DSLR advice/anamorphic lens q
- A larger sensor. I am looking to occasionally shoot in a 'cinematic' style and am learning the post-production elements to achieve this. It might be a silly q but will a DSLR allow me to shoot with a similar look to current wide screen cinema standards, 2.35:1 or 1.85:1? I am told i need an aspect ratio of 4:3..
- Would you say I need anamorphic lenses which i understand are prized by many pro-photographers for the cinematic look?
- Silenced mirror shutter for optical viewfinder - cinematographers require the capability to look "through the lens" directly, just as photographers demand it with SLR photography. However, SLRs shooting in video mode lock the mirror and video is only taken by viewing a display, not through the lens. This is because the camera would need to rapidly cycle between the shutter and the mirror which is mechanically demanding and noisy. Cinema cameras are exclusive in that they have this capability.
Apologies for any misinformation/rehashing stuff you already may know, and I thank you in advance for your help! Tia 
Firstly - WELCOME to the Forum - there are many fellow photographers & some movie makers here as well
Your post asked various Qs and I can't answer all as I do not make videos ... but camera technique I perhaps can help with
All the dSLRs which permit mirror-up operation do so under one of 2 conditions ... a) during hi-speed sports photography where the mirror up/down/up/down is just too much effort - so it is locked up AND an extra optical viewfinder us used on top of the camera body, and b) in so-called Live-View mode where the camera pretends to become a mirrorless camera BUT only for 20 or 30 seconds than it closes down and you have to start all over again
This is where the new breed of mirrorless cameras like Panasonic and Olympus become excellent choices for video work. Other posters here [Garyrhook for example] already use the Panasonic GH5 camera and is/are getting excellent results
You are also mentioning wide-screen standards - I am not knowledgeable of these, but if you look at the site below, you can do some qwik maths and work out what is possible
www.dpreview.com/products/panasonic/slrs/panasonic_dcgh5
Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
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