why would you opt for an anamorphic lens? Read more: The 5 Best And 5 Worst Samsung Phones Of All Time For a more casual photographer or videographer, an anamorphic lens might be easy to pass on.

A movie camera lens that horizontally squeezes a wide screen image into a standard 35mm frame. When projected, an anamorphic lens stretches the 35mm frame horizontally and fills a wide screen.