J3FF3R00 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?p=133996 I am a DP and photographer, 90% of the time i use my 5D for stills, professional and not. I have an upcoming photography project that needs a vintage look. Initially i was going to shoot it on 4x5 large format film, but found the equipment and processing cost prohibitive. My friend, a Russian lens technician, who loves nothing more than to frankenstein equipment, was assisting me in building the 4x5 camera. After we abandoned the 4x5 solution, i put the project on back burner. This morning he called me into his store on NYC. He has something for me.... He found in a box of random parts, hidden inside anther lens this gem. A circa 1908 ( possibly earlier) 35mm lens. Still functioning, mostly brass, and not nearly as much dust or fungus as one would think after sitting in a box for over a hundred years. This lens is a piece of film history people, and at this point rare beyond words. So i say to him, "Wow... what do you have in mind?" he smiles, and says, ( in the thickest russian accent you can imagine) " i can make this fit EF you know..." my eye twinkled, and then 6 nail biting hours later,he had it finished. My Russian Lens technician is a mad scientist and he took what sounded like an angle grinder to the lens to make its clear the flange distance and the mirror....... This lens' value is unclear. its sort of on loan. It's the only lens of its kind on a 5D... or any digital for that matter. post # 3001 Fuck Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Franklin Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 sometimes i love this world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoodie Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 i'm not into photography or anything, but this picture is awesome. it reminds me of the 1920s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomeperson Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Looks cool, would be interesting to shot a whole movie with this look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yegg Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertsk8er419 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 very cool damn, this ones good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdust Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Thats some really cool shit :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ruiagnelo Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Looks cool, would be interesting to shot a whole movie with this look. with a couple more lens and some experimentation, yea it would be a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ansgaria Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 That's absolutely brilliant. I'd love to see a whole line of emotive portraits shot with that lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes002 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Awsome awsome awsome, I wonder what an open shutter with that lens would produce ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Love this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted September 18, 2010 Author Share Posted September 18, 2010 very cool damn, this ones good That one is my fave too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pennywise Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 good composition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Let the light one in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Babar Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Can someone explain me why this lens is so special compared to modern lens ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes002 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Can someone explain me why this lens is so special compared to modern lens ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Babar Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 yeah can obviously see the photos have this special feeling. I want to talk about the lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Awsome awsome awsome, I wonder what an open shutter with that lens would produce ? wat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertsk8er419 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Can someone explain me why this lens is so special compared to modern lens ? spill your knowledge, craig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Vetty interestink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest extherium Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 This is great. Love this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Can someone explain me why this lens is so special compared to modern lens ? Mr. Anderson your facepalm emoticon is actually actually more of a facepalm in itself. The thing is, and as Babar rightly questioned, there isn't really much difference between this old lens and a modern lens. Optics in photography really haven't changed that much over the years, it's still just light being affected by lenses, most of the work is still done by the camera itself. Note how the colouring etc. is completely different in almost every picture - this guy has just got a decent lens (for that era), put it on a good camera, then post-processed it to give these looks by adding vignetting, colour grading etc. etc. It's a nice idea, but really not as revolutionary as you probably think it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 he says they're unedited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Well I call bull on that. The first has that blue cross processing you get with polaroid emulation, the second is sepia tinted with mid level vignetting, and the third with the vibrance turned down and heavy vignetting. I'd like to be wrong though ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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