🎬 Shooting with the Sony Venice & Great Joy Anamorphics - How to choose the right equipment? 🎥
We recently had the pleasure of shooting with the Sony Venice and Great Joy anamorphic lenses - a combination that gave us exactly the cinematic look we were looking for.
But how do you actually decide on the right equipment?
🔹 Look & storytelling - Anamorphic lenses give the image a very unique aesthetic: wider field of view, unique bokeh and characteristic flares. Perfect if you want to create an epic, cinematic atmosphere.
🔹 Dynamic range & lighting conditions - With its dual ISO and 15+ f-stops, the Sony Venice offers incredible flexibility, especially in difficult lighting conditions.
🔹 Budget vs. quality - High-end equipment is not always necessary. The important thing is that the chosen setup optimally supports the creative vision. The Great Joys deliver an anamorphic look at a fair price - an exciting alternative to more expensive cine optics.
📽 Our experience: The combination of the Venice and Great Joy lenses has given us an organic, cinematic look without compromising on quality or flexibility.
How do you make your camera setup decisions? Let us know your thoughts!
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🎬 Dreh mit der Sony Venice & Great Joy Anamorphics – Wie wählt man das richtige Equipment? 🎥
Kürzlich hatten wir das Vergnügen, einen Dreh mit der Sony Venice und den Great Joy anamorphen Objektiven umzusetzen – eine Kombination, die uns genau den cineastischen Look geliefert hat, den wir gesucht haben.
Aber wie entscheidet man sich eigentlich für das richtige Equipment?
🔹 Look & Storytelling – Anamorphe Linsen verleihen dem Bild eine ganz eigene Ästhetik: breiteres Sichtfeld, einzigartiges Bokeh und charakteristische Flares. Perfekt, wenn man eine epische, filmische Atmosphäre erzeugen will.
🔹 Dynamikumfang & Lichtverhältnisse – Die Sony Venice bietet mit ihrem Dual-ISO und 15+ Blendenstufen eine unglaubliche Flexibilität, besonders bei schwierigen Lichtbedingungen.
🔹 Budget vs. Qualität – High-End-Equipment ist nicht immer nötig. Wichtig ist, dass das gewählte Setup die kreative Vision optimal unterstützt. Die Great Joys liefern einen anamorphischen Look zu einem fairen Preis – eine spannende Alternative zu teureren Cine-Optiken.
📽 Unsere Erfahrung: Die Kombination aus der Venice und den Great Joy Linsen hat uns einen organischen, filmischen Look ermöglicht, ohne Kompromisse bei Qualität oder Flexibilität.
Wie trefft ihr eure Entscheidungen beim Kamera-Setup? Lasst uns eure Gedanken wissen!
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I don't think I ever shot with anamorphics in the past. Haven't seen the Venice in use either; mostly used the Arri Mini/ARMIA or the film versions. I think I left the UK film industry right about the time that anamorphics started becoming the hot thing though.
I'd love to own some (more affordable) anamorphics one day though. I have a Soviet Helios 44-2 that displays a similar bokeh which is really fun though. Those get rehoused for modern cine mounts these days.
Cool to see a filmmaker here though! There used to be many more of us in the past.