Using Vintage Lenses on Canon DSLRs

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Using Vintage Lenses on Canon DSLRs
After a number of comments asking about adapting vintage lenses to Canon DSLRs I figured I'd talk a bit about this and show you some of my favourites POV style!
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@amermeleitor 3 ай бұрын

One of the advantages of mirrorless is that shooting with old adapted lenses is just easier.

@DavidFlowerOfficial 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree, but I just wanted dslr folks to know that they can still enjoy the old glass without needing to buy a new camera too. With that said, I did just buy another Sony A7 just for vintage glass😂

@sethp3d Ай бұрын

I got a Helios but it needed service so I got a couple of other m42 lenses while I await its return. I’m a fan of your 400d video, so now i Can try lots of cool lenses with the 400d

@rodolphenavarro4253 Жыл бұрын

I love vintage lenses..i love how they are built , how they work, how they are used and they are beautiful .My favorite tokina 24 mm F2,8 ,zuiko 50 mm F1,8 ,zuiko 100 mm F2,8 .Only happiness.Have a good day

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, have a good one 🖖

@Crimsomnia Жыл бұрын

I've got M42's on my 6D as well. Only downside I've had to deal with is the light metering being off and my camera overexposing when metering for an object that doesn't project a lot of light. For example a shot of dark pine trees overexposes, but when I compose 50/50 pine trees and the bright sky above them I get accurate exposure again. It gets worse the further I close the aperture down. However, it hasn't been a major issue and I haven't had a single shot I couldn't fix in post edit, so I'm happy with these.

@chunthebear 5 ай бұрын

similar experience on a 5d mk2 - any fixes? it gets annoying sometimes

@paulcookphotography Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late comment David, trying to get caught up after the hurricane. Always a great look around in your videos, one of my favorite parts to your films. Loved the architecture shot at 3:00. The British Extracting building images were my favorite from the video though, just love old buildings. "Compensate for something"...haha thought the same thing 😂 Great stuff as always. Have a great week over there!!

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

No apologies necessary mate, I hope you guys are all doing ok. I love that British Extracting building, there used to be more of those old run down buildings around there (our band used one for practice sessions in the 90's to just finish off the grunge vibe😂) Yeah loud cars are often an indicator of a certain type of human 😂 Thanks for watching mate, hope you and your family stay safe out there🖖

@johndancumberbatch Жыл бұрын

Love the vids David. Only found the channel a few weeks ago but working backwards through all the videos

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that, John. Thanks for watching 🖖

@GrumpyTim Жыл бұрын

I love some of those old industrial buildings David - I've seen the British Extracting one before, it looks so great. That building on the railway bridge is amazing too. Cracking set of images - old lenses rock!!!

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Cheers Tim. I shot around there last year and a lot of the graffiti has changed. I love the chance to see inside the British Extracting building, I expect there'd be some awesome stuff to shoot and I agree completely, old lenses rock, especially the Helios 44 🖖😁

@GrumpyTim Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Ah yes, I bet there are some really cool details inside that building. I'll get back to doing some vintage lens tests sometime soon, I just got a bit fed up of people constantly telling me that Micro 4/3 was no good and you couldn't tell anything about a lens if you use Micro 4/3 etc etc.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Yeah unfortunately opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one and occasionally they're shitty😂 I always enjoyed your lens videos and look forward to the next one👍

@dannythcook Жыл бұрын

I’ve been using a vintage Minolta 68mm 1.2 and it takes amazing shots. I have an adapter that connects it to my Sony a7iii

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

68mm f1.2? That sounds like a dream lens for me. I'm definitely going to look into that one. Take care mate 🖖

@papazola2247 2 ай бұрын

i choose M42 or M39 lenses because their adapter are far cheaper(its only screw mount) than old FD lens with FD to EOS adaptor (because the adapter itself has clunky mechanical thing that made em expensive)

@josephcurry4891 2 ай бұрын

This is what I'm trying to research right now. I bought a Fotodiox adapter ages ago and recently tried using it again and dropped a lens since the install ring is the same as the aperture ring... it seems I'm sure I'm missing something. I have an AE1 and a Nikkormat so I've been looking at FD and F mount adapters for my 5d. Wasn't sure if there was something less annoying than the fotodiox. But also looking at other lens systems. A friend suggested K lenses.

@nathancarruthers254 Жыл бұрын

Yes, yes and yes again! This is a video I've been waiting for. Alot of people go nuts if you adapt a vintage lens onto a Canon body. I purchased an FD to EF Adapter for my 40d because I have 3 vintage fd lenses at different focal lengths but only have the 1 EF lens. I just can't afford some of the ef lenses that I want and you can pick an fd or vintage lens up for a fraction of the cost. I got a little bit of hate because people saying it shouldn't be done and my images will suffer. But by playing around I've learnt there limits. Like my fd 50mm f1. 4is very soft when wide open so I stop in down by 1 stop and it's superb. Still really sharp. And my fd 70-250 isnt sharp at full zoom when fitted to my 40d but everything else I between is great. It's good to see someone else adapting vintage glass to modern dslrs and getting amazing results!

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Personally I think anyone claiming it shouldn't be done doesn't understand and is missing out. I'd love to see a canon lens render an image like the Helios 44 does wide open, but in reality, there's no canon lens that can. My main system is Sony mirrorless and part of the reason I switched was to easily adapt any lens so I'm all in on trying different lenses and getting results beyond the clinically sharp and lifeless of many modern lenses. The fact that they're using lenses like the Helios in cinema is proof that it's a desirable aesthetic. Ignore the haters, mate and use whatever you want🖖

@ashadowintime7305 Жыл бұрын

these people are idiots it's the opposite: your camera benefits so much from vintage lens with bigger opening rathen than the kit lens that come with it. its a game changer

@Streetsnapper34 Жыл бұрын

What adapter did you get mate?

@nathancarruthers254 Жыл бұрын

@@Streetsnapper34 I got the K&F concepts one mate, I'd read various reviews on this one and the fotodiox one, both were very well rated and had the correction lens in there that gives you infinity focus. Reason I went K&F in the end was simply it was next day delivery and about £5 cheaper. £35 all in from K&F direct (this was a couple of years ago now so could of gone up slightly). I would highly recommend the adapter to anyone.

@Streetsnapper34 Жыл бұрын

@@nathancarruthers254 Thankyou mate I think that’s the one I’m going for ! Was it the one with the optic glass in the middle or just the straight through K&F one

@SchardtCinematic Жыл бұрын

As soon as I knew I wanted to upgrade from Sony mini DV handy cams to using a DSLR for video. I researched alot and decided on the Canon Rebel T3i (600D). I also researched if I could put my old MD mount Minolta lenses with some kind of adapter. I found Fotodiox made them and also for my older Canon FD mount lenses as well. I loved the look of my old lenses on my T3i that I bought in January of 2012. The main reason I did this was because I couldn't afford any other Canon lenses except for the 18-55 kit lens.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Yes! It opens up a whole world of lens possibilities. Vintage lenses are so much fun to use as well as oftentimes producing very unique looks🖖

@SchardtCinematic Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Yes! The organic look I get from my old Minolta and Canon manual lenses are very unique and diffrent from modern lenses. I shoot with Mt Canon R7 now and my Canon 90D. I also have a 5D mark III full frame. But I hardly use it anymore. The R7 is small lighter and more covient plus the video quality is amazing on it. I have the EF to RF adapter so I'm still able to isexmy vintage lenses on it as well.

@mudgie069 Жыл бұрын

I have a load of M42 and Minolta MD mount glass which I often adapt to my cameras. You can also adapt Minolta MC/MD glass to Canon cameras but with the flange difference you have to have an adapter with a piece of glass in the adapter. My favourite vintage lenses are the M42 Jupiter 9, Helios 58mm and my Minolta 58mm f/1.4. I also have a lovely little Sigma 24mm f/28 Super Wide II lens which is lovely :) Nice video as always.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Ooh, that Jupiter 9 has been on my list for a long time😍 I have the Helios 44-2 and 44-M and both have an amazing look to them on FF. M42 is my go-to simply because there are so many great options for the mount, but I also have PK, OM and Nikon F adapters for Sony. Vintage lenses are just fun, aren’t they 🖖😁

@mudgie069 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial I also have an old Canon 200mm f/2.8 fd lens which again can be adapted using an adapter with a piece of glass to allow for the flange distance. That's a lovely old manual lens for around £100 second hand.

@TheDonCucaracho Жыл бұрын

Hey man i made a mistake and bought an MC rokkor 50mm 1.4 for my canon eos camera, without consulting first the adapter situation. I'm afraid I'll lose too much sharpness with the adapter and extra glass, what's your experience on it? I have a t3i, crop sensor, ot it helps

@mudgie069 Жыл бұрын

@@TheDonCucaracho the Minolta's work well on my 5d mark ii considering the is an extra peice of glass in the adapter. I don't have complaints apart from the adapter is more expensive than a funny adapter.

@thegroove2000 Жыл бұрын

Nicenesss.

@nicholasgalliano8541 5 ай бұрын

David, I have been using the setup you recommended - Canon 5D with the Hanimex 28mm. I've taken great shots with it!! Thank you very much for your video!!

@DavidFlowerOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Ah that’s great to hear! Thanks very much for watching 🖖😁

@nicholasgalliano8541 4 ай бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Hi David - I'm wondering about getting a UV filter for the Hanimex. The lens states that it's 55mm diameter. I got a Hama brand (55mm). But the thread just doesn't fit on the lens. It looks as if the thread on the lens is coarser than on the filter. It just doesn't screw on and I don't want to force it to prevent damaging the filter or even the lens. Do you have a compatible UV filter for your own Hanimex lens?? Grateful if you could shed any light on this... Thanks mate.

@DavidFlowerOfficial 4 ай бұрын

@nicholasgalliano8541 I never use a UV filter, but my Hanimex has a 49mm thread🖖

@DjimmyTrovy Жыл бұрын

Never heard of Ria lenses. You should try the Minolta MD f1.4 for A mount. Love this lens.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

After a conversation with @grumpytim a while back we figured it was a Chinon lens from one of their Riaflex line, but I'm still not certain. Thanks for watching 🖖

@skrzypczakpiotr1543 3 ай бұрын

is it possible to assign lens name and focal lenght into camera?, in nikon it is easy menu

@michaelbrown5371 Жыл бұрын

Nice one Dave 👍 Bankside was a good change of location. As you are fully aware of my technical knowledge you won't be surprised to hear I didn't understand a word of your intro 😂

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

One of these days I'm gonna get you to use an old lens WITHOUT AF!!😂 Thanks for watching mate 🖖

@michaelbrown5371 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Without AF? Are you insane! Does such a thing exist 😂

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Haha, believe it or not Manual Focus is real!! Who would have guessed it 🤣

@MrSmileyshaun Жыл бұрын

Great vid thanks 👍 I have a Canon 5D mk 2 and I want to experiment with some M42 lenses but I was told they wouldn’t work as you can’t get Infinity is that not correct?

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

On canon you can get infinity with m42, on Nikon you can’t without a corrective glass element in the adapter. Other mounts may need the corrective element for Canon, but m42 works perfectly 👍

@MrSmileyshaun Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial thanks David really appreciated 😁

@philipslighting8240 Жыл бұрын

I have a lot of excellent M42 Takumar lenses. I dont have a DSLR. Could you recomend a good Used DSLR to look out for. I want to start making use of my old lenses please. Mike.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

To get the most out of the m42 lenses I’d recommend looking at the older full frame options from Canon like the 6D. The adapter for m42-EF is a tiny thing so that keeps the size down. Nikon dslrs are also great but because of the flange distance they require adapters with a corrective glass element which isn’t ideal. Hope that helps, Mike. Thanks for watching 🖖

@philipslighting8240 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Thank you for the advice. Mike.

@inkysteve Ай бұрын

I bought a cheap m42 to ef adapter and it works but the lens controls are 90 degrees off.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Ай бұрын

Yeah I don’t think mine is completely right, but since it’s only aperture and focus rings to deal with I haven’t encountered any problems. Thanks for watching 🖖

@inkysteve Ай бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Thanks, what make is yours?

@DavidFlowerOfficial Ай бұрын

@inkysteve I think it’s either fotodiox or pixco, it’s just a cheap think from Amazon👍

@MrIantodd Жыл бұрын

Wonderful photos! I have a cannon with a crop sensor. Which lens do you recommend?

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Any of the vintage lenses I use work on apsc too, the only real difference is that the lenses with a specific look, like the Helios 44 swirl, will be somewhat reduced. Thanks for watching 🖖

@MrIantodd Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial that's awesome thank you. Which one do you reckon will have the least reduced look in comparison to full frame?

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Oh there are so many, but one that I’ve found to have a fairly consistent look is my Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f2.8👍

@MrIantodd Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial magic, thank you

@nicholasgalliano8541 7 ай бұрын

Hi I'm interested in using your Hanimex 28mm HMC which I've spotted on eBay. I have an M42 lens to EF body adapter for my Canon 5D Classic. I just want to make sure that the lens won't hit the mirror when focused to infinity. Is this the case??? I would be most grateful for you reply. Thanks!

@DavidFlowerOfficial 7 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for watching. I just double checked that it clears the mirror and it does. I took a few shots at infinity to be sure and everything was good 🖖

@nicholasgalliano8541 7 ай бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial that's absolutely brilliant, David!!

@photomukund Жыл бұрын

Do you use the M, AV, or TV mode? I have been using M mode only because for AV the camera cannot read the aperture setting from the lens and neither can I choose it on the body. For TV, the camera cannot adjust the aperture on the camera for the desired shutter speed setting. Is this correct or am I misunderstanding something?

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Yeah I always shoot M mode 👍

@boredgrass Жыл бұрын

...Do you have knowledge wether Minolta MD Lenses would fit?

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

My understanding is that you would need an adapter with a corrective glass element in order to achieve infinity focus with Minolta MD lenses on Canon. Thanks for watching 🖖

@eikotehgrowingmouse Жыл бұрын

seen a 500mm big lens m42 at a thrift store. kinda wish I grabbed. It looked like a telescope lol

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Was it one of those crazy mirror lenses that are like 500mm f8 or so? I'd love to get one of those😁 Thanks for watching 🖖

@eikotehgrowingmouse Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial yea, it was. Was insane to see.

@3DOM65 Жыл бұрын

My smc lens hit the 5d mirror,dovyou have problem.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

No I’ve not experienced that with my m42 mount lenses. I recently borrowed a smc Takumar and used it on my Canon 6D and m4/3 cameras with no issues

@3DOM65 Жыл бұрын

I try the smc A 50/2 and a nikon 35/1.8 afs and they hit the mirror of my 5D,i thing I cannot use anything other than EF lens,wonder how people put in full fram,for apsc is fine.

@jayel27 Жыл бұрын

@@3DOM65 try getting a different adaptor that gives you more space between the mirror and the lens. That might help you. The adaptor used in this video is great because it’s low profile but if you have distance issues a larger adapter might help.

@deepfocusinside4685 11 ай бұрын

@@3DOM65 I have the same problem with some lenses on my 5d classic body as well. You can grind the protuding elements on the back of the lens if you will, but I prefer to look out for lenses which are fine for adapting without these issues. I have some Contax and Zeiss lenses as well as M42 which work fine. The best lens for me so far is the Carl Zeiss Tessar 45/2.8 pancake lens. It makes a nice compact combo for street and everyday photography and is one of the sharpest lenses out there.

@noahhupe1 4 ай бұрын

Hi! One question, do we get the focus confirmation beep with M42 lenses like the Helios? Like I get with Canon glass that I focus manually on the af points.