Spherical vs Anamorphic lenses…which one should you choose?

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[earnieboy]

I love this channel because the focus seems to be education versus selling. I love listening to filmmakers that share info and not run a shopping network. Thanks Kofi.

[Eyeofkamau]

@4:16 yeah it’s not till you’re paying over $15, 000 that you see wider. Atlas orion 18mm anamorphic for example — $18, 000 USD

[the-creative-block]

Here's how I think of anamorphics (at least from a technical perspective. the creative perspective is a whole other bag of donuts): the number on the lens is my 35mm equivalent "compression" which is to say that i will get the equivalent of a 40mm depth of field on any anamorphic 40mm lens. the squeeze factor (1.33, 1.5, etc) is the number that my 35mm is divided by to get my 35mm equivalent "field of view". SO, a 40mm 2x anamorphic lens has the depth of field and compression of a 40mm spherical, but the field of view of a 20mm (40mm divided by 2x). Once I locked in this quickmath trick, it makes lens choice and previs so much more clear.
Cheers mate. Congrats on the new whip.

[jeanchindeko]

6:15 and Fujifilm camera as well have open gate!

[AkimTheDream]

I was literaaly doing a deep dive on this for upcoming projects and low and behold Kofi drops the knowledge!

[jcldstudios]

Thank you for sharing your insight Kofi!

[MANIAKRA]

Great content man, I've been watching you for a week now and you seem to have a video for every aspect of film stuff that I want to know. Thx!
Also I think you are also based in TO, shout out!

[phoenixfunny]

Z Cam has great open gate and fps and can do external raw.

[AlamMarquez-yyby]

I love this video!

Also quick question, what is the best way to export anamorphic videos for social media like IG/TikTok/FB etc..

I haven’t found much online, and all my footage always look too stretched or not enough to show the anamorphic characteristics.

With all the decompression from these platforms, the math be confusing lol

[JSHFilms]

It depends on the type of situation that you need for that job. Great job with educating us with this video! I film weddings and corporate works so I am interested in weddings for using anamorphics but in that run and gun setting of weddings, I feel like it would be tough to use.

[Milkybar]

Great video. What Anamorphic lenses would you recommend for the FX3

[MarcusRFilms]

Kofi AKA "The Educator"! Thanks for this breakdown brotha!

[don-xl]

@KofiYeboah Great review, Sir!! I think to a certain extent, it also boils down to preference and taste/style of the filmmaker, for spherical vs anamorphic. I cannot speak as much expertly as you, but looking at lenses for my next camera I would definitely look at anamorphic lenses. But also I would have some spherical and other lenses like Sony's G series as well. This video is a great source for research and knowledge. Thanks as always

[squaresaucemedia]

Would you be cool with making a video on using atamos ninja v with newest redesigned firmware with a sony a7iv

[whengrapespop]

Is this considered one of the 24 planned videos?

[nname]

Hey Kofi, I need your help. I have a Sony fx30 because I mainly focus on filming but I notice that I can get clients with photography but I don’t have another camera, should I sell my camera and buy the Sony a7iv? Or do you think that’s a down grade for filmmaking?

[pimtim]

Imagine if Sony start create cinema lens for Sony. And call it. Cine alpha lens.

Would be good. Like work with Auto focus. Without having ef and pl Mount for other lens. And works to any Sony camera

[ImaginetMedia]

You misspelled spherical in the title. It is Spherical not Sperical.

[shootermcgavin]

Watched this. Still don't understand much. But I do photo and not video.