This isn’t the first anamorphic glass from Moment, but it’s the first you can use on your camera.
In the early 2000s, shooting anamorphic would have cost you an arm and a leg. A few years later, you’d be duck-taping anamorphic projection lenses to your rig. Was it effective and affordable? Sometimes, but it was sketchy.
Fast forward to 2023, and you can get a real anamorphic lens for under $1000 from the likes of Sirui and Venus Optics. If you had told me that back in the day, I’d have thought I was listening to a stand-up routine.
Before this anamorphic renaissance, dedicated anamorphic adapters (not the projection lenses) were a solid middle ground. While they did come with their limitations, the compositions that filmmakers could achieve on a budget were amazing.
Unfortunately, over time, they’ve somewhat fallen out of fashion even though companies like Great Joy and Sirui have found a use for them.
Author: Yaroslav Altunin
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
