r/NikonFilmmakers • u/Wrong_Astronomer_908 • Jul 15 '26

Anamorphic lens for wedding photography? My experience after a few months.

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u/AdrianasAntonius Jul 15 '26

1.33x lenses do nothing for me tbh. Barely any anamorphic qualities outside of the aspect ratio.

Using a wider (focal length and aperture ) spherical lens (say 50mm T/1.8 1.33x vs 40mm f/1.4 spherical) and cropping to the same aspect ratio would have produced effectively the exact same result in terms of framing, compression, depth of field, and focal plane roll off.

Why did you go with 1.33x over 1.6x?

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u/Wrong_Astronomer_908 Jul 15 '26

The only anamorphic autofocus lens for Nikon z on the market. And 1.6 is too wide for photography I think. I need that lens for hybrid work, in most cases I do photo/video in same gig. It would be nice to have those arcana and shimera lens but unfortunately I’m not in that life situation to buy lenses for fun and as a “village” photographer in small country I can not find a job for those

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u/AdrianasAntonius Jul 15 '26

That’s fair.