Spherical vs Anamorphic lenses…which one should you choose?

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @earnieboy54
    @earnieboy54 3 месяца назад +13

    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.

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  3 месяца назад +1

      I love talking tech, but we also like talking about WHY the tech , and where it makes sense, thank you for supporting homie!

    • @charlestcrepps
      @charlestcrepps 3 месяца назад +2

      It’s just selling bro… look where the money comes from and that will tell you all you need to know.

    • @earnieboy54
      @earnieboy54 3 месяца назад +1

      @@charlestcrepps huh? It’s a literal conversation about spherical and anamorphic lenses. It’s not even really a “versus” and it’s explaining info not direct selling points. So what are you talking about?

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  3 месяца назад

      @@charlestcrepps unfortunate you’d think that, was any of the information I gave incorrect?

    • @charlestcrepps
      @charlestcrepps 3 месяца назад +1

      @@KofiYeboah There’s a reason why you “favorite” creators all post videos about the same products at the same time.

  • @the-creative-block
    @the-creative-block 3 месяца назад +3

    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.

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  3 месяца назад

      That’s a great call!

  • @Eyeofkamau
    @Eyeofkamau Месяц назад +1

    @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

  • @jcldstudios
    @jcldstudios 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your insight Kofi!

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад

      Appreciate it, we all learning 🫡

  • @GabrielScindian
    @GabrielScindian 3 месяца назад +1

    First post!!! Watching now bro

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  3 месяца назад +1

      Legend! thanks for watching !

  • @AkimTheDream
    @AkimTheDream 3 месяца назад +1

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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  3 месяца назад

      @@AkimTheDream ahah we tryin 🫡🫡

  • @MANIAKRA
    @MANIAKRA 14 дней назад +1

    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!

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  10 дней назад

      Yessir ! Fellow Canadian 🫡

  • @phoenixfunny4517
    @phoenixfunny4517 3 месяца назад +1

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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  3 месяца назад

      @@phoenixfunny4517 excellent!

  • @jeanchindeko5477
    @jeanchindeko5477 2 месяца назад +1

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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад +1

      You’re right !

    • @Rukiasriot1
      @Rukiasriot1 2 месяца назад

      The fujifilm slander is crazy

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад

      @ not mentioning something isn’t slander 😂

    • @Rukiasriot1
      @Rukiasriot1 2 месяца назад

      @ it’s not necessarily aimed at you it’s just a lot of people leave fujifilm out of things idk why but they do

    • @Rukiasriot1
      @Rukiasriot1 2 месяца назад

      @ I like the video though !

  • @JSHFilms
    @JSHFilms 3 месяца назад +1

    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.

    • @Giovanni-Giorgio
      @Giovanni-Giorgio 3 месяца назад +1

      You would need a golden hand to pull focus or those DJI Lidar systems for autofocus.

    • @JSHFilms
      @JSHFilms 3 месяца назад

      @@Giovanni-Giorgio I would get the DJI lidar system

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад

      You're right - depends on the style, and definitely the light!

  • @MarcusRFilms
    @MarcusRFilms 3 месяца назад

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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  3 месяца назад +1

      No doubt! They call my uncle Kofi the teacha 🙏🏾 miss you bro I gotta come to Texas soon

  • @Milkybar882
    @Milkybar882 3 месяца назад +2

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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  3 месяца назад

      The BLAZAR Remus are widely popular!

    • @Milkybar882
      @Milkybar882 2 месяца назад

      @@KofiYeboah what mount do you get for Sony

    •  2 месяца назад

      @@Milkybar882PL with an e-mount adapter (Mofage, Meike, NiSi, etc)

  • @hi.imgonner5813
    @hi.imgonner5813 2 месяца назад +1

    You rock Kofi.

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад

      Thanks brother I appreciate it 🙏🏾

  • @don-xl
    @don-xl 2 месяца назад +1

    @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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад +1

      Well said! You’re right !

    • @don-xl
      @don-xl 2 месяца назад

      @@KofiYeboah Thanks much!! Yes, I need to take what I know or learned and put into action, which I will soon 👍🏾

  • @AlamMarquez-yy2by
    @AlamMarquez-yy2by 3 месяца назад +1

    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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад

      I typically keep it spherical with 9:16 content ! I think Cam has a video on vertical anamorphic!

  • @squaresaucemedia
    @squaresaucemedia 2 месяца назад +1

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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад +1

      I unfortunately don’t have one anymore (Sony a7iv)

  • @n0name
    @n0name 2 месяца назад +1

    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?

    • @n0name
      @n0name 2 месяца назад +1

      I forgot to mention as well, or should I just save up for Sony a7iv

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад

      I think it depends on your style of filmmaking , longer takes the fx30 has a fan and some other things like the audio handle where the a7iv dowsn

    • @MKc-pm9tw
      @MKc-pm9tw Месяц назад

      Just my humble opinion: I’m a Sony shooter, and I’ve researched every camera on the market right now, and my opinion is an emphatic no. The fx3 is a superior photography camera in its own right, and it can do everything the A7s3 can do, just without the eyepiece. So for stills, you will simply have to shoot your stills Julia trotti style: by using the LCD screen. Even when you eventually purchase a dedicated photography camera, you are still going to need a good, low-light system, and whether for photography or video, that’s your Fx3.

  • @91pimtim
    @91pimtim 2 месяца назад +1

    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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад +1

      They actually DO have a Cine Alta lens line, just no one sells it anymore 👀

  • @whengrapespop5728
    @whengrapespop5728 2 месяца назад +1

    Is this considered one of the 24 planned videos?

  • @ImaginetMedia
    @ImaginetMedia 3 месяца назад

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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  3 месяца назад +3

      @@ImaginetMedia probably why the SEOstinks lol

  • @shootermcgavin4999
    @shootermcgavin4999 2 месяца назад +1

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

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah  2 месяца назад

      That might impact your experience a bit, as anamorphics are usually more a video thing