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Hi!
I’m considering switching from 2.8K S35 4:3 to 4.3K LF 16:9 on the Mini LF when shooting anamorphic. The idea is to take advantage of the extra vertical resolution to frame for 2.39:1, while keeping some extra room at the top and bottom for reframing or stabilization in post. Planning to use a custom frameline to lock in a 2160px image height.
Has anyone here worked with this setup before?
The lenses should cover a bit more than S35, so there should be some extra room to work with. Is there a way to zoom the image in the SDI and EVF so the 4.3K LF 16:9 feed isn’t pillarboxed, but instead fills as much of the display as possible?
Curious if anyone’s tried this — thanks!
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The problem with anamorphic lenses is that if the squeeze factor is 2X and your final unsqueezed aspect ratio is 2.40 : 1, then the sensor area used is very squarish — 1.20 : 1. Since the LF sensor is 25mm tall rather than 18mm, if you record 4.5K 3:2 Open Gate, 3096 pixels tall, you gain some vertical area for stabilization (plus extra horizontal area that you won’t need as much for 2.40 anamorphic). I wouldn’t record 4.3K 16×9 — you need to record more height, not a 16×9 area.
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