Over the last few years, no lens range has courted more controversy in terms of its market and pricing than the Canon FD. Once considered decidedly unglamorous and a poor shooter’s lens set – much like their oft-reviled Cinema Products-rehoused cousins, the K-35s – this range has found new legs with the rise of vintage…
Fast Glass of the Dead: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Zack Snyder
The VLFV Facebook Page has been lit up with a discussion of Zack Snyder’s new action film Army of the Dead. Whilst response from critics and viewers of the new Netflix release has been mostly positive (a 69% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 76% from viewers), the film has been positively incendiary within the…
Canon 8-64mm T2.4 Review
In this exclusive VLFV review, Mark LaFleur of Old Fast Glass takes a closer look at the Canon 8-64mm T2.4 aka The Hurt Locker Lens and explains why this classic super16 zoom can still be a perfect lens for many modern cameras and as the video above proves, a wide range of creative projects too! INTRO Only…
Canon FD 17mm F4 | REVIEW
As you may know, I’m a big fan of Canon FD lenses and it’a finally time to review one of the widest lenses in Canon FD line-up, the 17mm F4! WHY: Many people will ask: Why bother with such slow and fairly expensive 17mm prime, when every cheap modern kit lens more or less matches…
MY TOP 3 GO-TO “Vintage Lenses For Video”
I’ve reviewed so many vintage lenses in the last few years, but which ones do I actually use on daily basis? The video above and info below should finally answer this question. My top 3 most used vintage lenses are: Helios 44-2 58mm F2 Canon FD 50mm F1.4 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm F2.4 I…
Canon FL 55mm F1.2 REVIEW | Cheapest F/1.2 Lens!
Many of us desire to own at least one super fast lens! It doesn’t really matter if it’s worth it or not, we are simply drawn to the speed and the idea of owning an F1.2 lens! The problem is that most of these lenses are pretty expensive, even the vintage ones, but in this…
WIN CANON FL 55mm F1.2 LENS with EDMIKA EF MOUNT
I’m super excited to announce the Canon FL 55mm F1.2 Giveaway! It’s the most expensive and the fastest lens that I’ve given away, so definitely something a bit special, made even better by the custom EDMIKA mount, designed specially for this particular lens. It usually retails for $75 directly from www.edmika.com, but EDMIKA very kindly…
Canon 13mm F1.5 Lens for Super16 / BMPCC / Digital Bolex
If you are not using any Super16 cameras, you might want to skip this review because this lens doesn’t cover bigger sensors. While testing the little Canon C-16 13mm F1.3, I wasn’t planning on making a review about it. “Just another c-mount prime lens” I thought to myself. It was only when I edited the…
Tamron 24-48mm f/3.5-3.8 REVIEW
Tamron Adaptall-2 24-48mm f/3.5-3.8 might sound like an average vintage lens with unamusing focal range, especially on a Super35 camera, but it’s actually not your average zoom. The 24-48mm is actually a respected lens which performs beautifully on full frame cameras, making it a great wide-to-mid range zoom. When used on a full frame camera…
Affordable Canon FD Lenses for Sony-E & M4/3 | Buyers Guide
I’m often asked about good lens options for M4/3 & Sony E-mount cameras. Most people are hoping to save quite a lot of money when building a vintage set, so this guide will concentrate on affordable lenses with a price tag no higher than $300 per lens (I’ll also share a full set option for…
