I for one would go for a 4x4 filter, especially if it could go wider than the current cinemorph. (try to figure a way to get blue flares. I made my own cinemorph with an old lens cap, some patient hole shaping and some thick fishing line. I colored the line with a dark blue sharpie and as I said before, it turned my flares blue. I may go to the fishing store sometime and see if there is some thick, naturally blue fishing line I could try out.)

There is also another cheap anamorphic adapter from Soligor that works quite ok with the GH-cams and old glas.

Here is a short test I made in winter:

(Camera shake is due to a cheap trypod and me shivering quite a bit;-)
You can finde it from time to time on ebay, as Soligor is not producing it any more.

@B3Guy you are a genius!
i made what you said and here are the results!
bravo!



my only addition was making it for a third party Cokin P filter holder (USD 4 on ebay) to make the things easier, and also to be able to rotate the DIY anamorphic flare filter
it cost me nothing, because i already have all the needed things (:
thank you!

Also a good thing is, as it doesn´t use glass, it doesn´t reduce the f stops as the cinemorph does

The fishing line is spaced by 0.5 cm, because that is the spacing that i find works better from f1.4 to f5.6, on a canon fd 50mm 1.4;
On the lumix vario 14-140 did not work properly.
(i didnt do the oval, because i didnt want the oval, but it would certainly work)

Greetings from Chile!

ps, the flares in the nightshots are not colored, because i forgot to do the white balance, so they were taken with the day white balance

hahah here it is a quick test of your idea, it does work
, but i´m lazy, so my oval ain´t that ovalistic

this test was made with cardboard on a canon fd to m/43 adapter with a canond fd 50mm f1.4 attached

(and is a shot of the light reflection on a window with water fog)

hahah sorry i dont have a wide angle, sorry :p

hahaha super!
i just love not having to pay to play with this things!

I have a Sankor 16c Anamorphic and based on the videos I've seen of the CineMorph, I'll stick with the Sankor. It's a bummer it vignettes at anything under 85mm, but it gives a more genuine Anamorphic look in my opinion.

I did a quick test with the Sankor here. It's not much, but it's a little something:


The anamorphic was mounted to a Canon 18-135mm kit lens I got with the 60D via VidAtlantic clamp. I have since bought a Helios 44m to use with the Sankor, as I heard it was a good, cheap prime to use. And it's definitely a great lens to use both with the Sankor and without, I have had great results for a lens that only cost me about $40!

Essentianlly, the inner elements of the CineMorph have both an oval bokeh shaper (specially machined as every little imperfection shows up in the image bokeh if not cut properly) and a streak/flare element, all on a rotating filter frame so that you can align the shape and streak after mounting the filter to your lens.

It also has front threads so that you can mount ND, Fader and other filters or accessories.

We've been working with many big directors and DPs in the music video and film industry with this filter for awhile now. They've come to us because they dont want fishing line with rubber bands, or cutting cinefoil with exacto knives or any of the other DIY methods that dont allow you to focus your lenses properly or use other essential accessories. Some of those methods would look very unprofessional on the set of a shoot for a paying client or if you're filming Rihanna or Britney's video.

We think at $139 right now, its a fair price, especially when other streak filters start at $300 and go way up.

We'll also have a streak filter (possibly with colored streaks) coming soon on our site. It will not have the oval anamorphic element.

There are plenty of people who can make a DIY Zacuto Z-Finder out of a diopter and a cup, but in the end most people would prefer a professionally machined and assembled unit while on set or in front of clients. Rubber bands and fishing lines can look a bit silly, and we have yet to see how you can rack or pull focus on your lens while using some of those methods.

@lolo nothing disrespectful towards you and nothing was directed at you. Light loss doesnt come from using glass, it comes from the oval anamorphic bokeh element. And maybe you'll understand why I'm here when you read the title of this thread topic, I'm here to inform on the topic at hand, not to make a sale.

Hey, guys - I know that it's possible to create a DIY anamorphic filter, but I wanted to say that a broadcast network that I currently shoot for is currently using VidAtlantic cinemorph filters on the show I work on, and it works a treat! It's very well made, robust, and does exactly what they advertise. A DIY solution is not really an option for this show, and we've had some great work done over the past few weeks with it.

If you want to save the bones, then make one yourself. But if you don't have the time and want something that just works when you take it out of the box, the cinemorph filter does just that.

@lolo

This topic is not about DIY vs ready producs war.
As you can see from the topic it is about particualr product.
If you don't like something here you are free to make your own topic about DIY filters.