Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Isco Anamorphic question

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Posted by Dan Lyons (Member # 1454) on 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.
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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 [Confused]

Posted by Christian Appelt (Member # 1067) on 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?

Posted by Per Hauberg (Member # 529) on 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.

Posted by Dan Lyons (Member # 1454) on 03-30-2003, 09:17 PM:

Thanks for the info, definately going to pass on this one.