Anamorphic lenses are also known for horizontal lens flare, and Sirui says the upcoming 40mm is no exception. Sirui will actually offer two variations of the lens, one with a traditional blue ...

With a shallower depth of field, an anamorphic lens can replicate the tightness and crispness of a portrait simultaneously. Also, if you're looking to experiment with long, movie-like lens flares ...

Similar to the way an anamorphic lens squeezes a wide screen movie horizontally onto a 35mm frame, an anamorphic DVD stretches vertically a 16:9 image frame to fully fill the 4:3 aspect ratio of a ...

But, what happens when you do that is you get these really cool oval background - when the sun's out of focus - and lens flares on anamorphic lenses, that are not coded, if you must know ...

Meanwhile, the 1.55x anamorphic lens produces gorgeous lens flares and letterbox widescreen footage. The 75mm macro is underwhelming, though, and a smartphone app to get the most out of the lenses ...