Cinematography : Anamorphic Bokeh by Bulent Ozdemir-Larusso Filmmaker

I love the look of anamorphics and wish I could work with them more often. What lenses were these?

No anamorphic lenses used, just a 'Cinemorph' filter attached to a single Nikon prime lens :)

Yeah, I was curious about that because of the odd shape of the highlights in the bokeh. That filter is only useable on certain focal lengths, is that correct?

Yep. Anything over 50mm on a 1.5x crop. 85mm and above on a full frame.

This does not look remotely anamorphic. But what do I know ?

From what their website says, its not an anamorphic adapter, rather it creates the same kind of flares and out-of-focus blurring that anamorphic lenses do. you still need to add the 3.95 crop top and bottom of your image.

Modern ( 50 years or so ) theatrical anamorphic is 2:35, which can also be extracted from spherical ( a common use of Super 35 neg ). The unique focus and internal convergence properties of anamorphic lenses create both a distinct bokeh and linear flare. They also have a different DOF chart for given field of view than "normal" glass. This demo looks nothing like either, but hey, gimmick toys are popular. In the end, the subject is what matters. If what you are after is odd shaped bokeh, simply shoot through a shaped hard matte with a long lens wide . open.

@Royce - Listen, all I'm hearing from you is blah, blah, blah, blah, meeeeeehhhh. If you wanna lecture other people on the benefits of true anamorphic glass as opposed to "gimmick toys", try doing it more constructively and without sounding like a snobby know it all. You could be a straight talking good guy for all I know, but that's not how you're coming across to me.

@Bulent - Sorry, maybe we are lost in a typical internet misunderstanding since the forum has no tone of voice or true ' conversation ' is it would if we were together, testing lenses and filters. Your clip purports to be , or actually to look, anamorphic. It isn't ; not to my eye. Everything I stated above re : anamorphic earmarks is true to the best of my knowledge and experience. I don't know it all... in fact, I never will. In that this is a broadly based forum and not a specialty cinematography forum, maybe I should stay out of it. But my intent on S32 is to share knowledge and facts, not to be a know it all- there is a difference. I also learn things on Stage 32 from others I have met here.The internet is full of misinformation and I think it's a shame that is the case in the field of cinematography- would that accurate objective facts and not hype were more accessible to the masses as much as gear and software is... I don't question your knowledge or experience, I know nothing about you. I just differ on the other comments. As I first said, " what do I know ?" Best to you .. really.

@Royce - It seems we did get lost in a typical internet misunderstanding. Thank you for taking the time to clarify everything. You've made valid points and I respect that. I'm not generally "that guy" and will always try to look for the best in people (Must've blown a fuse that day). All the best on S32, your current and future projects. I mean that sincerely.