http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdkqG6IMR0c Ricoh Rikenon f/2.0 is quite an interesting lens. It’s probably one of my smallest and lightest vintage lenses, it’s probably just over 2” long. The reasons for it being light are obviously the size and also the fact that it’s plastic. No the later part is not something that I am a fan of. That is one of the reasons why I generally like vintage lenses more than many modern photo lenses. Saying that, at l… Continue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWc8DEiGC_A As I said in the video, I really wanted a more sophisticated auto-focusing on my Sony NEX cameras and in theory Sony LA-EA2 adapter was suppose to give this feature by adding phase detection auto-focusing to my 5N and FS100, which is much more sophisticated auto-focusing system than standard contrast-detection auto-focusing on my 5N and FS100. Here is a video that explains Phase-detection better that I p… Continue Reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x96YgeG8s4 Here is a quick little test video and a review of Miranda 28mm lens by Michelangelo Girardi. This is what Michelangelo had to say about the lens: Since before I switched to my t3i I was the happy owner of a Pentax DSLR (loved it) I kept some of my old lenses in order to use them on my new Canon camera thanks to a cheap adapter I got from ebay. This morning a new lens came through the post from ebay. It’… Continue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQqPqgFubJA My friend Mark from ThatTechShow has recently shot a lens test video with his new Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/1.4. The video was shot on Canon 5D MKII with a neutral (prolost) picture profile for a filming low contrast look. I personally love the look he has achieved with the combination of this lens, full frame camera and a flat picture profile. The bokeh is very likable indeed. I actually use the very same le… Continue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5pTJGEFo3k This is yet another great lens test video I found on youtube that proves how great vintage lenses are. This Asahi Super-Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens test was shot by a filmmaker Stefano Rinaldo with a Sony VG10 camcorder. The VG10 is not considered to be a very popular camera, but with a combination of great glass and great light he produced some amazing looking images, which proves that there is much more to… Continue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5q2Gur7aw Everyone loves 35mm lenses. Especially with so many crop censor cameras 35mm became the new 50mm. I absolutely love the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 lens and while it’s cheap for a modern lens, it’s quite a bit more expensive than vintage lenses. There are a lot of vintage 35mm lenses, but the faster one are not crazy cheap either. The Asahi Super-Takumar 35mm f/2.0 lens is one of the faster vintage lenses, but re… Continue Reading
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…ased in UK and is really worth sharing. If you’re in US, then ducloslenses.com if the the best place for a service I’ll tell you about. So there eBay shop I wanted to tell you about is called The Lens Doctor by eBay seller eddiehouston1545. Unlike most sellers/shops, what sell vintage lenses, Eddie who runs the shop services all of the lenses he sales. While they are not the cheapest on eBay, all of them seem to be in such a wonderful condition. F… Continue Reading
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