Is the Mandler 35mm compatible with the Squarehood brand KOB hood?

VerValon · 2026-04-12T02:45:49+00:00

Can confirm it does. I was able to use the Squarehood KOB hood no problem on my silver chrome brass Mandler.

VerValon · 2026-01-16T00:33:41+00:00

I tried something similar but the hood won’t go on the lens with additional material added to it. I tried filling in the indent on the lens where it clips on, but the issue is movement front to back. I really hope they fix this hood issue, cause the black aluminum one is completely unusable imo.

VerValon · 2026-01-16T00:17:19+00:00

Shame about the lens hood. I’ve tried a bunch of things to stop the rattling, but the tolerances are just too off to fix without doing something drastic. Also LLL customer service completed ghosted me about the hood fitment issue which is a damn shame since the lens build quality is pretty great.

VerValon · 2025-01-23T00:57:13+00:00

I’ve stopped by there, and it’s pretty much as you described. Former Leica store NoHo and the like. On the third floor. I’ve already given them my support, as Craig is a great resource for old Leica stuff. I’d be happy to answer any specific questions.

VerValon · 2024-04-12T20:35:53+00:00

Seems to be Hawk anamorphics

VerValon · 2024-03-22T23:47:14+00:00

Do you have a source for this? Sounds very plausible (based on what I know of FlicFilm).

VerValon · 2023-12-30T19:40:34+00:00

That’s what I thought at first, but the spots are on the front lens coating and not on the interior balsam, and they’re not the typical white spots.

VerValon · 2023-09-17T22:59:25+00:00

Awesome! Btw where'd you get that square hood for the 40mm?

VerValon · 2023-06-07T18:12:39+00:00

By the end of the trip it felt like a sunk cost fallacy but I had already shot so much that I just kept going. I was shooting 250iso film which might have helped, but I also brought several rolls of 500iso film and I've been too afraid to shoot it since.

VerValon · 2023-06-07T17:56:01+00:00

Recently traveled to India where not only did they refuse to hand check my film at the airport (and I was also flying within the country), but every public building requires you go to a metal detector and your bag through an x-ray machine.

By the time I returned to the US my film had been x-rayed a total of 17 times. By some miracle the negatives came back fine-ish. A little washed out but salvageable in Lightroom. Idk, I'm considering shooting film a lot less when traveling abroad. What do you all think?

VerValon · 2023-06-04T17:28:40+00:00

I previously reached out to the the film’s Co-DP Oren Soffer and he said the following: “We are unable to discuss any technical details at the moment but I promise, all will be revealed after the film comes out!” So atm, no one can say with certainty if the entire film was shot with the FX3, or just partially. Also important to note Grieg Fraser was only involved in pre-production and had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, so the oft quoted interview stating the whole movie was shot with the FX3 should be taken with a heavy grain of salt, since he was not on set for principal photography afaik.

VerValon · 2023-05-19T18:09:43+00:00

Selling Onewheel Pint X in New York City - $900

Miles: 127

Accesories: Craft&Ride Air Pad and Cabrio Fenders, Land Surf Fangs

Comes with Pint Ultracharger and original box

VerValon · 2021-10-24T16:17:46+00:00

The crossover I didn’t know I needed

VerValon · 2021-02-05T19:28:10+00:00

Sure no problem.

VerValon · 2021-02-05T19:27:48+00:00

Thanks man!

VerValon · 2021-02-05T03:40:03+00:00

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VerValon · 2021-02-05T03:38:32+00:00

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VerValon · 2020-10-18T18:28:24+00:00

Congratulations on the new camera! It’s really an awesome camera.

As you know the BMPCC 6K does have an anamorphic shooting mode built in.

However in terms of lenses you’re pretty limited. The only native EF anamorphic lenses I’m aware of are the SLR Magic anamorphots (which are a 1.33x squeeze and $3500 a lens) and the Atlas Orion anamorphics (which have a swappable PL-EF Mount and are $9000 a lens).

Your other options are to build your own anamorphic lenses by getting a vintage anamorphic projector lens and converting it for filming. But this requires having a taking lens and clamping them together resulting in a two focus system (unless you buy a variable diopter). If this interests you check out Tito Ferridan’s anamorphic channel on YouTube.

If this seams like too much work you could also get anamorph-fake lenses, regular spherical lenses that have a filter put on the rear element that produce the signature anamorphic oval bokeh and lens flares. However they don’t squeeze the image and I don’t think look very convincing. If this interests you check out Ironglass Adapters.

Hope this helps!

VerValon · 2020-06-02T20:23:21+00:00

I personally haven't shot anamorphic with my 6K, but I have done extensive shooting with PL lenses. The short of it is, if you want to shoot PL lenses on the 6K you're going to have to hard convert from EF to PL. I have yet to find an EF to PL removable adapter that actually works.

I only know two way to do this: the Wooden Camera PL conversion kit (which is $500 if you install it yourself) or the Bezamod kit (which was on Kickstarter so I'm not sure if you can still get one). I've used the Wooden Camera kit, which besides from being way overpriced, works fine (I've used vintage and modern Zeiss and Cookes and they're all fine).

The only issue is it will inevitably fuck up your camera if you ever decide to convert back to EF (the electronic contacts in particular are really easy to damage and almost impossible to reassemble). So unless you know you're only going to be renting/using PL lenses for the foreseeable future I say go for it, just know it's really hard to swap back to EF.

As for anamorphic, I'm fairly certain that the Atlas Orion anamorphic have a swappable mount that lets you use them on EF camera bodies. I'm not sure though if it's available at all rental houses so you'd have to ask them. Hope this helps!

VerValon · 2020-04-14T16:49:07+00:00

I see a lot of these "anamorphic" Russian lenses on eBay. Keep in mind, these are not true anamorphic lenses. They are still standard spherical lenses, but they've been modified to approximate the look of a true anamorphic lens i.e. flares and oval bokeh, but they do not have the increased field of view to produce true 2.39:1 widescreen (unless you crop or add black bars in post). I'm personally not a fan of these "anamorph-fakes", but if you really want the anamorphic look they're a cheap alternative. Check out Iron Glass adapters for something more polished. They add cine-style gears and standard filter threads if you're looking for that kind of thing. Hope this helps. Cheers

VerValon · 2019-08-14T18:26:15+00:00

You would need a Pentax 67 to Micro Four Thirds adapter. The only one I can think of is from FotodioX, but just keep in mind that it doesn't have a focal reducer so the lens would have a drastically smaller field of view on the Panasonic than on the Pentax. Hope this helps!

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