2.0x Jackimorphic Camera Pack V1.0 (BLENDER CYCLES ONLY)

Jackimorphic Camera Pack Version 1.0   (11/08/2022)

(11/24/2022) The 2x WIDE is now Available as free update, just check your downloads page (for 2x and bundle owners).

(11/15/2022) The 1.33x and 1.5x included in the bundle kit!

This is the Jackimorphic Camera Pack Version 1.0  2x Anamorphic lens kit.  This uses actual optical elements to create an accurate 2x Anamorphic lens system to bring life and cinematic realism to your cycles renders!

Most current methods of simulating an anamorphic camera do not achieve the right COMPRESSION of depth with the image and use tricks on the aperture to achieve a elongated bokeh.  This lens setup will achieve this naturally through its accuracy of the optical system and the calibrated curves tied to it.  (Flares and optical dispersion not included in version 1.0).

How it looks in viewport, render and desqueeze 2x

Focus pulling example to a small close object

There are two camera kits in this, a double-focus camera (for dual focusing the camera and the anamorphic lenses) and a single-focus camera (another set of optics are added to the front for focusing). 

Dual Focus (faster):  Full Frame Camera Focal Length Range ~30mm to whatever

Single Focus (slower, but holds 2x squeeze better): Full Frame Camera Focal Length Range  ~100mm to whatever (due to vingetting)

Current settings are for a MFT sensor size (17.3mm) at around 50mm (dual focus) and 60mm (single focus) but feel free to experiment with all the settings.  

Full Frame 64mm f1.0 w/ Dual Focus method,  compared to  Full Frame 32mm f1.0  stock blender camera.  

Test renders

HOW TO USE:

Works best in Blender 3.0 and above with a modern high performance GPU. Use Denoising to your advantage, noise is introduced due to internal reflections.

*The 'Dual Focus' renders faster due to less optical passes though the squeeze can vary with focal distance as expected with 

anamorphic lens setups.  Minimum focus distance is limited as with a real lens, so close up diopters are included for

extreme close ups. 

*The 'Single Focus' renders slower but is closer in accuracy to that of modern anamorphic lens builds. 

Feel free to play with all settings for the best results.

Simply Append the "JackimorphicCameraPackv1" into your scene and change the scene camera to either the Single Focus or Dual Focus cameras included. 

It should be noted that most render passes will not have good data since all light is from the Transmission Indirect pass. Other passes will not have desirable results.  

'Things you should do: 

-Please limit the camera fstop for depth of field to a minimum of 1.4 if you do not want exposure lowering effects. 

-Ensure your project does not limit the Transmission/Transparent light paths, and set a value around 30 for indirect clamping. 

-Vingetting can be adjusted by changing the scale of the hole around the front Camera Box object or the DiopterFrontDriver object.

-To make lights invisable, you will need to turn off the Transmission Ray Visibility in the Object Properties tab to hide them.

- Do not scale the camera up. If by chance you want to shoot a micro sized scene, scale the world up instead.