Laowa Proteus: De-tuning lens to add character?

[omar robles]

Hello group:

So I own the Laowa Proteus 2x anamorphic which I really like.  The only issue I have is that wish it had a touch of vintage character, it's a bit too clean for my personal taste.   Someone suggested and recommended me a company out of state that does de tuning (amongst other things) to add character to lenses. They quoted me a ball park figure of about 1500-2000k to detune a lens.  I am a bit hesitant because I haven't found a lot of information on this topic.  Also they dont have a lot of examples of their work, although they have designed a lens set that has been well received and rents at OLD FILM GLASS. Any help on this subject would be appreciated .  And yes I have considered filters but I dont feel they get the job done.

O.R