P+S Technik EVOLUTION 2X Anamorphic Lenses

A montage, shot on Arri Alexa with P+S Technik EVOLUTION 2X anamorphic lenses. We used the 40mm and 75mm, paired with Tiffen's Rota Variable ND filter tray.
These lenses are based on Kowa's original anamorphic lens design. They have a distinctive look, particularly the 40mm, flare beautifully and are relatively lightweight, as anamorphic lenses go. P+S Technik have done a good job on the housing, as the focus and aperture are nice and smooth, and the gears are ubiquitous across the range of focal lengths.
Everything was shot in Log C and then graded in Davinci Resolve.

Пікірлер: 37

  • @qaesarx
    @qaesarx Жыл бұрын

    Lets forget about the camera for a moment... the short is EPIC, i teared... it conveys SO MUCH! AMAZING SHORT!

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. That means a lot.

  • @qaesarx

    @qaesarx

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GafferVan Did you show the short around ? There are so many youtube platforms that would happily show it.

  • @tychicuskinimi6071
    @tychicuskinimi60713 жыл бұрын

    Looks amazing

  • @skarimi162
    @skarimi1622 жыл бұрын

    Greaaat Job man 👌🏻👌🏻💎💎💎 I love the anamorphic look of these shots, colors and compositions 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 amazing

  • @SettlersCoveLtd
    @SettlersCoveLtd2 жыл бұрын

    Cinematic beauty

  • @ezbzpop
    @ezbzpop Жыл бұрын

    beautiful!

  • @elverdaderojavier
    @elverdaderojavier3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @COABaBii
    @COABaBii2 жыл бұрын

    this is fire!

  • @elvisripley
    @elvisripley3 жыл бұрын

    Looks dope.

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers man.

  • @TMD_Produktion
    @TMD_Produktion3 жыл бұрын

    I love the look, the vignetting adds so much character to the footage! Which camera and aspect ratio did you use?

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! We shot Alexa 4:3 for a 2.39.1 final aspect ratio

  • @TMD_Produktion

    @TMD_Produktion

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GafferVan Cool thanks!

  • @julscope

    @julscope

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@GafferVan Because of the vignetting (at the 40mm?) it should have been the LF right?

  • @TheJPinder
    @TheJPinder Жыл бұрын

    outstanding

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @stevenuseda6317
    @stevenuseda63172 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! I wanted to know do you have any idea how much the 40mm and 75mm cost? Was curious but there's not alot of info on their website. Thank you!

  • @eliarenson
    @eliarenson2 жыл бұрын

    Nice work. Did you use any lens correction in post for distortion on the 40mm? When framing characters on the sides?

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. No I didn't do any lens correction. The edge distortion of the 40mm can be brutal, I'm not sure any amount of Post could correct for this entirely. Nonetheless, It's part of the unique look of this lens, so I just embraced it.

  • @harlequinproducoes6374
    @harlequinproducoes63743 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding! Which Alexa did you use?

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Alexa Plus 4:3

  • @fridtjofryder9261
    @fridtjofryder92613 жыл бұрын

    hey man, was wondering what apertures this stuff's shot at - is this wide open?

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey. I don't recall exactly but likely t3.5 - t5 something in that range.

  • @jackychung819
    @jackychung8193 жыл бұрын

    Looks nice. Did you shoot the 40mm wide open? Is this on Vimeo?

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers. Yes, we shot wide open on some of the medium/CUs on the 40mm, and in the lower light and controllable environments. Yep, there's a version on Vimeo as well.

  • @jackychung819

    @jackychung819

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GafferVan Thanks! Could you send me the vimeo link? I wanna watch the uncompressed quality of it.

  • @geoffreybassett6741
    @geoffreybassett67413 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful shoot! Great Rendering on those lenses but that edge distortion is harsh.

  • @volt416

    @volt416

    2 жыл бұрын

    I personally like the distortion! I think it adds to the unique look.

  • @user-ej7vk1qw2i
    @user-ej7vk1qw2i3 жыл бұрын

    How about the Tiffen's Rota Variable ND filter?

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's an excellent filter for a lot of shooting conditions, and it was particularly fast and efficient to use. In extreme high DR environments, such as low Sun daytime exteriors, you should avoid stopping down with it too aggressively. As the nature of a double polariser can do some wacky things in the corners of the frame. These effects becomes more noticeable the stronger the level of ND you dial-in.

  • @user-ej7vk1qw2i

    @user-ej7vk1qw2i

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GafferVan Thanks,I‘M very interest for how you colorgrade you footage, it‘s looks fantastic..........full of texture.

  • @GafferVan

    @GafferVan

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-ej7vk1qw2i Thank you! I grade in Davinci Resolve. I don't do anything special, I just go with what looks appealing to my eye on any given day. Some of the shots have a digital bleach bypass style preproduction added, but only at 30% so it's subtle. For this, I add a monochrome node, play around with individual RGB values, and then composite this with the original colour grade via a Softlight or Overlay blend mode, and dial-in the opacity to what I like.

  • @user-ej7vk1qw2i

    @user-ej7vk1qw2i

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GafferVan Thanks,so the Grey texture is out the monochorme node.

  • @kantooza
    @kantooza2 жыл бұрын

    Rehoused?

  • @jennycjthiele-wu6835

    @jennycjthiele-wu6835

    Жыл бұрын

    No, Evolution 2X lenses are anamorphic lenses that are completely new and re-engineered designs of the rare and vintage Kowa anamorphic lenses from the 1970's. They are based on the original optical design with completely new mechanics and sturdy housing and they match the genuine anamorphic look of the originals.