…then Nikon 50mm is a better choice. Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 on eBay Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/1.4 on eBay Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 on eBay I try my best to make this website a great resource people interested in vintage lenses for video use, so I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and it will help you save some money on your future lens investments. I’ve joined the ebay partnership program to help me run this website and fund my monthly lens g… Continue Reading
…us offered the most. So for last 2 years I’ve been quite happily using the Olympus as my main 50mm F1.4 lens. I really like this lens, but lately I’ve been noticing that when shooting into the light, be it natural or artificial, this lens looses quite a bit of contrast which is to be expected from a vintage lens, but my problem is that I often use it in conjunction with the 18-200mm kit lens on my Sony FS100, which has much more contrast than Olym… Continue Reading
…Olympus? In one of my previous tests when testing Olympus against Canon EF 50mm F1.4 & Nikon 50mm F1.4 I found that Olympus was actually best performer wide open, but looking at 100% crops in this test, I actually prefer Chinon, because it has less ghosting around highlights. So if Olympus was better than Nikon & Canon previously then Chinon must be better than all 3 wide open, which is certainly impressive, especially for the lens of its price. C… Continue Reading
…lens for your mid to close people shots. At this price you can’t go wrong. Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/1.4 on eBay Helios 44m 58mm f/2 Lens on eBay I try my best to make this website a great resource people interested in vintage lenses for video use, so I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and it will help you save some money on your future lens investments. I’ve joined the ebay partnership program to help me run this website and fund my monthly lens giveaway… Continue Reading
…ibrant images with match modern lenses much better than some other vintage 50mm F1.4 lenses like Olympus OM (see this test) which is the reason why I eventually picked FD 50mm F1.4 as a low light partner to my Sony 18-200mm (non creative) all rounder. Combination of low contrast dreamy look and high contrast vibrancy (see video below) makes this lens a great creative choice. https://youtu.be/E6SGjYlbet4 This isn’t the sharpest lens wide open; the… Continue Reading
…ow enjoy the video above of this very affordable, but also very impressive Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/1.4 lens. Click to find this lens on Ebay I try my best to make this website a great resource people interested in vintage lenses for video use, so I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and it will help you save some money on your future lens investments. I’ve joined the ebay partnership program to help me run this website and fund my monthly lens giveaways,… Continue Reading
…pros, generally found on most vintage primes, like the excellent Canon FD 50mm F1.4 or magical Helios 44-2. Considering its price, I expected more from it. I generally found that F1.2 50mm primes are not worth their price against the F1.4 alternatives because performance at F1.2 is usually very average and by F2/2.8 many times cheaper F1.4 primes perform pretty much the same. Saying that, there are many people who will still choose this lens over… Continue Reading
…(chrome nose) 20 50 Find on eBay FD 50mm f/1.8 S.C. 25 250 Find on eBay AC 50mm f/1.8 25 100 Find on eBay FD 50mm f/3.5 S.S.C. Macro 35 150 Find on eBay FD 55mm f/1.2 (chrome nose) 150 350 Find on eBay FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C. 150 400 Find on eBay FD 55mm f/1.2 AL 3000 7500 Find on eBay FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C. AL 3000 8000 Find on eBay FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C. ASPHERICAL 2000 4000 Find on eBay FD 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. ASPHERICAL 3000 6500 Find on eBay FD 85mm f/… Continue Reading
…out, because on paper it doesn’t stand out at all, being quite slow for a 50mm prime. Occasionally someone would write me telling how much they like their Zeiss 50mm F2.8, but I always thought it must just be the feeling of owning a “zeiss” lens that made them feel this way, rather than the actual quality of the lens. Eventually I decided to see how this bargain lens actually performs. I took two of them out with me, the older “Zebra” version and… Continue Reading
…nted 20mm 25mm 35mm 50mm 135mm set Tim’s beautifully cine-modded 20mm 35mm 50mm 135mm set CONCLUSION Carl Zeiss Pancolar 50mm F1.8 is not for everyone, but fans of old-school, low contrast look will love this lens. It’s also a great base for a “Zebra” set, like the cool Jan Czmok‘s and Tim Ursuliak‘s sets (above) as well as Frank Glencairn‘s Medium Format Zeiss Zebra Set. if you are about to start building a vintage lens set, I’d recommend picking… Continue Reading
