Choosing Lenses Without the Hype
Podcast | 9 months ago
A practical breakdown of today’s affordable anamorphic landscape. This episode maps current lens options to specific optical traits and storytelling needs, helping you choose glass based on narrative intent, workflow, and long-term usability rather than hyp...
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When Lens Character Becomes Storytelling
Podcast | 9 months ago
Lens choice carries emotional weight. This episode connects anamorphic optical traits to story tone, showing how different lenses steer mood, intimacy, scale, and realism—and how to choose glass that supports the narrative instead of overpowering it. This e...
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Why These Optical “Mistakes” Mean Cinema
Podcast | 10 months ago
Anamorphic lenses carry a visual language shaped by history, optics, and repetition. This episode breaks down the specific traits that made anamorphics feel cinematic—and why we still read them that way today. This episode is brought to you by and shot with...
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Focal Lengths, Mounts, and Commitment
Podcast | 10 months ago
How focal lengths and lens mounts shape a usable anamorphic set over time. This episode looks at building systems that stay mechanically solid, optically consistent, and adaptable as cameras and projects change. This episode is brought to you by and shot wi...
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Bokeh: Shaping What Isn't Sharp
Podcast | 10 months ago
This chapter breaks down how lenses form bokeh, why shapes change across the frame, and how aberrations, aperture design, and anamorphic squeeze all influence what you see. No mystique, no romanticizing, just the optics, the geometry, and the practical take...
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Why Your Lens Flares: A Practical Guide to Coatings and Reflection
Podcast | 10 months ago
This chapter takes a practical look at how lens coatings influence flare behavior. Instead of treating flares as magic or “character,” I focus on how coatings have enabled modern cinematography. The goal is to give you a framework for understanding flares a...
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Stop Saying “Character”: How to Describe What Your Lenses Actually Do
Podcast | 10 months ago
A practical breakdown of how to actually talk about what lenses do—beyond vague words like “creamy,” “cinematic,” or “character.” In this episode, I break down the core aberrations and optical traits that shape a lens’ personality, so you can finally descri...
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Image Circles, Coverage & Crop: How Sensors Shape Your Shot
Podcast | 10 months ago
A deep dive into how image circles, sensor sizes, and aspect ratios actually interact—beyond the marketing language. This module puts the real optical relationships on the table and shows how different formats shape the images we make. This episode is broug...
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Big, Heavy, and Worth It? Laowa Sunlight 2X Full Frame Anamorphic Zooms
Guide | 1 years ago
Get my guides on anamorphics, anamorfakes, USSR lenses, and more! https://www.e-junkie.com/anamorphic A first look at Laowa’s Sunlight anamorphic zooms: full frame, 2X squeeze, parfocal, and built like proper cinema glass. From wide establishing shots to ti...
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LUMIX S1II: Time to retire Magic Lantern? ARRI LogC, anamorphic stabilization, and much more!
Guide | 1 years ago
Get my guides on anamorphics, anamorfakes, USSR lenses, and more! https://www.e-junkie.com/anamorphic The S1II introduces so many new amazing features, and builds up further on so many others, it's hard to pick favorites. I’ve been chasing the feeling Magic...
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2X ANAMORPHIC look on 1.33X LENSES - Blazar Mantis FULL SET Review
Guide | 1 years ago
Get my guides on anamorphics, anamorfakes, USSR lenses, and more! https://www.e-junkie.com/anamorphic GET YOUR MANTIS NOW: https://store.blazarlens.com/collections/mantis-1-33x Blazar’s new Mantis lenses combine oval aperture design with anamorphic glass fo...
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WIDE Full Frame Anamorphic! Blazar Cato 40mm 2x T2 Lens Review
Guide | 1 years ago
Get my guides on anamorphics, anamorfakes, USSR lenses, and more! https://www.e-junkie.com/anamorphic The long-awaited Blazar CATO 40mm is finally here—how does this ultra-wide 2x anamorphic stack up against the rest of the set? I dive into image quality, d...
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