DrZhivago Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I was wondering if it was possible to shoot in 2.35:1 aspect ratio with the XL2, i know that there are lense converters to 16:9, and the XL2 offers a 16:9 ratio, so would you combine the two to achieve something close to 2.35, or what would i have to do, any help would be great, thanks. chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 29, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted October 29, 2004 Yes, you can either combine a 1.33X squeeze to a 16x9 image using an anamorphic adaptor, or use a 2X anamorphic 35mm cine lens on the P&S Technik Mini-35 adaptor while shooting in 4x3 mode. Since 2.35 isn't a video monitor aspect ratio, however, at some point you'd have to convert the footage to a 2.35 letterboxed image on either a 16x9 or 4x3 recording. If this project is for video-only, it may be simpler to just compose video for letterboxing to 2.35 and forget about anamorphic adaptors. Unless you want anamorphic lens artifacts -- I saw a short film shot on the Canon XL1 using the P&S Mini-35 and scope lenses. It looked cool because of the super shallow-focus anamorphic look with all of the scope lens flares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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