The ANAMORPHIC LENS.

For all my Photographer/Filmmaking friends or  those in search of a truly beautiful picture and/or video/Film element,  I highly recommend THE ANAMOPHIC LENS.

The Anamorphic lens is a lens attachment to your usual manual camera type lenses.  It definately takes some corrective calibrating and experimentation but if you are looking for the "Old Style" John Ford type look, the Anamorphic Lens is the only way to go.

Filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarentino, Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan are among a very large and growing number of Hollywood Filmmakers that swear by the Anamorphic lens.

The reason for the enormous popularity in the lens is the progression of current Hollywood Filmmakers and Photographers who are trying to achieve the look of "Old Hollywood" as seen on films such as: Laurence of Arabia, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, The Ten Commandments, Gone with the Wind just to name a few.  The beauty of the lens is shown in this clip from "THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP9cfQx2OZY

Up until the late 70's The Anamorphic Lens was strickly used in Hollywood because it was the only adaption Lens used in productions for all films made.  You can see this in vintage films listed under the old name the lens went by up until that time called: PANAVISION.

The stretched out look and beauty the lens can give to a production is second to none.  The first time i observed THE ANAMORPHIC LENS in use i simply fell in love with it.  Francis Ford Coppola captures the look beautifully in this clip from the film "APOCOLYPSE NOW":
http://youtu.be/Gz3Cc7wlfkI

THE ANAMORPHIC LENS has now been adapted to DSLR cameras attached to 50mm and ranging lenses with adapter rings and the results are incredible.  Mr. Andrew Reid, the formost expert on The DSLR/ANAMORPHIC lens conversion discusses this in depth on his website and book that you can find here:  http://www.eoshd.com/anamorphic-guide

THE ANAMORPHIC LENS truly is a wonder when it comes to photos and film.  I will leave the long, drawn out technical write ups to the experts who know best but i for one highly recommend the use of it.  Beautiful is simply an understatment when it comes to this piece of technology. You can find DSLR examples all over Youtube currently. Just search under "ANAMORPHIC LENS" and you will find them.  Here is just one of the many examples of everyday photographers beginning to experiment with ANAMORPHICS:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXsCC5jEeQM

I hope this may help open your eyes  to this wonderous piece of old/new equipment.  Please by all means, look deeper into the usage and practical knowledge regarding THE ANAMORPHIC LENS.  I believe you will be astonished and find yourself becoming very passionate about this Lens.  I know i did!

Until next time, I leave you with one of my favorite quotes:
"Don't make anyone a priority if you are just an OPTION"!
and one wish....For today to be the day you begin to achieve your dreams!

ANGEL