Very interesting! I have one of those 12.5 mm anamorphic adapters lying around and since I've just upgraded to an iPhone 13 Pro I feared it would see even less use now that I don't have a way to mount it to my new phone. I even thought for a moment about disassembling the lens to create a new mounting solution but thought the chance of it actually working would be very small. I particularly didn't expect the back element to be that big. That opens up completely new possibilities.
Update: I've taken apart my adapter and tested it by holding it in front of several of my lenses. I found a few where it sort of works but not very well. The ‘problem’ is that I have an APS-C camera and here the lenses are generally a bit bigger than those from Micro 4/3 cameras like the GH5. Turns out the rear element wasn't that big after all. The adapter does cover the whole frame on some lenses but the image is generally pretty soft, particularly towards the sides. While I do like the effect of everything that's not in the center of the frame getting continually blurrier, it is difficult to determine what actually is in focus. What works pretty good though is holding it in front of the main lens of my iPhone 13 Pro, like it was intended. So I will probably create some mounting solution for that.
Hello and thank you for the comment! It does seem like the moondog anamorphics are difficult to come by new... you might be able to find some used or there are a few alternatives with rear threads!
That's not a bad option depending on the case. I believe the case I used for the moondog 12.5mm had a loose piece that would make the less practical though... other mobile anamorphcis/cases might fare better with the 2 case strategy.
50mm on super35 should be fine, but the bokeh might get funky if you focus on closer subjects. With the adapters having fixed focus distances (presumably) unless you match the taking lens to that distance the bokeh can get strange. If you use deep focus you should get more usable results!
Thank you for the kind words! I have not tried this with any of the 1.55x adapters yet. Chances are results will be similar though as they are all presumably fixed focus designs. Still an interesting use case for drones or small crash cams! I hope to work on more 3D printed solutions for cameras in the future.
@@TheWholePicture Perhaps foolish and/or overkill, but it would be interesting to make a syncro-focus setup with one of these 1.33x or 1.55x adapters. Separate the two anamorphic lens elements, hard position the front anamorphic element in place at a fixed distance from the sensor (via a bracket attached to the camera body), attach the rear anamorphic element to the front of the taking lens, and cover the gap between the two anamorphic elements with a bellows. With the right positioning of each of these elements, the focusing of the taking lens should theoretically be in sync with the focusing of the anamorphic adapter itself. However, maybe the distances required for the taking lens to move would be greater than the distances required for the anamorphic elements to optimally move. Also, squeeze factor would become at least somewhat variable.
That would be a pretty wild experiment! The moondog elements are probably too small to rig that up effectively but maybe another small adapter or even SLR magics 1.33x. On full frame its a tough sell but on smaller sensors you might have more room for error to get things sharp enough to be usable. If I get a chance to tinker on something like this I will definitely make a video about it!
Very interesting! I have one of those 12.5 mm anamorphic adapters lying around and since I've just upgraded to an iPhone 13 Pro I feared it would see even less use now that I don't have a way to mount it to my new phone.
I even thought for a moment about disassembling the lens to create a new mounting solution but thought the chance of it actually working would be very small. I particularly didn't expect the back element to be that big. That opens up completely new possibilities.
Update: I've taken apart my adapter and tested it by holding it in front of several of my lenses. I found a few where it sort of works but not very well. The ‘problem’ is that I have an APS-C camera and here the lenses are generally a bit bigger than those from Micro 4/3 cameras like the GH5. Turns out the rear element wasn't that big after all.
The adapter does cover the whole frame on some lenses but the image is generally pretty soft, particularly towards the sides. While I do like the effect of everything that's not in the center of the frame getting continually blurrier, it is difficult to determine what actually is in focus.
What works pretty good though is holding it in front of the main lens of my iPhone 13 Pro, like it was intended. So I will probably create some mounting solution for that.
The real issue is that I cannot find a copy of the Moondog 1.33x with the 37mm thread mount. I would very much like to try this out.
Hello and thank you for the comment! It does seem like the moondog anamorphics are difficult to come by new... you might be able to find some used or there are a few alternatives with rear threads!
use two phone cases, attach the ana lens to one
That's not a bad option depending on the case. I believe the case I used for the moondog 12.5mm had a loose piece that would make the less practical though... other mobile anamorphcis/cases might fare better with the 2 case strategy.
Could you use this with a 50mm? On s35?
50mm on super35 should be fine, but the bokeh might get funky if you focus on closer subjects. With the adapters having fixed focus distances (presumably) unless you match the taking lens to that distance the bokeh can get strange. If you use deep focus you should get more usable results!
I'm extremely impressed. Have you experimented with any of the 1.55x adapters? Thanks.
Thank you for the kind words! I have not tried this with any of the 1.55x adapters yet. Chances are results will be similar though as they are all presumably fixed focus designs. Still an interesting use case for drones or small crash cams! I hope to work on more 3D printed solutions for cameras in the future.
@@TheWholePicture Perhaps foolish and/or overkill, but it would be interesting to make a syncro-focus setup with one of these 1.33x or 1.55x adapters. Separate the two anamorphic lens elements, hard position the front anamorphic element in place at a fixed distance from the sensor (via a bracket attached to the camera body), attach the rear anamorphic element to the front of the taking lens, and cover the gap between the two anamorphic elements with a bellows. With the right positioning of each of these elements, the focusing of the taking lens should theoretically be in sync with the focusing of the anamorphic adapter itself. However, maybe the distances required for the taking lens to move would be greater than the distances required for the anamorphic elements to optimally move. Also, squeeze factor would become at least somewhat variable.
That would be a pretty wild experiment! The moondog elements are probably too small to rig that up effectively but maybe another small adapter or even SLR magics 1.33x. On full frame its a tough sell but on smaller sensors you might have more room for error to get things sharp enough to be usable. If I get a chance to tinker on something like this I will definitely make a video about it!