{"id":775632,"date":"2023-07-17T12:57:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T12:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/anamorphic-scope-lenses\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T13:20:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:20:08","slug":"anamorphic-scope-lenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/en\/anamorphic-scope-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Anamorphic \/ scope lenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projecting anaform recorded films<\/h1>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is anaform widescreen?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anamorphic widescreen<\/strong> is a way to store film or video in <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breedbeeld_(film)\">widescreen format<\/a> without horizontal black bars on an image carrier. This way, the entire resolution can be used for the actual image, resulting in better image quality. If a widescreen film or video is stored in a non-anamorphic manner on a narrow-screen medium, part of the available resolution is used for black bars<a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Letterbox\">(letterbox<\/a>). Since a <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Televisietoestel\">widescreen television<\/a> hides these black letterbox bars, some of the resolution (and in some cases even the subtitles) are lost as a result. (Source:  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anamorf_breedbeeld\">https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anamorf_breedbeeld<\/a> )<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example of anamorphic super 8 film<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An example of an anamorphic film is super 8 can be found here:  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"film scan of super8 cinemascope Animex Cineavision S8\/2x\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rDKinhwd-UU?start=10&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing back anamorphically recorded movies<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To play back anamorphically recorded films in the correct ratio, an anamorphic front lens is required on the film projector. Herewith an example of such a lens:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LS-0078-kowa-prominar-anamorphic-16a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LS-0078-kowa-prominar-anamorphic-16a.jpg\" alt=\"Objective\/lens - Kowa Prominar anamorphic 16-A No.34304 (Made in Japan)\" class=\"wp-image-59150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LS-0078-kowa-prominar-anamorphic-16a.jpg 660w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LS-0078-kowa-prominar-anamorphic-16a-440x400.jpg 440w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LS-0078-kowa-prominar-anamorphic-16a-343x312.jpg 343w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LS-0078-kowa-prominar-anamorphic-16a-510x464.jpg 510w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LS-0078-kowa-prominar-anamorphic-16a-64x58.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The anamorphic lens should be placed in front of the film projector&#8217;s normal projection lens. On some projectors there is a standard mount in which to put such an anamorphic lens. However, in most projectors, this is not the case. This then requires an additional anamorphic lens holder.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anamorphic lens holders<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some types of projectors, anamorphic (or scope) lens holders have been developed that can be attached to the projector itself. Also available is a generic anamorphic lens holder that can be fitted for all projectors.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/anamorphic-lens-holder-generic-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/anamorphic-lens-holder-generic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-775627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/anamorphic-lens-holder-generic-1.jpg 717w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/anamorphic-lens-holder-generic-1-359x400.jpg 359w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/anamorphic-lens-holder-generic-1-343x383.jpg 343w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/anamorphic-lens-holder-generic-1-510x569.jpg 510w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/anamorphic-lens-holder-generic-1-64x71.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/en\/product\/generic_lens_holder_for_scope_-_anamorphic_lenses_32_-75mm\/\">Generic anamorphic lens holder<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PP-0087-LONG-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1195\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PP-0087-LONG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-775629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PP-0087-LONG-1.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PP-0087-LONG-1-598x400.jpg 598w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PP-0087-LONG-1-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PP-0087-LONG-1-343x230.jpg 343w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PP-0087-LONG-1-510x341.jpg 510w, https:\/\/van-eck.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PP-0087-LONG-1-64x43.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1195px) 100vw, 1195px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/en\/product\/lens_holder_eiki_16mm_-_long_-_n-_r-_st_projectors_for_scope_-_anamorphic_lenses\/\">Specific anamorphic lens holder<\/a> (in this case for the EIKI N, R, ST series)  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Availability<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anamorphic lenses are still available on the second-hand market. For example, on sites such as Ebay.com<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anamorphic Lens holders are still manufactured new by Van Eck Video Serivices, see above: <a href=\"https:\/\/van-eck.net\/en\/product-category\/film-and-slides-en\/filmparts\/lens-holders-en\/\">https:\/\/van-eck.net\/product-categorie\/film_en_dia\/filmonderdelen\/lenshouders<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Projecting anaform recorded films What is anaform widescreen? Anamorphic widescreen is a way to store film or video in widescreen format without horizontal black bars on an image carrier. This way, the entire resolution can be used for the actual image, resulting in better image quality. 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