Good to see these two together again honestly!!! They were doing great, back in ... Who knows when... 10 years ago or something...

When I used the Canon F-1 system, the FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C. was my favorite lens. Super optics!

I have to say it (again): I am just so thrilled the band is back together!

love the outtakes, please have more of them in future videos. Thanks for introducing us to this lens!

My father handed this lens down to me around 5 years ago; and it holds a special place in my life; great it getting attention on this channel!

@Not_Nyx864

Жыл бұрын

Scammer alert

Kai: This lens is so well built. They don't make them like this anymore. Lens immediately breaks. lol

@williaminbody205

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they do, they’re called Leica, Voigtländer, and Zeiss M lenses.

Good to see vintage film lenses being used on mirrorless cameras . I have this Canon 55mm 1.2 ssc aspherical lens. It’s soft at 1.2 but stopped down just a little to 1.4 or 1.6 and it really sharpens up a lot. Mine has a yellow look with the thorium radioactive ☢️ glass .

That Square space splice in was absolutely magical! 😄

i love the flare of this lense when you put in f/1.2 shooting against d'light

Nice to see the S5 getting a go. Actually hard to find consistent L mount content.

@nicokremers7150

Жыл бұрын

I wish the S5 had the screen of the S1. 😕

@V0idFace

Жыл бұрын

Because the L mount is pointless and overpriced.

@ZmarRidez

Жыл бұрын

@@V0idFace this is accurate, I ditched my s5 for a canon r6

@Ey3shi3ldtv

Жыл бұрын

@@ZmarRidez S5 II >>> R6

@chickenpasta7359

Жыл бұрын

@@V0idFace isnt like most of sigma's line on the L mount? lol

I love your videos on vintage cameras and lenses. You are so knowledgeable and passionate about it! I’d love to hear your thoughts about the Helios 44-2 in all its versions!

@KNURKonesur

Жыл бұрын

And the ability to put it on a flexible mount on mirrorless cameras and have a tilty-shifty bokeh monster for dirt cheap! :)

Love the artistic use of silence at the end 😁

@numbersix8919

Жыл бұрын

The lens has the last word.

Slight correction: No, the coating doesn't turn brown-yellow. It's the glass itself. A reaction in the F centers of the atoms, because of radioactive decay. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-center Lovely lens. I'm happy with a few normal focal range f/1.4 vintage lenses, for video work. Much more affordable. The Canon FD aspherical have reached collector's value now.

@KNURKonesur

Жыл бұрын

Love myself some radioactive lens! The legendary Takumar 50/1.4, or the legendary Kodak Aero Ektar 178/2.5 :D

Props for using a Lumix! Keep this company afloat!

Wow looks really nice

Looks like Brooklands race track, I used to live near there as a kid (and 2 minutes away from it just a few years ago too actually). I once managed to get my car on it before being chased off by security. :D

Kai you are hilarious 🤣 🤣 I’m going to follow the “keeping the tilty flippy screen screen out whilst using the viewfinder” trend 🤣🤣

used to own FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C. paired with New F1. It was really nice piece of glass.

The upload frequency is appreciated

" My face tingling! " 😂🤣 Lok cracks me up 😊

a friend of a friend has what I think is one of these lenses on a flea market camera they just keep on a shelf as a decoration. I'm not exactly positive if it meets all the qualifications but I do remember it was a 50 or 55, bright aperture less than 1.8 and it had the black and silver look. I asked if I could borrow just the lens to use with my Fuji but they are really into the vintage camera next to a monstera plant look.

Recently picked the aspherical copy up In mint condition for 200 with a canon A1 and 35mm f2 SSC.

I think you may have a regular non aspherical, as it appears that those two tiny dots on the front of the lens were used to replace that front ring where it says aspherical, to inflate value... It's been done before, but I could be wrong.

I have adapted my 50 mm FD to my Fuji and I also had issues with the knob. It is very tricky to install/uninstall

I have the non-aspherical version of this lens and I love it! I use it on my EOS RP all the time. The character of the images is pretty much the same, but with a little less corner sharpness. Also it's like $500 instead of $5000. I recommend the Media Division video about these lenses!

@BobbyD262

Жыл бұрын

Same. Use it on my R6 and A7sIII all the time.

@ericcoen8894

Жыл бұрын

How about nFD 50/1.2 L?

@BobbyD262

Жыл бұрын

@@ericcoen8894 I've never used the nFD L. But I DO have the nFD 50mm 1.2 non-L. It's great, and lighter, but not the same pizazz as the 55mm 1.2 ssc.

@muhnahri06

Жыл бұрын

Is there any way to see those photos you took with them? I own RP too and found this lens interesting

@themanfromoregon6047

Жыл бұрын

I just picked up the aspherical version in a kit with the 35mm f2 ssc and a canon a-1 for 200 bucks.

Please consider a Nikon FM3a, maybe with the Voigtlander Ultron 40mm, the best body/lens combo of any system in this format. It suits you

Nice pictures

I had watched a video from @MediaDivision about addressing the yellowing issue. From what I understood they had said to get a UV lamp and a mirror. Placing the lens front element down on the mirror and shine the UV lamp down the rear element. Based on how much yellowing you have it can be a couple days to a week of constantly UV treating. Correct me if I remember it wrong 😣

@kevrosas1

Жыл бұрын

Correct. Some LED lamps like ikea ones can do it. You need to leave it on for a few days.

@coloring_again

Жыл бұрын

@@GeraintDafis Media Division addresses that misconception too.

Would love to see how it measures up to the Nikon 58mm 1.2

Nice, these old fd primes are amazing. I’ve got the 50mm 1.4 and it’s my favorite lens. All manual and I just love the feel of the focus and aperture rings. Not quite the same level as this aspherical 1.2, but still amazing quality for next to nothing.

@DarkstarDarth

Жыл бұрын

Are adapters available to attach to a R6?

@yesthisisdonut

Жыл бұрын

@@DarkstarDarth yup.

@jeraldjoyce2995

Жыл бұрын

i love the 50mm f1.4 to death. Unfortunately, my first copy of the lens was quite hazy, so I picked up another copy. This time it was an FDn. the times when I wasn't shooting directly into the sun, the photos it produced looked lovely. I just haven't been able to get the same results since. Something about that combination of film stock (kodak utramax), body (canon ae-1) and lens produced almost magical results.

@borderlands6606

Жыл бұрын

In the Great Film Selloff (c2005-2010), I picked up a bag full of pristine Canon primes and a film body for just over a hundred nicker. The FD 50 1.4 is my favourite full frame video lens, and a great portrait lens on aps-c. Should have picked up the 1.2 when it was 250 quid.

@KNURKonesur

Жыл бұрын

you can always go beyond FD and go for Canon LTM lenses. I picked up a 50/1.2 some time ago and it's gorgeous. Really bad in backlit situations, but otherwise it doesn't have issues that aren't easy and quick to fix in post.

Is this Brooklands old race track?

4:00 i was thinking where the F*stop are you guys.. brooklands old circuit with the banking! wow big balls doing that at over 100 mph. rather bumpy.

They also made an FD 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical during the same period. Those fetch close to $10K nowadays.

You should try the Canon FD 135mm f/3.5 for the other end of the spectrum. You can grab them for $30 to $40 on ebay and they have an amazing vintage look for the money! Still one of my favorites to pull out and shoot.

@mylesdlm

Жыл бұрын

I have a minolta 135mm f/2.8. it may not be the same with the canon 135mm you mentioned but i'm pretty sure it's the only vintage lens that i won't be letting go of. too much character, i love it :)

@Ey3shi3ldtv

Жыл бұрын

I bought it when i needed a long " lens" but didnt want to invest too much since i wont be using it that much. best 40 $ spent. specially on a gh5/s5 with internal ibis its a saver and a lot of character. I should try to make a comparison with 3.5 with 2.8

Definitely sharper than my MD 50mm f/1.2. But I still love that $250 lens.

Did you shoot this at Brooklands?

Kai, how do you think this will compare with the new Voigtlander VM 50mm f1.0?

These FDs have a softness that you don't get with modern AF lenses! thats why I love them.

I have a 85mm ssc aspherical fd 1.2. A beast

Wish there was a more obscure entry to the legendary lens series with a feature on Kodak Aero Ektar 178/2.5.

Were you filming at Brooklands Racing Track

You should try this lens on the newest TechArt AF Adapter on Sony.(adapted to M mount )

How does this compare to the slightly more "standard" 55mm f1.2 SSC NON-aspherical version I wonder?

You all in on the L mount now Kai? I want better low light and dynamic performance than what my g85 is giving me. I cannot really figure out if I should go G9 with more lenses or S5 with a 24-105 f4 and a prime

i own the nikon 55mm 1.2, great lens

No audio from 11:10 until the end

Would love to see you cover the Nikon 50mm f1.2 AI-S lens.

Years ago I bought an A1 and the seller told me it had a 1.2 on it,which I doubted but I was wrong. It is a breechlock 1.2 SSC non aspherical and with a hood too which it needs. Would it be worth using on my D 800?

Recently I reactivated my decades sleeping FD lenses - adapted to RF. It is not just about a vintage look, it is about aspects of optical performance: - Angenieux 185mm 2.3, the only 3rd party lens: It is a monster in soft bokeh, it is lightweight, it is a biest to focus non static objects like any portrait, but it got it to the active set. - FD 28 2.0 My favorite among the Canons so far: Shooting open gives a dream of flares with the sun in the corner, back to the active set as well. - FD 50 1.4 & FD 100 2.0 will be challenged in street photography in the next future. - FD 20 2.8 looks like we will not start any friendship, but never say never. - there is a FD 200 4.0 Macro still in the box, I did not touch it for 30 years.

@Iam-mad

Жыл бұрын

I have the Angenieux 180 2.3 too, it´s an absolute amazing lens making unparalleled stable colours, even compared to my T* and Leica R´s !

@peterebel7899

Жыл бұрын

@@Iam-mad The rendering this lens offers is amazing in many aspects. The Zeiss Milvus 135 is quite a bit more consistent me turning in the focus, the EF70-200 2.8 II is not too bad in its category - to say it mild. Regarding the images you get, I prefer the Angenieux in most cases.

@7evive

5 ай бұрын

What mount is that Angenieux lens?

@peterebel7899

5 ай бұрын

@@7evive FD (the new version, not the silver bayonet ring)

I use a FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C on my Sony A7R 3. It gives me a lots of fan. Nice lens, although it is not aspherical.

I have heard you can de-yellow your radioactive thorium lenses by shining a ultraviolet lamp through the lens glass elements for a few days.

@christianpluguez

Жыл бұрын

You can just put it on the window sill on a sunny day.

@Skipsul

Жыл бұрын

UV lamp works great. Sunlight can overheat the internal grease as it can heat up the whole barrel, and the you can get that oil running onto the aperture blades. Sun should be used with some caution.

@willapanews9761

Жыл бұрын

@@christianpluguez if you leave camera lenses in the sun to remove yellow tint from thorium lens elements the helicoid lubrication gets hot and releases vapors that condense on the inner lens glass elements in the form of a fine crystalline haze. Lenses that have haze on inner lens elements from being left in the sun have lower picture quality and the manual focus and aperture will become stiff because the helicoid lubrication dries out and or goes where it is not supposed to be. That is why you see some lenses with oil on the aperture blades. When you use an ultraviolet lamp the lens does not get hot preventing the need to have the lens serviced to get it back into good working condition as is the case with lenses left in the sun for a few days.

@christianpluguez

Жыл бұрын

@@willapanews9761 this has never happened in the 15 years of owning the 35 and 55 SSC

@slr7075

Жыл бұрын

I used the IKEA Jänsjo led lamp to de-yellow some lenses. It works great. I believe they don't sell it anymore and it was quite famous for this purpose.

Kai's watch collection is insane yet somehow he hesitant on the Noct

I have the 55mm 1.2 SSC (non asph) and can confirm for $500aud it is the best lens for the price I've ever purchased and it's not even close!

@sethmoyer

Жыл бұрын

I have one too, and it pretty much lives on my EOS RP unless I need a wider lens for landscape photography or if I need a telephoto or something. Or if I need autofocus, I guess... But any time I'm just walking around and taking photos for fun, this is almost always the lens I reach for.

@aristoioannidis7490

Жыл бұрын

This lens is permanently attached to my Sony A72, via a Metabones adaptor. Awesome rendition of B/W and colour images.

Some of theses old FD lenses are worth a fortune now. For example, the FD 24mm f/1.4 goes for around $10,000-$20,000!!!

@Brooklyncameraclub

Жыл бұрын

It shares the same optics as the Canon K35 lenses. Filmmakers are adapting / rehousing these lenses for video.

What he camera is Kai using the FD lens on? Which LUMIX model?

I had a friend who let me use his 50 f1.4 FD. God I did not care that there was no AF, I was just having such a good time shooting with it.

Dear Kai Would you do a vid about the Canon 0.95 50mm "Dream" lens, please. Indra Bhose London

Souvenirs, souvenirs

Lumix gang! Is it your main camera, or are you using it just for content?

I believe the late Dutch optical expert Erwin Puts who championed Leics glass for decades was in high praise of this Canon lens.

Hi, is the 55 Aspherical better than the 50 1.2L, & why?

that pre ad joke got me lmao

@muris60

Жыл бұрын

yo, if you shared the raws, the addition would be craaazy

Takumar, Voigtlander abd Zeiss rules- the thorium is in the glass, not the coating

Interesting considering I own a Canon AE-1 Program. I would have to come across one way cheaper at a garage sale or flee market from someone who didn’t know what they have for me to spring for one.

so, Kai and Lok is still living together after all? 😉

I had the FD 50f1.2L it was so soft and had terrible chromatic aberration.

❤❤❤

Well this asks for a Nikon Noct 58/1.2 episode now :D

I have the older FL version of this lens. One of my favorites.

@matthewneleigh567

Жыл бұрын

Same.

@slr7075

Жыл бұрын

An underrated lens and good performance for an inexpensive f1.2 lens.

@slr7075

Жыл бұрын

An underrated lens and good performance for an inexpensive f1.2 lens.

@0action847

Жыл бұрын

The FL 55 1.2 definitely has a more vintage rendering, plenty of character but very sharp.

I had this on my Sony NEX 5 back in the day. Really nice glass and I regret selling it :)

@Mark-lw6fb

Жыл бұрын

Ich habe eins zu verkaufen, wenn du es zu sehr bereust ;)

Nice Goro´s necklace ;)

I love this video and the idea of using FD lenses, but haven't had much luck with EF adapters. I could use an RF adapter, but I'm looking at a 5Ds to shoot high res for under 1k USD so would need EF for a while. Anyone have a good FD->EF solution (I'm in Asia, so sending to US for permanent conversion not attractive option for me). Thanks!

It’s the most affordable of the three “unicorn” FD lenses. The price has come down quite a bit from the high point about six months ago. You can have it converted to EF mount by SIMMOD, but mine has been with them for six months. They won’t let you do the conversion yourself on this lens (nor the 85mm).

@plasticpaddy5278

Жыл бұрын

waste of money. get an r mount camera and an adapter. EF will be dead in a few years.

FD Lens prices after this video 📈📈📈

I've been testing out the 50mm 1.4 and, well, it is not great wide open: soft, lots of CA and in general unpredictable. It would seem that this 1.2 is far better, but the price tag is quite over most people's budget...

But why stop there? Someone in San Diego is selling a lens kit on eBay for $58K. This one is included, along with the 24mm and 85mm Aspherical lenses also.

..sadly my glasses look like yours .. love the channel

Brooklands circuit?

Great video! I need another 50ish mm like I need a hole in the head but this looks great. The FD bayonet could be a deal breaker though it's such a faff!!

Anyone else think Kai is like the Jeremy Clarkson of camera reviewer/critics? ...minus the controversy of course 🤣

😆 watching an F1 race and waiting for the crash 😆😆😆😆 yes the best one was when you dropped that Sony point and shoot they loaned you, another one when you brought out I think a Panasonic box camera without any batteries.

This lens is like 5 grand. Oh my god. Did you mention that in the video?

Im getting my Canon F-1… still looking for a lens. Now I know, which one I should go for

@Mark-lw6fb

Жыл бұрын

I've got one in good condition for sale, If you are interested ;)

Hello Kai,may we have a chance work together for a gear review?

Oh the joys of having a $3k lens that might get stuck every time you use it.

@sethmoyer

Жыл бұрын

My non-aspherical version has never gotten stuck and the images look pretty much the same as this one. :P

@KNURKonesur

Жыл бұрын

It won't get stuck after you've taken it apart and lubricated it a couple of times :) By then, you can probably mend it on the fly ;)

@DEATHDRONE5000

Жыл бұрын

Its an acquired taste

00:00 Definitely Jupiter and Industar

Love these vintage reviews. I can't afford new lenses so use these old ones.

Is this a disused race track?

Good Lord that lens is yummy

Classic squarespace ad

"now i'm not a midget..." LOL

With Kai recommendation, this lens gonna be much more expensive than before🤣🤣🤣🤣

I have the same optics - with the same problems ( ;

FL 58mm 1.2 is the poor mans copy and works great. I got chrome nose version.

40000+cpm radioactivity 🤩☢️

Most legendary is actually the Canon 50mm f/1.0 L. Autofocus full-frame f/1.0 from the 80s!

I have also a FD 50mm Lens, but the cheap Version for 30€.

It seems like somebody didn`t had the proper tools to open the lens, and drilled some semi-holes in it :D, my 50mm f1.2 L nfd came with the same holes , for those willing to service their gear, please buy the tools for them, they are not expensive, and you will not affect the value of the lens.

The audio drops out at 11:10, just after you say "...a bag of s##*". The audio stays off until the end.

The Canon FD prime lenses are some of the best vintage lenses ever made. They’ve gained a lot of popularity now that people are going back and using them again in mirrorless cameras. I actually got the itch to invest/collect vintage Canon Film cameras and lenses and they’ve skyrocketed in value over the years. This lens remains incredibly high priced. Maybe one day.