Epic-W w/ Cineovision Anamorphics

[bart cortright]

hey there,

Quick question, I don't have much experience with anamorphics. I have a short next month where the director wants to use Cinevision anamorphics. He is favoring using an Alexa Mini for crop issues so that we don't have to shoot a really high resolution on RED for no crop. What resolution/format would we have to shoot on an Epic-W in order to get a comparable frame size to the Alexa mini?

Thank you!
Bart

 

[Martin Facci]

This got me curious and there's a post in the forum about it that explains it very well
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?138764-3-1-super-wide-Anamorphic-with-DRAGON

Just keep in mind that 6K Dragon is the same FOV as 8K Helium (EPIC-W)

 

[Erich Roland]

We carry the CinEvision set, as well as other vintage Anamorphics, Lomo square and Kowa.
We ship all the time all over the country.

thanks, Erich
www.dc-camera.com

 

[Craig Lees]

Hi Bart,

8k ANA 6:5 is your best bet on epic-w (max sensor height) & shoot prores 2k/4k if you don't want 8k (widest FoV you can get). There's more crop than Alexa 4:3 but still looks lovely & I find a 2x Ana lens @ 35mm is still pretty wide on dragon / helium at full res 6:5 Ana aspect ratio.
With new 7.0 firmware, I believe there's a new ANA desqueeze for 16:9 mode too which is nice if 2:35:1 output is an issue with the producer / delivery format, more crop yes though I think the k35 cineovision's has a 25mm in its set (these are fast too). Not used them but I see a lot of ad's shot in the UK with them in 2:35:1 on TV. I imagine we'll see even more now Monstro is out! Bigger height sensor and high ISO is a real boon for 2x anamorphic shooting. Exciting times.

Craig Lees
RED's, Alexa & Lomo Scopes
UK