Why stop there? (Destiny)

by Quirel, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 23:40 (3875 days ago) @ Cody Miller

That's not correct. A scene shot with anamorphics vs a scene shot with regular lenses would look completely different, if cropped to form identical frames. Because of the lens elements, light sources bounce very differently, bokeh is different, straight surfaces become slightly curved at the lens' edge, depth of field radically changes, etc. It's not just a simple transform since inside the lens the light is doing a ton of stuff bouncing between elements. Anamorphic has a 'look' to it. (Those streaky lens flares JJ Abrams loves only show up on anamorphics for example).

I thought those were added in postproduction.