роки тому

    these new labeled timestamps are copied from the 'Hub

  • @nitinb9202
    @nitinb9202 4 роки тому +1

    The modified lenses actually show up thread line in bokeh unlike the real ana lenses.

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +2

      That’s exactly why I did show the bokeh close up
      And why I made this video

    • @nitinb9202
      @nitinb9202 4 роки тому +1

      @@MathieuStern but still they remain impressive alternatives .

  • @andrew_nayes
    @andrew_nayes Рік тому

    0:12 The Arri Ultra Primes are not anamorphic lenses. Expensive, indeed! But not anamorphics.

  • @user-to6kg5wb5r
    @user-to6kg5wb5r 4 роки тому

    Спасибо, очень интересное видео 👍

  • @MANZANOADRIAN
    @MANZANOADRIAN 4 роки тому

    Is there a 20 to 35mm anamorphic fake

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому

      Yes
      Iron glass makes a 37mm fake one

    • @MANZANOADRIAN
      @MANZANOADRIAN 4 роки тому

      @@MathieuStern i need wider... any 25mm?

  • @timrb
    @timrb 4 роки тому

    Which colour grading LUT was used in this video in chapter one?

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому

      It’s was lobster from my zoology pack but turned on a 35%

    • @timrb
      @timrb 4 роки тому

      Thank you Mathieu, I love the tones in it!

  • @jekanyika
    @jekanyika 4 роки тому

    Have you dona a video about that Exakta?

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +1

      Not yet but i want to use it with film !

    • @jekanyika
      @jekanyika 4 роки тому

      I look forward to it.

  • @loogatdisdood
    @loogatdisdood 4 роки тому

    i miss the old song you used to use

  • @StephanBuchin
    @StephanBuchin 4 роки тому

    Blue flare and oval bokeh are aberrations or imperfections I could live without but what makes me instantly dive into a movie is that special angle of view which is totally absent here. It's like drinking alcohol-free beer, you get the bitterness but not the fun.

  • @edwnsoto18
    @edwnsoto18 4 роки тому

    I made one like that with helios lens, but i get lines on my bokeh ... cant wait the real anamorphic review

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому +2

      Lines in your Bokeh is normal with this technic, not many people will notice it, but Pro like US will... so real anamorphic is still the best option

    • @ZeeHatley
      @ZeeHatley 4 роки тому +1

      The front filter didn’t appear to give any lines to the bokeh, but it did seem to make the bokeh a funny shape.

  • @filipitiflop3246
    @filipitiflop3246 4 роки тому

    pouce bleu

  • @ruok3351
    @ruok3351 4 роки тому

    We call this Anamorfakes. Except for the Kowa

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  4 роки тому

      we ? the grand council of the mighty lenses ?

    • @ruok3351
      @ruok3351 4 роки тому

      @@MathieuStern yes

  • @jpmarquez49
    @jpmarquez49 3 роки тому