…8 Flektogon – 72-73 29mm F2.8 – 60-61 (checked) 35mm 2.4 Flektogon – 60-61 50mm F1.8 Pancolar – 60-61 50mm F2.8 Tessar – 62-63 (checked) 135mm F3.5 – 60-61 Other Zeiss: “Contax” Planar T* 50mm F1.7 (C/Y mount) – 60-61 (checked) “Contax” Tele-Tessar T* 200mm F3.5 – 78-79 Biometar MC 80mm F2.8 (Pentacon Six/P6 mount) – 68-69 Soviet M42 mount lenses: MIR-20M 20mm F3.5 (KMZ factory) – 90-91(checked) MIR-1 37mm F2.8 (ZOMZ factory) – 60-61 (the lens bar… Continue Reading
…s the performance further. Of course Vega-9 is not particularly fast for a 50mm lens and there are other 50mm lenses you can get for the same money, but there is a reason to use this lens instead of any other when shooting with the other two. All of these lenses work with the same adapter, are similarly sized, have step-less aperture and even though all 3 have different names, they were actually made in the same factory, so their overall performan… Continue Reading
…decent close ups from around 5ft away. So talking about stretch, by using 50mm together with Proskar 2x on BMPCC I got myself a 75mm full frame equivalent on what would be a 150mm equivalent lens without anamorphic attachment. Same goes for 28mm, which gave me a 42mm equivalent. This is more or less the field of view you’d get from Super35 size sensor, which is very useful. It does seem though that the 28mm prime is really pushing the limits of h… Continue Reading
…g character CONS: Can be too small for large hands/fingers Very slow for a 50mm prime lens Aperture adjustment is right in front of the optics Focus ring travel of 315° can be impractical when pulling focus by hand Character might not be to everyone’s taste There are plenty of good points and downsides to this lens, but at the end of the day it’s one of the most affordable lenses out there, which is great excuse to buy and try one yourself. Click… Continue Reading
…goal to do them every month. So this time round I’m giving away a Rikenon 50mm f/2.0 prime lens which is a great lens for low light, capable of producing some amazing images with beautiful bokeh and very interesting flares. If you haven’t seen this lens in action, check out my test video for this lens here. The condition of the lens is quite good. Some paint loss on the markings, but optics, aperture blades function properly and clean and focusin… Continue Reading
…low light performer. I’ve also done some quick tests against the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 which is a great lens and while Canon produced better results in my test, it wasn’t 10 times better, but it’s 20 times more expensive than Helios, so in my opinion, Helios offers much better value for money than Canon. Helios 44M is one of the first lenses that started my interest in vintage manual photo lenses for video use. It is a very interesting lens, not on… Continue Reading
…y other examples like these, with one of the most popular being the Contax 50mm F1.7 vs F1.4. Everyone who is familiar with Contax lenses, knows that Planar 50mm F1.7 is sharper that it’s faster brother. I have one of them too and it’s one of the sharpest 50mm lenses I’ve tried, and yet it can be bought for under $200. The amazing Planar 50mm F1.7 Let me know in the comments section below if you have come to similar conclusions with any of your… Continue Reading
…ral field of view, closest to what human eye would naturally see. Canon FD 50mm F1.8: One of the cheapest 50mm primes you can buy. You can pick one up on Ebay for under £10/$20 giving you a great value for money prime lens that produces very cinematic results both on full frame and APS-C/Super35 sensor cameras. Canon FD 85mm F1.8: Pushing the cinematic quality even further, 85mm lenses generally produce some one the most beautiful images, great fo… Continue Reading
…don’t overpay for these unless you find (quick ebay links): Canon FD Nikon Olympus Minolta Pentax Zeiss Some other less known/third party brands that are worth looking at include: Helios Mir Jupiter Tair Pentacon Soligor Kiron Vivitar Chinon Yashica Tamron Tokina A good mount to go for is the M42 screw mount, because M42 mount lenses are generally quite cheap and are adaptable to just about any other popular camera mount. Other easily adaptable mo… Continue Reading
…NO E.Ludwig Meritar 50mm F2.9 – NO Carl Zeiss Jena (MC) 20mm, 29mm, 35mm, 50mm (F2.8), 50mm (1.8), 135mm – NO A big thanks to everyone on VintageLensesForVideo Facebook group for your input into my research! 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 j… Continue Reading
