@endotoxic

It is ok, not your fault. As I myself have very hard time understanding @slrmagic communications and intentions.

I am sure we'll fix it and will come to some solution.

@Aria

You are way off here. As @slrmagic is good friend of P-V for long time. And I do not see any kicking here.

I also do not understand were you got anything about someone needing protection.

Thunderdome!!!!!

I don't understand SLR magic's intentions either. I feel SLR magic's best move at this time would be to find storytellers who would take this anamorphic lens and create engaging content that would convince me of it's value and inform me of it's shortcomings as a filmmaker. Please, no more 'test' footage. Testing products is for the manufacturer, not the end user. SLR magic should be doing their own test footage in-house and have confidence in the results of their own products before bringing them to market. Show off a great little story shot in SLR magic anamorphic, not test footage. Marketing approach should be: find right people to sell the sizzle, not the steak. My 2 bits.

@shian I'd love to watch a feedback review by you on the SLRMagic anamorphic!

Looks like Redstan got erased from this conversation - shame - loved to see Burnetts LA7200 plastic fantastic knowledge face off against him lol - I know who my anamorphic money would be on ;p Red's already been trolled by him on Voldemort's "love in" - let em argue here VK it'll be fun :)

Least you got a chuckle out of it ;p

@slrmagic

"We have been doing that since 2011 starting with the 12mm F1.6 volunteer tester program. In the beginning we offered review units to selected individuals and quite a few people just kept the lens and had no footage and some did not even bother to reply to email. This is very sad and they know who we are talking about."

Here we go again... Every time you have a new product, you bring up this story.

My advice? Bring evidences, make names, sue them. End this story, because you are losing reliability playing this game always in the same way. Do you want an example? I was about to buy the SLR 16mm and i decide to not go on. Despite funny videos by c-lenses fans that says "the SLR lens won the comparison!" and funny things like that.

To my agenda, your behaviour of crying-baby does not have what it takes (to me, as a customer) to be a reliable lens maker.

I also don't care to see, in a near future, a so-called "pro" using your anamorphic in an endorsement video and says "wow, this is fantastic!".

Voigtlander shows a 7 minute video about how their lenses are made, and since you are the direct competitor, you can't always think that trying your lenses is something elitary, and how they are made is the Da Vinci Code inside the Monnalisa, wrapped inside Leonardo Da Vinci arse.

Come on, i understand hype can be good, but don't exxagerate.

Be Real.

P.S. My criticism is because I WOULD LIKE TO BUY your products, but not marketed in this way.

@P13DM

"I've never seen SLR Magic bring up "this story" before"

LOL

They told same story for 35mm some months ago, you can use the search option in this forum to verify.

It is not hater, or trolling, i see you are rude in your reply, but there's no need to be rude.

Also, there was a thread: "What would you want to buy in PV deals?", where i wrote, i think for first, "The mighty 12mm SLR!" (search again, you will find it).

My problem is: i don't like the SLR marketing, and marketing is not a "forum behaviour". I explained why, and your comment and videos about how good is the 12mm is old story, we all love that lens.

For the anamorphic i don't know, i saw Reid video, and he's pretty much into anamorphic.

Even if it is good like an Hawk, i will put my money in a company where i agree with their marketing.

You want to trade your iscorama? Good for you, and good luck :-)

@BurnetRhoades

If you ask me SLR Magic is the most unusual thing I saw. As I understand from my limited understanding that it is one man thing (with some sales and shipping assist) who orders lenses on Chinese (and may be Japanese) factories.

@P13DM

Man, i just checked your messages in this forum, and i can say you wrote 50% of them about SLR lenses.

Love is love, and i'm like Captain Kirk: i don't want to interfere :-)

I also stated what i think, and i don't want neither stalking Andrew@SLR in this forum on writing other examples, etcetera. He's the CEO of his company, respect to that, and salud.

If you search good, you will find it.

Cheers.

It makes me wonder why the mass-marketed name brands cannot, or simply don't (most likely because they have throngs of consumers who buy their products regardless).

This thing, in fact, is not so interesting. As market for such lenses is not very large. And it all requires big time and skill to keep more or less reliable quality and your marketing budget is really non existent on real big guys scale.

The sudden announcement of two 1.3x adapters at basically the same time seemed like a good thing, too me, difference in price, non-withstanding. I believe SLR magic had originally discussed charging more but good on them for keeping the price down. I am keenly looking forward to more footage!