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1. FAQ: Focal length, field of view and formats

   By Laurent Andrieux, February 25, 2005
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3. FAQ: ANAMORPHIC LENSES 1 2 3

   By Max Jacoby, January 29, 2005
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   • Robert Hart
   • February 11, 2023

4. How to shoot extreme close ups

   By kris limbach, Monday at 05:21 PM
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   • kris limbach
   • Yesterday at 10:21 AM

5. Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar Differences

   By Zach Moore, March 18, 2024
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   • alexandros petin
   • May 4

6. Angenieux 5.9mm Rear Mount ‘Play’

   By Tyler Fukuda, May 2
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   • Tyler Fukuda
   • May 2

7. Searching for century .7x adapter for kinoptik 9.8mm

   By Jared Hall, April 15
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   • Jared Hall
   • April 15

8. Cinemodding Zeiss-Rollei HFT "Super Speed"

   By Ryan Alexander Huang, April 15
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   • Ryan Alexander Huang
   • April 15

9. Lomo 35mm NAS square front anamorphic

   By Ali Aghayev, February 19, 2024
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   • Ali Aghayev
   • April 10

10. Is it true that the kowa cine prominar spherical lenses are based on speed panchro and super baltar optical designs?

    By Edith blazek, March 12   

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    • Dom Jaeger
    • April 8

11. Zeiss Super 16 Zooms

    By Samuel Preston, November 28, 2023
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    • Mohammed Tahir
    • April 3

12. Experience Adapting PL lens onto Mirrorless cameras

    By Max Field, March 27
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    • Daniel J. Fox
    • March 29

13. Clarification on Lens Classifications for Super 35mm and Full Frame Sensors

    By Ruth Vilas, March 28
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    • David Lawson
    • March 29

14. Sharp H16 zoom lenses that can be converted to S16 later on! Budget 2000$

    By Jakob Kynø Lundberg, March 26
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    • Giray Izcan
    • March 27

15. Sigma T1.5 Speedboosted vs Master Prime - which is sharper at s35?

    By Geffen Avraham, March 23
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    • Geffen Avraham
    • March 24

16. Is there a consensus on how best to de-yellow thoriated lenses?

    By M Joel W, March 16
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    • M Joel W
    • March 18

17. Pl mount -> Bl mount adapter

    By Hwang Toe, March 13
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    • Steve Switaj
    • March 16

18. Cosmicar Television 150mm f/3.2 C-Mount Lens Quality

    By Matthew Hall, March 7
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    • Simon Wyss
    • March 7

19. Can I safely use these Zeiss cleaning wipes on front and rear element of vintage lenses without worry of damage?

    By Moon McCartney, March 7
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    • Dom Jaeger
    • March 7

20. Questions regarding the "P. Angenieux Retro-Zoom Fx0.76 for 15x"

    By Jannik Tesch, April 8, 2022
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    • Hugo Malpeyre
    • March 6

21. Best Lens Set under $60,000?

    By Max Field, February 11
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    • Dom Jaeger
    • February 19

22. Samyang 50mm PL on Arri 35III ?

    By tom mcgarrity, February 12
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    • tom mcgarrity
    • February 12

23. Subjective Lens Opinions for Super 16 Please

    By Jaron Berman, May 22, 2008
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    • Jon O'Brien
    • February 10

24. Wide angle for Arriflex 16BL

    By Noah Kingmans, December 11, 2022
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    • Vincent Wolfram
    • February 10

25. Cooke Kinetals (25mm; 17.5mm; 12.5mm) for standard 16mm format - opinions? knowledge?

    By Stephen Perera, January 21
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    • Stephen Perera
    • January 21

26. External SDI Device for Anamorphic Desqueeze / Custom Aspect Ratio

    By Montell Taraschewski, February 28, 2021   

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    • Alexander Püringer
    • January 18