Glaswerk: Building High-End Anamorphic Lenses From the Ground Up – CineD Focus Check ep119

► Read more: https://www.cined.com/glaswerk-buildi... ► Learn more: https://glaswerk-optics.de/ In this special episode of Focus Check, Johnnie sits down with our guests David Kellermann and Viola Evang, the co-founders of Glaswerk Optics – a German lens manufacturer developing high-end 2x anamorphic cinema lenses. Tune in to this candid conversation about their seven-year journey: from a client arriving with a box of old projection lenses, to engineering some of the most meticulously designed anamorphic glass currently in development. The Glaswerk ONE and ONE+ prime sets are on the verge of shipping, and the story behind them is anything but straightforward. -------------------------------------­­­­­­­----------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ 00:00 Jump to Chapters 00:45 Meet David and Viola – filmmakers turned lens makers 05:30 The moment a client's box of projection lenses changed everything 09:37 Going full frame and funding the project 13:08 The decision to go high-end: no compromises 16:36 First prototype at Cine Gear LA 2019 – the last-screw story 20:19 The development team: optical designers, mechanics, electronics 24:48 The ONE and ONE+: lens design, weight, and bokeh 29:24 Flares, coatings, and customisation 34:00 Why so long? Perfectionism, COVID, and metadata 35:52 Clients, pricing, and who buys these lenses 37:12 DCS metadata: why Glaswerk chose a different standard 40:57 Simulating lenses in 3D: Lens Sim plugin and Hübner Photonics 43:01 Final thoughts on the ONE / ONE+ before launch 44:31 Shipping a cinema lens in 2026: the market has changed 49:17 Could Glaswerk make lower-end lenses one day? 52:37 Wrap-up -------------------------------------­­­­­­­----------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ WATCH / LISTEN TO OUR WEEKLY 🎧 PODCAST "Focus Check": ➡ https://www.cined.com/podcast/ FOLLOW US: 🎥 https://www.CineD.com - unbiased filmmaking tech reviews & news 🧑🏻‍🏫 https://www.MZed.com - best online education for filmmakers & creators ➡ Subscribe to CineD on YouTube |    / cined   ➡ Follow us on Instagram |   / cinednews   ➡ Follow us on Facebook |   / cinednews   ➡ Follow us on X (Twitter) |   / cinednews