[WTB] Amira or Kowa Anamorphics

[Brian Merlen]

Looking for either a set of Kowa Anamorphics or a Amira to buy, either will travel to you or use escrow, something safe and smart for both parties.. Thanks!

 

[Gabriel Garcia Rosa]

Never used those lens before ........ are they any good?

I found a link that may help you: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kowa-2x-Anamorphic-lens-for-Bell-Howell-/131396573874

 

[Brian Merlen]

they are amazing, the flares are insane. i don't think that link is to one of their high end models tho, (they made cheap stuff, projector stuff, bird watching stuff still today actually...what i am looking for is a very specific set that is hard to find and getting rarer, basically this is the set everyone wants)

http://www.westcoastcinevideo.com/West_Coast_Cine_Video/Vintage_&_Anamorphic_Lenses.html


If you scroll down on this link above you can see a set...FJS has some too but I'm just trying to see if i can find multiple sources to get a pristine set, cuz its kinda like getting Lomos at this point or really old cookes, they been around a while so you just gotta make sure the elements are good and no fungus, decent mechanics, most are rehoused so who did them and did they do it right, is it aligned right and all this stuff...i don't even have the skill set to really determine whats the best, so i am gonna have whatever i buy checked out professionally and appraised cuz at 5 figures i can't afford to buy a bad set that needs lots of work is the issue, so just looking around. people seem to not want to sell anymore these days, for the most part unfortunately since a set of cooke or master anamorphics will remain elusive for me financially for at least another half decade i imagine..

heres some links to the glass if your still into checking them out...its hard to really find much footage it seems cuz lots of people seem to use the kowa adaptors on a taking lens, which is one way to do it...but its a PIA cuz of the dual focus... the set I'm looking for does not use dual focus, but as a result its super expensive, prob 40k+ these days even without a reseller I'm guessing for a 4 lens set lol

http://vimeo.com/83338216

http://vimeo.com/67349597

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGHryGvDi58