JDC, Xtal Xpress Anamorphic 50mm T1.4 (PL)

Developed in the 1980s by Joe Dunton Cameras (JDC) company (which was subsequently acquired by Panavision), JDC Xtal Xpress (pronounced “crystal express”) have been used to lens many high profile feature films, including Star Wars Episode VI, Layer Cake, Guardians of the Galaxy and Ex Machina. 

Christopher Probst, ASC has described Xtals, Cineovisions, Todd AOs, and Nippon Scopes as part of the “Japanese New Wave” of anamorphic lenses being developed in the 1970s and 1980s. Many of them share the same anamorphic DNA which includes the amazing anamorphic cylinders and focusers made by Shiga. They also share similar mechanics.