Those late 80s early 90s SLRs are a goldmine in photographing technology! Like the switch :)

Mooie resultaten heren!

I said some nice things about Canon... and I really ment it... I must have beside myself...

I remember my EOS 650 - Spring 87, that One, which started the EOS system....but anyway, i wasn't happy with it...with AF bodies, i prefer(ed) always Nikon. Manual focus, love other brands, like Minolta, think XD7. Thing is, Film is always being the soul of photography - whileas digital is (just) a RAW file on various memory cards...for myself, digital does never get the same feeling, the same emotional impact - the same development.

@ThePhotographyMinimalist

Жыл бұрын

Nicely said!

@marcp.1752

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePhotographyMinimalist thank you.

It's good to see you back, and I enjoyed the new format that you're using. I've been impressed by the late model Canon cameras that I've tried, and they're still good value in the inflated market of film cameras. I must say however that I was utterly underwhelmed by the performance of the Samyang lens. At 85mm and f1.4 it sounds so desirable, but wide open I thought the images were very disappointing, if not worse. I'm sure that stopped down it would perform much better, and I take into account that I'm viewing them on a laptop screen of 15", however it's not a cheap lens and would be bought for it's fast aperture. The slow film simply accentuated the shortcomings, and I thought the fast film did a better job of disguising the lens's shortcomings wide open. I reckon a standard 50mm f1.8 would have given far better results. Then again, that's what makes reviews such as this so informative.

@ThePhotographyMinimalist

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@fretlessfender

Жыл бұрын

Mr Standfast, what camera did you use with the Samyang? Are you sure you weren't victim of the focussing screen?

@mrstandfast2212

Жыл бұрын

@@fretlessfender I think you've misunderstood my comment, as I have never used the Samyang lens. I simply thought that the results shown on the video utilising the Samyang lens wide open at f1.4 were rather poor. The photographs themselves were correctly exposed and the composition was fine. The images seemed to lack definition, even in the centre of the image. I did mention that this could be the result of viewing them on a laptop computer, however I have viewed many such videos on the same laptop, including all on this channel, and I've never been aware of a drop in quality of the images shown. I made the comment that the Samyang lens is a relatively expensive lens, and that a standard Canon 50mm FD f1.8 or f1.4 lens would have likely provided a better image. My comments were not a criticism, merely an observation. I accept that judgement of a lens's performance based on a video is a subjective thing, but having viewed the video twice, I see no reason to change my initial conclusion.

@fretlessfender

9 ай бұрын

As mentioned in the video, these kind of lenses suffer from a phenomenon that is caused by the focussing screen. So clearly it is not possible to focus pinpoint with a camera like the 600 or the RT. Because what you see through the viewfinder is f2.8 nut what the film sees is 1.4. With that comes the depth of field... so if you are off you are trouble... except for 1 picture I was off all the time and therefor it is not really doable to make a real conclusion of this lens wide open... As with many fast lenses, this one is not as tack sharp wide open as what it is stopped down... this is not unusual but more a rule of thumb. They have a sort of character which you might like or not. You can use it to your advance, make an image you previsualised stronger, or hate it and discard of it... it is all in the eye of the beholder....

Interesting new format, I enjoyed it. What was the music that accompanied your photos?

@ThePhotographyMinimalist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Red Echoes - The last parade & Cacoun.

@W00dy_NL

Жыл бұрын

You should list it in de description! Very nice

@ThePhotographyMinimalist

Жыл бұрын

@@W00dy_NL Included, thanks.