Why are Anamorphic Bokeh Oval? (it's not the aperture)

Опубликовано: 24 Март 2026
на канале: Filmmaker IQ
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It may not be the reason you think it is! Wrapping your head around anamorphic lenses can be tough - here I lay down the REAL reason why anamorphic lenses have that characteristic oval bokeh.

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If you want to play with the ray tracer here's the address:
https://ricktu288.github.io/ray-optics/

Here is a public folder of the set ups I have created to load into the simulator:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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