@rrrr First I have to say that it was such a pleasure to shoot with these lenses compared to shooting with other vintage anamorphics. No hassle, no aligning, no triple checking focus. Other lenses can give great results. Kowa, Bolex Möller, Sankor, Iscorama and other anamorphics all have their special character, beauty, disadvantages and solutions to be able to shoot in a proper way. But being able to shoot without lens clamps, rings, front lenses and other stuff feels so good. It’s just choosing the right focal distance, attach it and shoot. Is it perfect? No. But I have to compliment SLR Magic because they are at least putting energy into anamorphic solutions and now even into native anamorphics. When shooting wide open, which I tend to do and have done for this short film, some chromatic aberration can be visible, it disappears when stopping down. The 35mm mm has clearly some visible circular distortion in the edges. I tiny bit too much to my personal taste but i know many anamorphic lovers love the distortion. I am enthusiastic about the sharpness, the overall look and user friendly usability. These are the first ‘lower range’ anamorphics I would dare to take with me on a commercial job.

The resolution/detail looks low and the image is hazy. I know you said you like to shoot wide open but I can't tell if it's vimeo, post process/editing choice, or the lens. Or all the above.

@endotoxic @beeldlab

I think the look is spot on, and like beeldlab says the 35mm seems to distort a little bit too much for my liking. I'm also not a fan of any abberations whatsoever, but the problem seemed negligible on the 50? Personally I won't buy any anamorphics (I'm going to sell the Sankor 16d I own) but I'd consider hiring a set of these in the right circumstance for sure..

@beeldlab Nice!
What is the closest focus distance for these lenses? Do you need diopters for close focus?

They look great! Thanks for sharing

@endotoxic, I hate abberations, takes me away from what is in the image. I love lenses that have very little to no abberations wide open.

I know, hence I tend to favor renting instead of buying for productions where it matters. Also, I prefer a t2.2-2.8 or even 4-5.6 over a faster lens that cannot be shot wide open with some few exceptions.

Even with the cooke anamorphic range (~30k$/lens), some lenses are much worse wide open than others. The difference between the 32mm and the 40mm is huge.

I like the ambition SLR magic has here, and it looks like really good value for money.