USKEYVISION 1.55x Anamorphic / Footage / iPhone 12 Pro Max / DJI OM 4 / Zhiyun Smooth Q3

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I spent 2 days shooting with the USKEYVISION 1.55x Anamorphic. I used it with an iPhone 12 Pro Max, a DJI OM 4 and a Zhiyun Smooth Q3.
Everything in this video is shot using a smartphone.
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EQUIPMENT USED IN THIS VIDEO ►USKEYVISION 1.55x Anamorphic: geni.us/6Am1ZF8 ►DJI OM 4: geni.us/dAP4jxu ►Zhiyun Smooth Q3: geni.us/ijQ4m ►iPhone 12 Pro Max: geni.us/TUFkPkb ►Samsung Note20 Ultra (Intro scene): geni.us/uvhTHm ►Rode VideoMic NTG (shotgun): geni.us/51WyxI

[@mousse4444]

Beautiful video. With the slow motion, the music and your voice, this is such a relaxing film to watch. I love London. Its magic.

[@patrickpaganini]

True!

[@AgeofRogerio]

I think this is my favorite video of yours to date. The imagery was stunning 😃👍❤

[@SiHorrocks]

hey thanks! I indulged myself with several days just shooting and editing 😇

[@MobileFilmmaking]

Awesome video. I had no idea the lens curved the footage so much. I'm shooting my next short with the lens but in a rural area so hopefully it won't be so prominent. Even so it still looks good. I'm glad you included the raw footage so that I get to see what your grading is like

[@SiHorrocks]

@@MobileFilmmaking thanks bud. I think the curve might be exaggerated by the iPhone 12 PM main lens

[@jvandystadt]

I love your content man. Everything here is about a cinematic experience - image, narration, soundtrack. It’s all an immersive experience. Thank you loads

[@migzzfit2037]

Simon's voice is so calm and peaceful.... I can see him narrating some kind of national geographic video.

[@king6463]

Oh my ! The way that golden hour sunset rays compliment the lights from those shops is just so beautiful 😍🔥🔥 9:11

[@patrickpaganini]

True that!

[@jeriberryplaystation7010]

That was pure art

[@gabrielnorman7764]

Very well presented! It's also cool that we get an OM4 and Zhiyun Q3 comparison towards the end. I think OM4 footage came out to be more smooth.

[@DASHERO]

I just love this hope you reach 1 million by this year

[@SiHorrocks]

Thank you, I appreciate your encouragement Rahul

[@janhorrox]

Brilliant atmospheric film of London during 2021. The strange state of suspense from lockdown. Calm and beautiful.

[@SiHorrocks]

Thanks mum 🥰 today we have rain and thunder storms

[@Coco-xi9hq]

This....is art. A beautifully shot anamorphic film exploring the capabilites of an anamorphic lens.

[@stevenojobs7492]

Great concept idea to do with the om4! Enjoying how we are getting more anamorphic options in the market.

[@harrazmasri2805]

the results are way too unique for me to even describe

[@powershot70]

That was brilliant! The scenery with your choice of music was spot on. Perhaps I should try my hand at some anamorphic format video. I also wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoy your videos, they are very inspirational.

[@jayv2596]

You are an Artist, Genius, Comedian, Actor and Creator

[@David_Addison]

Great video Simon! Clearly a lot of effort gone into it. I particularly like the sunset shots. I'm thinking some kind of 1.55X anamorphic collaboration 😆

[@SiHorrocks]

haha thanks David! that would be awesome

[@alexandrugarlea1128]

This was one of the most beautiful videos I have ever seen. Really makes me wanna get into iPhone film making. Thank you, sir. Amazing job.

[@edohd5016]

Anamorphic really excels with a frontal subject or moving subject in central plane, such as the boat, ducks or a mercedes driving behind the bus... It has that film look that is so hard to achieve without anamorphic.. Your videos are really inspiring...

[@DASHERO]

full cinematic experience wow!

[@yuidfbse]

Wonderful short film, love it 💕💕💕 I wish there was a way to mount this anamorphic lens to the SmallRig/Moment style cases that use a bayonet mount, by far the most secure, better and stable way to mount an anamorphic lens like this. Thanks for sharing 🌈

[@pdcorlis]

Thank you very much for including your raw footage - it’s very enlightening!

[@FromShetoMe]

Watching your videos is like being enveloped in parachute as it floats to the ground. Thanks.

[@SiHorrocks]

that's a beautiful description, thank you Debbie

[@FilmdeMontaigne]

Very enjoyable and teachable content. Thank you !

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

The part in the video/movie were you mention it looking magical was spot on, it felt like a Christmas scene from a film/movie to me; That most Magical time of the year as they say 👏 Oh' the iPhone 12 Pro Max native camera footage looked Great!

[@praveenbhat5392]

Looks like u filmed every footage in slow Mo ... It looks dreamy

[@TheMoreThingsUniverse]

Thank you for all your videos, insight, suggestions and opinions. I like your content so much, I created a MM playlist just for it.

[@DavidOliver_Skier]

beautifully done! I'm using an anamorphic (1.33x) lens on my Galaxy and the results are tremendous. This is among the best videos I've seen, though, really showing the power of this type of lens while also being wonderfully crafted (and color-graded). Great work!!

[@pearsy4]

Hi, what galaxy are you using? And if its an s22 ultra or s23 ultra, what mount are you using please?! I have an s23 ultra and can't find any mount 😩

[@behinata5080]

i also want to know @@pearsy4

[@adesgymzone]

This was exceptional. Unintentional masterclass perhaps. Thanks.

[@SmartphoneFilmmaker]

Damn this is beautifully shot! Felt like I was on holiday with this music too. lol Oddly the daytime flares looked like cgi to me but otherwise excellent. Those golden hour shots of regent street ah sooooo stunning!

[@SiHorrocks]

Thanks my friend ❤

[@harrycash8713]

Great video Simon, I have given up on finding a 37 to 17 adapter and using my ulanzi anamorphic lens. I went ahead and purchased a beast grip anamorphic lens for my new beast grip pro cage.

[@pearsy4]

It seems the beastgrip pro is my only option on the s23 ultra, is the cage and lens worth the price? Seems VERY expensive!

[@Badgerworkshop]

Amazing looking shots. Im going to try one

[@snapperurban]

Wow that was so inspirational thank you for such a quality video and great narration

[@JK_cookie00]

Interested to try it with my OM4 and iPhone X.

[@PastorShayne]

Wow! Excellent!!!

[@somdeepkundu2506]

That's really Art. ❤️

[@ive595]

Gotta say I enjoy your videos, informative and a pleasure to view. You took this to another level! Stunning images and some great information and advise, great to hear your thought process as you work with your tools. As you say a mistake helps you learn for next time. Raw footage at the end was interesting, I got the filmic pro footage right but completely missed the gimbal and Mimo app shots.

[@nicholasr82]

Absolutely love it. Fantastic video.

[@patrickpaganini]

Pretty amazing stuff. I think personally I'll stick to 1.33 anamorphic as some of the motion distortion of the 1.55 makes me feel a bit sick. I was blown away by some of the shots of London though - and good choice of music too. This is definitely a video to watch more than once! Thanks.

[@alrandall9931]

Absolutely beautiful and brilliant

[@anovin82]

Beautifully done!

[@GoapprStudios]

Your video is incredible so much that it has inspired me to shoot some 21 X 9 over the next couple days. Thank You

[@SiHorrocks]

yesss! I love it, makes you think differently about the frame

[@GoapprStudios]

@@SiHorrocks have always loved the 1.55 and have been shooting photo in 21X9 and love it. Your video has been a great motivation for me to go shoot video content at 21X9. Have looked at the beastgrip noble app with it 1.55 Desqueeze and a couple new controls? Thank You

[@cassiacries]

lovely video ❤️ cool lens, not so sure about flare lines in strong light.. bit OTT

[@lucasanjoz]

Sy, next time advise. I need my pop corn ready ❤️ Man u made me feel bad for using my Moment's anamorphic barely 5 times 😅

[@Cool_Brazil]

Another #masterclass, Si ! Cheers !

[@Sjaubi-qf6wd]

Super Awesome but interior shots would be great aswell

[@fighthard4363]

Top quality.

[@paulvanobberghen]

Superb shots, especially those taken at night in Regent Street. Yet, 2 major limitations for me about that specific lens: the double blue/cyan lens flare is often ruining it, and the angle is too wide making for disturbing barrel distortions. This distortion makes it unnatural to the eye. You can really feel the ultra wide angle when it shouldn’t be that intrusive. I believe such « Panavision » shots are not very suited for a city, which is more about verticality. Tarantino movie you quote is about the horizontality of the American wilderness, and even the haberdashery is about low ceilings with many recesses making it much larger than it probably is.

[@ironrobotfilmsllc3790]

Well done! I noticed when using an anamorphic, there seems to be somewhat less square green sensor reflection on the 12 Pro Max.

[@SiHorrocks]

I think so too. A bit less obvious maybe

[@tostada_gaming_93]

Amazing

[@SergeGolikov]

I love the ultra-wide Aspect Ratio! Was only recently re-reading an article on the making of PATTON in the August 1970 issue of American Cinematographer magazine which I keep in my collection. Patton utilized the DIMENSION 150 process based on 70mm film and ultra-wide lenses. Seeing your footage and the original presentation of Patton on a monitor screen, does not do justice to the majestic scope of the images. Your compositions were superb, but I didn't care for the oversaturated and intrusive lens flares from this optic.

[@jordanselemani9860]

Artist don’t know what they are doing , they ask the spirit to turn their none sense into masterpieces 😂

[@_4rch13]

I LOVED THIS VIDEO, BUT... WHY NO ONE IS WEARING ANY MASKS!?!!?

[@haitruong7503]

2:36 There are artifactt of black dots/bubles in the shaded water and some on the pavement? Overall, nice job! I love it.

[@masterjyden2707]

Very nice. I love it. How much fps were you using when you shoot your slo-mos?

[@SiHorrocks]

60fps

[@aryanvaid7530]

Great video. did yave the stabilization of the phone turned on or off?

[@gameoverloser5629]

Great work!!

[@michaelmartinez280]

A really nice and awesome video as usual. May I ask which sound library did you use? It's beautifully calm music.

[@SiHorrocks]

Apart from the first track (Premium Beat) it's all from the KZbin library

[@davidcottam7431]

Beautiful video.

[@nightmail7962]

Inspired me.

[@justbluffing2868]

I have a standard iPhone 13 not pro will the quality be as good?

[@gloriafolasadeabraham7792]

This cool and beautiful.

[@SiHorrocks]

thank you Gloria

[@larkop6504]

Really informative and helpful video series, in your opinion have you found the iPhone 12 Pro Max or Samsung S21 to provide better quality videos when used in conjunction with ND Filters and Anamorphic lenses?

[@Kshitijj]

I don't really like the anamorphic flare on the sun. I think they'll have to look more natural to be able to use them for a client. But it was so beautifully filmed. Loved the movement and compositions. Does the flickering not happen in 24/25/30 fps? Is there no way of getting rid of the green dots?

[@SiHorrocks]

thank you. with a slower shutter it becomes less obvious. The problem now is lights flicker at different frequencies, when you have LEDs mixed with regular lights

[@Kshitijj]

@@SiHorrocks Ya that's true. Is there no way to get rid of those green dot flares ?

[@SiHorrocks]

Only by adding some kind of hood big enough or maybe a DoF adapter

[@zacharyantle7940]

Lord Jesus I've been waiting for my Moment gear to arrive for over a month now, I got a 12 Pro Max too and wanna shoot anamorphic on it so bad 😭

[@portret43]

Thanks for the video . Tell me, with the help of which program it is best to shoot video on such a lens

[@drcobb84]

was it desqueezed in filmic pro, or post? I need to get my phone out and about more. seems such a waste to have all this good gear and not use it., keep up you're good work :)

[@SiHorrocks]

some are Filmic some are in post - check the end rough footage

[@arndgronenberg]

Hi Simon, great moody footage and wonderful London vibe! And bringing back some fond memories as well... For my taste, there is too much lens distortion and also some fringing visible. Did you shoot at 4k? Would distortion correction in post make it less obvious? I'm thinking about getting an anamorphic lens, but I'm hesitating to get the 1.55x as it is so wide. What is your preference? 1.33x or 1.55x?

[@SiHorrocks]

thanks Arnd. Richard Lackey made a video about how to correct the distortion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHa9YmqeZrWtfMk

[@arndgronenberg]

@@SiHorrocks Thanks! I'm subscribed to Richard, but seem to have missed this video. Do you prefer 1.33x or 1.55x anamorphic lenses?

[@SiHorrocks]

@@arndgronenberg I guess 1.55x is a bit too wide to be of so much use as 1.33x

[@AI3Dorinte]

great job!

[@repentandliveholy]

Good!

[@BespectacledMofo]

Well done, sir. We gotta shoot a movie together.

[@mskonicki2001]

No mention about rolling shutter???

[@maxmoore3981]

This totally sold me on an anamorphic lens. I'm keen to start shooting anamorphic. I must ask though, I noticed a lot of artifacts(?) or compression in some shots. 7:59 speciifcally. there is a lot of noise and distortion on the black gates near the building or in the wheel wells of the cars. Is this a limitation of the digital sensor in lowlight conditions? If not I'd love to know what produces those artifcacts.

[@SiHorrocks]

KZbin compression, iPhone dynamic tone mapping

[@maxmoore3981]

@@SiHorrocks that makes sense. Thanks for the quick reply :).

[@Aneeliscool]

As always, loved the footage! Lens, not not so much. Wayyyyyy too soft.....throughout

[@aflahvp7349]

Dji OM4 ..12 Pro max+lens.... overweight??? OM4 can handle the weight..?

[@morningcoffee1111]

Wow

[@writerofTelugu]

Video is great I can understand your efforts Iam From INDIA Any anamorphic lens for low as....... 5$

[@SiHorrocks]

about $20 on Aliexpress www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001860378002.html

[@ZedsTechTips]

L O V E I T

[@skyhigh4795]

Great job 60fpm and play back 24fpm ?

[@SiHorrocks]

60fps to 24fps yes

[@JasonB54]

I would like to ask for your opinion. I can't decide whether to go for 1.55x anamorphic or 1.33x anamorphic for nature shots. I make hiking videos so wide shots are wanted but I fear after watching your video that 1.55x will make everything too rounded.

[@SiHorrocks]

Go with your instincts

[@elliotstern8582]

Is this actually the Ulanzi lens rebranded as USKEYVISION?

[@SiHorrocks]

I believe they are basically the same

[@inshanaqvi8341]

Can we use this on 11 pro max

[@831Adventures]

So you shot 60fps, did you set playback to 24fps ?

[@SiHorrocks]

place the clip on a 24fps sequence and slow to 40%

[@migzzfit2037]

Hey Simon I have the uskeyvision 1.55x lens but can't find any nd filters to save my life. And I really would like to use my 1.55x anamorphic lens. They are so cool! Any help?

[@migzzfit2037]

Bump.

[@renesfoodpassion]

in germany i can only find the ulanzi / USKEYVISION in the 1.55 version... so if i want to go smaller, can i cut of the sides a bit from 1.55 to 1.33 with lumafusion or other cut software? or are there downsides?

[@RealGsbuyDLCs]

What ND did you use for this video ?

[@straighttalkinggirl7622]

❤️

[@loopeneihui9086]

Hi, I’m curious if you put a diffusion filter on the anamorphic lens, would it have any effect on the lens flares? Does it weaken the flare or makes it even more prominent?

[@SiHorrocks]

I used anamorphic + diffusion filter in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX3QiKyul81pm9k

[@loopeneihui9086]

@@SiHorrocks Thank you. I will take a look :)

[@timwheelermusic]

If I were to attempt use with a DJI Osmo 3, are there any limitations I would need to account for? How much gear can the OM3 accommodate?

[@SiHorrocks]

if you add a case and an anamorphic, you will probably be close to the max payload or over. Your gimbal will still work but I find there's a little extra side to side wobble. I fixed a few shots in Premiere using warp stabilizer. But if you add counterweights to your OM 3 you might do better

[@therealmichaelphelps]

Did you use optical flow in davinci resolve when you slowed the clips down? Because normally 24fps doesnt look this smooth on any iphone.

[@SiHorrocks]

iphone 60fps slowed to 24fps always looks smooth in my experience. I didn't use Resolve. I used Premiere and simply slowed it to 40%

[@therealmichaelphelps]

@@SiHorrocks that actually answers other questions i had, thanks

[@nickvellanoweth3852]

How did you correct the wobble distortion in premiere? Did you slow the speed down with warp stabilizer? I use a ulanzi case to attach the lens but the wobble kills me.

[@SiHorrocks]

I had to use warp stabilization then export, then import the stabilized video and then slow it down to 40%

[@digiflyer1420]

Bro, how make the black bar going down in post? thanks

[@fnshirokov]

В целом это интересно

[@samomrak8219]

Hey does anyone know if there is any Android software that is capable of editing 1.55 anamorphic footage? I'm using kinemaster and that supports only 1.33. By the way Simon great video. Cheers from Slovenia.

[@MINDSPARK-u6e]

The cloudy gray skies/beige or tan tone does not match up with the slow Mo capture, I just hate it, the tone destroys everything

[@valentine12311985]

I’m struggling. I’m using the smooth 4, but the gimbal arm is in my shots… looks like the OM 4 won’t have those issues? Did you find the same thing? Am I using the 1.55 on the wrong lens? Help!

[@SiHorrocks]

with any gimbal where the motor sticks out at the front it will be in shot

[@officialabdulrehman]

Subbed!

[@SiHorrocks]

Welcome!

[@ricardofilmuje9535]

The image quality is awful, especially since you invoked a cinema classic at the beginning - Panavision 70. And no amount of poetic incantation will help here. You have effectively discouraged me from buying a lens, or in fact a lens cap.

[@PetushokKoss]

Безумное мыло какое-то низкобитрейтное, крошащееся. Отстойная картинка если честно.