Time To Film In Anamorphic? How Anamorphic Lenses Work - Sirui Saturn 35mm Lens Review

Is it time for you to film with anamorphic lenses? Today I’m going to be answering that question by telling you how anamorphic lenses work and why you should use them, plus reviewing an anamorphic lens, because I’ve been filming with this Sirius Saturn 35mm anamorphic for a while now and I think it’s pretty cool!

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0:00 Is it time to film in anamorphic?
0:47 What is an anamorphic lens?
2:09 De-Squeeze time!
3:30 The cost of filming in anamorphic
5:14 JJ Abrams loves this part
6:12 Cool flare feature of this Sirui lens
7:34 Why anamorphic lenses were a pain to film with
8:42 Sirui 35mm features/sharpness
9:17 Downsides of this lens (and workarounds)
11:09 How is the price?
12:50 So is it time to film in anamorphic?

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[FranciscoAlvarezTV]

I'm looking at this anamorphic lens as a great talking head video that will enlarge my studio. Do you think I can get away with sharp videos if I were to stay still? I'd also love to use it for anamorphic photography. What are your thoughts?

[waynosfotoscameras]

I really do think this is the future of the wedding industry. We need to separate ourselves from the dad video, content creators, and the like. Anamorphic is the TRUE cinematic look, no matter what others may argue. I have just invested in a set and I do believe this will separate the wedding Anamorphic shooters from the crowd. I know they look soft, and they have their negatives, but I love that barrel distortion look. They also give that soft skin look that many woman like. So let's see where the industry

[thefrenchexpedition]

how do you keep the subject in focus while moving if no autofocus while keeping footage steady?

[TravelwithLei]

Really hope Sony cameras like a7s3 can have in-camera d-squeeze option on its built-in display. Also have the black and white on display only so I can do manually focus better.

[Jack-jksp]

Hey Matt. Your content is great. Where is the link for 'edit videos like a pro guide' ? I cant see it.

[brianknight]

Maybe I missed it, but what were the other focal lengths Sirui was going to put out in this Saturn line? Did they metion a date? Cant find this info anywhere.

[spvideo]

Hey Matt, thanks for all the great videos specially those on the FX30 which I own. Question is it a must to turn IBIS off for the Anamorphic lenses? I have a Sirui 24mm at the moment.

[JohanFitFoodie]

Fantastic review, just ordered it and can't wait to try it 🔥📷😊

[blackrockfilms]

When you film on one, what does it look like on the camera screen? Is it squashed or normal looking?

[harryvuemedia]

I do love the wide view of Anamorphic lenses and only use them in projects that I have control of. Any events that is run-n-gun, I still prefer to use aspherical lenses for that lightning accurate autofocus.

[thefrenchexpedition]

so they are looking at squeezed footage the whole time they are filming in Hollywood? seems it makes it harder to get a shot right

[effepablo]

but all the lenses you are talking about that I see on the internet say that they are apsc and if you want it for Sony you also have to buy an E-type adapter. Don't they sell this lens in full frame and for sony directly? Best regards great video

[bradleyjadir]

How do you find it mixed with other footage? I'd like to implement anamorphic but the truth is we will have to cut quite a bit of the sides off probably to mix it in. Any sample footage we could play with?? Thanks

[MacGuy]

Matt, are you switching or adding anamorphic lenses to your films?

[jfairplane]

With any normal camera you cannot do any focus as there is no wide.. mode . Focus is super hard. Maybe the xt-5 have the option..

[BassManNv]

I rented a Sirui anamorphic last Christmas for a shoot. It kind of worked for well-lit, locked down shots. But I was trying really hard to hard to use it for gimbal-mounted, remote focused (via Raveneye) moving shots and the tipping point was adding a monitor Mount to the side of the gimbal. It just … was too ambitious. For all the heavy lifting the a7s3 does in low-light, I still craved a brighter image, OSS, and autofocus. And some images were great, but I don’t think I can have all of those things I’m used to with the G Master lenses.

Probably will use it again, but not to purchase. I just wouldn’t equip it enough for our use-case.

[OmgItsAlexOfficial]

Can't wait for longer focal lengths!

[frankfeng]

The Sirui 35mm and 75mm f/1.8 1.33x duo, which cost under $1k combined, still rocks despite having only super 35 coverage.

[justinnemeth]

Ive got a 23mm on an xt4 only to find out if i want to use it optimally with Flog and 10bit I need a new PC to desqueeze it lol. Not long now and ill be able to use it 2 years later :D Finally I will dive into video from stills.

[asiadmajeed]

Hi Matt. This is above my lvl. Thanks for the free edit video will download and use.