It’s very nice to see the vintage lenses I constantly talk about being use on serious commercial projects. The video above was shot by a twitter friend of mine, an awesome DP/Photographer & very informative blogger, Adam Roberts. I first met Adam when he won one of my Helios 44-2 lenses I was giving away…
Timur Civan on Vintage Lenses
This blog post is here thanks to a very talented and well known cinematographer Timur Civan who also happens to have a great blog where you can find some of his absolutely amazing reviews. Timur like myself is a big fan of vintage lenses and loves them for the very same reasons I do. The…
MIR-1 37mm F/2.8 REVIEW + TEST FOOTAGE
There is a lot that can be said about Mir-1 37mm F2.8 Lens. Internet is filled with in depth information and reviews, but to save you guys time, I’ll fill you in on the background of this lens before we move on to its use in this day & age. The production of this lens…
Using Zeiss Medium Format Lenses on Modern Cameras
It’s great to see that there are a lot of like-minded filmmakers out there who also see the benefits of vintage glass and happily use it on their professional productions. Among these is a cinematographer Frank Glencairn, who a lot of you probably already know. But if you, don’t make sure to check out his…
Olympus Zuiko 50mm F1.4 VS Chinon Multi-Coated 55mm F1.7
As you can tell from my previous post I was certainly impressed with the unknown & forgotten Auto Chonon Multi-Coated 55mm F1.7, but to put things into better perspective I decided to do a simple comparison test against the my everyday 50mm lens of choice, the Olympus Zuiko F1.4. The Olympus is a bit wider…
CHINON MULTI-COATED 55MM F/1.7 REVIEW + TEST
Auto Chinon 55mm F1.7 is an interesting lens. There appear to be so many versions of this lens. The one I’ve tested is a Multi-Coasted version with greenish coasting tint which actually looks very nice and for that reason I’ve now had it as a backdrop along with Zeiss 135mm F3.5 on my tweeter account…
25-250mm Cine Zooms for S35 Cameras
I’ve been recently asked for advance on a proper vintage cine lens for around $1000-2000 that would work with a Super35 sensor cameras like Canon C100/300, Sony FS100/700 & others. I think it’s quite a relevant question as a lot of people would love to own a proper cine lens, but a few can afford…
HELIOS 135mm F/2.8 TEST VIDEO
Here is a short test video I’ve shot with my favorite 135mm prime, the Helios 135mm f/2.8. The video above was shot on my little Sony NEX 5N with a simple neck brace for support, so the footage is not the most stable (sorry). Nevertheless, I think it’s easy to agree that this lens produces…
Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 Lens Review
Above is a quick review of Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 (standard version) prime lens by my buddy Mark Linsangan aka ThatTechShow. The Rokinon 35mm is essentially the same lens as the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 I reviewed so time ago. I agree with Mark. This lens is pretty amazing and while it’s not a vintage lens it…
Micro 4/3 Legacy Lenses Overview (Canon FD, Nikon E, Vivitar)
I found this video above some time ago, in fact it was posted in 2010 before I even got into vintage lenses, so hats off to bradjudy for doing this great overview of the lenses he uses with his Panasonic GH1 camera. Most of the lenses n the video if not all, could also be…
