None of this means they are “better” than the other lenses in our test. They are able to do things that used to be impossible for front anamorphic lenses. They have completely rewritten the rulebook.
However, in the world of anamorphic lenses, there currently is no other lens that compares to Master Anamorphics. In the spherical lens world there are actually other ultra-fast, ultra-high-performance lenses that deliver tack sharp images with no aberrations and no breathing like Master Primes do.įor instance the Cooke S5i primes and Leica Summilux C prime lenses are arguably in the same territory as Master Primes. Some people have described them as the “Master Primes of anamorphic lenses.” One could make that argument, but it’s not totally accurate. These lenses really are something completely new as well as completely astounding. Once we got over the preconceived ideas about what anamorphic lenses should look like, we really grew to love these lenses and have used them many times on projects like Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” music video and many car commercials. The were very well controlled for the majority of lighting conditions, but you can get them to flare if you really bash them with a light in the frame. Also, their advanced optical design allowed for next to no distortion, even with wide lenses, and virtually no lens breathing. At T1.9 across the set, they were incredibly fast for anamorphic lenses. Once we embraced the idea of a cleaner look than a “JJ Abrams” style of anamorphic, the Masters became very appealing. We also knew we would be shooting in low light conditions, so we needed lenses that were fast enough to enable us to move quickly and not require larger lighting units. We had bandied about whether to shoot anamorphic, or spherically, but had discussed of going over the top with anamorphic lens flares and accentuating anamorphic’s distinct characteristics.
CamTec in Burbank was among the first rental houses to receive them globally, and we were looking for something different for a pet project we were prepping: a dark re-imagining of the Power Rangers series. I first encountered ARRI / Zeiss' Master Anamorphics right when the initial first sets of 4 focal lengths was delivered.
0 kommentar(er)
