andy lee

cosina 20mm f3.8 and vivitar 19mm f3.8 are boh the same lens good and cheap - just a bit soft at f3.8 then suddenly sharpens up on stop down from that you can find both in Nikon mount this is the cheapest good 20mm /19mm out there

the Olympus 75-150mm f4 is a great fully manual constant apperture zoom, small and light too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Olympus-OM-auto-75-150mm-F4-Zoom-Lens-Excellent-Condition/131241396496?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D8482600043997488724%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D20140122125356%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D131243297004&rt=nc I just picked up a Super Paragon 80-200mm f3.8 2 touch, constant apperture zoom off ebay for £1 ..I kid you not.... and it is actually a very very good lens especially at the 200mm end ! with NDs wide open its a very cinematic look http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Paragon-PMC-Auto-zoom-80-200mm-3-8-lens-for-Contax-Yashica-CO-Y-and-DSLR-/390464880074?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item5ae9853dca

the Carl Zeiss 50mm Planar f1.7 in C/Y mount is a stunning lens as is the Distagon 25mm and 35mm - they are a superb set and with Speedbooster work very well

shine a very bright LED torch though your lens from the front or back , this reveals a multitude of sins on lenses! please note if you are using a crop frame sensor APSC or Micro 4/3 and fungus at the edges of the lens this is not even on the part of the lens being used, so dont worry about it as the sensor does no 'see' it at all I have lots of cheap 'fungus; bargins off ebay that are totally usable on Micro 4/3 . Fungus will only transfer onto a camera if you leave that lens on the camera for a long time , one afternoons shooting with it will be fine dont worry !!

if you want a flare/ stylised arty match for your Kowa get a Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.8 Planar in Rollei QBM mount the 70s versions are single coated and flare like a Helios with an anamorphic .The Zeiss /Contax Yashicas are superb lenses, as you know I have been banging on about these on this forum , I like them alot , but the Rollei QBMs flare better due to this single coating (dont get the newer QBMs marked HFT as these are multicoated like Zeiss T^ have fun QBMs are great lenses very sharp but full of character and style we all like this is the older version http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rollei-QBM-Carl-Zeiss-Planar-50mm-f-1-8-for-Rolleiflex-SL35-/321463244890?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item4ad8b3d85a http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rollei-Planar-50mm-1-8-lens-for-Rollei-SL-and-DSLR-fit-/160918667287?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item2577800017

the Sigma is a superb lens I use mine alot , Im not a fan of f0.95 lenses as they all tend to be soft fully open (unusable in my book so whats the point for paying top $$) Speed boosters are very very useful I have 3 in different mounts and I now dont ever shoot wiith out them on my Panasonics

I shoot PAL (I'm British) and I shoot 50p at 1/100 sec then drop it onto a 25p time line and conform the footage to 25p It looks great

Tiffen NDs are the best at a good price , they are superb I use them all the time .(They where used on Need for Speed and Act of Valor movies by Shane Hurlbut) get ND 2, 4, 8 and 16 and stack them to get the exposure you need I never shoot outside without NDs , and I often shoot outside in bright daylight at f1.7 using Tiffen NDs I NEVER use a vari ND as they give odd results including artifacts , rainbow fringing , wierd flares etc and I just do not like what they do to your images. a vari ND is basically 2 polarizers stacked and rotated together (you can make one easily cheaply yourself this way if you so wish!) stick to normal NDs and you cant go wrong. Yes I do use NDs inside on set if Im shooting wide open and need to knock down the exposure to keep a narrow DOF. Tiffen NDs for digital cameras http://www.tiffen.com/press_release_hv_filter_kits.html

I'm selling one of my sets of Canon FD prime lenses in flight case with full metal lens hoods ALL LENSES IN SUPERB CONDITION GLASS LIKE NEW - VERY CLEAR AND SHARP http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231268544693?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649 Included are: 24mm f2.8 28mm f2.8 35mm f2.8 50mm f2.0 - great outside at night for completely round bokeh in the out of focus areas. 50mm f1.8 35-70mm f4 constant apperture Canon FD - Micro 4/3 adaptor is included all have full metal lens hoods added - these just screw on the front and help stop lens flare - and large lens caps for the front hoods (see pics) rear lens caps are also included No lens hood for 35-70mm f4 zoom as it is internal focus zoom - lens remains constant length when zooming and filter thread zooms inside lens at certain zoom settings. The set comes in a aluminium flight case PM me if you are interested

Andrew is this the thing you have been testing on the GH4 from your last blog posts ?? or is that the EF- Micro 4/3 version?

panny GF3 has a x2 crop , so are you referancing Full Frame equivilants? is that what you mean ? 14mm on a GF3 is wide = FF 28mm

Google screwing the small labels for their own gain longterm... just dont use Youtube.....

I'm selling my set of Yashica ML / Carl Zeiss Prime lenses with metal lenses hoods and flight case. 24mm f2.8 28mm f2.8 35mm f2.8 50mm f2.0 50mm f1.7 80mm Carl Zeiss Biometar f2.8 Pentacon 6 mount comes with P6- Canon EOS adaptor. 135mm Bell and Howell C/Y Mount f2.8 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231262287913?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649 Yashica ML primes are some of the most sought-after vintage manual focus lenses. widely regarded as Carl Zeiss Distagon Equivilants the Yashica ML prime lenses are superb for Cinematography. The ML series was the pro line of Multicoated lenses developed and produced by Yashica (Kyocera), to sit between their consumer grade DSB line and the state-of-the-art Zeiss T* within the Contax / Yashica system. According to 'Lens Doctor' Eddie Houston, these lenses were the 'L-series of the era' Being 35mm format lenses, they cover Full Frame (Canon 5D, 1D, 6D etc.) They perform extremely well even at wide open aperture when used on a 'crop frame' system. 180+ degree focus throw allows for accurate control - ideal for cinematography use with a Follow Focus kit. The set includes the Carl Zeiss Biometar, this is a superb legendary lens very sharp and used on Hollywood Movies as it is so good (it is a very sharp fast medium format lens) 180+ degree focus throw allows for accurate control - ideal for cinematography use with a Follow Focus kit. Included here are: these lenses are full metal casings - no cheap plastic like kit lenses. all have full metal lens hoods added - these just screw on the front and help stop lens flare - and large lens caps for the front hoods (see pics) rear lens caps are also included The set comes in a aluminium flight case PM me if you are interested I will do a reduced price for EOSHD members.

so how did you modifty the rear of the lens and add a heliciod? this looks a like a nice lens!!

its a great little lens buy it!! $50 is a bargin!

New Brighton?

looks good - even more choice for 4k on the horizon

we use the 70-200mm for all the close up head shots in pop videos , for that long lens Tony Scott look with alot of fall off in the background , its a great lens to use with the 24-105mm , we use 2 x 5D cameras so one is on each when we shoot on Canons - but Im mainly shooting on 2 xG6's now for pop videos -

that review is based on taking stills not cinematography - The Canon is a great work horse and Ive had over 25 pop videos on MTV shot with the Canon 24- 105 it works and does the job

if you are not happy just send it back for a new one - I had to return my G6 with dead pixels

its an enlarging lens, moded for tilt shift - like a lens baby - same type of thing, Being an enlarging lens it sould be very sharp - its an f4 lens

you can get the Canon here in the UK on ebay new for £422 - bargin get that!! buy 2 for the price of the Sigma! then you have a spare! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Canon-EF-24-105mm-F4-f-4-0-L-IS-USM-Lens-White-Box-/390851800799?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item5b00952edf

get a Panasonic G6 - superb camera if you dont need 4K

when you stop down to f22 you get internal reflections in the lens and ghosting of the apperture , this can look worse if there is dirt on the sensor too. I get similar spots if I stop down to f22 OR you could have dead pixels on the sensor - I had to return my first Panasonic g6 as it had dead pixels straight out the box - this was more noticeable when stopped down to f22 so zoom in on your image if the spots are square then its dead pixels if they are dark blobs its apperture ghosting at f22 - this happens even on very expansive lens SO outside use heavy NDS - I stack Tiffen NDs up to ND 24 in bright daylight so I keep a narrow DOF lens dont work at their best at f22 so avoid f22 !

purely speculation here ...but has the adaptor got Image stabalisation built in - separate to the lens .....is that the big surprise Andrew is talking about? is that switch on the side to turn the stabalisation and and off ???.......just a thought could that be done ??? Mr Reed does make a point of saying in the article he is shooting hand held......no rig setup - so he was testing that side of things too