GoPro is now transport the brand new Anamorphic Lens Mod for its Hero 13 Black digicam, which permits creators to report in a wider area of view with out advanced enhancing. The $129.99 anamorphic lens makes use of an optical squishing approach to shoot in a 21:9 facet ratio and seize cinematic-style lens flares, with the Hero 13 Black robotically switching to the corresponding digicam mode when it detects the lens has been connected.
The Verge’s Vjeran Pavic has had a while to play with the anamorphic lens mod. He’s detailed his preliminary emotions under alongside some instance footage he’s captured throughout testing.
Hey, Vjeran right here. The extra I’ve used the anamorphic lens mode, the extra I understood its attraction. It’s a enjoyable technique to modify your GoPro footage and provides them a recent look. I can see it being a very talked-about means so as to add a cinematic look to your FPV drone footage or a brand new perspective to your motion sports activities clips. I’ve used mine for skateboarding, driving clips and walks on the seaside with my canine.
The lens is a bit bigger than your different attachments and provides a little bit of weight to your GoPro, however to not the purpose the place it will trouble me. The entrance glass component is uncovered, so watch out to not injury it. I haven’t had any points, however I used to be very cautious to cowl the lens with the included lens cap when storing it away.
I used to be very glad to see that the lens mod can be suitable with lots of GoPro’s filming modes. You possibly can movie in 5.3K as much as 60fps and 4K as much as 120fps for sluggish movement clips. I, a videography nerd, was additionally joyful to see you may movie in GP-Log in 10-bit. There are not any actual “gotcha” moments right here like there have been when the primary Max Mod got here out with the GoPro Hero 11.
There are two issues I want had been higher. A type of isn’t a mod situation, however an general GoPro situation. It was by no means good at lowlight and that’s the place the anamorphic lenses are probably the most enjoyable. And second, I’ve seen that it’s a bit on the softer facet when you have got one thing near the lens.
