…Alec Moore for his very useful information and RAFcamera for listening to feedback & turning suggestions into reality! I’ll leave you with an amazing video by Onni Vakkuri, all shot using just these 3 tiny lenses. Impressive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E3VGmHisNI&feature=youtu.be I try my best to make this website a great resource for people interested in vintage lenses for video use, so I hope you’ve enjoyed this & other posts. I sure hope… Continue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBKrT3iIxJc Auto Chinon 55mm F1.7 is an interesting lens. There appear to be so many versions of this lens. The one I’ve tested is a Multi-Coasted version with greenish coasting tint which actually looks very nice and for that reason I’ve now had it as a backdrop along with Zeiss 135mm F3.5 on my tweeter account for a long time now. It’s also very well built lens, fully metal body, very smooth long throw focusing ri… Continue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4zpR8W2Vws&feature=youtu.be Here is a short test video I’ve shot with my favorite 135mm prime, the Helios 135mm f/2.8. The video above was shot on my little Sony NEX 5N with a simple neck brace for support, so the footage is not the most stable (sorry). Nevertheless, I think it’s easy to agree that this lens produces very cinematic results. Due to it’s longer focal length and fast aperture of f/2.8 achieving the sh… Continue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTkLDhx36m4&feature=youtu.be I wanted to do this shootout long time ago: 2 Tokina lenses, same focal lengths, but completely different in every other way, including the price. The Tokina AT-X 80-200mm f/2.8 is already mega cheap for what it gives you, but the Tokina 80-200mm RMC f/4 is basically one of the cheapest lenses one could get. If you are lucky you could even snap one up for under $20, which is absolutely c… Continue Reading
…hat could go towards new prizes. Even if a few people would donate $1 each in time it would help me buy a new lens for a giveaway. If you can’t spare anything, you can still help: spread the word about www.vintaglensesforvideo.com by blogging, tweeting about it, sharing it on any other social networks of just telling your friends about it. All your help is greatly appreciated!… Continue Reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efxsYkzSa30 Disclaimer: VLFV uses eBay’s affiliate program and as an eBay Partner, we may be compensated if you make a purchase. Our mission is to keep all content free and accessible, so if you’d like to support what we do, feel free to purchase your lenses via the links in this article, at no additional cost to you. Carl Zeiss Jane Pancolar 50mm F1.8 is a bit of a cult classic. I have one in MC version as part of… Continue Reading
…the simple test video below was the reason I fell in love with it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UgyHDYSZVk I try my best to make this website a great resource for people interested in vintage lenses for video use, so I hope you’ve enjoyed this & other posts. I sure hope they will help you save some money on your future lens investments too. I’ve joined the ebay affiliate program to help me run this website, fund my tests & lens giveaways, so… Continue Reading
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…Cineovision High-Speed, Todd AO, as well as Sperical sets such as rehoused Canon K35, Cooke Speed Panchro, Zeiss Super Speed MKII, Lomo High Speed as well as other primes and zooms that are designed specifically for Super16, Super35 and Full Frame! On top of that, the funder Mark LaFleur is dedicated to creating as many tests and comparisons with these unique lenses as possible, some of which will definitely make their way to VLFV. In our humble o… Continue Reading
…lens, I picked it up for £75 on eBay which is uber cheap! I use it with a Canon 550d/t2i. The focus ring is massive and really nice to use. Perfect for focus pulls! The aperture ring is a little close to the camera at the back of the lens, but you soon get used to it. It nicely clicks into each different f/stop, which is great, but not totally ideal for video if you want to change aperture while recording, the change is too blunt. The image is qu… Continue Reading
