So today I learned that the "Film Look" that I've wanted from the past was more about the lens than the camera. These lenses looks so amazing. Thanks for making this video. It made my day.

@magiccarpetrider4594

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I figured that out in 1998, but I’m an old pro. Zeiss optics are the best.

Vintage lenses are just fun. Gear Focus is great too, already sold a bunch on there. Great people too. Keep up the great work Lee

Cool video, made me test some older lenses! And man the modding part is so cool 😎

Always great supporting your awesome channel and content Lee. Definitely been wanting to check out these lenses. We love our vintage Canon FD lenses for that vintage look and feel. Might need to do a comparison video soon🤘

Thank you for sharing. i just love lenses. too bad i dont have a camera yet but always love watching videos like this just to add more knowledge.

I'm going crazy with building a set as well! I sold all of my previous glass and have been slowly building a full set, doing the cinevising myself along the way. So far have: 28mm f/2 AE, 35mm f/1.4 MM, 50mm f/1.4 MM, 60mm f/2.8 Macro-Planar AE (just received and starting to cinevise), and 85mm f/1.4 MM. Saving up and waiting for a decent price for the legendary 21mm f/2.8 MM. Amazing lenses.

Sweet!

Oh btw, there’s also MMG and AEJ. It’s just the MM series that have the circular aperture, and the AE series have the older ninja-star aperture. The G German versions are usually more expensive and the J Japanese versions are a bit more affordable and thuis more sought after.

They look great! Nice review. 👍

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I love my old canon FD lenses, but I also like to rent the Zeiss super speeds so this is is definitely worth looking into

Nice video! I've the 28,35,85 F2.8 plus the 50 F1.4 and I love them! They share almost the same size and weight, so they're easy to swap on gimbal! Having also a set of Russian, Leica R and Canon FD lenses...to me the Contax Zeiss are the top in terms of build and optical quality!

@PowersBenzoCoaching

Жыл бұрын

What is the mount on those?

Great posting, very helpful info what I`m looking for, Thanks !!

So many info's . Good Video, thank you !

I had the Contax Zeiss 50mm f1.7 a couple years ago and I loved it so much. I wonder why I sold it. You inspired to me to get back to Contax Zeiss. I just bought the 18mm f/4, the 35mm f/1.4 (was crazy expensive) and the 85mm f/1.4 I may pick the 50mm also, but I prefer having the 35mm for what I do. I will declicked them as well, thanks for this very well made tutorial!

love this video dude, I really want to build a set for myself :)

Just picked up a 50mm f1.4 to try on my black Magic. Great video man, the CAD=USD conversion is killing me too lol

Oh, man. These lenses are awesome. Makes me want them, especially with the affordable prices!

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Start with a 50mm f1.4. Its cheap. then go from there :P

@LucaBono.Studio

3 жыл бұрын

Be careful buddy, I also started with the 50mm f1.4 and after that I filled my shelf with vintage glass ahahah

@MrAlwaysOnTen

3 жыл бұрын

so how many different zeiss series of lenses are there?

@jd5787

2 жыл бұрын

@@LucaBono.Studio story of my life!

Hey Lee, I enjoyed this video a lot. It helped me see what can be done with a little elbow grease and imagination. I have enjoyed the look of these lenses in your videos and am glad you continue to make videos with them. See you at the next one dude.

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching

@WarriorsPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz Of course dude. Let's now get some rest. (:

I converted a 24-70 Contax for EF mount through Conurus in Vancouver. Great lens.

A big shoutout for this great video 🎥 👍

Thanks I got the 25mm seems the sweet spot between 21 and 28 for gimbal, I wish I could buy 21mm but they're bit too expensive

I have a set of Contax Zeiss. I have the 28mm 2.8 AEJ, 35-70mm 3.4 MMJ, 50mm 1.4 MMJ, 100mm 2.8 Makro AEJ, and 180mm 2.8 MMJ. LOVE THEM! Lenses that I want but don't have: 21mm 2.8, 35mm 1.4 and probably my next purchase is the 85mm 1.4 MMJ. I've been watching you for years, so glad to see you on board. I have a question for you, how would you compare the 85mm 1.4 to the Fuji 56mm 1.2?

Great and informative video! My only issue is that I don't think you can use that on a speed booster as it will damage it. That's a deal breaker for me

Great video and so well explained how to do the modding. Quick question. Can you put a VND on this ? Saw other video and the guy said there were some problems when using VND or polarizers

Great video. Just keep in mind that MM version were made in West Germany also, so there is MMG versions of some Contax Zeiss lenses (like f/2 28mm Distagon or f/1.4 Distagon).

@LucaBono.Studio

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, also the 50mm f1.4 is only AEJ or MMJ...but it doesn't really matter where they where built, they've exactly the same coating and glass.

Thank you!

Great video Lee. I had a full set of Contax Zeiss primes and I ended up selling them. They are really nice, but they are NOT like OG cine super speed versions. I shot a lot of great projects with them but over time I found them to be a little muddy, or too vintage sometimes. Also, they always seemed to give skin tones that were a little brownish. I ended up buying a set of more modern chrome front Zeiss primes. I found these have much better color and more vibrant skin tones. They have the beautiful Zeiss look to them too. When I want to vintage them up, I put a Black Pro Mist filter in front of them to get some halation effects, and it's easy in post to color grade the image to a more vintage desaturated look. For my taste, I found that old Nikkor AI-S (the "AI-S" versions have better color than the "AI" lenses) have a great vintage look, with better color, and are more affordable than Contax Zeiss, so I have a set of those as well. Mainly because they are really lightweight and small, great for gimbal use. I want people to know that buying a set of Contax Zeiss primes, won't magically make your images better. Lighting, great talent, wardrobe, location and production design will have more impact than lenses alone. If you sucked with your Sigma 18-35, your gonna suck with the Contax lenses. :) By the way, even though many of us have bashed Rokinon lenses, check out the great work that Matt from MTS Films has done with them here. vimeo.com/398700436. And here vimeo.com/398700324. Check him out on instagram to see his lovely work with Pocket 6K and Rokinon lenses. instagram.com/mtsfilms/

@WarriorsPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

Would the look the lenses produced be influenced by the camera body they were on?

@LucaBono.Studio

3 жыл бұрын

I don't get why people bash the Rokinon lenses...imho they're great for the price! For sure they've different character than vintage glass, but I often pick my 24mm T1.5 over C/Y Zeiss or Leica R to work at T2.8 without vignetting.

@cloudiow

3 жыл бұрын

Yup true. Totally agree with you man!

@JedCamara

3 жыл бұрын

I had a set of Zeiss ZF primes, colours were pretty nice but I hated the look of them when close to wide open, the bokeh looked very busy and lens looked almost out of focus. Much prefer my contax Zeiss set personally. The Nikon's are nice too!

@Mr.Monta77

Жыл бұрын

Will: you make some important points. It’s not your lens, it’s about your skills and artistic resources and ability to apply these to practical use. So I agree with that. But I think it’s a little unfair to compare super speed Zeiss cine lenses to (relatively) inexpensive Contax zeiss vintage lenses. The price difference is massive. So that’s comparing apples to oranges. If anything a more fair comparison of Contax zeiss would be to canon, nikkor or pentagon or similar. After all, they are not cine lenses at all.

Thank you for making this videi.

Good stuff. FYI The super speeds don’t use the same glass formulas. Only the 28mm f2 does. Hence it’s nickname “Hollywood” .. Rest of the lenses do use the same coating tho.

Great looking lenses and if I ever get the funding I would love to get into the Contatx Zeiss gear. ! I've been into vintage Canon FD SSC lenses for awhile and the video that Media Division just put out just confirmed I made a good choice. This whole vintage lens thing has got me all excited again about experimenting with different types of glass.

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Media Division is putting out some crazy videos on vintage lenses. Would take a whole team a year to make that kind of video which is crazy!

@LucaBono.Studio

3 жыл бұрын

If you're thinking to start buying vintage glass, try the Helios 44-2 first. It doesn't break the bank and it's a must have IMHO.

I just bought my first contax zeiss (18mm f4 mmg) today. Can I ask why size focus rings you bought for these lenses?

Awesome video. Only problem I'm having is that the rubber ring on one of my lenses is slipping off when I put my new focus ring on it. Any advice?

Ugh, another video making me want contax zeiss! Nice job! Currently building a takumar set after Mark's video. Already have a pre-ai Nikon that I love. But... I found a Leica R lens the other day at a flea market for $50 CAD so I might end up hunting for more of those finds lol

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Leica R lenses look super nice. They are just super expensive. I’m pretty happy with how these look but maybe I should try a Leica R 35mm or something

@heroaomedia

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz well I inherited my Leica R 90mm which is beautiful, and then this flea market find at $50, all I need is a 35mm and I'm doing pretty well :p I plan on using them for an anamorphic setup.

What "Heavy Duty Synthetic Grease" did you use for the aperture declick?

love it

Currently shooting on Nikon Ai & Ais lenses. Along with soviet era Russian glass.

Did you get Leitax or Simmod Contax to EF mount hard mount adapters? If Simmod, how sturdy is that connection on the camera body? What's your experience with the amount of bend on the lens/mount with the Tilta Follow Focus M ?

Hey fantastic stuff mate! Why you don't love 18mm that much? can you please tell me what's wrong with that one?

Hey man like the video, I'm searching for a good quality planar zeiss and I was just wondering, where did you buy these lenses?

All of my Zeiss Contax/Classic lenses were bought from eBay in mint condition. Most were from Japan in the original boxes.

I've been shooting with Olympus OM Zuiko lenses. I've got a 28/2, 50/1.4, and 85/2 and I just love the way they render skin and out of focus areas. They have that indescribable, vintage factor to them.

@WarriorsPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

Are they equivalent to Zeiss lenses?

@ryanmoorman7799

3 жыл бұрын

@@WarriorsPhoto they're definitely not as sharp wide open, but at 2.8/4 the sharpness is great. the look is also slightly different, as with all vintage lenses.

@WarriorsPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

Ryan Moorman Does this sharpening affect both video and stills work?

@LucaBono.Studio

3 жыл бұрын

I think that the 28mm F2 from Olympus is using the same optical schemes from Zeiss...so they should perform the same, the other focal length lenses are different from each system.

@johnbooth3073

Жыл бұрын

I had 50mm planar 1.7 lens and 28 mm distogan 2.8 lenses . As well as Tokina 70-210 travel zoom lens. The lenses cost the same now as then. That’s a real bargain!! Get them they are both brilliant 🎉

hey thanks for the vid! I have 85mm the 50mm and the 135mm and im looking to get front rings so each has a 80mm front diameter. Can you please tell me which size front rings will fit to each lens?

I’ve managed to change all mounts except on the 35mm which a stripped just one screw. Any suggestions? I heated it with a soldering iron and still managed to stripped that one

So if I were to put these lenses on an Alexa Mini, would you recommend buying the adapter or to mod it like you did?

How does the focus ring on the 18mm compare to your other lenses? Just recieved mine but the focus ring seems slacker compared to my 28mm and 85mm. Just wondering how your 18mm focus ring compares :)

You could also get the Zeiss Classic ZF that has the coating of the modern cine Zeiss Compact Primes. You will find the 21 2.8 really cheap (700€) compared with the Contax version and has the same internal design. Here you have a list of Carl Zeiss lenses that share design across versions: imgur.com/a/f4PLPip Or you could get the Milvus lenses during the Zeiss Discovery Week 2021. They had crazy discounts for 2020 Discovery Week. The advantage of Milvus lenses is the focus throw is much larger, as they are also advertised for cinematography.

Great video Lee. Just picked up the 50mm f1.7. I wondered if you would recommend using a black Pro mist with these lenses or if that would be overkill?

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah I’ve used promist on them.

any thoughts on leica r or helios/jupiter/mir lenses? just curious. PS I own both the 28 and 50 mmj!

I love the highlight bloom and the skin tone rendering these lenses produce. They're good in 6k as tested, but haven't done any 8k samples as ... i don't have 8k. Love this video dude, mostly because i'm super stoked you're so happy with them and using them in a professional setting. Can you teach me how YOU modded them? I'm scared to perform surgery.

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your help Man! Modding them is so easy. Took like 5 mins per lens. You could easily do it. There’s nothing difficult about it. Like a 3/10 difficulty level haha.

@WarriorsPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

Are you the guy?

Awesome video, did you get your lenses on ebay?

Hey buddy how do you like the 18mm? F4 i was looking into the 21mm distagon

How do you use a matte box with the 18mm? Is it attached on a rod?

Awesome

I’m also building a set, the 35mm 2.8 is amazing, trying to find that darn 25mm 2.8 is hard.

@LucaBono.Studio

3 жыл бұрын

That 35mm f2.8 is my favourite, on pair with the 85mm f2.8! They're fantastic!

The green f22 on the 28/2.8 does not denote that it was made in Japan...The writing on the side that says "Made in Japan" is what you go by. Mine is made in Japan but it has a white f22, not green. BTW, you don't need to buy an expensive mount mod kit to change it to another mount. I converted mine to Sigma SA mount for free. I now use it on a Sony A7C mirrorless with a cheap £10 SA to E adapter I bought on aliexpress.

Good video :) Though I never do video, only still photography. I thought of buying some of the Zeiss/Contax lenses, but I got Leica R lenses instead ;) Some of the Cantax lenses are just as good or better than Leica R, but built quality are much better in Leica R lenses and some of then renders so good that you wanna keep them for a life time, I will not tell which because prices have already gone crazy for many Leica lenses expecialilly Leica M lenses, but in fact Leica R lenses are better suited for digital sensor cameras than Leica M lenses ;) I use Leica R lenses on Sony.

Awesome video Lee! Let’s collaborate on the next one! Would love to support you in any way we can! Thanks for using our products!

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome! Thanks :)

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz Ron's been modding lenses since our College days, he knows what's up. :)

May I ask if you encounter the viewfinder will become very black when the aperture is reduced like F22 Almost all black it's that normal?

Hi! Thanks for the great content. Could you please elaborate on what exactly you don't appreciate in the 18mm?

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t find it as sharp as the others until the lens is at around f8 which makes it tough to use unless you are always shooting with a lot of light.

@pascaldeshayes5459

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz OK - thanks!

A quick question on the modification...can you tell us (or provide a link) to the grease you used for the aperture ring?

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

You can go for a more dense grease but most people recommend this. bhpho.to/3g8V8VZ

21 f2.8, 28 f2, 35 f1.4, 50 f1.4, 85 f1.4

@LucaBono.Studio

3 жыл бұрын

One day I'll build this set...it will be a far day, for sure!

I'm seriously thinking of going this route at some stage and using Simmod for the mods. I have a BMPCC4K and (some day) will pair it with a 6K Pro so a set of these now on dumb adapters or metabones, then using them on the 6K later would be great. Love the way they look and price is worth the stretch. I love FD lenses but they don't look quite as nice and are tricker to mod to EF....

@LeeZavitz

2 жыл бұрын

The contax zeiss lenses are sharper than FD and They will hold their value. You might even be able to sell them for more in the future

@JonasStuart

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz Yeah, Zeiss are great. My favourite modern lens on my Sonys is a Zeiss lens - wish I could put that on my P4K! I think I'll start with one Contax Zeiss and take it from there, footage I've seen taken on them does look better than the FDs and I do like a sharp image myself...

I love vintage glass for filmmaking. I had a Pentax 50mm 1.8 and loved it! But I was so dumb to try and make it clickless. I ended up breaking it. I bought it with a camera for 20 bucks and it was like new! Now I use an Olympus 50mm 1.7. One time, I bailed on THREE Helios 58mm lenses!!! I inspected the cameras and decided to not buy them. That was one of the dumbest things I ever did... now I can‘t find these in good condition anymore.

Thanks for sharing, nice video. I'd like to know where you get the lens caps? I was looking for push-on lens caps on B&H, seems "Kaiser" doesn't match size well.

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

I got all the mod parts from simmod

@kewenni7381

3 жыл бұрын

​@@LeeZavitz Got it, thanks Lee

That's the best team up since WWII

Amazing video bro! I saw that you were using the tilta mini matte box with the sinnmod 77m ring with an 80mm OD. Does the tilta mini matte box attach directly to the sinnmod ring? If not, how are you attaching it? Thanks!

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Mattebox comes with a 77mm ring that screws on to fit the matte box

@SungaProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Lee Zavitz awesome, thanks for the reply!

Will you put uv filter on these vintage lenses to protect the front element?

@ericcoen8894

3 жыл бұрын

Use Contax P-filter instead

More like this

Anyone know anybody that can change the iris mechanism on Planar to 12 or more blades?

Nice video!!Thank you!! But how can I make them be de-click?? Can I DIY？

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

I show how in the video

In my research, several of the modern Z series lenses aren’t that much different, particularly the 21mm but there are some standouts like some of the faster telephotos, including the 85mm 1.4, and, of course, the 28mm F2 “Hollywood” on the wide end. Still, it’s one of those things where the difference is slight so will it actually show in the images? Practically speaking, I’d think not, so I would say don’t go bankrupt trying to hunt down a mint copy of the rarer Contax models when the modern Z equivalents can get you 98.9% of the way there.

Please tell me wich version have better glass? German version or Japan version? thank you !

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Glass is basically the same. The difference is the aperture blades. And the shape of the Bokeh

One of the best lens in that line up is the contax Zeiss 30-70 f3.4 is super affordable and the quality is amazing. I also sold my cz28mm f2.8 is not that impressive if you have the money get the cz28mm f2.

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I heard that zoom is awesome! I use the 28mm alot and I like it. I just think the 21mm is better and if I went with 21mm and 35mm I would have a better setup vs 18mm and 28mm. But it is also a crazy expensive switch up haha.

@Halovice

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz I want the 21mm but like you said is too expensive for me (

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Halovice so dang expensive!

I forgot to ask you, from where i can buy that lens cover? thank you

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Everything was bought from simmod except the numbers on the lens cap. Those were stickers I got from Amazon

What up! So about how much would you let that 28 go for? Been looking for that lens as a first and eBay is sketchy as hell.

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

I might might sell it and get the 35mm. I’m not sure yet.

What grease did you use for the aperture?

@chrisratchford8153

Жыл бұрын

I used the "Super Secret Grease" from Simmod. It worked perfectly for me. I just applied it with a q-tip. The first time, I applied it a little too thin so I had to redo it to apply a little more to give it a litte more resistance.

What suitcase and divider do you use for your lenses?

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a pelican 1500

Have you had an opportunity to compare them directly to the Leica R's? I'm currently in the process of selling items out of our studio to get a set of the leicas. But I'm looking at 8 to 12k with mods for a 6 or 7 lens kit. Thanks!

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

I have not had a chance to compare them. From what I’ve seen they are a lot sharper

@LucaBono.Studio

3 жыл бұрын

They're different... ideally you should have both. Leica R have longer focus throw, cooler temperature, they don't have anti flares coating, heavier, more contrasty, the bokeh is a bit nicer, they're prone to have mechanical issues because of the built in lens hood. Contax Zeiss are more colour accurate, the lens flares are less strong and invasive, they're built like a tank, stronger field of curvature, less chromatic aberration, shorter focus throw, the 21mm f2.8 is impossible to find. I hope this message can help you.

@godboy159

3 жыл бұрын

@@LucaBono.Studio Thanks Luca.. Yes this does. I appreciate that you took the time to answer!

The shining wasn't filmed with Contax lenses. But with Canon FDs S. S..C.Asphericals.

As another note the 28mm f/2.0 is an entirely different formula from the f/2.8. The “Hollywood” has a special look, but obviously you pay for it. It’s hard to find for less than $1200.

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah all harder to find Contax Zeiss lenses have almost doubled in price since I made this video. I still want to try and find a 21mm but they are are like $3500usd for a decent copy. It’s crazy

@JeremiahBostwick

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz I’m going in on ZF.2’s which are the direct descendants of Contax Zeiss. I can’t afford the Contax, but I expect a similar rush will happen to the ZF.2’s in a year or two. It seems to me the big difference between the ZF’s and Contax are more modern coatings, and the ZF’s will have more modern construction techniques (better tolerances as a result) - but the optical formulas themselves appear to be exactly the same.

Is it possible to just buy a cy mount adapter instead of modding it?

@LeeZavitz

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you can get an adapter to Ef if you want.

@BariStrikesback

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz Thanks for replying.

Hey, great vids. you selling any 18mm? I'm located in Canada

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking about selling it. I ended up getting the 21mm so not using it anymore. Send me an email. Management@leezavitz.com

@stevemichaelides868

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz email sent

Also, you actually glue the screws in?

@godboy159

3 жыл бұрын

Locktite.

Why not get the Zeiss ZE lenses? They are actually cheaper than these Contax lenses. Except for the clickless aperture, I don't see any advantage for the Contax lenses over the ZE. They all have pretty much the same optical formula.

@godboy159

3 жыл бұрын

Because the Contax series uses the same coatings and glass from the Super Speeds? He says this in the video. It's all about the look and the contax series is closest to the sought after Zeiss Super speeds. Also if I'm remembering correctly the ZE lenses have no aperture adjustment. thecinelens.com/2016/08/24/whats-in-a-name-a-guide-to-zeiss-super-speeds/

@JeremiahBostwick

3 жыл бұрын

@@godboy159 they do, it’s just electronic only. If you want mechanical aperture, you can buy ZF’s or ZF.2’s. Have to deal with Nikon reverse focus ring though.

The only thing that I do not like in those lenses is the 6 blade aperture. I hate the sun stars and the bokeh shape with 6 blades. Otherwise for video they are pretty good.

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I mean that’s the trade off on old lenses. Specifically these lenses and the cinema lenses of its time.

@SimeonKolev

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz actually it is not exactly like that :) Nikon for example used 7 blades most of the time. Canon was maybe the best with 8 rounded on most of their FD lenses, Pentax were like the Contax Zeiss most of the time. I have no idea why Zeiss did this, they even had a weird 35 1.4 with 3 blade aperture :) which is crazy expensive. Which is why I am more of a Canon FD lenses fan. But they breathe more :)

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

I should have specified I was talking about zeiss. Yeah the old cinema lenses had like a triangular bokeh because of that! Super weird design choice

@willvazquez3218

3 жыл бұрын

C'mon dude. how about all the movies that were made with the Zeiss super speeds with the triangle Iris bokeh? Or the old star shape from old Cooke? I was watching The godfather the other day and it was full of purple fringing. Then I watch jaws and it was full of purple and green chromatic aberration in many shots. We're getting too carried away with all these things. It just doesn't matter

@SimeonKolev

3 жыл бұрын

@@willvazquez3218 it is a matter of personal prefference. Some optical deffects can distract people while watching, some not so much. Personally me - I preffer more blades but not perfectly rounded because than you lose the sun star effect that looks nice most of the time. CA and fringing - it is great to have those, they make the image more realistic and less CGI.

I just got a metabones speedbooster for my xt3 and CZ 28mm and the lens moves around in the mount enough that Im not sure i can get used to it. Im now $700 in and honestly feel disappointed.

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if there is a way to have it fit more snug. Most of the time metabones has pretty good tolerances. Is it a used speed booster?

@Burritosarebetterthantacos

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz dude I have no idea, its pretty significant! Maybe ill just convert to ef and see if that speedbooster works better

@chrisratchford8153

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem with my Metabones Contax/Yashica to MFT. Plus, I can't seem to dial in infinity focus. I'm definitely converting my MMJs to EF and will sell the Metabones CY adapter.

21mm is much closer to the 18mm, the 28mm is kinda far away from them. :)

@WarriorsPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

Have you shoot with these kinds of lenses?

@SimeonKolev

3 жыл бұрын

@@WarriorsPhoto yep :) I have tried a good amount of vintage lenses and I still own a lot of them. The ones that I liked :). And my comment was mainly on the wideness aspect :). The IQ is another thing but it is different for video and for stills.

@WarriorsPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

Simeon Kolev Help me to understand the differences in video and stills with these and any other lenses. Thank you 🙏🏽.

@SimeonKolev

3 жыл бұрын

@@WarriorsPhoto Shortly - in video the resolution is lower, you go for other aspects in lens performance like breathing, color consistensy in the lens lineup, microcontrast, mechanics, size and weight that are better for cinema mods and etc. For stills the resolution is much more important, breathing is not a thing at all ... you get the idea. So if I have to chose lenses for video the Contax Zeiss lineup is not a bad choise but for stills I preffer the Canon FD lenses. This is if you are going to make a set of lenses for video because the T* lenses are consistent in colors between different models and they breathe less. If you want simply the best possible lenses from 18mm to 135mm and you are shooting stills things are different because every manifacturer is strong in different focal lenghts.

@WarriorsPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

Simeon Kolev Gotcha! Thank you 🙏🏽 😊 ! I knew some of this but not all of it. I was trying to figure out what was being said. Now I can buy the lenses with an understanding of what they’ll do well.

Canon C200 or C300?

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

I shoot on the c200

Why you just grab 85 1.4 but not 35 1.4? For me, only less than 10% footage shoot by 85. About 40% shoot by 35

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I want the 21 f2.8 and the 35 f1.4.

@ericcoen8894

3 жыл бұрын

Lee Zavitz should grab 28 f2 instead of 28 2.8😂

guess im spending more money

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

lol

:)

I haven't watched your videos in a while but this one seemed a bit more low energy and rougher. Everything okay my dude? Video's still great and the b-roll is even better though!

@LeeZavitz

3 жыл бұрын

People have been telling me I talk too fast so I tried slowing things down. Maybe it comes across as low energy.

@yashwinning

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz It's the fact that you also left in a lot of mistakes and you stumbling over words that gave me that feeling, not necessarily you talking slower. Hence why I felt the video was "rougher". Your videos are usually impeccably edited and feel super concise. Which gives them a "smooth" feeling. I also never really had a problem with you speaking fast and english is my 3rd language (out of 4), but I can understand the criticism.