Made to greatly simplify the process of focusing with anamorphic adapters, this SLR Magic Rangefinder Cine Adapter Feet Calibratedprovides 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.

Simplifies Anamorphic Focusing    Manual Focus Control    Minimizes Breathing on Still Lenses    For Lenses with 77mm Front Threads    Cine-Style Focus Gear    Calibrated Focus Markings in Feet    3.5' to Infinity Focus Range

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. What taking lenses should I use with anamorphot 2.0X and a full frame Canon 5D MKIII? I contacted SLR Magic technical support and they told me a canon 40mm f2.8 would fit but Im not sure it wont get vignetting. Ive read the B&H specs and they say that lenses between 70-100mm would do the Job with a full frame sensor. Please anyone experienced with a Canon 5D MKIII and the anamorphot 2.0X?

A: For a full frame camera like the Canon 5D Mark III, 70mm or higher is recommended. The statement that SLR Magic said a Canon 40mm F/2.8 would work is contradicting two points. 1. The Canon 40mm f/2.8 is an APS-C lens and cannot be used on a 5D Mark III and 2. our information says for an APS-C sensor 50mm would be the widest. While 70mm seem rather long, remember the 2x widens the angle of view by that much so in effect, that 70mm sees left to right as much as a 35mm lens.

Q: 2. What is the shortest focal lens I can use without vignetting please ? I was thinking about using my old Kiev 37mm f:2 but I'm not sure anything bellow 50mm would suit... Any help much appreciated.

A: That will depend on the sensor on your camera. If you are using a camera that is APS-C or MFT you can use lenses between 35-100mm in focal length. While with a Full Frame Sensor it will need to be between 70-100mm.

Q: 3. the ursa mini pro and ursamini 4.6k now has 3K 4:3 anamorphic mode, with that being said this 2x anamorphot should work with it correct?

A: Yes, it should work if paired with an appropriate focal length as stated by SLR Magic.

Q: 4. 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.

Q: 5. Will this work on the Fuji X series? For example the Fuji 18-55mm kit lens. As it's a cropped sensor would it make a difference?

A: This adapter requires a lens that has the proper filter thread along with the proper focal length and diameter of the lens itself. For APS-C cameras the focal length needs to be between 35-85mm, that lens will have a portion that is not usable. It also requires to have a lens diameter of no more than 50mm and the lens you suggested is larger than that. We do not believe they will be compatible.

Q: 6. What is the rangefinder for ?

A: The Rangefinder simplifies focusing with anamorphic lenses. It provides a calibrated focus scale, marked in feet, industry standard focus direction, and a cine-style focus gear for your lens set-up. You can also use it on lenses without an anamorphic adapter, which is useful for Nikon lenses that focus in the opposite direction from cine-style lenses, or when using lenses that do not have focus gear or reliable distance markings.

Q: 7. Will this work on a Isco 1.9x anamorphic lens?

A: It would depend on the size of the front of the Isco 1.9x lens. Even if we knew the exact lens, this information seems to be unavailable since the lenses appear to be out of production since 2001. If it is 77mm or less (by using step down rings) it probably will work. However, without the two pieces in hand, we are unable to say for sure.

Q: 8. can i stack a diopter on the rangefinder to achieve even closer focus?

A: We are not aware of that being possible with this product.

Q: 9. 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: 10. 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.