Made to greatly simplify the process of focusing with anamorphic adapters, this SLR Magic Anamorphot-50 2.0x Rangefinder Cine Adapter Kitprovides a calibrated focus scale, marked in feet, industry standard focus direction, and a cine-style focus gear for your lens set up. When using most anamorphic adapters that mount to the front of your lens, focusing requires matching the distance on the anamorphic adapter and the lens itself; this can cause problems when trying to pull focus. However, when using the Cine Rangefinder, you set both your anamorphic adapter and lens to infinity and pull focus on the rangefinder.

You can use the Rangefinder Cine Adapter to provide accurate focus markings, and using the adapter minimizes the appearance of lens breathing. It mounts to lenses with 77mm front filter threads, and you can use optional step-down rings for lenses with smaller front threads. The adapter integrates a cine-style focus gear, allowing it to easily interface with a variety of optional focus accessories. It allows you to focus your lens or lens/anamorphic adapter combination from 3.5' to infinity.

2.0x Anamorphic Squeeze    Creates 2.66:1 Images on 4:3 Sensors    Enables Extracting 2.35:1 Image in Post    Mounts to Lenses with 62mm Front Thread    Rangefinder Provides Calibrated Focus    Single Focus Ring Operation

Works with SLR Magic Anamorphot adapters (1.33x50 and 2x50) to provide single gear ring focusing.

You can use the Cine Rangefinder on lenses without an anamorphic adapter as well. This is useful when working with lenses such as Nikons, which focus in the opposite direction from cine-style lenses, or when using lenses that have neither focus gear nor reliable distance markings.

Using the adapter allows you to minimize the effects of breathing that your lens or lens / adapter combination would ordinarily suffer from.

Once your taking lens is properly set to infinity, the focus distances on the adapter (marked in feet) are accurate and repeatable.

The adapter provides your lens with a focus range of 3.5' to infinity. Even if your lens or lens and anamorphic adapter combination by themselves do not focus as close as 3.5', using the adapter brings the minimum focus distance to 3.5'

The front 82mm filter threads of the adapter rotate as you pull focus on it. This may cause unwanted optical effects when using filters such as star or polarizers.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can I put a 72-77 step up ring on a lens, and then attach this and keep full functionality?

A: That may not be possible. The Anamorphot product only works with lenses that have a 50mm front diameter or less. The 72mm aspect is the front of the Anamorphot to attach to the Rangefinder.

Q: 2. What's the difference between the Slr magic $599 vs $299 rangefinder? The information looks the same. The only thing I see that's different is that there are number indicator on the $599.

A: The principal difference and the reason for the cost is that the SLR Magic Rangefinder Cine Adapter B&H # SLR77RFWM works with the SLR Magic Anamorphot series of adapters, currently 1.33x and 2x. The SLR Magic Rangefinder Cine Adapter with Near/Normal Calibration (72mm) B&H # SLR72RFNN, on the other hand, cannot work with the Anamorphot lenses.

Q: 3. Can i use it with my Sony alpha 7ii?

A: The question is more can it be used with the lens you have on your Sony a7 II. An advantage with the a7 II is that you can select full frame or Super35/APS-C as your recording set up. Depending on the lens(es) you have, select the sensor size to use. If you have lenses between 35-100mm, shoot Super35/APS-C. If you have lenses in the 70-100mm range, use full frame.

Q: 4. Which are the best taking lenses for FF cameras using SLR Magic 1.33x 50mm with rangefinder? I want to get sharp image and avoid from vignetting.

A: The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens should work well with this Anamorphic Adapter, B&H # CA5014EF . It has a 58mm filter thread and is not that large of a lens. https://bhpho.to/2aTfcfk

Q: 5. Does this come with the three step up rings as I have seen in online reviews?

A: No, this kit does not. It is the 1.33 standalone lens that comes with the step up rings. That is here: SLR Magic Anamorphot-50 1.33x Anamorphic Adapter B&H # SLRA50133X.

Q: 6. what's the difference between the 1.33x 40 and the 1.33x 50?

A: 40 can be used with front lens grass with in 40mm and 50 can use with 50mm front lens grass

Q: 7. I'm buying a FS7mkII, will this adapter work for a super35 sensor or will I have to get a 2x stretch?

A: I'm currently using it on the FS7 and FS5 which have the same sensor and the coverage is perfect. It's an excellent effect for the price.

Q: 8. I have GH4 and Panasonic F1.7 25mm, which accepts 46mm filters. Is it possible to use my own step-up ring to use SLR Magic Anamorphot-50 1.33x?

A: Dear Evgeniy,You need a 2x stretch when you use 4:3 sensors. 1,33 is meant for 16:9 sensors. Youll probably see some vignetting when youre using a 25mm lens on a gh4. You can only use lenses which have a smaller front thread than the connection of the SLR Magic, so it should work!

Q: 9. Would I need diopters if I buy the rangefinger?

A: You do not need diopters if you get the Rangefinder.

Q: 10. Would this work with my canon 8-15mm lens ?

A: Sorry, no. Even if you could mount it, (which is not possible due to the large, bulbous front glass element of the 8-15mm) you would see the inside of the AnamorphotX.