…I think I’ve done that for one of the shots in my video above. The size of Canon 13mm Coverage & Image quality: Sensor coverage is often the problem when it comes to wider c-mount lenses, but thankfully this 13mm covers the BMPCC sensor perfectly, with no vignetting whatsoever, however edge sharpness can often be a problem on lenses that aren’t designed for a much bigger sensor and as suspected, extreme edges are really soft all the way F4/5.6, bu… Continue Reading
…suffered dead pixels in-camera, an issue not corrected in the final cut on Netflix, much to the chagrin of Netflix viewers worldwide. But it is the creative decision to use the Canon lenses, in particular, that has drawn criticism from shooters around the globe. Snyder chose fast glass, and he used it with wanton abandon, no doubt giving his focus pullers fits as they had to pull focus through razor-thin depth of field and blazing flares. Where we… Continue Reading
…her motion and for me FM does the same. FM with Schneider Cinelux inside + Canon FD 50mm F1.5 + Sony FS100 The focus ring on FM lens is absolutely massive, but since I prefer to use a follow focus when I use a full rig anyway, I bought a custom machined follow focus gear from RAFcamera, which works perfectly and adds that extra touch of “cine lens” experience, but for me the best feature of FM lens is its single focusing capability, unmatched by a… Continue Reading
…h their price (especially for photography), but what if you can’t afford a Canon or Nikon? Should you go for a cheaper, slower version like Canon’s 70-200mm f/4? I believe that this Tokina offers much than a slower modern equivalent by one of the leading brands. It’s still about 4 times cheaper even that Canon 70-200mm f/4, so I believe this is one of the cheapest fast alternatives to Canon and Nikon fast, long zooms. At the time of writing there… Continue Reading
…o pushing the limits of this lens. A few shots at the end were shot with a Canon FD 50mm F1.4 together with a Lens Turbo II focal reducer on Sony FS100 and while this would be the widest combo with most anamorphic attachment lenses, OPTEX/CENTURY can still accept wider lenses without vignetting. I was able to go as wide as 35mm + Focal Reducer on FS100 (super35), which is wider than 28mm without a focal reducer. This incredible coverage comes at a… Continue Reading
…at would work right away, so my setup consisted of Proskar-16 mounted onto Canon FD 50mm F1.4, which is an obvious choice and the second being the widest lens I could find in my collection that would easily fit the anamorphic bracket and would not vignette. The Sirius 28mm F2.8 ended up being the wide lens of choice because it has the same filter thread size as 50mm F1.4 and the same FD mount which would allow me to swap my lenses quickly. Both le… Continue Reading
…sed to help achieve a perfect exposure. I’ve used this lens along with the Canon FD 50mm F1.4 for the anamorphic test and in terms of built quality, Sirius actually felt superior to Canon, has a solid, quality, but plastic body. Coming round to optics, they looks nice thanks to multi-coating both on the front and back elements. There are total 6 elements in 6 groups inside, so it’s a fairly comprehensive optical design. Even though everything abov… Continue Reading
…my usual ebay bargain searches a few days ago I came across an impressive Canon 18-108mm F1.6 C-mount Zoom and as usual I went searching for any info on this lens. I was very lucky to come across the video above which shows how this lens performs on the actual pocket cam. The video was shot Lee M. Mullen who is a bigger fan of C-mount lenses that will probably ever be and I’m sure knows about them much more than me too. Here is what Lee has to sa… Continue Reading
…ow) and the Tamron stacks up against the popular (and much more expensive) Canon really well. I actually found it to be sharper than Canon at 24mm which is very impressive considering the difference in price. While doesn’t offer auto-focusing, image stabilization and a great focal range of the 24-105mm, there is no denying that it’s great wide to mid range lens with plenty of character that modern lenses often lack. The build quality of these Tamr… Continue Reading
…as with most lenses, you are locked into one mount, so if it happens to be FD or MD mount, you won’t have much luck using it one Canon EF cameras. With Adaptall-2 you remove the mount completely rather than add the adapter, so even if it happened to be FD or MD, you can swap it out to other mounts, even a native Canon EF mount. Another minor difference between the two is that Tamron has an F4 setting between the F3.5 and F5.6, while Tokina is eith… Continue Reading
