…buy a decent adapter, because the cheap one I bought on Ebay has play and ruins the good feel of this lens. Nikon Nikkor 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 giveaway… Continue Reading
…enses and diopters to a minimum since i wasn’t on my own 😉 FLARES Really struggled with alignment on a few shots, very hard to get the ISCO to give any horizontal flares even pointing into the sun. This is possibly because its the MC version (Multi Coated) which will be more flare resistant. CONCLUSION For £30 i paid for the lens, I’m fairly delighted with it, especially in terms of edge to edge sharpness. You just need to be careful with the dist… Continue Reading
…corners also show some softness, all of which indicate that this is not a true S16 zoom as often advertised on eBay, but rather a 16mm zoom. Overall on paper there are more negatives that positives, so would I recommend one? All depends on the price and the look your are after. Personally I do like the old school look, but it might not be everyone’s cup of tea. If you can get one fairly cheap, at around £200/$400 price tag, then get it as they are… Continue Reading
…re lens investments too. I’ve joined the ebay affiliate program to help me run this website, fund my tests & lens giveaways, so if you find this content useful and would like to help me produce more similar content, please use the links in this post if you’re planning to buy one of these lenses or bookmark and/or use this link if you want to buy anything else on eBay.com or this link if you shop on eBay.co.uk. You will not be spending a penny more… Continue Reading
…adapter you can use such lens on just about any camera Specs: Optical Construction: 11 Elements in 9 Groups Field of View: 103° (on full frame) Aperture Range: F3.5 to F16 in 5 click-stops Aperture Blades: 6 Filter Thread: 67mm Focus Ring Rotation: approx. 150° Closest Focusing Distance: 0.25m Weight: 305g Now, let’s take a look at its pros and cons! PROS: Ultra wide angle lens with full frame coverage Very Affordable Beautiful flares Great built… Continue Reading
…ture lens investments. I’ve joined the ebay partnership program to help me run this website and fund my monthly lens giveaways, so if you found this post useful and would like to help me produce more similar content, please use the links in this post if you’re planning to buy one of these lenses or use this link if you want to buy anything else on eBay. You will not be spending a penny more using these links, while still helping me as I will get a… Continue Reading
…ras are capable of producing really beautiful results. In my opinion what truly makes Bradley’s BMPCC test video beautiful is the LIGHT! My own favourite lens test was also shot during what’s known as a “golden hour” although it doesn’t strictly mean you get beautiful light for just 1 hour. I truly believe that the light is what creates that magic. It contributes towards the mood and deeper emotions of the images just as much, if not more that cam… Continue Reading
…ture lens investments. I’ve joined the ebay partnership program to help me run this website and fund my monthly lens giveaways, so if you found this post useful and would like to help me produce more similar content, please use the links in this post if you’re planning to buy one of these lenses or use this link if you want to buy anything else on eBay. You will not be spending a penny more using these links, while still helping me as I will get a… Continue Reading
…for them). This lens is rock solid and even quite heavy (fully metal construction and a lot of glass inside). Focusing barrel is very smooth (modern Canon L lenses are nowhere near as good for manual focusing). You also have hard stops on the focusing ring (unlike modern Canon glass) and manual aperture adjustment allows you to adapt this lens to just about any camera. Tamron’s Adaptall-2 mount is probably the most versatile mount system out ther… Continue Reading
…ture lens investments. I’ve joined the ebay partnership program to help me run this website and fund my monthly lens giveaways, so if you found this post useful and would like to help me produce more similar content, please use the links in this post if you’re planning to buy one of these lenses or use this link if you want to buy anything else on eBay. You will not be spending a penny more using these links, while still helping me as I will get a… Continue Reading
