I have a Panasonic Gh4, which adaptor would be needed to use these lenses? Love your videos man! I'm tryna start shooting a short film by September at the earliest!
DSLR Video Shooter hey, love the vid - I have a G7 what mount would you consider me purchasing? I would like to buy a few of these lenses for my collection
@@alexm7582 You need a Micro 4/3 to M43 adapter to shoot with these lenses on your GH4. Just make sure when you buy the lenses that you are buying the M42 screw mount version of the lenses. hope this answered your question. Happy shooting
I have quite a few of these lenses already in my collection. They are gems. I also like the softer look for moody videos. I could also add that for shooting on these newer camera sensors, especially the larger 42mp A7R III, we are actually asking a lot from these lenses since they were never intended to resolve on these current sensors. That being said, at 4K, I think they do an excellent job and the value for the money cannot be beaten!
Caleb, I really appreciate the generosity of your videos. What I mean by that is: a) you are concise, so you don't waste your viewers' time (and yet your energy is calm rather than the hyped-up vibe that some aspiring tutorial gurus go for) b) You back up all of your suggestions with web links, saving your viewers TONS of research time. That attention to detail extends even to your suggestion to adapt the vintage lenses to Canon EF, then use one EF - NEX (Sony E) adapter on a Sony camera -- with links to recommended adapters. As I said, this thoroughness strikes me as generous. c) You are always cognizant that many people don't have budget for buying the top of the line / trendiest brand name gear, much of which is bizarrely overpriced. You mention Canon FD lenses as another popular (yet more expensive) option for vintage manual lenses. I would LOVE to see a comparison of some of the leading vintage lenses: Chinon vs. Asahi Pentax Super Takumar vs. Canon FD vs. Nikkor ... and maybe throw in a Leica M from the 1980s for the high end. This is great stuff. I will happily point undergraduate film students to your channel.
HUGE fan of adapted vintage lenses for CINE use. You can scale them right up to commercial production film and TV work as well. There is a massive professional DP group that has their own adapted vintage for their commercial work. It's legit, from budget straight up the line to professional. Great video dude.
I got the 135mm after watching this video a few months ago for my new Sony A7iii but didn't use it until today. Wow is all I can really say. The tactile feel of the aperture ring and the smooth resistance of the focus ring had me hooked immediately. I was completely and immediately hooked on pulling focus. This thing blew me away and I can't wait to take it out and shoot with it tomorrow.
Dude, amazing video! Loving the vintage lens content! Used to have a bunch of Chinon lenses, but never went as far as building a whole set. Amazing value for money!
To everyone saying prices were way higher, they are DOWN again. Not AS low but I just got the 135mm, 1 50mm, 35mm and 28mm for $280 shipped. I did have to buy 2 different adapters for about $60 bucks, but 4 for just over $300 feels pretty nice! Thanks for the tip!
Great video, between eBay and Etsy I found: 28mm 2.8 35mm 2.8 1:2.8 50mm 1:2 55mm 1.7 200mm 3.5 Total $219.05 (including shipping and tax) FotodioX Mount Adapter for M42 Lens to Micro Four Thirds Camera B&H $10.36
It’s a great way to go. Ebay is hit and miss for condition, but a big thing to check besides scratches, internal contamination, fungus and haze, is play in the focus ring and the iris ring. Allot of these vintage 35mm format lenses can have some wear and play in the focus that makes the image shift as you make adjustments. So run it through its paces and make sure everything is good before you permanently make it part of your kit. Might need to go through a few copies before you find a good one.
@@bulcub youd have to have the ability to convert the lens mount to your cameras body's mount.... most of the mirrorless cameras have a very expensive selection of converter rings available to them.... except when talking canon to nikon or nikon to canon is about the only exceptions
*sees video posted* *Goes to ebay to purchase 28mm and 35mm* *find some of each for $20-$30* *clicks buy now* "Sorry this item is out of stock" Caleb... You're a blessing and a curse my man...
Combos with complete (or mostly) lens sets are some the best deals because buyers are largely seeking out individual lenses to fill a gap in their set. You can often buy a package with a one highly desirable lens for less than it sells on it's own, and the other lenses can than be sold to pay for the pick of the litter.
wow... I remember using such a 55mm Chinon lens. With great results in landscape photography. Nice to know this gear still performs today. And thank you Caleb for refreshing our tired minds ! ✋🙂
I literally posted an Auto Chinon 55mm 1.4 on Ebay that has been sitting in my gear pile earlier this week. I was wondering why it has so many bids & watchers, until I saw this video haha! Great video, and thanks for the extra bids coming my way!
I have a set I’ve just built. All m42 Mount. Vivitar 20mm 3.8, Vivitar 24mm 2.8, Vivitar 28mm 2.5, Auto Sears 55 1.4, Vivitar 135 2.8, Auto Sears 300mm 5.5. Love these lenses.
I was just looking for m42 mount lenses to pair it with my helios 44m when the ring belt. Really appreciate your contribution for low budget filmmaker starters
I own the 28 and I love it. It's sharp wide open and the color are good and warm. My is softer at 2.8 and the right side is muddy maybe off center but I love it 🥰🥰 Easy to focus so go for it. I got mine for around 22€
I have been collecting vintage glass for awhile, amazingly from garage sales and flea markets. They have a distinctive look I feel that modern lenses don’t.
Chinon is a Japanese brand, but some part of its history has roots on Samyang. Rokinon, Samyang, XEEN, and some part of Chinon lenses were all manufactured in a small-scale factory in southern South Korea.
Hey Caleb, Thanks for this great video. I just did some searching and found a Chinon CE-4 35mm camera with a 50mm 1.9 + 28mm 2.8 + 135mm 2.8 - all for $49.99 on Etsy!!! OMG what a score! :)
I've been shooting for years. In fact I started in Black&white developing my own stuff. My first camera was my brother's Nikon F and then a Pentax K1000. I'm shooting mostly sport events and show. (beside the usual landscape and family souvenirs in vacation). I don't quite get why you would want to shoot with old "mushy" stuff... even though it was amazing for the time. Sorry... interesting however. I may, one day, get to use of my old Nikkor 28mm 2.8 circa 1980!
Bottom line, with a mirrorless body you can adapt to many different lens mounts fairly cheaply and easily. In older lenses you're talking manual focus but that doesn't have to be scary. Pentax made a huge range of really solid metal prime/zoom lens that are just awesome. Get out there and get creative, you don't need to play the newest gear game, focus on making rather than gear dreaming. Nice video.
Thanks Jacob! I've been working on this collection for sometime now, found the 50mm f1.7 for $10 at a antique store, and the 135 f2.8 for $35 at another. After seeing this video I'll continue to look for the rest...happy hunting.
I've watched your "bargain lenses" videos before, and they're always very interesting. What is also interesting is how one of these videos drives up the prices of the lenses covered on eBay! I have a whole collection of Nikon manual lenses from the 1960's to 80's, and an adapter for my Panasonic G7. Think I'll try out some of them!
I like the way you have given this vintage glass a consistent look by using the step up rings and focusing gears, very clever! I shoot on GH5, G9 and S5 FF. My go to and favorite vintage glass includes; SMC Pentax 50mm f1.4, Canon FDL 50mm f1.8, Nikkor 105mm f2.5, Canon FDL 70~210 f4 and the Fujinon 55mm f1.8. The highlight roll off and micro contrast as well as color rendition produces FILMIC quality images which modern glass just does not give. And I have the excellent Leica 10~25mm f1.7 beast! LIKED and SUBED 👍
Might be a bit off topic, but is there a chance you can cover in a future video the process of 3D printing your focus rings? I just got a printer myself, but I found your use of it brilliant! Thank you in advance, great video, and fantastic lenses covered here!
I realize that these recommendations are more for the professional cinematographer, however, I feel like the lack of sharpness and the variability of sharpness across the frame that contribute to it's character don't look very good to my eyes at all... also cine lenses like this pretty much require a follow focus which is somewhat difficult to manage as a solo camera operator and thus will often require a first AC to get it right... to me, part of the appeal of these new modern systems is that you CAN do solo run-and-gun work. I like having the choice of autofocus availible (even if i do keep it off most of the time, and I like having the availability of optical image stabilization (even if i keep it off most of the time), and I like that I can get full-time tack sharpness and fully-plainerimage smoothness with consistent color, brightness, and focus across the frame... I find that consistency can really help if you choose to do post-processing or effects shots. Are these cine lenses inexpensive and do they make for some great character if you're looking for a different look? absolutely! but they certainly won't be my first choice for doing anything professional unless the material calls for something that looks odd or "vintage".
Cison are great lenses also. I have a few that were made for Pentax K mount, and M42. I have added adapters for my Canon EF mount. Works great. Just be sure to remove the aperture control arm sticking out the back. Thanks for your video.
This is great. The most affordable cine-zoom I know are the Navitar super-16mm zoom and they are AMAZING. I mean they see that your eyes see, it's incredible, sharpest lenses I have ever had, you can find them for betweem 300 and 400$ in eBay, try to get your hands on a benchmarked versions adapted for MFT. Get this on a BM4K and you're gonna be ready for Netflix.
Thanks for sharing how great the Chinon lenses are. I have been using them for several years (35mm 2.8, 55mm 1.7, and the 135mm 2.8) love these lenses.
These lenses are radioactive. Thorium was used for their production (I advise you to check the information on this topic on the Internet and also note, the reported radiation values are seemingly not harmful, but if you calculate it on a yearly basis, it turns out that only one such lens at home is enough for the radiation dose to remain exceeded - for this reason I got rid of e.g. pentax takumar 50mm 1.4). The Geiger counter is not indifferent to these lenses.
There are many alternatives, i got a whole set of Minolta MC/MD Lensens for a similar price. IMO they are superior in Quality and Image 24 28 35 2,8 50/55 1,7 135 2,8/3,5 200 4
A lot of these old lenses are actually super nice for modern high res digital cameras. Both for video and for stills. My favourites are the Takumars and the Zuikos. But shhhhhhhhh, don't tell ebay!
Hey Caleb, where did you get focus gears for them? I was actually looking to pick up a couple, then this vid sealed the deal. I just wondered where to get the focus gears, and what size. Could you also tell me what you use to get a cap on them, do you just by step-up rings then a standard cap? Thanks for all the vids!
I use these lens gears and really like them: www.ebay.com/i/291897239879?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=291897239879&targetid=474173411029&device=m&adtype=pla&googleloc=9003852&poi=&campaignid=1669934831&adgroupid=65058350299&rlsatarget=pla-474173411029&abcId=1139296&merchantid=6296724&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgezoBRDNARIsAGzEfe6ikURhGyszm_ewm_2pH841hL1hBvQGwwpH4CPWTA62dcX6oppp8vYaAsPJEALw_wcB The company is friendly and professional. The best part is these are affordable. - Paul
@@matiasgoinheix366 You're welcome! Hahh thanks :) I use this: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0859/0770/files/LuxGear_Key_US_Letter_7c85916b-d705-46f4-99f0-f40b26ab0986.pdf?1974161116425669036 to measure my lenses to find what size the gears need to be. - Paul
Hi there. Chinon in Europe was imported by Dixon Ltd which is still going. At the time Dixons had their base line called Prinz which was branded photo & cine goods made by various companies. However Chinon was marketed as exclusive to Dixons & their premium brand. Chinon did when video started to come to the market in the early 1980 produce a video camera which was rather basic. And in the mid 90s the company was bought by Kodak & later the name was all but dropped. Chinon did produce in its time some very good lenses & SLR cameras one such camera being the CE4. I hope that is of some help.
You should do a video on how you printed those focus rings. I mean, I can guess how, but still. Looks way more elegant than the zip tie looking solutions I've seen.
I really like the lighting😃 I think the darker set was causing some banding due to the TH-cam compression methods. REALLY good attitude of you to take feedback from the comments and improve your quality!!!
I had the Chinon 55mm f/1.7 M42 mount lens back in my Pentax days. It was really nice! I do regret letting it go when I switched to Nikon DSLRs in ~2012 because now that I have mirrorless camera it would have been much more usable. Nice video. :)
man, how many vintage lenses do you have now? Must be quite the collection. A personal favourite of mine is the helios 44-2 58mm f2. That lens is just superb. Everyone talks about the swirly bokeh but for me the thing that I love about it is the colour, which is extremely flattering on skin tones. It has a look.
I own the 55mm f1.7 and 28mm f2.8 and use them on my 5DMkIII (with the Fotodiox PK adapter). Just be aware that there is a small lever on the rear of the lens that you will need to bend/remove with this combo - otherwise the mirror catches on it. For a mirrorless this is obviously not a problem! ;) The 55mm looks awesome when I shoot 3.5K Magic Lantern Raw!
You can find some of these Chinon lenses going under the names like Auto/Revuenon, Agfa. Related to M42/K-Pentax mount lenses some great options are Ricoh's Rikenons ;)
Caleb, love these kind of videos! Do more of vintage lens content! This video is kind of a throwback to when you used to talk a lot about Nikkor Lenses on the channel. Do more, please! ❤️ 🙏
@@dslrvideoshooter That sounds amazing! Cannot wait ❤️ PS: A few recommendations/wishes would be Russian OKT mount Lenses (Extremely Rare), Cooke Speed Panchros version II ("Godfather" Lenses), Contax C/Y mount lenses, Leica R Lenses, Minolta MC Rokkor PG Lenses, and also speciality C Mount lenses (vintage Russian and German Glass).
You can make them yourself using Autodesk Fusion 360 It is a Free CAD Software (one of the best) an has a good tool for gears All you need to know is that a standard follow focus gear has a module of 0,7 with the module an your outer diameter you can construct the gear ring
sadly just found this video as these lenses are scarce and far more expensive now on Ebay it seems but DEFINITELY something im keeping an eye out for love the look!
I almost exclusively shoot on my Sony camera with old Pentax-M lenses. Similar situation to this. Great bang for the buck and some of the Pentax glass is awesome.
It's hard to find the information on Chinon lenses because Chinon wasn't a lens manufacturer :) They made their camera bodies by themselves though. Chinon lenses were made (just like Vivitars) by several manufacturers and often the same model (by "model" I mean focal length and max aperture combination, not the exact appearance and markings) was made by different companies - there are at least two 35/2.8, at least three 135/2.8 and so on.
I have a Soviet "set" of 37mm Mir 1B, 58mm Helios 44, 85mm Jupiter 9A, 135mm Jupiter 11B, 200mm Jupiter 21M. I wonder how well they would compare with the Chinons.
Nice video, thanks for making it! One of the things that distinguishes lenses for me is how to they are able in coping with strong backlighting: are they able to retain colors, nuances and such. For instance, my Nikon AF-D 50mm with a planar lens design is on the one hand a steal for use indoors, but a nightmare when using outside. It literally shows no contrast whatsoever when shooting in harsh sunlight (and I live in the Netherlands, where there is not so much sun, mind you).
You can’t find these as a package in Germany or Europe.you should search for each one of them individually and the price are way more than what has been mentioned here
Many older used lenses are really very good and very affordable. They can be found easily on eBay. However their condition varies, their photos don't reveal many things and individual sellers many times are not honest. Of course there are professionals sellers with thousands of good reviews that are specialized on older lenses.
Great video! Keep up the unusual and unique reviews. Also, this gives those of us who cannot afford all the new glass, a chance to experiment around without breaking the bank.
Nice vid! I discovered a couple vintage FD's in my buddy's closet, got a $20 adapter, and I just added three lenses to my kit! (I don't think he's caught on yet lol) They've got problems, of course - chromatic aberration is pretty blatant when using the 50mm f1.4 wide open, but stopping down to f2.8 eliminates that. Sometimes I use it wide open anyways, it gives a sort of bloom to the already low-contrast look of the footage, which is really cool in certain situations. As for thoughts on the setup: I thought it was a little bland, maybe add a little color here and there? might make it a little more eye-catching. I love the channel tho, hope you're well :)
Always good to see a reviewer looking other alternatives. Thanks Caleb! Oh well... it seems every time you release these product reviews, the price goes up though...
If you want to use on Eos EF OM and M42 will be Ok to infinity, PK won't ... If you have NK mount.. OM mount is close to Nikon but the actual mount will have to be swapped... $15 a time whereas EOS cheap ring is only $4. If you have Nikon DSLR a Super Takumar M42 55mm f1.8/f2 that you can find cheap will focus to infinity if you wind out rear element.. NK search for certain Vivitars. Study the reviews and look for certain particular serial numbers.. e.g. starting with 28 = Komine 22 = Kino..
You've linked an EF to M4/3 adapter in the description. Isn't it better if we buy a Viltrox speedbooster instead of the Commlite adapter? The Viltrox costs less and is as good as a Metabones speedbooster from what I read and watch on TH-cam. Do you agree? Can you make a video on speedbooster and adapters, comparing the most prominent?
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So sorry about the sound in this video guys! Make a big whoopsie! Have a great day!
I have a Panasonic Gh4, which adaptor would be needed to use these lenses? Love your videos man! I'm tryna start shooting a short film by September at the earliest!
Amazing new set up
DSLR Video Shooter hey, love the vid - I have a G7 what mount would you consider me purchasing? I would like to buy a few of these lenses for my collection
We all make a whoopsie now and again!
@@alexm7582 You need a Micro 4/3 to M43 adapter to shoot with these lenses on your GH4. Just make sure when you buy the lenses that you are buying the M42 screw mount version of the lenses. hope this answered your question. Happy shooting
"Hi everyone, I'm Caleb with DSLR Video Shooter and I just picked up these lenses for just $256"
***Price on eBay spikes 1000 percent*** ;)
Kit Kohler No joke. Every lens on the list is already around $100 a pop.
cri
Just say the 35mm going 100$
I was just thinking about it...
you have the longest name ever.
I have quite a few of these lenses already in my collection. They are gems. I also like the softer look for moody videos. I could also add that for shooting on these newer camera sensors, especially the larger 42mp A7R III, we are actually asking a lot from these lenses since they were never intended to resolve on these current sensors. That being said, at 4K, I think they do an excellent job and the value for the money cannot be beaten!
Caleb, I really appreciate the generosity of your videos. What I mean by that is: a) you are concise, so you don't waste your viewers' time (and yet your energy is calm rather than the hyped-up vibe that some aspiring tutorial gurus go for) b) You back up all of your suggestions with web links, saving your viewers TONS of research time. That attention to detail extends even to your suggestion to adapt the vintage lenses to Canon EF, then use one EF - NEX (Sony E) adapter on a Sony camera -- with links to recommended adapters. As I said, this thoroughness strikes me as generous. c) You are always cognizant that many people don't have budget for buying the top of the line / trendiest brand name gear, much of which is bizarrely overpriced.
You mention Canon FD lenses as another popular (yet more expensive) option for vintage manual lenses. I would LOVE to see a comparison of some of the leading vintage lenses: Chinon vs. Asahi Pentax Super Takumar vs. Canon FD vs. Nikkor ... and maybe throw in a Leica M from the 1980s for the high end.
This is great stuff. I will happily point undergraduate film students to your channel.
HUGE fan of adapted vintage lenses for CINE use. You can scale them right up to commercial production film and TV work as well. There is a massive professional DP group that has their own adapted vintage for their commercial work.
It's legit, from budget straight up the line to professional.
Great video dude.
I've seen amazing stuff done with the old Russian Helios lenses adapted to EF. Going for $50-$100 on eBay, super clean.
@@MatthewHinmanTexas Russian glass gets a lot of attention, but check out SMC Takumar M42 mounts. Those are photography's best kept secrets ;)
Looking forward to more vintage lens reviews, I love the look as opposed to the overly sharp digital look.
I got the 135mm after watching this video a few months ago for my new Sony A7iii but didn't use it until today. Wow is all I can really say. The tactile feel of the aperture ring and the smooth resistance of the focus ring had me hooked immediately. I was completely and immediately hooked on pulling focus. This thing blew me away and I can't wait to take it out and shoot with it tomorrow.
Bro you are definitely one of the few TH-camrs who has the cleanest lighting!
Aw thanks man!
Dude, amazing video! Loving the vintage lens content! Used to have a bunch of Chinon lenses, but never went as far as building a whole set. Amazing value for money!
All hail the vintage lens king!!! Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it :-)
To everyone saying prices were way higher, they are DOWN again. Not AS low but I just got the 135mm, 1 50mm, 35mm and 28mm for $280 shipped. I did have to buy 2 different adapters for about $60 bucks, but 4 for just over $300 feels pretty nice! Thanks for the tip!
Pretty smooth transition to the new set. New, but familiar. Great job!
needs more purple! LOL
Thanks boss!
Great video, between eBay and Etsy I found:
28mm 2.8
35mm 2.8 1:2.8
50mm 1:2
55mm 1.7
200mm 3.5
Total $219.05 (including shipping and tax)
FotodioX Mount Adapter for M42 Lens to Micro Four Thirds Camera B&H $10.36
Oh wow! Great price!
@@dslrvideoshooter Have you ever checked out - www.etsy.com
FINALLY SOMEONE RECOGNIZES THESE LENSES!!! I had some for a while and couldn't find ANYTHING on these guys. Dirt cheap, full frame, awesome colors.
It’s a great way to go. Ebay is hit and miss for condition, but a big thing to check besides scratches, internal contamination, fungus and haze, is play in the focus ring and the iris ring. Allot of these vintage 35mm format lenses can have some wear and play in the focus that makes the image shift as you make adjustments. So run it through its paces and make sure everything is good before you permanently make it part of your kit. Might need to go through a few copies before you find a good one.
Looking like Unbox Therapy tbh haha looks nice tho
Chinoismedia more like D2D Dave Lee standing desk
That is exactly how I felt. If this was a step and a half brighter it'd be the exact same.
Unbox Therapy shoots more ultra wide angle.
UT is also a scam artist
@@zacharybohlman4069 No he's not! I am!
I’ve done similar but with Takumar SMC screw mount lenses. They translate beautifully to video.
The SMC Takumars are way superior lenses!
will those lens work on sony cameras? and which models? thanks
@@bulcub youd have to have the ability to convert the lens mount to your cameras body's mount.... most of the mirrorless cameras have a very expensive selection of converter rings available to them.... except when talking canon to nikon or nikon to canon is about the only exceptions
loving the new lighting, and these lenses are beautiful!
*sees video posted*
*Goes to ebay to purchase 28mm and 35mm*
*find some of each for $20-$30*
*clicks buy now*
"Sorry this item is out of stock"
Caleb... You're a blessing and a curse my man...
Its a doubled edged sword for sure! Hate and love doing it! Should start a private club where we share this info but don't mess up the market.
dude, at first I thought I clicked on an UnboxTherapy video by mistake
I definitely see it now too!
Same
Underrated comment
Combos with complete (or mostly) lens sets are some the best deals because buyers are largely seeking out individual lenses to fill a gap in their set. You can often buy a package with a one highly desirable lens for less than it sells on it's own, and the other lenses can than be sold to pay for the pick of the litter.
wow... I remember using such a 55mm Chinon lens. With great results in landscape photography.
Nice to know this gear still performs today.
And thank you Caleb for refreshing our tired minds ! ✋🙂
I literally posted an Auto Chinon 55mm 1.4 on Ebay that has been sitting in my gear pile earlier this week. I was wondering why it has so many bids & watchers, until I saw this video haha! Great video, and thanks for the extra bids coming my way!
I have a set I’ve just built. All m42 Mount. Vivitar 20mm 3.8, Vivitar 24mm 2.8, Vivitar 28mm 2.5, Auto Sears 55 1.4, Vivitar 135 2.8, Auto Sears 300mm 5.5. Love these lenses.
Finally! For once I'm on time to watch your video (before it blows up).
Funny timing was legit just searching around for Cine lenses, vintage and affordable. Long time sub...great stuff dude
weird how that happens!
Thank you Dawwal!
I was just looking for m42 mount lenses to pair it with my helios 44m when the ring belt. Really appreciate your contribution for low budget filmmaker starters
Love this kind of content, reminds me of some of your older videos that originally got me subscribed
I'm so excited to get back to this stuff!
I own the 28 and I love it. It's sharp wide open and the color are good and warm. My is softer at 2.8 and the right side is muddy maybe off center but I love it 🥰🥰 Easy to focus so go for it. I got mine for around 22€
Really cool that you're sponsoring yourself. A very professional way to advertise educational products you made.
Can you do a video on how you 3d-printed the focus gear?
I have been collecting vintage glass for awhile, amazingly from garage sales and flea markets. They have a distinctive look I feel that modern lenses don’t.
Chinon is a Japanese brand, but some part of its history has roots on Samyang. Rokinon, Samyang, XEEN, and some part of Chinon lenses were all manufactured in a small-scale factory in southern South Korea.
Bruh, I clicked on one of the eBay links and EACH one of them costs $600+ 😂
i found the 135 for $40
Thats what happens when a popular youtuber overhypes a vintage lens lol it always goes back down after the bounce
Hey Caleb, Thanks for this great video. I just did some searching and found a Chinon CE-4 35mm camera with a 50mm 1.9 + 28mm 2.8 + 135mm 2.8 - all for $49.99 on Etsy!!! OMG what a score! :)
I've been shooting for years. In fact I started in Black&white developing my own stuff. My first camera was my brother's Nikon F and then a Pentax K1000.
I'm shooting mostly sport events and show. (beside the usual landscape and family souvenirs in vacation).
I don't quite get why you would want to shoot with old "mushy" stuff... even though it was amazing for the time. Sorry... interesting however.
I may, one day, get to use of my old Nikkor 28mm 2.8 circa 1980!
Bottom line, with a mirrorless body you can adapt to many different lens mounts fairly cheaply and easily. In older lenses you're talking manual focus but that doesn't have to be scary. Pentax made a huge range of really solid metal prime/zoom lens that are just awesome. Get out there and get creative, you don't need to play the newest gear game, focus on making rather than gear dreaming. Nice video.
Thanks Jacob! I've been working on this collection for sometime now, found the 50mm f1.7 for $10 at a antique store, and the 135 f2.8 for $35 at another. After seeing this video I'll continue to look for the rest...happy hunting.
Recently got a M42 adapter for my A7r3, had some 50 1.8 a 135 and a 28 laying around. Works fine! (diff. brand)
I've watched your "bargain lenses" videos before, and they're always very interesting. What is also interesting is how one of these videos drives up the prices of the lenses covered on eBay! I have a whole collection of Nikon manual lenses from the 1960's to 80's, and an adapter for my Panasonic G7. Think I'll try out some of them!
I like the way you have given this vintage glass a consistent look by using the step up rings and focusing gears, very clever!
I shoot on GH5, G9 and S5 FF.
My go to and favorite vintage glass includes; SMC Pentax 50mm f1.4,
Canon FDL 50mm f1.8, Nikkor 105mm f2.5, Canon FDL 70~210 f4 and the Fujinon 55mm f1.8. The highlight roll off and micro contrast as well as color rendition produces FILMIC quality images which modern glass just does not give. And I have the excellent Leica 10~25mm f1.7 beast!
LIKED and SUBED 👍
Wow, you caused a price spike !!! Please don't talk about the super takumars lol
Gotta snatch them all before he eventually does :D
Why would you say this he probably didn't even knew about them.
Taks is where it's at. Love my set
Yes so much so this video should have its titled removed and have all mentions about price anoted as *affordable.
Every “budget” video he has made has raised the price of them it’s annoying 😂
This is such a bargain! Thanks for creating and sharing this video Caleb!!
Might be a bit off topic, but is there a chance you can cover in a future video the process of 3D printing your focus rings? I just got a printer myself, but I found your use of it brilliant! Thank you in advance, great video, and fantastic lenses covered here!
Hey ! I'm looking for the same thing, did you got some info ? :)
I realize that these recommendations are more for the professional cinematographer, however, I feel like the lack of sharpness and the variability of sharpness across the frame that contribute to it's character don't look very good to my eyes at all... also cine lenses like this pretty much require a follow focus which is somewhat difficult to manage as a solo camera operator and thus will often require a first AC to get it right... to me, part of the appeal of these new modern systems is that you CAN do solo run-and-gun work. I like having the choice of autofocus availible (even if i do keep it off most of the time, and I like having the availability of optical image stabilization (even if i keep it off most of the time), and I like that I can get full-time tack sharpness and fully-plainerimage smoothness with consistent color, brightness, and focus across the frame... I find that consistency can really help if you choose to do post-processing or effects shots.
Are these cine lenses inexpensive and do they make for some great character if you're looking for a different look? absolutely! but they certainly won't be my first choice for doing anything professional unless the material calls for something that looks odd or "vintage".
Cison are great lenses also. I have a few that were made for Pentax K mount, and M42. I have added adapters for my Canon EF mount. Works great. Just be sure to remove the aperture control arm sticking out the back. Thanks for your video.
I have a 3d printer as well. Would love not only to see your files for that, but an episode on that whole workflow would be awesome!
This is great. The most affordable cine-zoom I know are the Navitar super-16mm zoom and they are AMAZING. I mean they see that your eyes see, it's incredible, sharpest lenses I have ever had, you can find them for betweem 300 and 400$ in eBay, try to get your hands on a benchmarked versions adapted for MFT. Get this on a BM4K and you're gonna be ready for Netflix.
Oh and also the range is like 22-220mm at f1.8 it is CRAZY
Thanks for sharing how great the Chinon lenses are. I have been using them for several years (35mm 2.8, 55mm 1.7, and the 135mm 2.8) love these lenses.
These lenses are radioactive. Thorium was used for their production (I advise you to check the information on this topic on the Internet and also note, the reported radiation values are seemingly not harmful, but if you calculate it on a yearly basis, it turns out that only one such lens at home is enough for the radiation dose to remain exceeded - for this reason I got rid of e.g. pentax takumar 50mm 1.4). The Geiger counter is not indifferent to these lenses.
There are many alternatives, i got a whole set of Minolta MC/MD Lensens for a similar price. IMO they are superior in Quality and Image
24 28 35 2,8
50/55 1,7
135 2,8/3,5
200 4
A lot of these old lenses are actually super nice for modern high res digital cameras. Both for video and for stills. My favourites are the Takumars and the Zuikos. But shhhhhhhhh, don't tell ebay!
The new lighting set up is amazing! Maybe try a warmer tone too?
I went with the Takumar cine set..video dropping soon!
I can't find your video for the cine set.
Man, I love the new set design! Super clean.
The lenses look surprisingly good. If you didn’t tell I wouldn’t be able to tell they were vintage glass.
Hey Caleb, where did you get focus gears for them? I was actually looking to pick up a couple, then this vid sealed the deal. I just wondered where to get the focus gears, and what size. Could you also tell me what you use to get a cap on them, do you just by step-up rings then a standard cap? Thanks for all the vids!
Hi DSLR Video, couls you please elaborate on those cine focus rings? Thanks
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The company is friendly and professional. The best part is these are affordable.
- Paul
@@PaulHarwood856 This is what I was looking for, thanks a lot.
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@@matiasgoinheix366 You're welcome! Hahh thanks :) I use this: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0859/0770/files/LuxGear_Key_US_Letter_7c85916b-d705-46f4-99f0-f40b26ab0986.pdf?1974161116425669036 to measure my lenses to find what size the gears need to be. - Paul
Hi there. Chinon in Europe was imported by Dixon Ltd which is still going. At the time Dixons had their base line called Prinz which was branded photo & cine goods made by various companies. However Chinon was marketed as exclusive to Dixons & their premium brand. Chinon did when video started to come to the market in the early 1980 produce a video camera which was rather basic. And in the mid 90s the company was bought by Kodak & later the name was all but dropped.
Chinon did produce in its time some very good lenses & SLR cameras one such camera being the CE4.
I hope that is of some help.
You should do a video on how you printed those focus rings. I mean, I can guess how, but still. Looks way more elegant than the zip tie looking solutions I've seen.
I really like the lighting😃 I think the darker set was causing some banding due to the TH-cam compression methods. REALLY good attitude of you to take feedback from the comments and improve your quality!!!
I had the Chinon 55mm f/1.7 M42 mount lens back in my Pentax days. It was really nice! I do regret letting it go when I switched to Nikon DSLRs in ~2012 because now that I have mirrorless camera it would have been much more usable. Nice video. :)
man, how many vintage lenses do you have now? Must be quite the collection. A personal favourite of mine is the helios 44-2 58mm f2. That lens is just superb. Everyone talks about the swirly bokeh but for me the thing that I love about it is the colour, which is extremely flattering on skin tones. It has a look.
I own the 55mm f1.7 and 28mm f2.8 and use them on my 5DMkIII (with the Fotodiox PK adapter). Just be aware that there is a small lever on the rear of the lens that you will need to bend/remove with this combo - otherwise the mirror catches on it. For a mirrorless this is obviously not a problem! ;) The 55mm looks awesome when I shoot 3.5K Magic Lantern Raw!
Ya witch Chinon 28 ? There are at least 3 of them.
You can find some of these Chinon lenses going under the names like Auto/Revuenon, Agfa. Related to M42/K-Pentax mount lenses some great options are Ricoh's Rikenons ;)
Not really related to the video:
What is the setup on that camera shown on screen?
Is that what you use to shoot tabletop b roll?
Caleb, love these kind of videos! Do more of vintage lens content! This video is kind of a throwback to when you used to talk a lot about Nikkor Lenses on the channel. Do more, please! ❤️ 🙏
More content like this is definitely on it's way!
@@dslrvideoshooter That sounds amazing! Cannot wait ❤️
PS: A few recommendations/wishes would be Russian OKT mount Lenses (Extremely Rare), Cooke Speed Panchros version II ("Godfather" Lenses), Contax C/Y mount lenses, Leica R Lenses, Minolta MC Rokkor PG Lenses, and also speciality C Mount lenses (vintage Russian and German Glass).
Can you share the 3D files for the focus gear? Plz :)
im sure there's some online. google it.
You can make them yourself using Autodesk Fusion 360
It is a Free CAD Software (one of the best) an has a good tool for gears
All you need to know is that a standard follow focus gear has a module of 0,7
with the module an your outer diameter you can construct the gear ring
Love the new lighting. Looks spectacular 👌
now and than I come back and watch this video, just amazing!! :D
The setup looks really nice, simple but pretty !
Yo! Can you guys share the .obj file for the 3d printed gears?! I def wanna print some out for these bad boys!!
So crazy to see Rockford Roasting Company here.
sadly just found this video as these lenses are scarce and far more expensive now on Ebay it seems but DEFINITELY something im keeping an eye out for love the look!
ordered my set! can’t wait
Cleaner background with enough shadow looks good.
I already have a Chinon 50mm F1.9 and a Pentax Takumar 50mm F1.4, and I’ve been dying to adapt them.
I almost exclusively shoot on my Sony camera with old Pentax-M lenses. Similar situation to this. Great bang for the buck and some of the Pentax glass is awesome.
So you use adapters for those? Mine is E-mount.
It's hard to find the information on Chinon lenses because Chinon wasn't a lens manufacturer :) They made their camera bodies by themselves though.
Chinon lenses were made (just like Vivitars) by several manufacturers and often the same model (by "model" I mean focal length and max aperture combination, not the exact appearance and markings) was made by different companies - there are at least two 35/2.8, at least three 135/2.8 and so on.
A tiny wood something with a warm light would be insane in this set up
Set is empty for now but definitely adding stuff soon!
Tell us about the focusing and aperture gears that you had 3d printed and added! There isnt a really good solution available to buy yet.
Same here I’ve been looking but no luck. Please add
Very smooth, flattering looking light setup!
I have a Soviet "set" of 37mm Mir 1B, 58mm Helios 44, 85mm Jupiter 9A, 135mm Jupiter 11B, 200mm Jupiter 21M. I wonder how well they would compare with the Chinons.
Reminds me of your firsts videos which I used to watch on vimeo sometimes If I recall correctly. Looks clean and cool.
I have a vintage 135mm sears which I got for $1.10. I was the only bidder. The thing is its about 210mm on apsc so I don't use it that much.
Nice video, thanks for making it! One of the things that distinguishes lenses for me is how to they are able in coping with strong backlighting: are they able to retain colors, nuances and such. For instance, my Nikon AF-D 50mm with a planar lens design is on the one hand a steal for use indoors, but a nightmare when using outside. It literally shows no contrast whatsoever when shooting in harsh sunlight (and I live in the Netherlands, where there is not so much sun, mind you).
You can’t find these as a package in Germany or Europe.you should search for each one of them individually and the price are way more than what has been mentioned here
Many older used lenses are really very good and very affordable. They can be found easily on eBay. However their condition varies, their photos don't reveal many things and individual sellers many times are not honest. Of course there are professionals sellers with thousands of good reviews that are specialized on older lenses.
Great video! Keep up the unusual and unique reviews. Also, this gives those of us who cannot afford all the new glass, a chance to experiment around without breaking the bank.
Nice vid! I discovered a couple vintage FD's in my buddy's closet, got a $20 adapter, and I just added three lenses to my kit! (I don't think he's caught on yet lol) They've got problems, of course - chromatic aberration is pretty blatant when using the 50mm f1.4 wide open, but stopping down to f2.8 eliminates that. Sometimes I use it wide open anyways, it gives a sort of bloom to the already low-contrast look of the footage, which is really cool in certain situations.
As for thoughts on the setup: I thought it was a little bland, maybe add a little color here and there? might make it a little more eye-catching. I love the channel tho, hope you're well :)
Haha clicked the link and immediately got into a bidding war for a 55mm. Won it, time to see if it’s any good 👍🏻
Thank you for this video! I have the Chinon 200mm laying around and now I know what to do with it :)
I used Chinon cameras and lenses 30 years ago.
Always good to see a reviewer looking other alternatives. Thanks Caleb! Oh well... it seems every time you release these product reviews, the price goes up though...
Is this all for $256?
I'm still so I overwhelmed by the vintage lens world
I noticed your in rockford IL I did a photoshoot at that coffee shop thats randomly awesome!
If you want to use on Eos EF OM and M42 will be Ok to infinity, PK won't ... If you have NK mount.. OM mount is close to Nikon but the actual mount will have to be swapped... $15 a time whereas EOS cheap ring is only $4.
If you have Nikon DSLR a Super Takumar M42 55mm f1.8/f2 that you can find cheap will focus to infinity if you wind out rear element.. NK search for certain Vivitars. Study the reviews and look for certain particular serial numbers.. e.g. starting with 28 = Komine 22 = Kino..
supper fun for lots of lens! display and review, I always watch your video review. well done!
You've linked an EF to M4/3 adapter in the description. Isn't it better if we buy a Viltrox speedbooster instead of the Commlite adapter? The Viltrox costs less and is as good as a Metabones speedbooster from what I read and watch on TH-cam. Do you agree? Can you make a video on speedbooster and adapters, comparing the most prominent?
Definitely a lot of value left in some of these older lenses.