Guides
Pointers for choosing and preparing your equipment, written from our own fleet.
Nine anamorphic sets are available at our Saint-Denis depot, from the Kowa 2x to the Cooke Anamorphic/i. The right choice depends on three things: the camera sensor, the target aspect ratio and the look you are after.
Older lenses, designed for stills or for cinema and often remounted in a modern barrel: a softer, more distinctive image with the handling of a cinema lens.
Reflector fixtures, panels, tubes or flexible mats: LEDs now cover most of the needs of a lighter shoot. A few pointers for building a consistent kit.