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    noone reacted to BTM_Pix in Lenses   
    Yes, I have one and posted some examples on a Leica T about 34282 page ago 😉

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    noone reacted to mercer in Lenses   
    Yeah that was a misread on my part. I'm looking for the EF L version. Samples on Flickr look really nice and seem to have a similarity to my FD 50mm 1.2 L.
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    noone reacted to kye in Lenses   
    DO NOT EVER THROW AWAY A WELL REGARDED LENS WITH GOOD GLASS IN IT!!!
    Seriously, I'm on the VLFV Facebook group and there are people constantly on the lookout for vintage lenses to re-house, and if it's a classic zoom then that may include those models too.
    Even if the front element is scrap there's probably another copy somewhere else where the rear element is scrap and together they'd made a great finished lens.
    These things aren't being made any more and are only going to get rarer.  As the price of Leica R and CZ sets go through the roof people are talking about other lens lines more and more, eventually they'll get around to EF and zooms I'd imagine.
    Cool test - thanks for posting.
    If acting ability was critical for lens tests then I'd be sitting at my desk looking worried and compulsively drinking coffee too!!
    Especially considering that it looked like espresso shots with every sip being a bottoms-up situation!
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    noone got a reaction from kye in Lenses   
    I think with the prices of the FD 20-35 3.5 L for about the same or maybe less, can get the later EF 20-35 2.8 L and while I am a fan of FD L lenses in particular, and I am not a huge fan of zooms, there is just something about the old EF 20-35 2.8 L that i hang onto mine (the alternative is throw it in the trash since it is very battered and the MF/AF switch cover is gone and I use a piece of coloured electrical tape in its place).
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    noone got a reaction from mercer in Lenses   
    I think with the prices of the FD 20-35 3.5 L for about the same or maybe less, can get the later EF 20-35 2.8 L and while I am a fan of FD L lenses in particular, and I am not a huge fan of zooms, there is just something about the old EF 20-35 2.8 L that i hang onto mine (the alternative is throw it in the trash since it is very battered and the MF/AF switch cover is gone and I use a piece of coloured electrical tape in its place).
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    noone reacted to Marcio Kabke Pinheiro in Lenses   
    FD 35mm f/2 concave, with a Fujifilm X-S10, full pic and center crop.

    I guess I could call it a sharp lens (and looks like that Fuji peaking works very well)


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    noone got a reaction from webrunner5 in Lenses   
    I have had a LOT of 85mm lenses FD 1.2 L, Nikon 1.8, Sony FE 85 1.8, Sony A mount 85 2.8, Minolta 85 1.7 (I thhink?) and from a photographers point of view (not so much video), the GM is light years better than any of the others and I loved the FE and the FD ones.       I can not wait to find portrait victims and use it (and do a comparison test against other portrait lenses i have). 
    The GM is expensive and does make noises when focusing (not as bad as i expected reading reviews but it is there) but is very sharp and 11 rounded blades make for lovely bokeh even stopped down a bit.
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    noone got a reaction from HockeyFan12 in Lenses   
    I have had a LOT of 85mm lenses FD 1.2 L, Nikon 1.8, Sony FE 85 1.8, Sony A mount 85 2.8, Minolta 85 1.7 (I thhink?) and from a photographers point of view (not so much video), the GM is light years better than any of the others and I loved the FE and the FD ones.       I can not wait to find portrait victims and use it (and do a comparison test against other portrait lenses i have). 
    The GM is expensive and does make noises when focusing (not as bad as i expected reading reviews but it is there) but is very sharp and 11 rounded blades make for lovely bokeh even stopped down a bit.
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    noone got a reaction from PannySVHS in Lenses   
    On some Fds, the brass bearings are coated in rubber and the rubber dissolves over time.
    It does not affect every copy it seems (or at least some take much longer for it to happen).
    It happened with my 85 1.2 L and I just gave the lens away to the bloke I sold my FD24 1.4 L too (that did not have the bearing issue) and I got a Sony GM 85 1.4 from the buyer as well as some cash.
    I could still use the FD 85 but it was very annoying that the focus was very loose and the GM 85 1.4 is spectacular to me by comparison so was never going to use it again anyway.
    Some of those FD 24 1.4 asphercials have sold for around $20,000 which is plain nuts!
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    noone got a reaction from PannySVHS in Olympus OM-1   
    The FIRST version A7s is STILL the camera with the highest DR of all above ISO 12800 (at least by DXO).
    The latest version A7siii is a bit behind the original A7s for lowlight ISO BUT it has a LOT more detail at all settings probably due to being 80mp in subpixels or however they describe it (so not really 80mp but maybe not really 12mp either).
    This new Olympus seems to d something similar so I kind of expect the same....Lots more detail at most settings but no or only a little improvement in terms of high ISO.
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    noone reacted to kye in Olympus OM-1   
    Ah, I was thinking more about just image quality in high ISOs (ie, images don't look like there's a technicolour snowstorm), rather than DR in high ISOs, but DR is a reasonable part of the image so that makes sense.
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    noone got a reaction from kye in Olympus OM-1   
    The FIRST version A7s is STILL the camera with the highest DR of all above ISO 12800 (at least by DXO).
    The latest version A7siii is a bit behind the original A7s for lowlight ISO BUT it has a LOT more detail at all settings probably due to being 80mp in subpixels or however they describe it (so not really 80mp but maybe not really 12mp either).
    This new Olympus seems to d something similar so I kind of expect the same....Lots more detail at most settings but no or only a little improvement in terms of high ISO.
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    noone reacted to Video Hummus in Olympus OM-1   
    That’s IP666
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    noone reacted to Marcio Kabke Pinheiro in Olympus OM-1   
    Almost all OM System videos are people on the outdoors, covered in snow to the waist, shooting under monsoons, base jumping inside an active volcano...their intended demographic for this camera is well defined.

    (the last one is a joke, IP53 is not rated for volcano swimming)
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    noone reacted to webrunner5 in Olympus OM-1   
    Oh I agree on the lens part. But once you have gone FF it is Damn hard to go back to even APSC let alone M4/3.
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    noone reacted to Mark Romero 2 in Olympus OM-1   
    I will be the first to admit that I am a dynamic range junkie. I can't get enough of it. (Hence, why I went from Sony aps-c to Panasonic Full Frame).
    I am really, really looking forward to seeing some / any dynamic range and low light video tests.
    In particular, what the 4K 60p DR and Latitude is going to be like.
    Having said that, I will probably just end up buying an a7 IV 
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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    noone reacted to John Matthews in Olympus OM-1   
    It is true that if you look at a A7 iv and OM-1 with their respective kit lenses, they look like a similar size and weight. However, once you get to the longer focal lengths, the size comparison is no longer valid as most of the long Sony lenses are heavier than a comparable LENS and CAMERA TOGETHER- this should not be underestimated. Also, the IBIS is simply in another league. Add to that the great weather sealing, and increased AF-point density, and I can definitely see the advantage of the Olympus.
    Now they need to show off the size advantages of the M43 sensors in terms of small and pocketable bodies like the GM1 with some super-small lenses.
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    noone got a reaction from Marcio Kabke Pinheiro in Olympus OM-1   
    Seems to me it IS a "wow" camera but only for a couple of specific groups of people.
    For SOME already high end m43 users, it might be and for adventurers who travel to remote locations off the beaten track in all weather for wildlife it might be just the ticket.
    For me it is just a nice m43 camera that I am unlikely to ever buy but i hope it does sell well.
     
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    noone got a reaction from John Matthews in Olympus OM-1   
    Seems to me it IS a "wow" camera but only for a couple of specific groups of people.
    For SOME already high end m43 users, it might be and for adventurers who travel to remote locations off the beaten track in all weather for wildlife it might be just the ticket.
    For me it is just a nice m43 camera that I am unlikely to ever buy but i hope it does sell well.
     
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    noone reacted to kye in Lenses   
    Yeah, I'm on some vintage lenses groups and people are constantly buying lenses, matching, cinemodding / rehousing, and completing sets, which then get casually listed for 4 or 5, or even 6-figures.  There are also people new to things and just buying their first Helios or CZ, it's a real mixture.
    A month or two ago someone posted asking for info on a prototype lens which he believed to be from Panavision.  Apparently it was a development prototype of a lens that never made it to production and something happened and the person was told to throw it out, so they put it in their bin at their desk and someone else immediately took it out and took it home lol.
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    noone got a reaction from kye in Lenses   
    I just sold my FD 24 1.4 L for $5000 Australian ($4000 to me),     Mine was very ratty externally but the glass was ok (apparently a few cleaning marks and a tiny not noticeable scratch).
    Others with bad fungus and worse have sold for MORE than i got.      I maybe could have got $7000 on Ebay worldwide but am not greedy and sold it to a local dealer.
    Turns out these are being purchased to rehouse as cinema lenses and likely the same for your 35.
    I used some of the money to buy a GM 85 1.4 lens from the same bloke (and for about what I paid for the FD in the first place!).
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    noone reacted to webrunner5 in Lenses are putting a practical limit on DR to 14 stops?   
    Well to me the biggest thing about DR that most people don't realize is that you Have to stay at the sensor's base ISO or you are just wasting your time at any other ISO. 
    Now some of the newer cameras have dual ISO and that does really help on that front.
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    noone got a reaction from webrunner5 in Lenses   
    I just sold my FD 24 1.4 L for $5000 Australian ($4000 to me),     Mine was very ratty externally but the glass was ok (apparently a few cleaning marks and a tiny not noticeable scratch).
    Others with bad fungus and worse have sold for MORE than i got.      I maybe could have got $7000 on Ebay worldwide but am not greedy and sold it to a local dealer.
    Turns out these are being purchased to rehouse as cinema lenses and likely the same for your 35.
    I used some of the money to buy a GM 85 1.4 lens from the same bloke (and for about what I paid for the FD in the first place!).
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    noone reacted to Marcio Kabke Pinheiro in Lenses   
    Have to share a little story here.

    The year is 2012, starting to shoot stills and video more seriously, just got an GH2, influenced by a british guy which have a video site with DSLR / mirrorless cameras. Funny that the guy put "EOS" in  the name of the site and the rage there was hacked GH2s (the GH3 was just launched).

    The same guy had a GH2 guide in which he recommends some vintage lens to use. One of then was the Canon FD 35mm f/2, which he praised a lot - got one in eBay, compared to the other FDs that I've got, was kind of expensive.

    Liked the lens; one "problem" was the yellowish tint of the thorium element. The british guy said that it was a pleasant characteristic, but my copy had a VERY strong tint, cheap ND filter like. With the "Ikea lamp" method, in 3 days the tint was much lowered, and yes, now it is very pleasant.

    I known that the prices were raising, specially after that popular video (very good, indeed) that tested each one and compared the FDs to the Canon cinema lenses. My copy have the concave front element (got by luck, was not filtering the seraches by it when I bought), which I know that is more valuable too.

    Paid US$ 199,00 in 2012, very good shape, optical elements pristine. Got a look at the prices in eBay this morning. HOLY SHIT.

    Thanks, british guy, a.k.a. @Andrew Reid. 🙂
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    noone reacted to BTM_Pix in Olympus sells Imaging Business   
    Obviously, I'm no stranger to being proven wrong so its not unexpected but I'm happy to be so in this instance.
     
     
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