webrunner5 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 If you are shy buy a 800mm lens and stand Way back lol. I don't think I could ever be a real up in your face street photographer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 6 hours ago, webrunner5 said: If you are shy buy a 800mm lens and stand Way back lol. I don't think I could ever be a real up in your face street photographer. I'm not so naturally bold, but have pushed myself and gotten some interesting images. I even did some using a GoPro in one of the burst burst modes (10 photos over 2 seconds IIRC) and getting super close, which is easier because the camera is so small. A few GoPro street photography pics.... and this one was taken at about two to three feet from this guys face, but looks much further than that because of the wide angle: Any camera can work if you put interesting things in front of it and put in the time... mercer, heart0less and webrunner5 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetty Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Can anybody advise please if Canon's 70-200mm F4 (first version, no IS) has hard stops with focusing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Here’s one from my new favorite lens... kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 5 hours ago, mercer said: Here’s one from my new favorite lens... Nice!! mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart0less Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Geoff CB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Goodwin2 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 New picture I took with the Canon T2i with Olympus OM 28-70 F/2.8 mercer and webrunner5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted August 2, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted August 2, 2019 On 8/1/2019 at 9:41 AM, heart0less said: What a load of shit this video is. PannySVHS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Seems like a perfectly fine video to me. About as fair as you can get with what he had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted August 2, 2019 Super Members Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: What a load of shit this video is. I kept thinking "He'll start showing some images from these ten different lenses in a minute..." It is a 19 minutes and 46 second video about lenses and there is roughly one minute of actual images shot with them. 1 hour ago, webrunner5 said: Seems like a perfectly fine video to me. About as fair as you can get with what he had. What he had was ten lenses he was comparing and yet 95% of of we saw on the screen was shot with the eleventh one heart0less 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart0less Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: What a load of shit this video is. That's how it is these days. One could shot a video like this, include much more sample footage, give a succint summary and end it on 6 minutes mark. But if you want to get paid by YouTube, then you blah, blah, blah, blah, without further ado, blah, blah, blah, okay - is it 10 minutes already? - blah, blah, blah, blah, cinematic b-roll, blah, blah, blah, blah, buy my LUTs / presets, blah, blah, blah, remember to subscribe and like this video. thephoenix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 The funny thing is, I was searching that same exact topic when you posted that video. So, what is the best vintage 50mm lens? I am kinda obsessed with the focal length on FF, and there are so many great 50mm lenses out there. So far, my two favorites are the Canon FD 50mm 1.2 L and the Nikkor 50mm f/2... two diametrically opposed lenses. I also really enjoy the Rollei Zeiss 50mm 1.8 and although not a vintage lens, the Zeiss “Classic” 50mm 1.4 ZF is an interesting lens with a buttload of character wide open with great micro contrast stopped down a little. What does everybody else like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted August 2, 2019 Super Members Share Posted August 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, mercer said: The funny thing is, I was searching that same exact topic when you posted that video. So, what is the best vintage 50mm lens? I am kinda obsessed with the focal length on FF, and there are so many great 50mm lenses out there. So far, my two favorites are the Canon FD 50mm 1.2 L and the Nikkor 50mm f/2... two diametrically opposed lenses. I also really enjoy the Rollei Zeiss 50mm 1.8 and although not a vintage lens, the Zeiss “Classic” 50mm 1.4 ZF is an interesting lens with a buttload of character wide open with great micro contrast stopped down a little. What does everybody else like? This sounds like a job for the granite worktop and colourful bottles of booze to me. I have a "couple" of 50mm lenses. mercer and kye 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said: This sounds like a job for the granite worktop and colourful bottles of booze to me. I have a "couple" of 50mm lenses. It does sound like a job for that. Although I am fairly sure that you will post some amazing sample from some cheap, boring sounding lens and throw everybody off guard... or you’ll post samples from an amazing 50mm lens that won’t adapt to EF. I am just entering the selling phase of my recent lens tests and I’m still a little undecided on 50mm lenses. I almost feel like I need one more nifty fifty to round out my lens “sets.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 All these lenses are old and outdated for the most part. They have probably been dropped 50 times. You can't say one lens is better than another unless you have a damn near perfect copy. And what you like and I like is totally different. So why even bother with tests on old lenses. I am not a big fan of super shallow DoF anyways. And if I want to do that I prefer a Telephoto lens to do it over a 50mm. That look has been done a million times. I wouldn't give many dollars for an f1.2 lens in this day and age. I doubt the average person watching a movie or short is saying, Oh God look at the Bokeh. Everyone acts like you can Only shoot at ISO 64, or 100 yet. The native video ISO in most camera is way up at ISO 640 or more. I really doubt anyone on here is doing Glamour shots. Olan Millls went out of business a Long time ago for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted August 2, 2019 Super Members Share Posted August 2, 2019 1 hour ago, mercer said: It does sound like a job for that. Although I am fairly sure that you will post some amazing sample from some cheap, boring sounding lens and throw everybody off guard... or you’ll post samples from an amazing 50mm lens that won’t adapt to EF. I am just entering the selling phase of my recent lens tests and I’m still a little undecided on 50mm lenses. I almost feel like I need one more nifty fifty to round out my lens “sets.” Right, I've done this setup picture now so we will be having this test whether you want it or not One of these lenses should absolutely cane the other three but we shall see. kye and mercer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said: Right, I've done this setup picture now so we will be having this test whether you want it or not One of these lenses should absolutely cane the other three but we shall see. Oh I want the test, in fact, after seeing your subjects, I am even more intrigued... I have that Jena Tessar and I was going to bring out with me on my next shooting day. I used to love that lens but haven’t been able to find a sample that didn’t have a busted aperture. My predictions are... • the Nikkor should mop the floor based on pure lens IQ... but... • the Helios will have that je ne sais quoi. • the Zeiss Planar will be perfectly... adequate and... • the Tessar “eagle eye” will be the surprise sleeper of the bunch. 1 hour ago, webrunner5 said: am not a big fan of super shallow DoF anyways. And if I want to do that I prefer a Telephoto lens to do it over a 50mm. That look has been done a million times. I wouldn't give many dollars for an f1.2 lens in this day and age. I doubt the average person watching a movie or short is saying, Oh God look at the Bokeh. The net positive of f/1.2 lenses is stopping them down to f/2 to get a near perfect lens. Plus, it’s my understanding that a lot of films are being shot with available and/or minimal lighting, a 1.2 lens can be an invaluable tool in such circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted August 2, 2019 Super Members Share Posted August 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, mercer said: Oh I want the test, in fact, after seeing your subjects, I am even more intrigued... Right, I'll fire the SL up and do it over the weekend. There will be an additional mystery guest 50mm as well. kye and mercer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Sure on your camera using ML. But what if you are shooting Slog2 on a OG A7s the min ISO is 3200 ISO. Sure don't need a f1.2 lens for that scenario. You might have to use f8 or higher if you forgot your variable ND filter lol. Yeah if you want the sharpest you can get you want to stop down a bit from wide open. All these Logs in camera in general use a pretty high ISO. Photo and Video even on the same cameras now is a whole different Kettle of Fish like they say lens wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said: There will be an additional mystery guest 50mm as well. You and your 7artisans. heart0less and BTM_Pix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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