…you will have noticed that I compared Mitakon against the slightly cheaper Canon FD 50mm F1.2 and Mitakon did perform a bit better in terms of sharpens, contrast, chromatic aberration and colours. If you are looking for that cleaner, more accurate image, Mitakon is certainly worth its price. It offers a much better value for money than the 10 times more expensive Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F1.3 which was just a little bit better in terms of sharpness,… Continue Reading
…p your own mind them. The closest lens that I could compare these to is my Canon 100mm f/2.8 Micro, which is a very nice, very sharp lens, but not great for video for one reason, the focusing ring has such a short through it’s virtually impossible to keep the moving subject constantly in focus. Every little adjustment on the lens shifts the focus significantly. The other problem that Canon EF lenses have, or something that they don’t have, are the… Continue Reading
…erted elements below: http://youtu.be/RZRvH1rd5Z0 MILKSHAKE LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/user/ADistantSignal https://www.facebook.com/milkshakeseries PERSONAL SITE: http://www.philabatecola.com/ COMPANY SITE: http://thesignalisstrong.com/ TWITTER: @phil_abatecola @findtheshake @distant_signal Thanks to Phil for sharing his experience. Make sure to check out his web series (links above). As a bit of a of a Russian lens “fanboy” myself, I’m rarely… Continue Reading
…2.8, 35mm f/1.4 and more can drive that price way, way upward. As with our Canon FD Price List and Leica R Price List, this list is a verified, checked and triple-checked archive, referencing a variety of international online sales platforms to ensure the utmost accuracy at the time of writing. We cover every official Contax Zeiss lens produced, ranging from the mainstay 50mm f/1.4 Planar to the highly sought after “Hollywood” 28mm f/2 Distagon le… Continue Reading
…ight lens/adapter combination for your camera (Canon EF users should avoid Canon FD, Konica AR and Minolta MD mount due to poor compatibility) 1:4x life size magnification great for some serious close ups I think it’s a great lens for money, but it’s not all perfect so let’s round up the pros and cons: PROS: Great focal range Very affordable Lightweight and compact Good sharpness wide open Solid built, fully metal construction Smooth zoom/focus ri… Continue Reading
…ened individually every time you want to adjust the lens. ISCORAMA 42 MC + Canon FD 50mm F1.4 setup I used for the first half of the video above. Surprisingly compact and balanced, without feeling like anamorphic is weighting the taking lens down. Sensor Coverage/Taking Lenses: You can go as wide as 50mm FF/ 35mm S35 on 16:9 sensors, which produces around 35mm (FF equivalent) horizontal field of view. Not as wide as I’d like to get for some shots,… Continue Reading
…u can find this lens in most vintage mounts including Olympus OM, Nikon F, Canon FD, Contax C/Y, Minolta MD & Pentax K, so with the right adapter you can use such lens on just about any camera Specs: Optical Construction: 11 Elements in 9 Groups Field of View: 103° (on full frame) Aperture Range: F3.5 to F16 in 5 click-stops Aperture Blades: 6 Filter Thread: 67mm Focus Ring Rotation: approx. 150° Closest Focusing Distance: 0.25m Weight: 305g Now,… Continue Reading
…ing out and building up their kit from the scratch. If you are shooting on Canon EF camera and you can afford the Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L, that’s great; it’s an amazing lens, but many people simply can’t buy a pro lens like that when they only have budget for a do-it-all starter zoom. Does it mean you can’t get your 200mm shots? No, for as little as £20/$30 you can buy one of many 200mm M42 mount primes and get that shot. Obviously the cheaper lense… Continue Reading
…another feature commonly reserved to cine lenses. Most modern lenses like Canon EF have between 45-90 degrees of focusing throw, which makes focusing manually a real pain especially when you need to track a moving object. Just a little bit much rotation and your subject is complete out of focus, which is the reason why I almost never use the amazingly sharp Canon EF 100mm F/2.8 Macro which I have from my photography days. Focusing with MIR-1 on o… Continue Reading
…clear, especially when using a follow focus, which I use a lot. Nikon and Canon lenses focus in different direction and to me it is confusing when trying to focus quickly and precisely , so I usually use lenses that focus anticlockwise from foreground to infinity, unlike Nikon which focus clockwise. Saying that, I still decided to get hold of a decent Nikon lens to see what the whole fuss is about. Well, to start with, the lens is really nicely b… Continue Reading
