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

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Testing all the options for getting the Anamorphic look without an expensive anamorphic lens.
This is a cheap solution and it will never replace the beauty of real anamorphic lenses but it's a good way to get some cool cinematic effects when you are on a budget.
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00:00 introduction
01:02 Chapter 1 Lens flare tests
06:23 Real anamorphic lenses
08:03 Chapter 2 footage samples
09:35 Chapter 3 DIY Solution
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@PaganiTypeR 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@AnamorphicOnABudget 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jpcalamaro961 4 жыл бұрын

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

@antonioserrata8230 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot for watching since the start !

@jackiejustfilms 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@periklispld2061 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the quality of your content.

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it

@philadams9254 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@alibuhlaiqa8384 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Von_McKnelly 4 жыл бұрын

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

@rohithjnair2 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@marcels.8703 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect comparison. Thx!

@sheldonmurphy6031 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@PaulVRo 3 жыл бұрын

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

@TRAC 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

@@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 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@paulwelsheimer9164 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Paul

@RoadtrippinwithTakacs 4 жыл бұрын

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. 😁

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

I'll check it out!

@arthurmermelshtein1767 4 жыл бұрын

Very well done video. Nice work.

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@shawnbrynelson5333 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

I think so too!

@vaidehiarts 3 жыл бұрын

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

@maxdmachy 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@ThePhenomenalLife 4 жыл бұрын

1 Video to rule them all!

@IRudra 4 жыл бұрын

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

@cj64films 4 жыл бұрын

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

@YevhenTitarenko 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video!

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@haininid7004 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@DethronerX 2 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

@vrfilmacademy 4 жыл бұрын

Super cool

@MB-or8js 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@tasteinparis7138 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing results for way less money than the real deal !

@-lll-ll-llll-AVE 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

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

@JapanLovers 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the comparison ✌

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@deniirawan8106 3 жыл бұрын

I love ur channel, mathieu 👍

@MathieuStern 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@MrKarator 3 жыл бұрын

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

@TheCruisinCrew 2 жыл бұрын

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! ;)

@LadrilloEnBici 4 жыл бұрын

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

@andrestomas2366 4 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@fotolookconde 4 жыл бұрын

I just bought a Helios 3 days ago!!!

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Which one ?

@Shprsht 4 жыл бұрын

how much money did you spend?

@westyavro 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jessevillanueva1425 3 жыл бұрын

0:58 the Opera logo 😂

@ValJedi 2 жыл бұрын

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

@benjalockridge6247 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

In the description

@aybee5908 4 ай бұрын

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

@aZeddPrattFilm 4 жыл бұрын

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

@akrfilms511 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@optimumfilms 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Yep ... i agree it's pretty ugly

@MILOSDONI 4 жыл бұрын

Can you make blueprint draw download link for printing?

@sergioknuf Жыл бұрын

How did you get the wide screen?

@user-to6kg5wb5r 4 жыл бұрын

Спасибо, очень интересное видео 👍

@sanndy6432 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@dushyantbhatt9345 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Colcum 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

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

@IcebergGamingTop10s 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

it's a matter of taste :)

@synon9m 2 жыл бұрын

Anything to fit a Nikon f mount?

@MarcoZhang689 4 жыл бұрын

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

@mythreas9698 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@vsdgameshannel4832 3 жыл бұрын

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

@tobeornotthatistheqs 2 жыл бұрын

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

@timrb 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

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

@timrb 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mathieu, I love the tones in it!

@gottesman007 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, those coffee bean shaped bokeh balls look so weird

@jekanyika 4 жыл бұрын

Have you dona a video about that Exakta?

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Not yet but i want to use it with film !

@jekanyika 4 жыл бұрын

I look forward to it.

@Quetzalcoatl0 4 жыл бұрын

How i wish Mathie would start uploading in higher resolutions.

@deltaoscaruniform1316 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jekanyika 4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering that as well.

@TedBorel 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

I used this trick years ago (at about 1:33 in the video) to flare the truck headlights at night: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q62nlpB3l5bedKs.html

@pegbars Жыл бұрын

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.

@samsen3965 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Fair enough!

@samsen3965 4 жыл бұрын

@@MathieuStern 💖🌹

@rorythorns1597 4 жыл бұрын

these new labeled timestamps are copied from the 'Hub

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

what ?

@loogatdisdood 4 жыл бұрын

i miss the old song you used to use

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Which ones ?

@MANZANOADRIAN 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a 20 to 35mm anamorphic fake

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

Yes Iron glass makes a 37mm fake one

@MANZANOADRIAN 4 жыл бұрын

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

@edwnsoto18 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ToffyHappy 4 жыл бұрын

Like Doctor Acting 😂👏🎉

@dr5chrome896 Жыл бұрын

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.

@nitinb9202 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MathieuStern 4 жыл бұрын

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

@nitinb9202 4 жыл бұрын

@@MathieuStern but still they remain impressive alternatives .

@SocietateaAscendenta 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@andrew_nayes 10 ай бұрын

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

@diogoalmeidavisuals 4 жыл бұрын

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

@filipitiflop3246 4 жыл бұрын

pouce bleu

@AndrewPRoberts 4 жыл бұрын

I anamorfaked a whole short film

@jakobbey4282 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@StephanBuchin 4 жыл бұрын

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.