Illumina 1.3x Anamorphic Adapter

[Jeremy Valender]

Hey,

Broad one but did this ever come out and anyone have any experience or have one?

Thanks

 

[Robert Hart]

The Chinese optical manufacturer Venus Optics, branding as Laowa, has released a 1:33 rear anamorphic adaptor which attaches to a PL-Mount camera and accepts PL-Mount lenses.

Super16mm lenses penetrate too far behind the flange face and will clash against the front optical element of the adaptor. Not all 35mm format lenses will fit either.

It captures a narrower field-of-view than a spherical lens attached to it but yields a cleaner image than many front anamoprhic adaptors.

You will not achieve the vertical and horizontally stretched bokeh effect unless you significantly detune the adaptor's relay focus adjustment which then softens the image including the in-focus subject. 

In a weird sort of a way, you can use the Laowa adaptor on the rear of a lens and a 1:33 front anamorphic adaptor on the front of a lens as a combination to achieve a 2X + squished image. I am not sure what utility there is in doing this but it can be done. 

Edited April 22, 2022 by Robert Hart
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