Time to make a feature length, shot entirely at F/1.2 for not reason other than "it'd be cool"...I will call it "Army of Me" ;). Special thanks to Alan at Vintage Lens for Video for loaning me this set for review. I'm not immune to their charms.

@damiendehorn6350

3 жыл бұрын

@ f1.2 FF 😮, wouldn't want to be the focus puller on that.

@EddiksonPena

3 жыл бұрын

Nah .. Konica lenses are definately underrated for narrative and commercial work .. been collecting 1.4 - 2.8 range Rokkor Xs to convert into a Cinemod set up

Ohhh nooooo ... I need it now !!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

How all of your videos make me feel, I was THIS CLOSE to a Soviet Lens Sniper rig...THIS close!

@KNURKonesur

3 ай бұрын

No Mathieu, what you need is the 58/1.4 and a GFX :P

Those Minolta colors stand out so much, they're usually so warm but it exaggerates greens and everything too. The super saturation, the green chromatic aberrations on high contrast areas, it has almost exactly the same quality as my 58mm f1.4. I love Minolta MD lenses so much. I hope you get to try out the 35-70mm f3.5 zoom with macro some time!

@rightystorm2004

9 ай бұрын

58mm and 135mm seem to have superior saturation and micro contrast across all brands im so confused why it is like this

Really under appreciated brand, a sleeper in the vintage video world. I love my plastic fantastic MD3 set, the low price and consistent colours are great. Even bought 6 of the 50mm f1.7 md3's for crash cam work.

Thanks for the memories of this fine lens! I bought the "newer" Minolta f/1.2 58mm from a camera store in 1978 and shooting film. I paid $155 for it (a lot back then!) used in mint condition and hung on to it for 21 years before selling it on Ebay for $300. And have regretted it ever since they started producing adapters for Minolta lenses to use with Canon DSLR! This lens was awesome! I'm keeping my eye out for one now and already have an adapter for my 5D-MK4 ready to go.

Love the vintage review Mark, great footage and photos!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony!

I got the Minolta MC 50mm f/1.4 a few weeks ago and it has not left my Fujifilm X-T2 once. It’s quite soft wide open and the focus is difficult to nail but I just love using it so much. I think I enjoy manual focus more than auto at this point. Great video!

Always enjoy your videos Mark! So freaking cool seeing and learning about cool vintage lenses I've never heard of. Plus the quality of your vids is insane

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc! It was nice to get out and shoot again. Hope you’re well mate, thanks for stopping by!

Mark, it's perfect more voice over videos. All the things we spoke about, showing just more footage and making the production a little easier (on the front end) this ticks it all... plus it helps when the footage looks so god damn gorgeous. This is the second time I've watched it btw, I forgot to say hi the first!! Love it... time for more!! LETSSSS GOOOOO!!!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Not having to waste time to setup an on camera only to cover 90% was a nice time saver for sure. Meant I could actually capture what I needed over the weekend and put it together in the evenings that followed. For me the average retention is sitting at just over 5mins so anything over that in my videos is 100% a complete and utter waste of time. In a world where time is a problem, it makes sense to cut that out. The tough part really is finding a sequence of shots that isn't completely and totally random, but also showcases what you want in the lens, but at least the effort there goes toward the general thesis of the video, showcasing the lens. While I do think an on camera portion is important, especially from a branding point, I'm not going to force it if it doesn't serve a bigger purpose. Anyway weird to be back, but happy to be back. It's been a crazy 35 days, but at least the effort put into that venture pays the F off. I can't say the same for this platform....so much effort for a result that doesn't change. I'm over that now anyway, the break helped reconcile that....by the way this convo is in confidence right ;) lol

Great video as always, Mark. Always a good day when your vids come out. All the best, Brett

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brett! ✊

Loved this video Mark 🙌🏼

I just pulled out my old x-700 and found out that I have a first gen of this lense. I am psyched that its so highly regarded and by the examples shown its no wonder. Cant wait to get out and shoot!

A brilliant video with amazing production quality. I wanted to give this 100 likes, it seems unfair to only be able to give it 1. I never used anything made by Minolta but I'll be interested to try out their vintage lenses in the future. Thanks.

@MarkHoltze

10 ай бұрын

Kind words mate, thank you for the support mate! Appreciate it.

Beautiful work man! Doing the lens justice!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

It did all the work lol. Thanks though mate. ✊

Totally dig the robot voice parts 👌🔥🔥

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, so much easier 😂. Take some of the burden off ✊

Wonderful video Mark. I love the look of this lens. I have the S1H too, and have paired it in the past with the Helios 44-2 with some great results, there’s something magical about the overall look for video with these vintage lenses.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Fully agree!

My first SLR was the Minolta SRT 102 with the 58mm F1.2......Both still working great. Thanks for this video.

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Pleasure! Awesome you still have it!

Wow that sure is a BEAST indeed! Love the intro

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

haha thanks mate! Intro was just some low light Komodo testing footage that somehow got turned into an actual intro. Funny how that works when what you shoot gives you an idea.

This is my all times favourite lens. Like the Canon Dream lens, it creates a magical painterly look of the scene.

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely worthy of such affection!

I love watching your reviews!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that mate, glad you're enjoying them!

Finally some Minolta Rokkor love!

I think the MC 58mm 1.2 is the standard by which the "Minolta look" is measured these days. It's closely followed by the MC 85mm 1.7, MC 100mm F/2, and coming in on a budget, the MC 55mm 1.7. Such a great lens, thanks for the video!

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! I have the 85 as well but need some time to dedicate to it

Love these vintage lens reviews.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I can’t stop, even if it’s a one way ticket to no growth on tube 😆. Maybe I’ll smarten up a bit and do mouth sounds or something 😂. How’s that electric rocket you got by the way? You go into lower orbit with it yet?

I took my Konica Hexanon 57mm 1.2 to Kenya a few weeks ago and it was a strong performer!

I own this lens aswell some Helios 58mm f2 lenses. To be honest the market price differance between these 2 is crazy, would totally say GO FOR HELIOS! It's a great lens, it just doesn't justify the price, you will for sure shoot with it at f2 to get some sharpness (your copy in the video is very sharp at f1.2, mine is kinda soft). I mean i've bought Helios lenses even for 2$ - 5$. Even fungus ones are so easy to clean. You just can't go wrong with it, but amazing video, really in depth.

Awesome vid thanks, love the intro AAA+ Recommend anything juicy for Nikon F-Mount (On a budget, my son is a hockey goalie = broke all the time) lol

I have the f1.4 and lovd it. One of nine MC in my collection.

@joshuatimmins2681

Жыл бұрын

What other MC lenses would you recommend checking out?

Very enjoyable review. I only have the MC 58 1.4 which is a real character lens, very dreamy at f1.4 but quite useable at f2

I thought hackers took over my PC when I first started watching :-) Good thing I held on for another satisfying lens review.

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

😂 ya I was testing some voice thing and wanted to see how that would play. Sorry to trick you, glad you found it helpful though in the end.

great video! any difference between this and the rokkor-x version ?

Nice one mate that grass looked 3d at the start , crazy thin focus range very nice !

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Ya I’ve seen worse focus breathing on cinema anamorphics too lol.

@34Media

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze def had a nice look to it .

Love that flair!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Ya I was actually pretty impressed with the flare performance, a lot of people say it's pretty bad and I guess it is, depending on what your definition of bad is. I love it too!

What a great video awesome sample images ! Thank you 🙏 I have tokina 70-210 samples on my channel, a surprisingly cool lens as well

@MarkHoltze

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Great! I’ve being building a cheap vintage lenses collection since I found your channel. Just for fun 😌. Thanks! 👍🏼👍🏼

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

lol....maybe one day that cheap collection will be worth more than you paid for it and you can call it "investing in a cheap vintage lens collection" ;)

@ivan0bebe

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze I hope so bro 👍🏼

Bro your killing me I was ready to buy the hellos 44 then you drop this lil jem at me 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔now time to rethink ooo by the way THANK YOU 🙏🏾🤓🙏🏾 #keepfilming time to go back and watch your hellos video 🤣🤩🤣

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

lol. Helios is a good buy, lots of them. This will probably increase in value over the next 5 years so if you buy one now and sell it later...you might MAKE money. Don't quote me on that and you most likely won't sell it. But that extra speed is pretty great. I'm also a fan of a locking mount over the M42 screw mount as well.

@patricklevar

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze thank🙏🏾... yep this morning I just ordered the hellos modded with focus rings and EF mount I was going to add the anamorphic mod adapter but I thought it was a little bit gimmicky and defies the point but maybe later... bro the quality of your content is A+ you really deserve a lot more subscribers keep at it 🤩🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 KZread algorithm is a real B.I.T.C.H 🙄🤣 trust me I'm fighting with it now 🤣👍🏾🤓#keepfilming

Nice video as always Mark, hope you are doing alright in the heat, if you got it. My old Konica 57 F1,4 also got that Purple / green @ wide open, I can use it as Focus peaking 🤣

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I mentioned that actually in my first cut of this but cut it for time. Lol I thought it was too meta! It’s perfect focus peaking because it tells you where you are short and long, love it! Glad I’m not the only spook around 😂

Always wondered how much time on average it takes you from concept to finish to put out these videos? We all appreciate the work you put into each, very entertaining and informative.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I keep saying one day i'll do a video on it, i've even written a few draft "scripts" trying to walk through that process but i always can it thinking "Who TF is going to watch this". I should just DO it already....who cares who watches it lol.

@damiendehorn6350

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze I'll be the first for sure. Your unique mix of entertaining presentation and informative research is so fun to watch, but must take a good deal of time to bring to screen. Waiting in expectation now.😀

I've been using a Minolta Rokkor-X 45mm f/1.4 and Minolta Rokkor 50mm f/2 with my Sony a7ii for years. They're absolute power house lenses for portraits. The 50mm is razor sharp. I recently swapped to the Fuji XT4 though and they don't look the same on the cropped sensor at all. Really bummed. I'm debating keeping them or offloading them.

I'm so happy with that lens on my film camera (minolta) !

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!!!

Loved the coloring of the images you captured with this lens. Did you use a filter? A lut? Color grading?

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Just standard 709 from VLoG. Modern images these days can be pushed pretty much any way, but just trying to capture as close to how I remembered it in person.

Hey Mark, loving this channel. Quick question, what vintage would you recommend that is fast (max f2.8), wide 16mm-25mm without too much vignetting. I have a 44-2 but it’s so tight on a Bmpcc 6K g2. I liked the Minolta 21mm 2.8 but you said it vignettes up to f8, so curious what you would recommend, that would contrast well with the Helios it could be used in its own right? Thanks, and plz continue to do what you do.

@MarkHoltze

Жыл бұрын

The Minolta is a good one, you’re not on full frame so the vignetting would be cut out anyway due to sensor size. It’s only really noticeable at 2.8 and it gets hard to find closed down. Canon nFD 24 2.8 is a nice small affordable option as well. Need to convert to EF which Simmod has mounts now but FD’s on EF mounts were at one point a huge pain because of flange distance. But I really like the Minolta 21

@quiztasiarocks

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze thanks Mark, I’ll give the Minolta 21 a try.

Brilliant. My mom has a Sony A77, I bought her some Minolta glass for it.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Hi, I really liked your video, finally I decide to buy one rokkor 58mm on Ebay. Can you tell me which simmod filter are you using in this video? Especially for the video you realized in front of the sea.. (sorry if my English's not perfect, I'm from France..)

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Simmod VND 77mm size with the sim rings which bring it from 58mm to 77

Great video! Seems like a spectacular lens, loca is a bit problematic tho. I’m curious about the 90% turn on the focus ring, definitely on the shorter side, especially compared to my Helios 44M!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I actually didn't find it a problem, longer is better but sometimes running handheld turning the focus forever can really hold you up. It's highly responsive focus if that helps, but ya in many cases a longer throw IS better for sure.

You make me very exacted about this lens 😍

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

What lens? 😂

Wow, you found one. Looking for that lens 58mm f/1.2 seemingly "for ages"

I honestly love this lens at f5.6

😍😍😍😍 Minolta 🙌🙌🙌

Hey Mark, great lens!! Great footage!!! What kind of slider did you use? Thanks for sharing!!!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I had the crane 1 but died very quickly with the S1H 😆 thats why only one shot. The other stuff was just a tripod slide. I made a video on how I do it, super easy and works with most pods.

@antoniolazarski9361

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!!! Thanks for your reply

I bought a nikon 55mm 1.2 lens a couple of months ago and it is pretty good. Super shallow depth of field and really sharp even at f1.2 and the sharpest at f2. Thought of selling it a couple of times but got back to it as I wasn’t getting a good price for it

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Keep it, it will increase in value over time and honestly....that is a fantastic lens. The slightly longer focal length 55 58 work so well with that background separation and fast f/stop

@shayan0245

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze thought the same thing. Thanks for the reply thou

3:32 Hell yeah, thats what I like to see 🤭 Are you going to maka a video about the komodo and the viper gears finder? Tha'd be really cool😁

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I am absolutely.

@imabigsandwich1292

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Man I thought that was a rb67 when i first saw it

Great Video. What GRIP for adjusting the f stops are you using? Which one is installed on the 58er?

@lichtrelikt

2 жыл бұрын

Follow Focus Ring 👍

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Yes follow focus ring from Simmod. They modded the whole set. Caps, rings, de click aperture.

Such an interesting combo with S1H, Rokkor series glasses are, for some weird reasons, out-of-the-radar for many filmmakers but they have an excellent price/quality balance. I have to investigate why for a certain period 58mm lenses were so popular (think about Helios), nowadays this focal length seems to be disappeared

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

It had to do with the reflexing mirror hitting the back on some mounts I think. 58 could avoid that at fast aperture speeds. I’ve seen a few reasons but it’s a question I’ve tried to find a concrete answer to and haven’t found a reliable source saying one way or another yet.

@janfrosty3392

3 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer longer FL 55mm and 28mm then the more common 50mm now.

Where did you get the lens cap on the thumbail?

@MarkHoltze

Жыл бұрын

Simmodlens.com custom caps

What other MC lenses would you recommend checking out?

@MarkHoltze

Жыл бұрын

50 1.7, 212.8 and 200 3.5. Reviewed all those

have you ever shot with any of the old Meyer primoplan lenses? would love to see your thoughts on that lens

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

No; just Domiplan, but would love to.

@robertbirnbach2312

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze I have one I can lend to you if you want not sure a way to DM on KZread but let me know if you are interested

Magic glass, I was actually given one, wish I hadn't tried to mod it for EOS with a poor adaptor, lost infinity focus. Still have it somewhere.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Find it, reverse it, 😆 damn eos infinity focus issues

Interesting! But I will keep using my Hellos and Super-Takumar 50mm 1.4 I am not into video. Tanks for the information and history lesson.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

You can’t go wrong with either of those :)

I would love to see a comparison with the canon FD 55mm F1.2 S.S.C

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

That would be fun, i always find comparing different focal lengths to be a bit of a challenge as they aren't exactly 1:1 in terms of optical design, but it would be a great experiment to see where the differences lie and ultimately which one performs the best. I'm already a bigger fan of the Minolta build quality, but that's superficial. Thanks for the idea mate!

@Walaby50

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze i agree, but 3mm probably won't be noticable. especially since many lenses might state one focal length, but are actually a slightly different one. I do have a Canon FD, but I'm in Germany, so that will be a problem :D

Most old lenses like this have that Spherochromatism at that speed. You can really tell on longer lenses but it’s a very common spherical problem that was solved later with the advent of computers in lens design.

Very cool Mark it would be helpful if you'd mention pricing in these types of "reviews".

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

They change, so they get dated fast. Link in description for EBay prices which will track with the market. Anytime I mention a price, that price is void after 5 months and I get shit for it. :) this way I’m not on the hook for “lying”.

@patricklevar

3 жыл бұрын

Price is always changing no point just check ebay 👍🏾

I will always swear by Minolta Rokkor lenses! Love, love, LOVE my set!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I can totally understand why.

@edding6210

3 жыл бұрын

What are you Favorites? Currently upgrading my kit and need some recommendations :).

@incendiesproductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze It’s crazy how great the ROI for them are. The optics are right up there with Contax Zeiss and Leica R’s, but for a fraction of the cost and far better color consistency from lens to lens to boot.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Shhhhh, not too loud. Vendors will hear us ;) 😆

@incendiesproductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@edding6210 Of the Minoltas I have? The 35mm f1.8, 28mm f2 and 55mm f1.7 are all crazy great. The 24mm f2.8 is awesome too. The 55mm f1.7 can be had for dirt cheap, but the look and feel is just delightful.

Since my early minolta days in early 2000's Ive heard that this is the best 1.2 lens in SLR world . Better than Canon, better than Zuiko, better than Nikkor and better than Konica

Any of the 50 to 58mm Minoltas you can find at f1.7 are the best bargain on ebay. Usually maxing out at 40 bucks while the faster 1.4's keep moving up. Get a 1.7 even if you have the faster models. Wonderful renderings.

@MarkHoltze

Ай бұрын

✊

Maaark! It's Isen... how's it going? Stumbled on your KZread channel when reading an article about the whole inside out ordeal... that whole thing is just craziness! hope everything is well with you!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Isen!!!!! Ya it’s nuts. Thing are well mate! How about you? You all good?

@icemanw2301

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze yeah, I did a double take when I saw Damon's name in the article... I've been good too... I've got a couple of young kids now, so things have definitely been busy!

This lens is fantastic at f2. At f2 it has a similar DoF as a Rokkor 50mm at 1.4 but way smoother bokeh.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

F2 is its prime for sure! Nice thing aboht a ultra fast lens, it sharpens up nicely stopped down a bit and by then you’re still at F2 lol

I did a whole bunch of Lens test with the Minolta MC series on an Arri Mini-LF. If anyone is keen for the flares and looks, check it out :D

Another notable vintage F1.2 lens is the Canon FD 85mm F1.2 L. They go for stupid money now (even more than the EF version) and I was wondering when you'll get one.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Might not bother, 85 I don’t use a lot but I had my eye on it for awhile. FD’s are just madness now and I’m more naturally drawn to Contax, I’d love to see the Contax 1.2 85 to at least compare it to the 1.4 but that 85 1.2 goes for like 4 grand lol

Cant believe you didn’t even mention the epic nickname this lens has, the Hawk Eye. 🦅

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll add it to the AKA in the description. Wanted to keep this one short so I cut out some stuff that felt bloated it too much. Hawkeye was not on the list, but this is the first I’m hearing of it 😆 Thanks Kale!

@KaleWB

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Every listing ive seen for this lens has “Hawk eye” in the title. perhaps something made up by sellers to make their lens seem more badass? anyhow it worked on me

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I’m not gojng by listing, I was looking at backstory elements form gurus on blog posts mostly. Specifically history. Stuff I read I wasn’t able to verify so just kept what I couldn’t fact check out. No point repeating the same stuff other people have done and this is why I don’t watch other videos on a lens before I do them. Have to go with what’s instinctual. Besides dealers are going to spice up their listing as best they can; a word lime hawk eye would definitely catch my attention 😆

Sold

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

she will pay it forward for years to come, I'm convinced.

you have probably watched too much GxAce. 😆 very nice video!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

More like haven't watched enough lol. My initial intention was to do the whole thing as a robot/computer given I've been away too long. When I robot voiced the script though it got old way too fast so bailed on that idea. GxAce has the whole setup, so BladeRunner, so bad ass.

Long live Minolta!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Forever Minolta ;)

more footage please that looked so creamy nice

I could give you the entire list of all the best minolta lenses...cause i have them all except maybe 1 or 2. I am a MInolta nut

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I’m all ears mate! I need to look at building my own set. Whenever you are ready, I’m standing by

@JayTsTech

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Im working on a list right now, its slowly turning into a short essay lol

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I’m happy to read it. Take your time and I’m as serious as can be :)

@JayTsTech

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Heres a link to it on dropbox, just a text file. If you need any advice just message me on here or @jayts_photography on instagram. I tried to include as many usefull resources as i could www.dropbox.com/s/8ib1zaanjsrprdk/Minolta%20Lenses.txt?dl=0

I still prefer to focus this lens in the Alpha 900's excellent viewfinder. Focusing this lens in video, i.e. with the EVF, is still difficult for me.

@MarkHoltze

Жыл бұрын

The worst thing about EVF is a lack of resolution. Thr S1H is the first one that I’ve used I was shocked at how clear it is. ✊

@nex3movie

Жыл бұрын

​@@MarkHoltze Thanks for the advice. Yesterday I looked through the EVF of the S1H. It certainly seemed to be good enough for manual focusing, like an optical viewfinder, so much so that the magnified view of the EVF was disturbing. I had not paid much attention to the performance of the EVF, but from now on I will consider it first. Thank you.

I wish Sony had that quality control

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

It’s about volume now. Sony’s pushing product hard but they don’t care what happens 30 days after it’s sold ;)

@ElReySupr3me

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze yea thats all it is. It's all about the Benjamin's.

Why then did you not keep this lense?

@MarkHoltze

2 күн бұрын

It was just a loaner. Holding it for a friend.

🤤

I'd like the 50mm f1.7 Rokkor over the Helios to go cheaper. You can't find a comparable Helios anymore for only $30, and the quality is a crap shoot between the eras it was made. The Rokkors are just a nicer lens to use over all, and the quality is pretty consistent. Of course if you want wacky bokeh then the Helios.

Why didn't you shot samples with Komodo... you have one On photo samples... WHY..

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Intro of the lens was shot with the Komodo and the CZ 50mm F/1.4. It's not ff and I don't have a minolta to RF/EF/PL adapter so I can't mount these on that camera as of yet. :)

@dvsvamsi2421

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze try to shoot the samples with many cameras you can. (I think)it ensures that the look of lens with possible cameras... Any ways I love your content and I love to see more.And thanks mate for the reply Love from India ❤️

Minolta 58/1.2 is one of the best if not the best f/1.2 lenses

@MarkHoltze

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic kens. Still fairly reasonably priced as well

Somewhere a Josh Yeo is smiling.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

😆 his version is unmatched and brilliant. The motivation here is super meta, computer the size of a room was used to help design this lens and I kind of built the whole sound design and look based on that concept. I had no 60’s computer references but used mid 80’s ibm’s 😂. Josh’s interactions with his are so brilliant, I am not worthy 😆

@pandak1n

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Don’t sell yourself short. Having watched your older videos you have made amazing progress. 😊 Kudos for the sound design by the way!

It's a bit sad when you think that what was once one of the big film camera companies is now no more, acquired by Sony, and its SLR technology transformed into the first Sony DSLR's.

I strongly disagree with the title (of course it's personal preference). The Rokkor 58/1.4 (to me) is a much superior lens. It has objectively less shallow depth of field, but subjectively has SO MUCH more bokeh. The specular highlights and cat's eyes are more visible and have a stronger outline. The f/1.2 has 1 more element and is designed 3+4 like the Canon 55/1.2 and 58/1.2, the Zuiko 55/1.2 and several other ultra fast lenses from that time. In my opinion, the 3+3 design of the 58/1.4 and some other double gauss lenses is much more interesting and picturesque, and the 4+3 design of lenses like the Canon 50/1.2LTM or Contax Zeiss 50/1.4 are the sweet spot for portrait shots with a characterful background.

you shot this with an old lens? what the hell is Sony selling us these days? Holy shit

This video makes me sick. I have too many lenses I already own and now I need this one too! Someone get me to a doctor 🤣

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Me too mate! Flash sale go 😆

Ah you son of a bitch mark, between you and Mathieu you're decimating my wallet. Thank you for the awesome content all the same though

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

We need an outlet for our addiction don’t we lol. stern had the magic forums, I don’t know wtf I’m doing over here.... 😆

well its like 200€

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Is that a lot?

@MrCGangsta

2 жыл бұрын

for 1 day it ist is a lot imo

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think it’s too bad considering what you get. Still cheaper than any modern 1.2 by a long shot. Likely he 400 in 3 years too 😆

Zack Snyder be like

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

He be so like 😆

sigh, everytime you make a video about lens...... RIP my wallet