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 The lens I bought is called the CAVX Aussiemorphic..It's a locally made lens that you can buy in kit form and assemble yourself..
In a special bulk deal, I was able to buy the kit for $350.00 (AUD), which is about half the normal price.. |
I've seen some of CAVX's posts over at AVS but I didn't realize he sold kits. That is a very nice price, I paid considerably more for my lens...
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Which lens are you using, and how have you found the image quality?.This is one area that really surprised me..The sharpness and detail is even better than the normal zoom method..
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I started out with a Prismasonic H1200 in the DIY kit. I chose the H1200 because it was a well respected lens and because of the ability to switch between 16:9 and 2.35:1 w/o sliding the lens out of the way. Once I got the lens and got used to seeing images on a 10.5' wide scope screen, I couldn't bring myself to switch back to a puny 8' wide image
so I just used TheaterTek on my HTPC to setup profiles for each aspect ratio. I used to think of myself as an OAR purist but stretching to scope isn't that noticeable to me. Granted, stretching 4:3 is a bit much but I watch very, very little in 4:3 anyway.
When the Panamorph U380 came out shortly after I bought the Prismasonic, it came with a heavily discounted introductory price of $1500 which is $1000 cheaper than now and that lens was bigger than the H1200 and it supposedly was more capable for HD so I sold the H1200 on eBay and now am using the U380. I think either lens is good but I must say that the U380 seems to be just a little clearer to me. I don't have HD yet so I can't make any comments on that. But, after I sold the H1200 I was lensless for a couple of weeks so I did the zoom thing. It wasn't bad, but like you said, the image was more sharp with a lens.
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Do you get any pin-cushioning with it? I get a little bit, due to a fairly short throw ratio...
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Yes, I got slight pincushion with both lenses. I don't think you can get rid of that, all you can do is minimize it. I have a throw ratio of 2.0 so that keeps it pretty small. It all runs off into the screen borders. Slight price for a much improved experience.
Enjoy your setup, I'm sure you will!
-Tom A.