It's all in the lens.

[MovieStuff]

Check this out. Stunningly beautiful digital imagery with a vintage lens.

http://www.petapixel.com/2010/09/17/102 ... ge-photos/

Roger

[Ektagraphic]

Interesting! Would have been even better on film

[ekoe]

Wollensak rocks. That one is a little hot in the center of the image. It would be nice to see more demonstration of near focus capability, or of the bokeh characteristics of that particular lens. I wonder what sort of color characteristics it has as well.

[Will2]

Just shot some test footage on an Eyemo with an EYMAX-V 25MM lens. Thought it was strange that it had no focus ring until I realized that everything past a few feet would simply be in focus.

I shot the test on some old Double-X negative 35mm so I can't wait to see the results. Sent it off to Alpha Cine for processing yesterday.

[super8man]

Since we are talking lenses and color tone, etc. I picked up a relatively obscure Nikkor 85-250 F4 AI lens (not to be confused with the earlier f4-4.5 model) at a swap meet the other day. Very nice resolving...I call it milky but in a flattering way. Of course, attached to my D50 it gives a cool but pleasant look. Then I attached my screwmount Tessar 50 f2.8 lens (with a chinese infinity focus nikon mount adapter) and man the images went warm/ruddy. Still, interesting and very usable but perhaps best when used on a snowy mountain at altitude.

Vintage lenses are very cool in this digital age. I bought the complete set of GAF/Chinon 35mm screwmount lenses (including the 50-300 zoom) and they are great fun when put on the D50. Very nice images when you get a good snap!

Cheers,
Mike

[BK]

It is in the lens...fun using 16mm cine lenses on my M4/3 Panasonic G1, love the dreamy Lomo style quality.

Switar 25mm f1.4 from the Bolex




Taylor Hobson Kinic 25mm F1.5



Angenieux 15mm f1.5


Switar 50mm f1.4


Bill

[ekoe]

@BK... I've been using c-mount on m4/3 as well (GF-1). Except I've been using Fujinon-TV 1" format lenses which have no vignetting or image 'smear' in the corners (25mm and above). The 16mm cine lenses can be a bit 'swirly' in their bokeh, which can be really cool. The Fuji 1" lenses are more even in their bokeh.

@Will2... There's some adaptors for fixed focus lenses that have a helicoid, so when you mount an old fixed focus lens like the Dallmeyer with the helicoid adaptor you gain the ability to selectively focus.
http://www.43rumors.com/7mm-focusing-he ... 3-adapter/

[BK]

@BK... I've been using c-mount on m4/3 as well (GF-1). Except I've been using Fujinon-TV 1" format lenses which have no vignetting or image 'smear' in the corners (25mm and above). The 16mm cine lenses can be a bit 'swirly' in their bokeh, which can be really cool. The Fuji 1" lenses are more even in their bokeh.

Have to try the Fujinon TV lenses if I could get hold of some. I love the blur,vignetting with the Bolex cine lenses, it makes the images a little bit more unique rather being pin sharp corner to corner. The Cooke Kinic is marvellous with the dizzy swirling brokeh fully open, but when stopped down it's quite sharp, a great street photography lens.



Bill

[David M. Leugers]

Great images Roger! "There Will Be Blood" film out a few years ago used a vintage 100 year old lens for some shots. Is this catching on?