CineFlare Essentials, 77mm / 82mm

CineFlare Essentials Bundle — cinematic flare in your camera bag, no anamorphic lens needed

The gist: One Gold Streak and one Blue Streak CineFlare filter together, giving travel shooters anamorphic-style lens flares without carrying specialty glass.

• Effect: Adds a horizontal streak flare into direct light sources, mimicking the look of true anamorphic lenses at a fraction of the cost.
• Build: Japanese optical glass in a precision-machined aluminum housing that fully rotates so you can dial in the streak angle.
• Two looks in one bundle: Gold Streak skews warmer, Blue Streak skews cooler — covers both a golden-hour and a nighttime/neon look.
• Fit: Threads onto standard filter sizes (this bundle covers 77mm and 82mm/77mm pairings) so it works across most mirrorless lenses, not just phones.

Digital Camera World's hands-on review notes the streaks are bold against high-contrast light sources and more subtle in dim ones — a real anamorphic-style effect, though not identical to a true anamorphic lens (digitalcameraworld.com).

Best for: Travel videographers who want cinematic night-market or sunset b-roll without buying a dedicated anamorphic lens. Skip it if: you shoot mostly stills or flat documentary footage where flare would be a distraction. Runs ~$32 — check the current price before buying.