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Anamorphic

Contrary to popular belief “Anamorphic” is not a shooting aspect ratio, but a technique to record an image.
The traditional Anamorphic technique makes it possible to use the maximum of the film/sensor area when shooting a 1:2.35frame. For this you need to crop (morph) the image x2 from the sides when you use a  4:3 / 1:1.33 image area.
This is academy format in 4-perf 35mm for example.
When using a 16:9 / 1:1.78 image area, it makes more sense to use the so-called 1.3 anamorphic lenses.
These lenses crop not x2, but 1.3 times.
Netto result is the same, you can use the maximum available image area and have a 1:2.35 frame in the end.
Since the end result is a 1:2.35 frame, people like to refer to this as “Anamorphic”.
One of the trademarks of this technique is the depth of field, or better the lack of it.
Needless to say that the focuspuller will have a very hard time here.
To make the technique possible you will need longer lenses (2x) then when you would use with spheric (normal) lenses. This results in very little depth of field. A shooting T-stop of 5.6 is no luxury in this format.


Lenses / Field of view

A 50mm is a 50mm is a 50mm, is often said to explain the differences in formats versus focal lenghts . But what does it mean?
Of course it says: Any focal length is just that length no matter what you do with it.
Why does a 50mm on a 16mm/2K camera looks closer on a 35mm/4K camera?
The answer is simple, you just use a smaller area of the image. Since the image projected on the film plane/sensor is the same for a given focal length, the smaller image area only uses the centre part of it. In order to get the same shot, you will have to step back or closer with the camera or use a wider / longer lens.


Optical Axis

The optical axis has not much to do with the lens very often. Only in case of static objects the lens decides where the axis to a given object is. As soon as an object is moving that object often determines where the axis will go.
When shooting with actors, imagine that the talent in frame has a 3meter/10foot stick attached to their nose. Wherever the stick points is the optical axis.
I saw film students making tracks with the camera in order to get to the other side of the axis. Often a little change in staging, or even a different eye line does the trick.



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35MM

Arricam ST

Arricam LT

Arri 435 ES

Arri 535B

Arri 235

Arri S

Fries 35R

Moviecam SL

Moviecam Compact

Aaton35 III

Aaton Penelope

16MM

Arri SR3

Aaton Prod

Arri SR2

Arri 16 BL

Aaton LTR

Eclair ACL2

Bolex H16

Accessories

Wireless Remote / WRC1

Wl-Z / Preston remote

Arri Groundglass Guide

Aaton Origin C

Arri RCU-1

Lens specifications

35mm Zoom Lenses

T- Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

14-70 Cooke

3.1

2' 4"

16

 

17-102 Angenieux

2.9

2' 6"

19

 

18.5-55.5 Techno-Cooke

2.4

2' 4"

8

 

18-90 Cooke

2.8

2' 7"

12.5

 

18-100 Cooke

3

2' 4"

13.75

 

20-100 Cooke

3.1

2' 4"

11.5

 

24-290 Angenieux Optimo

2.8

4'

24

17.5 inches long

25-250 Cooke MKII

4

5' 6"

11.5

 

25-250 Cooke MKIII

3.7

5' 6"

18

 

25-250 Techno-Cooke

2.5

7' 6"

22

 

25-250 Angenieux HP

3.7

6'

10

 

25-250 Angenieux HR

3.5

5' 7"

10.5

 

25-625 Angenieux

8

4' 4"

13.5

 

150-600 Canon

5.6

10'

13

Filtration - two 40.5 filters/1 drop in, 1 rear

150-450 Hawk

2.8

10'

38

 

17-35 Century Compact Zoom

3

16"

2

 

28-70 Century Compact Zoom

3

3'

3.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable Primes

T- Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

16-30 Zeiss

2.2

2'

9.75

 

29-60 Zeiss

2.2

2' 9"

14

 

55-105 Zeiss

2.2

2' 9"

12.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

35mm Zeiss Standard Primes

T- Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

10mm (old style)

T2.1

7"

1.5

Modified for CF

10mm

T2.1

14"

7

 

12mm (old style)

T2.1

7"

1.5

Modified for CF

12mm

T2.1

10"

2.5

 

14mm (old style)

T2

2'

3.5

 

14mm

T2

9"

3.5

 

35mm Zeiss Standard Primes

T-Stop

Min. Focus

Weight

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

16mm

T2.1

10"

1.25

CF 5"

20mm

T2.1

8"

1.5

 

24mm

T2.1

1' 2"

1.25

CF 7.75

28mm

T2.1

11"

2.25

 

32mm

T2.1

2'

1

 

40mm

T2.1

1' 4"

1

 

50mm

T2.1

1' 6"

1.25

 

85mm

T2.1

3'

1.5

 

100mm

T2.1

3' 4"

1.75

 

135mm

T2.1

5'

2.25

 

180mm

T3

5'

2.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

35mm Zeiss Ultra Primes

T-Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

14mm

T1.9

1'

3.75

 

16mm

T1.9

1'

2.75

 

20mm

T1.9

1'

2.75

 

24mm

T1.9

1'

2.5

 

28mm

T1.9

1 1/4' (15")

2.75

 

32mm

T1.9

1 1/4' (15")

2.5

 

50mm

T1.9

2'

2.25

 

85mm

T1.9

3'

2.75

 

100mm

T1.9

3 1/4' (39")

2.75

 

135mm

T1.9

5'

3.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

35mm Zeiss Speed Primes

T - Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

18mm

1.3

10"

2.5

 

25mm

1.3

10"

2

 

35mm

1.3

1' 2"

1.75

 

50mm

1.3

2' 4"

1.75

 

65mm

1.3

28"

2.25

 

85mm

1.3

3'

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooke Speed Pancro Primes

T - Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

18mm

2.3

8"

1.25

 

25mm

2.3

9"

1.25

The majority of these lenses have been

32mm

2.3

14"

1.25

modified for close focus

40mm

2.3

9"

1.5

 

50mm

2.3

18"

1.75

 

75mm

2.3

20"

2

 

100mm

2.8

2'

2.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooke S4 Primes

T - Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

14mm

2

9"

5

 

18mm

2

9"

4

 

25mm

2

9"

3.5

 

32mm

2

12"

4

 

40mm

2

16"

4.5

 

Cooke S4 Primes

T-Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

21mm

2

9"

4.75

 

50mm

2

20"

3

 

75mm

2

2' 6"

4

 

100mm

2

3'

4.5

 

135mm

2

2' 6"

5.25

2/3 stop loss at close focus

 

 

 

 

 

Misc. 35mm Primes

T - Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

8mm Nikkor Fisheye

2.8

1' 1"

3

Filtration - 40.5 drop-in

9.8 mm Kinoptic

2.3

8"

3.75

 

14mm Canon

2.8

10"

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

16mm Zoom Lenses

T- Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

7-56 Canon

2.1

2'

 

 

9-50 Cooke

2.5

1' 9"

3.5

 

10-100 Zeiss

2

5'

3.75

Has macro function

12-240 Angenieux

4.2

5'

4.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

S16mm Zoom Lenses

T- Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

7-63 Canon

2.8

2'

4.5

 

8-64 Canon

2.4

2'

4.25

 

10.4-52 Cooke

2.8

1' 6"

3.5

 

11-110 Zeiss

2.2

5'

3.75

Has macro funtion

12-120 Zeiss/Optex

2.4

5'

3.75

Same as above

7-81 HR Ang

2.4/3.5

2'

5

Lens at T3.5 if full zoom range required

11.5-138 Angenieux

2.3

5'

7

 

11.5-138 Canon

2.5

3' 6"

3.75

 

11-165 Canon

2.8

3' 3"

3.75

 

10.5-210 Canon/Optex

3.5

4'

5.75

At T2.4 zoom limited to 10.5-150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16mm Zeiss Speed Primes

T- Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

9.5 mm

1.3

10"

1.75

 

12mm*

1.3

8"

1.75

* - Covers super 16

16mm*

1.3

8"

1.75

 

25mm*

1.3

10"

1.75

 

50mm*

1.3

28"

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

16mm/S16mm Misc. Primes

T - Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

* - Covers super16

3.5 mm Canon/Century

2

approx. 2'

1.5

Fixed focus.  Filtration - front 4 1/2 round

4mm Optex*

2

2' 4"

2

Fixed focus.  Filtration - front 138mm round

4.5mm Elite Fisheye*

2.2

6"

1.5

Filtration - 30mm drop-in (85's & ND's)

5.5mm Optex*

2

8"

2.25

 

5.9mm Angenieux

2

approx. 2'

1.25

Fixed focus

6mm Century*

1.9

12"

2.25

Filtration - 40.5 drop-in

8mm Optex*

2

18"

2.5

 

8mm Zeiss

2.1

8"

1.25

 

35mm Panther*

1.3

10"

2.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

Century Slant Focus

T - Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

24 mm

4

18"

2

 

45mm

2.8

16"

2.25

 

90mm

2.8

20"

2.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARRI Macro Primes

T- Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

16mm

2.1

6"

2

 

24mm

2.1

7"

1.75

All lenses compensate for light loss

32mm

2.1

9"

1.75

automatically.

40mm

2.1

10"

1.5

 

50mm

3

8"

3

 

100mm

3

1'2"

3.5

 

200mm

4.3

1'11"

4

Light loss compenstation occurs optically

 

 

 

 

 

Misc. Macro Primes

T - Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

40mm Kilar

2.8

4"

6 oz.

 

50mm Kinoptik

2.5

1' 9"

1.5

 

60mm Zeiss

3

11"

1.75

 

Misc. Macro Primes

T-Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

75mm Kinoptik

2.5

2' 6"

2.5

CF - 1'

90mm Kilar/Zoomar

2.8

6"

1.5

Focus measured from front element

100mm Kinoptik

2.5

4'

3

4' is last engraved mark

200mm Nikkor Macro

4

2' 4"

2

 

200mm Canon Macro

2.8

5'

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephoto Lenses

T - Stop

Min. Focus

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

Unless otherwise noted all the lenses use

200mm Canon (series 2000)

2

10'

7.25

a 40.5mm filter under the rear mount.

200mm Nikkor

2

9'

6

 

300mm Canon

2.8

10'

6

Century/Canon 300's Also have drop-in

300mm Nikkor

2

13'

17

300mm Nikkor\182129 uses 48mm

400mm Canon

2.8

15'

13

400mm Canon\10994 +48mm drop-in

400mm Nikkor

2.8

15'

11

 

500mm Canon

4.5

approx. 15'

7

 

600mm Canon

4.5

approx. 15'

10

*60019 + 48mm drop-in

600mm Nikkor

4

25'

13.75

 

800mm Canon

5.6

45'

11

 

1000mm Nikkor

6.1

25'

17

 Also has a 48mm drop-in

 

 

 

 

 

Lens Accessories

T - Stop

Length

Weight (lbs)

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

Century 2000 MKII Snorkel

4

21.5"

10.5

 

w/ straight attachment

4

24"

12

 

Century Precision Snorkel

4

19.5"

7

1 stop compenation necessary

w/ straight attachment

4

21.75"

6.25

Same as above

Optex Borescope

6.3

30"

7.5

Lenses - 10, 14, 24, 35

Optex Snorkel

4.2

18.5"

7.25

 

Optex Borescope Mirror Attach.

6.3

38"

10

Lens - 24mm built into system

Innovision Probe I

16

20.5"

2.75

Lenses - 10, 14, 16, 24, 32, 50

Innovision Probe II

5.6

16.75"

3.5

Lenses - 9,12,16,20,32 & low angle prism

Innovision Probe ll Plus

6.3

20.75"

4.5

Includes 90 degree attch. (length - 16.5")

Century Low Angle Prism

N/A

9"

15

Low Angle Prism - 1/2 stop loss

 

 

 

 

 

Revolution Lens System

7.5

N/A

N/A

Mini pl lenses 9.8,12,16,20,24,32,40,60

 

 

 

 

90 degree horizon tracker and dual swivel

 

 

 

 

module attachments

 

 

 

 

 

T-Rex Lens System

7.1

N/A

20

Lenses :  5.5-20, 8-18,18-35,32-70,60-125

 

 

 

 

also includes an 18-35 slant focus lens

 

 

 

 

Length:  approx. 29"

Eyemoe Lenses

T - Stop

Min. Focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14mm Canon

2.8

10"

 

 

17mm Canon

4

10"

 

 

20mm Canon

2.8

10"

 

 

24mm Canon

2.8

15"

 

 

35mm Canon

2.8

1'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15mm Nikkor

3.5

1'

 

 

18mm Nikkor

2.8

10"

 

 

Eymoe Lenses

T-Stop

Min. Focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20mm Nikkor

2.8

10"

 

 

24mm Nikkor

2

1'

 

 

28mm Nikkor

1.4

15"

 

 

35mm Nikkor

1.4

1'

 

 

50mm Nikkor

1.4

2'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swing and Tilt Lenses

T - Stop

 

 

 

CENTURY

 

 

 

 

14mm

2.8

 

 

 

18MM

2.8

 

 

 

20MM

2.8

 

 

 

24MM

4

 

 

 

28mm

3.5

 

 

 

35MM

2.8

 

 

 

45MM

2.8

 

 

 

55MM

2.8

 

 

 

75MM

2.8

 

 

 

90MM

2.8

 

 

 

105MM

2.4

 

 

 

135MM

4

 

 

 

150MM

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARRI

 

 

 

 

18mm

3.8

 

 

 

20mm

2.8

 

 

 

24mm

4

 

 

 

28mm

2.8

 

 

 

35mm

2.8

 

 

 

45mm

2.8

 

 

 

90mm

2.8

 

 

 

110mm

2