Vintage Film lenses are Great for Micro Four Thirds

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These lenses are Awesome for Micro Four Thirds
After revisiting my vintage lenses since I started using Micro Four Thirds , I've found that some of them are pretty awesome!
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@user-lc9wv6ti4h Жыл бұрын

I am a boy who dreams of becoming a photographer. I respect you!👍👍

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

You got this! Thanks for watching 🖖

@michalsiegel6717 Жыл бұрын

The great thing about the reduction length is you can also use 1.4x teleconverter. Last time I tried Yashica 50/1.7 + TC1.4 and I was surprised by the image quality. It could almost match my Leica 42.5/1.2 or 200/2.8 lenses! Some of the vintage lens had outstanding quality back then.

@mikejankowski6321 Жыл бұрын

Lovely images. With a good eye and worthy subjects you can make compelling photos with just about any lens one way or another. Good job matching their strengths to your intents. It proves you can do nice work on a budget too.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. I feel like there’s been too much emphasis on clinical sharpness in lenses which oftentimes results in flat, lifeless images. These older lenses with their coatings and quirks can really make an image pop🖖

@Readbetweenthelines1 Жыл бұрын

Like it! Thanks for the headsup.

@paulmcwilliams8641 Жыл бұрын

You might consider getting a four thirds lens for use with your Micro 4/3 gear. An EM1 will single autofocus them too, thanks to its phase detect array. I have an Olympus 50 - 200 f2.8-3.5 for photgraphing wildlife in woodland plus a Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro, which gives me a 300m equivilant, producing a good working distance with dragonflies. There is lots of Olympus four thirds glass, which is really high quality. I use a dedicated cheap adapter with each lens, gluing them on with a glue gun, as the locking pin has a loose fit and can temporarily disable autofocus.

@alexSpunkt. Жыл бұрын

Feels like spring! Great shots 🖖🏻

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

It’s still a bit dead and brown in many places, but there are signs spring is coming. I’m looking forward to it 🖖

@rosscrichton8584 Жыл бұрын

Thanks David, I like your thinking, and of course, your results. Ross

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ross. Have a great day 🖖

@kcphotogeek6207 Жыл бұрын

Lumix 30mm macro is fantastic and because it’s underrated can be picked up for under 200EUR great all round travel prime. The Pentax M 50mm F1.4 is great for portraits on MFT, that can be found for less than 50eur has lovely bokeh

@bigrobotnewstoday1436 Жыл бұрын

There are extension tubes that work with the Olympus 45mm f1.8 for macro. Also you can use those tubes on older manual lens. A good all arounder is the Olympus 12-50mm it has macro not true macro but I've used it as weddings for ring photos. I also have the Panasonic 30mm and Olympus 30mm and the Olympus 60mm for macro. For weddings now I use the 60mm the most. I know there is that new 90mm macro from Olympus I'm not going to get it just because I only do macro for ring photos at weddings.

@1957PLATO Жыл бұрын

You need to look for a used Olympus 60 mm f 2.8, I am in love with this bugger and not a macro shooter.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

After doing some research I’ve put that lens on my list because it looks amazing. I watched some Robin Wong videos and loved some of the insect shots he got with it👍

@GrumpyTim Жыл бұрын

The shots from the 200 are fantastic David - I tend to find the longer old budget lenses work really well for the close work like that (when I say close, obviously I don't mean macro close, because the minimum focus distance is huge) - I'm less of a fan when shooting over a long distance because they just aren't as good as a modern lens, that said, for video they seem to throw you straight into the 70s with the look of the image so it's not all bad. As for the 28, I love using 28s on my Micro 4/3 cameras, they're brilliant, and I can change the feel of a shot/video clip by selecting a different one from my collection. Hanimex didn't have that much prestige in the name and the lenses were made by whoever, but bung them on a cropped sensor and you've got a cool and fun lens to play with - I find the ones with the macro...ish capabilities really useful.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Yeah using these lenses on m43 has been great. I have a vivitar 28mm but I don’t have a Pentax k adapter yet. Eager to give that a go though. That 200mm isn’t terrible at all for about £20-25 and having that great ibis in the Olympus makes it very usable. I’m itching to get out with them again on the em1 mkii to see how they do with 4k video. Thanks for watching, Tim🖖

@GrumpyTim Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Yeah, although not expensive, it still adds up when you want adapters for M42, Canon MD, Pentax K, Contax Yashica, Nikon etc etc. I'm quite fond of old 135mm lenses, there's plenty of them out there for little more than free if you're lucky and they're quite a nice focal length to use.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

I have 2 135mm lenses at the moment and they’re some of my favourite to use on FF. I think now I’m firmly in m43 I’m going to buy the adapters like I did for Sony👍

@jacquesnel8384 7 ай бұрын

David you should try a Tokina 100mm F2.8 Macro with a Nikon adapter on M4/3. I have been amazed by the macro images I can get on an Olympus EM10.iii. That is one of my favorite lenses on Nikon Full Frame as well.

@DavidFlowerOfficial 7 ай бұрын

I love lenses in that range on FF. I’ll take a look and do a bit of research. Thanks for watching 🖖

@joei4ever Жыл бұрын

could you make a tutorial how to make such sharp photos. Mine are allways sofft and lack sharpness. ANd I Have EM-5 with 12-40 pro lens, 25mm 1.8, etc, its not the gear

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Yeah I could look into making something like that. I’ve already started making some tutorial type videos so I’ll add that to the list🖖

@michaelnation1654 Жыл бұрын

What was the vintage 28mm f2.8 (brand etc.) that you where shooting with?

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

It’s a Hanimex 28mm f2.8 for m42 mount👍

@JohnJones-nb6wn Жыл бұрын

The 7artisans 60mm f2.8 macro lens i use quite a good lens

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

I like some of the modern manual lenses like the ttartisan trio I had for Sony, but I’ve never actually tried the 7artisans lenses🖖

@JohnJones-nb6wn Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial they are well worth trying.

@williammoskovitz7772 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Perhaps I missed something. Which lenses are you using for this video..IE brand ?

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

Just cheap m42 lenses from eBay. It was just about vintage lenses in general. The ones I used were a Hanimex 28mm f2.8 and I think the 200mm f4.5 is a Sunagor branded but I can’t be sure.

@williammoskovitz7772 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Thanks for responding !!!

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

No problem, William. Thanks for watching 🖖

@luzr6613 Жыл бұрын

Hola. I want to ask you - in your vintage experimentation, have you strayed beyond primes and tried out any vintage zooms? Personally, i have an irrational aversion to vintage zooms... but (or because) they're so inexpensive compared to the good primes. Any thoughts on this? Cheers.

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

I have a couple, one of which I still have a video about from maybe 3 years ago. It’s a Soligor 80-200 and apart from it being a right chunk of a lens is actually pretty good. Another I have is a bit of an oddball, a 40-80 f 2.8-4 macro with a push/pull focus thingy. A pain to use but surprisingly sharp. Both of these lenses were super cheap, I think I made a big deal about the Soligor being under £15 in the video🖖

@luzr6613 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Well, that'd be the first of your vids i've watched where you're not stomping around the streets... glad to see you had it in ya! I genuinely liked the aesthetic of the images too - both composition and production. sdfg: (if you're wondering what that means - i just stuck my hand between two of my cats who'd started to fight, got slashed, and when i looked back at the screen, that was just there. I'm leaving it because it's automatic writing - something from my sub-conscious - and as such must be profound). Anyway, great vid with lots of laughs and congrats on scoring 52 subscribers and a bargain zoom. Off to shoot in a Rhododendron forest in the morning... i'll be trying to channel ya. All the best!

@DavidFlowerOfficial Жыл бұрын

@luzr6613 Haha, cats and auto writing, I’m all for it😂 At that point in time I remember the thought of 100 subs was mental. Enjoy your day, mate🖖