Just today I picked up one of these lenses, used for $1550 Australian dollarydoos (they normally go for AU$2300 new here). I love it! Mostly used it for stills, giving a cinematic 2.40:1 aspect ratio, which is amazing on landscapes.
The 1.6x stretch is clearly meant to take advantage of the 3:2 open gate mode on such cameras as the S1H since that would produce a 2.4 aspect ratio which would be standard, but I have yet to see any reviewers using it that way.
Most reviewers don’t know how to use an anamorphic lens, or why it was invented. The only reason was, as you say, utilize the whole frame and still have a widescreen ratio.
They did it, the random company i bought a monopod from was the one to finally just...do it. I cant shoot anymore but i'm happy for shooters all around
It would just add a little extra space on the top and bottom in 4:3 vs overall higher resolution (specifically horizontal resolution). But that would at least give you some options to crop in. Still can’t believe that my GH5 from 2018 has a 6k open gate mode. I’ve only used it once on a client shoot (to get stills while shooting video vs changing between photo and video modes) but it’s cool knowing I have the option! About to get an fx3. I’ve already settled on sticking to UHD. It looks like an amazing camera.
You could shoot a color chart on your Rokinon and then on the Sirui lens, with your camera set to a proper white balance, and use that color chart in DaVinci to make a LUT to correct the warmth of the Sirui.
Ordered mine this morning...they are offering 500 on the first offering (at the reduced price) - there were only 79 left! Sirui's project is funded to 5,200% of goal.
Finally. Nice, affordable full frame anamorphic option. Very excited for the future of budget anamorphic lenses ! Great video as always Caleb, might cop this lens myself in the near future.
I liked playing with it - but the secondary orb flare that’s also on the S35 and MFT variants still bugs me in a weird way. Hope they can fix that along with the reducing. Great video!
My goodness, I hope that this current obsessive fad regarding the shape of flares and bokeh backgrounds, which represents an amateur and immature fixation, doesn't drive the future of Anamorphic lens design. Any more than the CGI driven FX spectacles continue do drive the future of narrative Cinema. Because truly the medium is not the message. "Medium Cool" - Haskell Wexler. Peoples, educate yourselves with the work of visual story tellers like Conrad Hall ( DOP on "Road to Perdition", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Electro Glide in Blue", to name just a few) Back in the day when I was an amateur enthusiast shooting Anamorphic film on actual FILM in the guage of Super 8 mm, the fixation was the Cinemascope aspect ration of 2.66:1. ( Later modified to the current standard Cinema aspect ratio of 2.35:1, aka Panavision) This I achieved by using the DIY method of attaching a Kowa Prominar 16H projection lens in front of my Nikon R8 Super 8 mm film camera. Then using the same lens to project the film on my Elmo or Norris Super 8mm film projector. Hello! The technology and terminology being lost on this smart phone, vertical video generation spiced up by the holy grail of the "J.J. Abrams" freaking flares! Irony of ironies ("Super 8" 2011) But I guess I am showing my vintage, and proudly, with NO apologies!
I have the Sony FX-3 and i would get this lens if Sony gave us the ability over some firmware update to record video with the whole surface of the sensor… it’s actually a waste that a video centric camera like the FX-3 has a 3:2 sensor but can only record in 16:9… Dunno, for now lenses with the 1.33x squeeze produce my favourite aspect ratio when recording in 16:9 on the Sony cameras… this 1.6x or some 2x lenses produce an aspect ratio that is too narrow for my taste. Hope Sony fixes this soon because Panasonic can record in anamorphic mode all the way back from the GH4 era if I’m not mistaken…
I use the Kowa 16h + Helios 44-2 with a Rapido FVD-16A Rangefinder, coupled with the DJI Focus System and the RS2 I have an easy to use 2x anamorphic setup WITH autofocus. Only problem is it beeing so front heavy.. took some smallrig parts and counterweights to mcgyver it all together, but it works soooooo well and easy. The Sirui lenses to me all have the same major 2 problems... not beeing 2x and the (ulgy) blue flares.. they should make it optional to have the blue coating and provide a more yellowish option, like the Kowa 16h has.. it's flares look so natural and organic :)
Great catch on the color difference when using this lens! Their original 50mm was too cold, the new one is too warm. hahaha. Let's get it in the middle!
I've been waiting for a FF anamorphic for ages so i've been waiting for these reviews. I've just backed it and got the earlybird. Can't wait to test it out I'd love flareless or at least colourless flares but ehhh this will be a good start
Nothing I say to you will satisfy but here goes! This channel and it's views exist because I share helpful opinions. If they weren't helpful I wouldn't be here. And sure, there is no technical guarantee people will get their lenses, but Sirui has delivered thousands of lenses on time so it is hardly a gamble. As for the shill comment, you're right. I jumped at the opportunity to throw away everything I've built, my ethics and character for a lens. Who wouldn't? ;-)
I would like something more than 1.33 on a 4/3s mount (GH6). What happens with a full frame RF 1.6 mount connected to a RF speed booster mounted to a GH6? Image quality and what size is the anamorphic … bigger than 1.6 people less than?
We are spoiled as anamorphic shooters. Seriously. It's kind of ridiculous how good these budget anamorphic lenses are. They punch waaaaaaay above their price points!
@@weplaywax considering that most other anamorphic lenses don't perform similarly in terms of clarity, especially wide open, and DEFINITELY not at this price point, I'm pretty sure my comment stands. These lenses are far better than they should be for their price. Keep in mind that the vast majority of anamorphic lenses that perform like these cost thousands more. No one, least of all me, is claiming that they're miracle lenses, just much better than they should be for anamorphic lenses that are usually at or below this price.
That's pretty legit! My only issue is I gotta have autofocus cause I'm having people who don't even know how to use a camera help me more than half the time.
Been excited for this lens for a while. Happy to finally see some test footage. That being said im probably just going to rent once it does come out, I’d rather purchase some spherical lenses for day to day gigs
Bokeh balls bokeh. Bokeh is the quality of the OOF areas, not just the silly balls that people seem to be obsessed about. This lens exhibits swirly bokeh, but still pleasing.
I remember when I used to watch DSLR Video Shooter and have the same lens and think the same thought. That was me around 4 years ago. I now have my OG DSLR, a Sony mirrorless, 45 Sony lens including the kit lens a few lights, an Atomos Ninja V etc. It takes a lot of work and perseverance, but you can do it and get all the gear you want and more. All the best!
That is a great place to start! I'm 12 years into this, but I started with a 7D, kit lens and a 50mm I borrowed from my dad. Make the gear you have work!
Your Sony is a photo photo camera as well. Do you take photos with this anamorphic lens? It would give photos an own look, that spherical lenses don't have.
Great video. Did you use IBIS on the handheld shots? And if so, did you notice any weirdness introduced by it? Heard somewhere (can't recall where unfortunately) that the Sony IBIS is struggeling with anamorphic.
Solid review :) What are your thoughts on using this lens with the APS-C versions and their different squeeze factors in a real production? I have the 24mm and 50mm that I love on my A1. I also have an A7SIII and this lens would allow me a two camera shoot with anamorphic lenses :) Would it work?
I will say myself you should grab this even for apsc. 1.6 is game changer. That apsc version was just more of a test for this. 1.33 is still kinda sperical 1.6 - not anymore. Though i think its will be hard combo with 1.33
In professional fiction and drama film-making, DOPs play around with the WB settings according to the director's desired mood in each scene. Therefore, there won't be a linear WB throughout the whole feature film/video. This constant shifting of lenses settings in a professional framework takes up considerable time and technical resources. However, amateur videographers and/or indie filmmakers who will be, I presume, the main prospective buyers of this lens, will be seeking a practical, less time consuming WB procedure to counterbalance the peculiar tendency of this lens to produce a warmer result. Here are a couple of suggestions on how to tackle this issue: 1- Shoot all in auto WB, RAW, DNG or in any other uncompressed processed format in your camera. Then tweak the WB to your taste in a photo/video editor. Raw file stores more tonal and color data. With more data stored in the file, there is more processing flexibility in all aspects, including WB. 2- Shooting in compressed processed files like JPEG, aito WB won't work since this lens "crippled" engineering will always cheat the camera's efforts to find a pure white. So, counteract by cheating the lens' systematic "colorblindness" by systematically applying a gray card in a gray tone warmer than the classic Kelvin daytime one in your camera manual WB setting. By doing this, no matter if it's outside, inside, daylight, dim light, whichever, your camera will always find the proper WB thus yielding a linear visual color aspect throughout the whole length of your work. (a warmer gray card tone will make the camera sensor to look for a cooler color gradation thus yielding a closer to the optimal natural white than the one behind the bars of this lens). I'm not sure if this method will help the further tweaking of RAW files. In short, it's all a matter of finding the kind of gray tone card whose WB results will best meet your taste. Most probably there aren't any out there on the market. So, make one yourself. Spray different shades of gray + white paint on a plain white cardboard and go on testing 'till you find the golden pot at the end of the rainbow. You will be looking for a tailored solution. So, tailor your gray, OOOPS, golden joker card. ( LOL). Please note that I never tried this. It's just a theory. I'd like to hear from you on your attempts to accomplish it. I don't even have a camera. I wish I could afford one. English is not my native tongue. I tried my best, though. Trying to help, that's all.
Hi man! how u doing?? I have a doubt and i'd like your help.... I got an nikon d5100 and i intend to start on filmmaking, and my nikon... its just isnt so good (its autofocus is owful), so i was thinking which camera should i get I'm thinking on something around 350 bucks, for video and photo If you have any sugestions, i'd be happy to know!
I’ve already dropped nearly $3k on my LUMIX S Pro 50mm, but I’d definitely add the 35mm and 100mm from Sirui to my collection when those are announced.
does the stretch change when you zoom in and out??? this is common prblem with cheap anamorphics, also what cameras have the unusual 1.6 desqueeze setting?
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Just today I picked up one of these lenses, used for $1550 Australian dollarydoos (they normally go for AU$2300 new here). I love it! Mostly used it for stills, giving a cinematic 2.40:1 aspect ratio, which is amazing on landscapes.
The 1.6x stretch is clearly meant to take advantage of the 3:2 open gate mode on such cameras as the S1H since that would produce a 2.4 aspect ratio which would be standard, but I have yet to see any reviewers using it that way.
Most reviewers don’t know how to use an anamorphic lens, or why it was invented. The only reason was, as you say, utilize the whole frame and still have a widescreen ratio.
Definitely did not expect seeing a comment by you on here randomly. A man of limitless knowledge. 😆
Hell yeah, finally a full frame. Kind of glad I was too lazy to buy one of the the old ones
Same I prefer comfort of sperical over clear image nonsense. But now as gg exisys they are equal easy to use which is wonderful.
Ha! Lazy for the win!
This looks so much better than their older aps-c lenses!!! I wasn't a fan of them but I'm completely sold on this new line
Omg, this Lens sounds awesome. Im hyped.
They did it, the random company i bought a monopod from was the one to finally just...do it.
I cant shoot anymore but i'm happy for shooters all around
What happened. Why can’t you shoot anymore¿ Just curious hence I asked
Didn’t think I wanted it until I saw the footage. Man!
it is the next lens I am gonna buy, this video made my mind about it. The price is normal. Thank you so much for your videos
Finally! I think I'd rather wait until the 35mm version personally, but I'm happy to finally see a FF variant!
Let's just take a sec to appreciate these gorgeous shots like the one at 4:57. That's some delicious grading right there, boy. 👌😘
I clicked on this not knowing I would literally not understand a thing you said. But the thumbnail worked.
I really wish Sony would enable 4:3 open gate recording on the A7SIII and FX3.
Or FX6 and 9. It's not there neither yet.
Isnt it ”open gate” already, the sony sensor is not a 4:3 size sensor. So it would only be a cropped image
Only 6K cameras could be doing it at 4:3 - for 4K final results... by cropping.
Whe you can shot 4:3 open gate on a phone in 10 bit inernal but not on a $3000 camera 😂😆
It would just add a little extra space on the top and bottom in 4:3 vs overall higher resolution (specifically horizontal resolution). But that would at least give you some options to crop in. Still can’t believe that my GH5 from 2018 has a 6k open gate mode. I’ve only used it once on a client shoot (to get stills while shooting video vs changing between photo and video modes) but it’s cool knowing I have the option! About to get an fx3. I’ve already settled on sticking to UHD. It looks like an amazing camera.
You could shoot a color chart on your Rokinon and then on the Sirui lens, with your camera set to a proper white balance, and use that color chart in DaVinci to make a LUT to correct the warmth of the Sirui.
or color correcting using ACES color science
Fantastic review - thanks so much. Now, with FF and L-mount things start getting exciting for me.
Ordered mine this morning...they are offering 500 on the first offering (at the reduced price) - there were only 79 left! Sirui's project is funded to 5,200% of goal.
Just ordered mine!!🙌🏾
Great information! Thank you so much! Can't wait to see what that 35mm is like!
Excellent video as always, I really like how cinematic your videos are.
I like your reviews...fast and to the point
Watching the footage on my phone with zoomed to fill is amazing...
Finally. Nice, affordable full frame anamorphic option. Very excited for the future of budget anamorphic lenses ! Great video as always Caleb, might cop this lens myself in the near future.
I know!!! Was really expecting something much more expensive.
50mm is such a great focal length for this and it really seems outstanding. I want to be a Might Anamorphic Power Ranger.
so excited! great video as always
Thank you Paul!
Mines on order, can't wait to work with it. Thanks.
Mate this is a beautiful lens. Great video as always too.
PS I LOVE the warm and green tint on the lens! :D
Thank you Sam!
Sirui 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x Lens is also available for Fujifilm's X mount
I liked playing with it - but the secondary orb flare that’s also on the S35 and MFT variants still bugs me in a weird way. Hope they can fix that along with the reducing. Great video!
Yes. Would love to see them make a line that is as flareless as possible. Blue blobs are no fun.
My goodness, I hope that this current obsessive fad regarding the shape of flares and bokeh backgrounds, which represents an amateur and immature fixation,
doesn't drive the future of Anamorphic lens design. Any more than the CGI driven FX spectacles continue do drive the future of narrative Cinema.
Because truly the medium is not the message. "Medium Cool" - Haskell Wexler.
Peoples, educate yourselves with the work of visual story tellers like Conrad Hall ( DOP on "Road to Perdition", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Electro Glide in Blue", to name just a few)
Back in the day when I was an amateur enthusiast shooting Anamorphic film on actual FILM in the guage of Super 8 mm,
the fixation was the Cinemascope aspect ration of 2.66:1. ( Later modified to the current standard Cinema aspect ratio of 2.35:1, aka Panavision)
This I achieved by using the DIY method of attaching a Kowa Prominar 16H projection lens in front of my Nikon R8 Super 8 mm film camera.
Then using the same lens to project the film on my Elmo or Norris Super 8mm film projector.
Hello! The technology and terminology being lost on this smart phone, vertical video generation spiced up by the holy grail of the "J.J. Abrams" freaking flares!
Irony of ironies ("Super 8" 2011)
But I guess I am showing my vintage, and proudly, with NO apologies!
I got the FF 35 for my r6 and it won't record. I'm guessing the camera doesn't think theres a lens present. How do I fix this?
Great review Caleb! Thing looks like a beaute 🙌
Sounds like a nice lens. But I use an EF canon mount for my black magic camera, so this does not sound like it will fit me for the future
There are anamorphic lenses for MFT sensor also from Sirui. But the squeeze is 1.33x
I got it for the zcam f6 using the E mount. With zcam you can Change the lens mount.
@@nexgenfilms5727 aftermarket mount?
@@roofusJohnson viltrox
nice one again - thank you for sharing.
Great information Caleb
Yes..!! Finnaly Canon RF Lens! woohooo.... 😭😭🙀
I have the Sony FX-3 and i would get this lens if Sony gave us the ability over some firmware update to record video with the whole surface of the sensor… it’s actually a waste that a video centric camera like the FX-3 has a 3:2 sensor but can only record in 16:9…
Dunno, for now lenses with the 1.33x squeeze produce my favourite aspect ratio when recording in 16:9 on the Sony cameras… this 1.6x or some 2x lenses produce an aspect ratio that is too narrow for my taste.
Hope Sony fixes this soon because Panasonic can record in anamorphic mode all the way back from the GH4 era if I’m not mistaken…
YES! We need open gate!!!
perfect lens on the S1 or S1H in 6K 3:2 mode :)
I use the Kowa 16h + Helios 44-2 with a Rapido FVD-16A Rangefinder, coupled with the DJI Focus System and the RS2 I have an easy to use 2x anamorphic setup WITH autofocus. Only problem is it beeing so front heavy.. took some smallrig parts and counterweights to mcgyver it all together, but it works soooooo well and easy.
The Sirui lenses to me all have the same major 2 problems... not beeing 2x and the (ulgy) blue flares.. they should make it optional to have the blue coating and provide a more yellowish option, like the Kowa 16h has.. it's flares look so natural and organic :)
I have a Kowa a set up but have never been able to get it properly on a RS2, do you have any pictures of your setup?
Could you do a video on how you set that anamorphic up?
New to your channel -- Very nice set around you and accent colors. Very enjoyable to watch compared to other youtubers' very colorful sets.
Looks very promising ! Shame no EF mount for my Z Cam E2F6
Great catch on the color difference when using this lens! Their original 50mm was too cold, the new one is too warm. hahaha. Let's get it in the middle!
I’d love to see this paired with an S1H shooting 4:3!
Right? OMG Drool?
Right only reason I wanna get it, but I don't like the color flares, or a lot of flares in general.
Just an awesome lens that I was looking for. As hobby videographer too expensive to buy, but defiantly want to try it out.
I've been waiting for a FF anamorphic for ages so i've been waiting for these reviews. I've just backed it and got the earlybird. Can't wait to test it out
I'd love flareless or at least colourless flares but ehhh this will be a good start
Nothing I say to you will satisfy but here goes! This channel and it's views exist because I share helpful opinions. If they weren't helpful I wouldn't be here. And sure, there is no technical guarantee people will get their lenses, but Sirui has delivered thousands of lenses on time so it is hardly a gamble. As for the shill comment, you're right. I jumped at the opportunity to throw away everything I've built, my ethics and character for a lens. Who wouldn't? ;-)
@@dslrvideoshooter I think you may have commented this on the wrong comment? Or did someone delete theirs
Really enjoyed the overview, nicely done!
Fantastic review, unlike many others.
Great review! 👍
Finally a great cine lens for video.
You deserve 5 Million subscribers!
U r my favourite tutorial creator ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for the great review.
Thank you for watching Jon!
$1,500?! How are they doing this?! Amazing.
Great Caleb . I was searching about this lens on RUclips and got the best 👍
Aw you're too kind! Thanks for watching!
Great video!
Do you think this is better than Laowa nanomorphic for full frames cameras?
I'm very excited for this lens.
Finally! An affordable anamorphic lens.
awesome review
I would like something more than 1.33 on a 4/3s mount (GH6). What happens with a full frame RF 1.6 mount connected to a RF speed booster mounted to a GH6? Image quality and what size is the anamorphic … bigger than 1.6 people less than?
no words, but thumbs up all the way ❤️
Good work brother 😊
Thanks man!!!
Great video! What diopters would you recommend for this lenses?
Hey mate was the footage at 10:32 slow mo? Looks beautiful.
Very. Very. Tempting.
OMG!!!!!!
Surey, sirui. 😎
What camera and lens was used for this shooting? Super crisp
That's fantastic footage. Skin tones are perfect. Unfortunately I can't buy it at this time.
imagine how much data could collect an anamorphic 18mm lens
That hurts my brain to even think about ha!
Zeiss used to do anamorphic lenses for super 16 cameras which had focal lengths of 12mm, 16mm, 25mm etc
I'll wait for the 75mm. The character of anamorphic shooting is more exaggerated on long lenses.
Would this work on a Sony A6400? If it’s both an e-mount then it should work right? And on that crop sensor then this would act like a 75mm or so
We are spoiled as anamorphic shooters.
Seriously.
It's kind of ridiculous how good these budget anamorphic lenses are. They punch waaaaaaay above their price points!
@@weplaywax considering that most other anamorphic lenses don't perform similarly in terms of clarity, especially wide open, and DEFINITELY not at this price point, I'm pretty sure my comment stands. These lenses are far better than they should be for their price.
Keep in mind that the vast majority of anamorphic lenses that perform like these cost thousands more. No one, least of all me, is claiming that they're miracle lenses, just much better than they should be for anamorphic lenses that are usually at or below this price.
@@AfoteyAnnum thank you
Thanks for sharing
Would this 50mm work with their new 1.25X Adapter ?
And what is the filter thread size ?
Thanks again
That's pretty legit! My only issue is I gotta have autofocus cause I'm having people who don't even know how to use a camera help me more than half the time.
There is probably no autofocus anamorphics though
I’ve been loving the Prism Lens FX Flare filter. The footage isn’t desqueezed, but auto focus works and I love the animorphic “like” effects.
Hi nice video.is this lens auto focus thanks 😊
5:15 what is that front lens adapter? some sort of anamorphic adapter?
Rapido adapter and projection lens. Awesome but expensive, heavy and very tricky to setup!
Excellent video,
Can you maybe do a comparison with the GreatJoy Anamorphic?
Nice, waiting to get one for my eos R.
Been excited for this lens for a while. Happy to finally see some test footage. That being said im probably just going to rent once it does come out, I’d rather purchase some spherical lenses for day to day gigs
Between Caleb and Mr Undone, my credit card hates me.
We appreciate your purchases! Please continue buying more stuff, get another credit card, get a loan, an overdraft, keep buying!
Looks fire! We need one in our studio! Wish it was available in PL mount.
Bokeh balls bokeh. Bokeh is the quality of the OOF areas, not just the silly balls that people seem to be obsessed about. This lens exhibits swirly bokeh, but still pleasing.
Caleb,I have to admit you Know which cameras are Boss.Sadly,The only lens i own is an 18-55mm lens for my dslr.
I remember when I used to watch DSLR Video Shooter and have the same lens and think the same thought. That was me around 4 years ago. I now have my OG DSLR, a Sony mirrorless, 45 Sony lens including the kit lens a few lights, an Atomos Ninja V etc. It takes a lot of work and perseverance, but you can do it and get all the gear you want and more. All the best!
@@erwickdsouza awesome!Thank you for the support and I am slowly gaining trust of my camera and learning to shoot on manual mode.Thank you.
That is a great place to start! I'm 12 years into this, but I started with a 7D, kit lens and a 50mm I borrowed from my dad. Make the gear you have work!
@@dslrvideoshooter Awesome!I will be sure to make of it.
Your Sony is a photo photo camera as well. Do you take photos with this anamorphic lens? It would give photos an own look, that spherical lenses don't have.
Could you adapt it with a speed booster to M43? Would love to see a test.
Dannggg that's a sick lens! Might need to rent one once they become available before buying.
Great video. Did you use IBIS on the handheld shots? And if so, did you notice any weirdness introduced by it? Heard somewhere (can't recall where unfortunately) that the Sony IBIS is struggeling with anamorphic.
I accidentally left it on. Would recommend turning it off though! So far Panasonic is the only camera maker addressing this.
Solid review :) What are your thoughts on using this lens with the APS-C versions and their different squeeze factors in a real production? I have the 24mm and 50mm that I love on my A1. I also have an A7SIII and this lens would allow me a two camera shoot with anamorphic lenses :) Would it work?
I will say myself you should grab this even for apsc. 1.6 is game changer. That apsc version was just more of a test for this. 1.33 is still kinda sperical 1.6 - not anymore. Though i think its will be hard combo with 1.33
I don't see why not? I'm sure you could make it work in post with some scaling to match aspect ratios.
Thanks! I love RUclips 🤓
what aspect ratio do we get by using this on s35 cam or cropped body sony?
In professional fiction and drama film-making, DOPs play around with the WB settings according to the director's desired mood in each scene. Therefore, there won't be a linear WB throughout the whole feature film/video. This constant shifting of lenses settings in a professional framework takes up considerable time and technical resources. However, amateur videographers and/or indie filmmakers who will be, I presume, the main prospective buyers of this lens, will be seeking a practical, less time consuming WB procedure to counterbalance the peculiar tendency of this lens to produce a warmer result.
Here are a couple of suggestions on how to tackle this issue:
1- Shoot all in auto WB, RAW, DNG or in any other uncompressed processed format in your camera. Then tweak the WB to your taste in a photo/video editor. Raw file stores more tonal and color data. With more data stored in the file, there is more processing flexibility in all aspects, including WB.
2- Shooting in compressed processed files like JPEG, aito WB won't work since this lens "crippled" engineering will always cheat the camera's efforts to find a pure white. So, counteract by cheating the lens' systematic "colorblindness" by systematically applying a gray card in a gray tone warmer than the classic Kelvin daytime one in your camera manual WB setting. By doing this, no matter if it's outside, inside, daylight, dim light, whichever, your camera will always find the proper WB thus yielding a linear visual color aspect throughout the whole length of your work. (a warmer gray card tone will make the camera sensor to look for a cooler color gradation thus yielding a closer to the optimal natural white than the one behind the bars of this lens).
I'm not sure if this method will help the further tweaking of RAW files.
In short, it's all a matter of finding the kind of gray tone card whose WB results will best meet your taste. Most probably there aren't any out there on the market. So, make one yourself. Spray different shades of gray + white paint on a plain white cardboard and go on testing 'till you find the golden pot at the end of the rainbow. You will be looking for a tailored solution. So, tailor your gray, OOOPS, golden joker card. ( LOL).
Please note that I never tried this. It's just a theory. I'd like to hear from you on your attempts to accomplish it.
I don't even have a camera. I wish I could afford one.
English is not my native tongue. I tried my best, though. Trying to help, that's all.
did u use the focus motor with your gymbal?
I want them all with an FX3.
Hi. I really like your videos.
What monitors do you recommend to have a correct preview of this objective?
Waiting a/m 50mm lens for nikon dslr...
First time I heard someone pronounce Sirui that way
...which is closer to its original Mandarin pronunciation than most others! ;-)
It’s almost accurate.
Damn… this video just cost me $1200! Keep up the amazing work my friend!
I got the FF 35 for my r6 and it won't record. I'm guessing the camera doesn't think theres a lens present. How do I fix this?
What brand of C stands do you have in the background?
How's the image stabilization on the A7Siii handling the anamorphic lens? Are there any issues?
Hi man! how u doing??
I have a doubt and i'd like your help....
I got an nikon d5100 and i intend to start on filmmaking, and my nikon... its just isnt so good (its autofocus is owful), so i was thinking which camera should i get
I'm thinking on something around 350 bucks, for video and photo
If you have any sugestions, i'd be happy to know!
I’ve already dropped nearly $3k on my LUMIX S Pro 50mm, but I’d definitely add the 35mm and 100mm from Sirui to my collection when those are announced.
skipping 50 and 75? I really don't care about 75 but all those others really interests me and let's be honest 35 will be the most versatile
I got the FF 35 for my r6 and it won't record. I'm guessing the camera doesn't think theres a lens present. How do I fix this?
Hi dude are you waiting for the aputure nova p600 c ?
does the stretch change when you zoom in and out??? this is common prblem with cheap anamorphics, also what cameras have the unusual 1.6 desqueeze setting?
Theres no zoom its a 50mm lens....