Filmmaker Ryan Freeman has asked the unaskable: can you compare a $30,000 Cooke anamorphic lens with a $1,000 Zeiss spherical lens? Well, to insert a bit of a spoiler here, no, you can't. Cooke makes ...

LOS ANGELES—Today there’s no such thing as a project for one distribution medium. While the last century had movies finding their way to television and VHS, the theatrical screen was the focus (no pun ...

Anamorphic lenses are a hot topic right now. We review the Sirui 50mm anamorphic lens, a product that is only possible thanks to modern lens mounts. So, lots of people want anamorphic, nobody wants to ...

The challenge with anamorphic lenses is that the pictures and footage need further processing, called desqueezing, before they're usable. After all, the lens is cramming 33 percent more onto the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. LAS VEGAS–– Cooke Optics and Thales Angénieux, confirmed that their technical teams have worked ...

Movie technology specialists unite to create versatile lens range. Cooke's new anamorphic system. Two of the most respected names in the movie-making industry, Cooke Optics and Thales Angénieux, have ...

Photographers and cinematographers may be interested in the launch of SIRUI’s 50mm and 75mm full-frame anamorphic lenses on Indiegogo this month. Offering lenses have been designed to complement the ...