I've written on here before that once, I had the chance to buy a Hasselblad X-pan or a Fuji GSW 690...I chose the Fuji but really I should have taken both. Since then I have stitched together many a panorama using progressively better software but the hankering for shooting that 'letterbox' shape never left...and then late last year i got myself a Sirui 50mm T2.9 anamorphic lens.
It really is like stepping back in time, the way I shoot with it is.....full manual with ISO auto and the rather helpful 'Focus Peaking' on in the camera menu. I have an old joiners level that I used to use with Gandolfi and Sinar view cameras way back in the '70's...and the Nikon has a little level in the hot shoe just to make sure that this non-rectilinear lens doesn't go crazy. I worked out that I can use a Go-Pro lens profile to almost get things straight and level and I'm sure Adobe has a Sirui profile ready for an update to LR soon....maybe...don't hold your breath.
So here we have it , a selection of what I saw from late 2023 to 2024. These will also make up an album I'm printing with an attached USB stick for posterity
It really is like stepping back in time, the way I shoot with it is.....full manual with ISO auto and the rather helpful 'Focus Peaking' on in the camera menu. I have an old joiners level that I used to use with Gandolfi and Sinar view cameras way back in the '70's...and the Nikon has a little level in the hot shoe just to make sure that this non-rectilinear lens doesn't go crazy. I worked out that I can use a Go-Pro lens profile to almost get things straight and level and I'm sure Adobe has a Sirui profile ready for an update to LR soon....maybe...don't hold your breath.
So here we have it , a selection of what I saw from late 2023 to 2024. These will also make up an album I'm printing with an attached USB stick for posterity
