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Author Topic: Isco Anamorphic question Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 03-30-2003 03:29 PM                     I found an Isco Scope lens for sale, listed as "ISCO ANAMOPHIC KIPTAR 2 X. IT WILL FOCUS FROM BELOW 1 METRE TO INFINITY. IT IS FROM A WORKING CINEMA AND IT IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL 35MM FILM PROJECTION. " I did an archive search, as well as check out Isco's website, and couldn't find any info on any lens with "kiptar" in the name. Is there such a thing or am I dealing with a crook? Also, the focus BELOW one meter seems questionable. Danny  |  IP: Logged Christian Appelt Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 505 From: Frankfurt, Germany Registered: Dec 2001 posted 03-30-2003 03:39 PM                     Some older ISCO lenses used the "Kiptar" addition, I bought and sold an ISCO anamorphic adapter like the one you decribed some years ago. But all older ISCO anamorphic adapters I know will focus a 5 or 6 metres minimum distance, never as close as 1 metre. Maybe the seller just doesn`t know that prime lens and adapter have to be focussed seperately. (He doesn`t seem to know that an anamorphic lens can be used to show 16mm or even Super-8 anamorphic films, why else would he claim "for 35mm only"? Why don`t you ask him to provide a picture of the lens?  |  IP: Logged Per Hauberg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 883 From: Malling, Denmark Registered: Jul 2000 posted 03-30-2003 05:45 PM                        The Kiptar series are from the sixties and seventies, as far as i know, with "Kiptar" being four-lensed and "Super-Kiptar" six-lensed. -That goes for ground objective, not anamorpf, but i guess, a similar quality difference will show in anamorphs, as todays "golden", blue and red Isco's. From this vintage, i find Zeiss anamorphs much better the Isco. p.  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 03-30-2003 09:17 PM                     Thanks for the info, definately going to pass on this one.  |  IP: Logged

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