Richard Dean wrote:Rick, I also own the APO lenses 25-50-85 and am interested in shooting a feature in anamorphic.
I have A few questions.
Richard, you forgot to ask what I had for breakfast!
Seriously congratulations on acquiring the APO set. Hope you’ll be able to add the 32mm prime which is very sweet.
Which of the APO lenses will work with the SLR Magic 1.33x adapter on super 35? I'm planning on using a pair of Eva1's.
There are several Anamorphot adapters: best to specify the full model so inexperienced readers won’t make incorrect assumptions.
The SLR Magic 1.33x-65 Anamorphot adapter requires the taking lens to have a maximum front element of 65mm (entrance pupil) and a minimum focal length of 30mm, longer focal lengths are fine. So the SLR Magic 32mm, 50mm, and 85mm primes are supported. When you use the 32mm the squeeze effectively gives you a 25mm horizontal angle of view.
Any more thoughts on how the tokina 11-20 atx matches with the APO?
I haven’t shot with both lenses at the same time yet, but I plan to do that. To my eye they seemed very compatible, but I really need to get the scopes and do a side-by-side comparison. I’m not anticipating any problem matching shots between the APO and the Tokina. That’s one of the reasons I selected the Tokina for use on the URSA Mini 4.6K and the BMPCC4K.
It there any part of the 11-20 range usable with the 1.33 adapter?
It’s not designed to work with it, but for the price of a step-down ring (86-82mm) I hope to try it out anyway. Without understanding all the intricacies of lens design, anamorphic adapters have some peculiar characteristics so the result might be strange but useful anyway. I think first I’ll try it with the SLR Magic 25mm APO to see what happens. If that’s a total fail, perhaps there’s no need to try the 11-20mm.
On the PDL-F-V2, what else has to be ordered? 1 extra motor?
You need to order a PD-MX motor. The PDL-F-V2 includes a motor and I ordered the version with the convenient thumb controller that you can attach to rails or your tripod arm.
Is there any reasonably priced wireless remote follow focus that syncs 2 motors?
You can see all the PD Movie options on the Ikan website.
As you know the PDL-F-V2 can control two motors synchronously to change the focus of the adapter and the taking lens. You can also independently control two motors one at a time if you have the PD-MX as well. For example one motor could drive the lens focus and another motor drive the zoom or aperture.
I haven’t tried it yet, but there’s no reason you could not also control focus and zoom synchronously for a shot with one controller and two motors. For example you could set the limits of the focus gear to something like 20’ and 6’ and the zoom gear from 25mm too 100mm. Maybe you have a thief entering a room noticing a necklace on a bedside table. And so you shoot the thief in the background coming through the doorway and then pan to the table while changing the focus and zoom with your thumb controller!
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