That square anamorphic format is so interesting visually - i think it could be amazing to use in a narrative piece

Very interesting! Loving the “open gate” anamorphic. Feels medium format in a way. Would be interested in seeing more examples.

This is great, Sam! Thanks for sharing what you've learned.

Helpful stuff here...Thanks for posting!

Great video! Beautiful footage. Can’t wait to see more 😊

Really fantastic imagery. The square reminds me of my old 120 film experiences. It is a different mind set but if shoots are planned/ story board etc then simple.

Awesome Sam. I had a conversation with someone about doing this on a set about 5 years ago. The DP thought I was crazy and that I did not understand how anamorphic lenses work....needless to say love to see this technique popping up in a few places.

Love this :) you've got a new sub. Keep it going man, can't wait to see what will you come up with next

Cool lil video! I think it's a really interesting look, love that shot in the denim factory!

Very interesting and says a lot about the way the industry is moving! Thanks Sam, subscribed

I am looking for this long time, thanks to show result and way to do it in your video. very useful!!!

I actually thought about vertical anamorphic when you said that you had to crop the anamorphic footage. A lot of people rotate anamorphic adapters 90 degrees to achieve this. Cool that it can be done with a proper anamorphic lens as well.

It's a beautiful look, thanks Sam! I've been shooting this way with Blazar 1.8x and 1.5x lenses, which all rotate on PL, on a Z Cam E2 F6 which you can set to desqueeze either vertically or horizontally in camera. Super flexible, with 3:2, 4:3, 6:5 or 16:9 ratios.

When you started saying youbshoot portrait bi instantly thought why not do this! Happy someone else is doing it

Taking notes...very interesting perspective(s).

wow, fantastic idea

Solid video and Atlas it really great with letting people stop by and try out lenses

Nice Sam. Would love the set up you have. Image quality and sensor characteristics have always been my priority, and it seems that you have found the perfect balance. RED is awesome.

This is awesome. Subbed!

Great tip, good luck with the channel. Subscribed👍

Great vid. I use the Laowa rear anamorphic adapter set vertically since it is 1.33 and a 2x front set horizontally

love this! this is the most succinct explanation I have come across of this approach. I wrote out my current setup if anyone is interested! ive been shooting vertical anamorphic *photography* for a bit with an anamorphic adapter because they are more easily rotatable than most lenses and I love it! the original photographic aspect ratio of 3:2 is convenient for the less extreme 1.33x squeeze of the adapter. I am a 6x6 medium format shooter so I love the square-ish look of 3:2.66. Pairing my medium format lenses with a 0.7x focal reducer (aka speedbooster) AND the vertical anamorphic adapter has me close to a medium format feeling on a full frame sensor :) I dont have any monitoring solutions so far but i have gotten alright at composing the squeezed image... and with video I am enjoying the 4:3 image i can get with vertical squeeze and 16:9 horizontal shooting despite those funky vertical flares

I tried to do this once and confused myself so much I couldn’t make it work 😂 I need to try this again. Thanks for sharing!

Welllll wow! I never even thought about doing this. Subscribed and really love that look! Very strange though that for some reason it doesn't appear that the bokeh is oval. It doesn't look anamorphic to me this way and I am unsure why.. Will rewatch again to try to better understand. It would be great if you could post some photos of this rig in your description.

Gosh I love that almost square frame! One of the reasons I sometimes play with the 8x7 footage a GoPro can give you.

I did this by accident on a project when swapping a lens in the dark, never thought to use it for real though. Looks cool!

had no idea this was a first video, well done.

Would love to see how this trick could work on a true full frame camera that can shoot 3:2 open gate, cuz theoretically, at 2X squeeze, it'd give a perfect 4:3 image straight outta the camera without any cropping, which is currently my favorite aspect ratio, plus it'd make the image almost look like it was shot on a medium format sensor since doubling the hight of an open gate full frame sensor (generally around 36x24mm) makes it really close to medium format generally around 48x36mm. Maybe someone can even try it on the new BlackMagic 6K Full Frame if access to an Arri Alexa LF or a Sony Venis is limited?🤔

Amazing,

Great stuff. Happy to be subscriber 2.

Well I learned something!

Great video! So helpful! Beautiful work Sam! The open house is every Wednesday at their Glendale HQ. Wednesday Lensday! 10:30am-1:30am free coffee and crepes!

Subscriber 27 🔥🙏🏼 Keep it coming!💪🏼

What camera are you using with it chief? Very nice

I've wanted to try this on super 16 on an sr3 or 416 - image plane is about 1.66:1 so you need to crop quite a bit if you wanna shoot anamorphic, mounting the camera sideways is a great way to fix this, but it does make the rigging and monitoring an absolute nightmare

I saw someone try this test out on a Blackmagic URSA. It's so weird to turn a S35 sensor into an Academy ratio using an anamorphic. Perhaps this is a new look that could get picked up by more filmmakers.

Soo curious to see how the workflow was man! I been wanting to do it myself but I didn't know how to frame it, show it on the monitor (small hd cine) etc. perhaps you can make a video about your workflow.

I wonder if you could do it with Laowa Proteus as well or if only Atlas have the machining of the mount set in a way that would enable it

Very nice video! Thank you for all the hard work! I think I could learn a lot here (sub'd)

Very nice! I think a client would be much happier to look at that image with frame lines as apposed to a 4:1 image with 9:16 frame lines

I like

Going to try this with my Vazen 50mm. I believe it can be mounted sideways just like yours. Thanks for the video Going to try this on my Komodo as well, a cool thing to note is - on the Z Cams. you can actually do this type of de-squeeze internally so you could run this combo with any monitor.

7th😎 sub!

that's a pretty cool way to change things up.

Wait so after you switch the camera and lens verticially, you shoot in 16:9 or 4:3?

What is your method to rotate the image 90• for monitoring? Been testing out a similar setup for an upcoming project (Alexa Mini 4:3 vertical with lens in normal orientation), our SmallHD 702s allow the custom 0.5x desqueeze but we have yet to figure out a way to rotate the monitor image by 90• so the 702s don’t have to be mounted vertically

Hi Sam, I'm a Komodo owner Op and I really love the look you managed to achieve at 0:59, I'm very curious about what lens/ filter combination you used for that shot,. Amazing content, looking forward to reading from you.

How are you able to mount the komodo 90 degrees from vertical? Is an L-bracket needed or is there a simpler/more secure way?

people have been doing this with anamorphic adapters for yeaaaars. Definitely gaining more and more use case with the need for 9:16 deliveries though

I want to know how I can do this on my lumix s5ii because shooting things in a square ratio is incredible.

So are the flares now vertical instead of horizontal ?

How much do you charge as a price range for your commercial shoots?

Double focusing seems like a production nightmare for a full feature. Maybe fine for quick bites for social media but soft shots is really risky for a feature. Especially since you are already in the riskiest of business

2:07: Literally every single PL mount lens I've ever seen has had slots for the indexing pin on all four tabs, this isn't really unique. Really cool video tho! I have been wanting to try this but I didn't think there was a practical way to monitor the image. I had no idea I could de-squeeze that way on my SmallHD! Gonna go try it ASAP.

Portkeys monitors also let you desqueeze vertically🤙🏻

Thank you for sharing this. Concerning the monitoring options, my general experience has been that production grade equipment has features that you’ll need in the future, you just don’t know it yet, so it’s better to get your hands on older models of production grade equipment, than to get your hands on newer camera bodies that are not production grade because it will come back to bite you. Naturally, most of us cannot afford what we would like to shoot on, but knowing that it’s better to save up for production grade equipment, if possible, helps point a person in the right direction for their gear journey. If a monitor costs $200 there is a reason why. If a monitor costs $3500, there is a reason why. But at the end of the day, a $200 monitor is better than no monitor at all. Thank you for letting me know about this unique feature of a small HD monitor, because even though I cannot afford one at present, knowing that it is production grade with features that I may not need today but might need tomorrow, these features make it a worthwhile investment worth saving up for. 😊👍

Wait so what did you do? Turn the camera on the side and punched in 280%?

Great effect and technique but title is wrong as this is not new.

Interesting! What about the focus puller? Did he forget to come? Sorry, mate, but it is very annoying a video where the talking head is out of focus.