Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! For what it's worth, in my opinion what photography does is present a metaphor for reality (whatever reality is!); the idea that it somehow captures what is actually out there is not entirely accurate. All photo gear gives different results, and renders the image differently, and there are conscious choices involved in every step. The idea that one image is more accurate or true than another is to miss the point. Just my opinion of course, no doubt others will differ! Thanks for watching.

@@zenography7923 With my previous gear (Sony A6000 + Sigma 30mm F1.4) I was one of those a bit more interested (not obsessed) in sharpness (landscape, cityscape, architecture - it require sharpness), however when I sold my Sony gear I bought Nikon Z50 and that sistem does not have many affordable prime lenses, so I began to watch some reviews about the vintage lenses. It is truth that they have flaws, but, everybody was talking about the special character they have (including you), so I bought: Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-s and when I compared it with Nikon Z 50mm F1.8S it was obvious that the new lens wins against the old in all departments (loses only in size and weight), but the character - well that's something different. The new Z mount lens is clinically sharp, even more than enough, but it kind of lacked character. The old lens however what it lacked in sharpness has in character, that convinced me to sell the Z mount lens and not only to keep the old one (it is sharp enough!), but I bought another 2 lenses: Nikon Nikkor 28mm F2.8 Ai and NIKON SERIES E 100mm F2.8 Ai-s - three lenses for the price of one and some change for the 4-th! :)

funny!

:)

Absolutely right!!

you know nothing Paul B 😂😂

Somebody: "Here, take this awesome new lens" Jon Zenography Snow: "I don't want it"

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I use vintage glass on my Sony a7 99.9% of the time - I've hardly used the kit lens at all.

I'd love an X-E3. Maybe I'll swap the X-T3 for one!

Many thanks for your kind remarks, I'm glad the videos seem to be improving - practice makes perfect I guess, or at least a bit better! Do try the Zuiko 1.4 on your XT3, it's a fantastic lens and a personal favourite. Thanks again!

Thanks!

Hope you're enjoying it! Thanks for watching.

Nice!

The I61 is probably the best value lens in the world! Hope you're enjoying it, and thanks for watching!

It's a very cool lens, no doubt about it!

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I've used the Industar 26 on digital, and although it's said to be a little less contrasty than the I-61, personally I couldn't tell the difference. Thanks again.

That 1.8's a great little lens!

It's by far my favorite lens

Helios 58 mm F2, not 50 mm F2

I have a Konica Hexanon lens... 40mm 1.8, love it. I need an actual mount adapter for it, but for my E-620 I was actually able to unscrew the mounting pins and just kind of "fit" it in. I have to hold the lens in place to keep it from rotating when I change focus, but the images actually come out pretty great! Any links to a good Micro4/3 adapter?

Thanks for watching, hope you're enjoying the Helios!

All stills and video were shot with the sony a7 mark 1

That sounds like a really interesting project!

Agree. I have that lens and want to put it on a Fujifilm X-T3. Can't wait, stunning lens

Agreed, the Zuiko 1.4 is lovely; I've used one quite a lot lately and am very pleased with the results. The silver nose version is said to be less sharp than the black nose, but I haven't noticed any difference whatever. Thanks for watching.

Zenography I actually prefer the chrome nose look and like yourself I haven't noticed any discernible difference. I wondered if it would be possible to showcase another five lenses as a follow up

@@camerarover7124 There are a couple more lens videos in the pipeline, stay tuned! Thanks for watching!

J'espere que vous enjoyez les objectifs - et aussi que mon Francais est bien!

@@zenography7923 its alright haha

I always try to go for KMZ lenses if I can, they seem to have had the better quality control and consistency

I really like the Industar 50, it's a bit slow but very sharp, with really good colour rendition. The non-collapsible version must be one of the ugliest lenses in the world though! The Mir 1 is very nice indeed, with a bit of swirl if you like that kind of thing, which personally I do. Big fan of the Pancolar 1.8 and have heard very good things about the Takumars, but have never used one. Glad you enjoyed the video - thanks for watching!

Me too, great glass!

Me too! I was able to salvage a Jupiter 8 from a Kiev rangefinder and add a Fuji adaptor. Beautiful glass!

The f2 is said to be the nicer lens, but I can't comment as I haven't used it. Its reputation, though, is excellent!

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it - and thanks for subscribing!

You're welcome @@zenography7923

Hi Mike, you need to use the so called 'Contax grip', a configuration of fingers that would be difficult to explain in words! If you google Contax grip you will find what you need. Thanks for watching!

Agreed, the smaller sensor crops the image, giving a magnification - which decreases the (effective) minimum focus distance. So on M43, the effective MFD of this lens becomes 15cm.

I hope the search is going well!

Very odd indeed, that definitely shouldn't happen. What kind of adaptor are you using?

Thanks I bought a homyword adapter off Amazon - m42 to m4/3

The 8m won’t mount easily on your camera as it’s Conrad mount - you’ll be far better off with an L39 mount Jupiter 8 and an LTM to m43 adaptor.

@@zenography7923 ughh i had that feeling but it was so cheap i went for it anyways.. there does seem to be contax to m4/3rds ..im sure there is still a chance it can work no?

You need an L39 to e--mount adaptor; there are loads of them on ebay and amazon for around 10 pounds or so. And I'm glad you like the vocals, thanks!

Glad you like the I61, it's a nice little lens, but it would be great to get that little bit closer!

The industar 61 l/z, similar lens in m42 focuses a lot closer.. 30cm.

In optical terms, what is the difference between the Industar 26 and the 61?

Do you mean which adaptor? If so, I use only the so called 'dumb' adaptors - a simple metal tube with the appropriate mounts at each end - cheaply available on ebay. As for filters, I keep a UV filter on the lens, but only to stop damage to the front element.

I use so called 'dumb' adaptors for all my vintage lenses - a simple metal tube with a Sony e-mount at the camera end, and the mount for whatever lens I'm using at the lens end. So, to use an Olympus Zuiko lens on your Sony, you'll need an OM mount to e-mount adaptor. Or, if you're using an M42 lens, you'll need an M42 to e-mount adaptor, and so on. Hope that's of some help!

@@zenography7923 Thanks very much for the quick reply

The AI and AI-s lenses allow you to read the aperture setting in the viewfinder of a Nikon film camera, but the speedbooster wouldn't permit this as the all manual lens can't transmit this info to a digital camera - you'll have to look at the aperture dial on the lens.

Wondering the same thing, Many options on eBay and it’s confusing

Thanks so much!

Yes, they will mount, but bear these points in mind: 1. Never collapse a collapsible lens when on your digital camera body, 2. Be careful with lenses like the Jupiter 12 with a protruding rear element - this one won't mount.

@@zenography7923 Thanks.The Jupiter 12 is a wide-angle lens,i had one,but i sold it.

It's to do with the smaller sensor of the mft system. The sensor receives the central part of the image from the lens, not (as it does on full frame or 35mm film) the whole image. Therefore, for any given lens to subject distance, the mft image will always appear magnified. The actual focal length of the lens, and the minimum focus distance is of course unchanged, but the effective focal length is doubled, and effective minimum focus distance is halved. Hope that makes sense, and thanks for watching.

This is a strange one! If one lens focusses well on your M9 then the others should do too. Does the problem occur with Russian lenses? Which have you tried?

@@zenography7923 Thank you so much for your reply. I had an Industar-26M that was close, but focus was off and I also tried a Canon Serenar 85mm and that focus was not coupled. What I'd really like to understand (I can read up more on it if I know which is the culprit), is HOW a rangefinder lens couples with the RF view to sync focus and what can make it not work. I'd like to try several of the Russian lenses you recommend, but want to figure out this problem first. I got a 50mm Nikkor HC F2 and that focuses perfectly. Thanks again and I hope you are doing well.

Filter size for the front cap is 40.5mm, though I'm not sure if this refers to the outer diameter or the inner. The rear cap is L39.

@@zenography7923 I watch so many of your video clips I forgot which one I asked the question on....lol....was going to delete it, after turning computer off I measured it...lol....lol,....thank you for your help

Not a dumb question at all - it depends which DSLR and which lens. Nikons can't mount many vintage lenses due to their flange distance; I know that Olympus lenses will mount on Canon bodies - which camera are you using?

@@zenography7923 I’m planning to get a canon 800D. The vintage lenses are very cheap and i thought it might be fun to try them out instead of spending $$$ on modern lenses.

Thanks for the suggestion - if I find some at a reasonable price I'll review them!

Zenography thanks. Look forward to it

Yes, you absolutely can!

I'll certainly give it some thought. What is it you're not sure about?

@@zenography7923 @Zenography Why the different lengths, really. Mainly because I've had a Canon 1100D for years and could use an M42 lens with a cheap adapter that added virtually no length and worked fine but recently upgraded to a Sony a6000 (in part because of your video on it :) ) and all my research led me to longer adapters. I remembered you saying the great thing about mirrorless is how close the sensor is to the lens and how much easier and compact that made using vintage lenses, so the added length was a bit confusing. I have done some more research since my first comment, and found out about Flange Focal Distance and Infinity Focus, and that there's only a 1mm difference in FFD between a Canon EF mount and an M42 mount so that's probably why I didn't need a longer adapter before? And that the reason mirrorless makes this easier is because of the smaller FFD, meaning there's a lot more choice of lenses and no need to use an adapter with corrective elements? Also, I read that despite the added length, the focal length remains the same? Again, I'm assuming this is because the adapter actually sets the lens at the correct FFD. It seems after finding the right article things became a bit clearer, but maybe there's still something to learn :)

That czj is wonderful - I shoot all my videos with it on m43, and use it for day to day photography on full frame. I don't know the Fuji x lens, but that czj takes some beating!

Done!

@@zenography7923 Thanks! As long time vinyl collector, not sure if this is a healthy economically path😅.

I've heard that's a very nice lens indeed, would love to try one. Ah well, maybe some day...

Very good lens. Do try one you will like it@@zenography7923

I got it for my G7

That's Awesome @@HansBaier

Hi, you're right that very wide angle lenses don't work quite as well on digital as they do on film, but should be fine up to about 25mm or so. I've had no problems so far but I haven't tried any ultra wide angles. And I don't think your English is bad at all - far better than my Russian! Spasiba!

HI there, the Jupiter 8 (and almost all other rangefinder lenses) will easily adapt to the Sony A7, and all other mirrorless cameras. All you need is an M39 to E Mount adapter - available very cheaply on ebay. Problem solved! The Jupiter is a great little lens, hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching!

i use a sony to m42 helicoid adapter, and cut smal parts of the lens bottom to fit it into the helicoid 17- 35 mm , adding hotclue to it makes it hold forever otherwise, drill a hole in a film camera hood cap m42 and attach it to the bottom of the lense ( www.ebay.com/itm/Brass-M42-NEX-17-31mm-Macro-Helicoid-Adapter-for-M42-Lens-to-Sony-E-NEX-3-5-6-7/282614612907?hash=item41cd24c3ab:g:5XIAAOSwxk9ZlcHm&enc=AQADAAAB4KX%2FKt4E1xf3SDqEdBclaYbcx2KDAnXgjaasl9iQBazAczjbCzYlSTov7PNPmVgSUepn5u3IYfAtfj9MYKyXbEBJYJ2C%2FMzMxuPlwkGIwOM7pxY1Z%2FGE1XvGQSVvsWtxeqv6zEriB%2FvQ1YelKpn7NgHlgkyelBEqGSFG3UIsN3g8dNkpM7i%2Bs2Sii%2B0iBll%2B8ngRZUNeBq1zUQl2Ssp7GeEx7urstifO1kt9aRXk77Rlb4SjQX73WowZGJezqDUFyGYsCuiIY9QRn5K8%2BDY5KYplDoOrzoQcMIszbFzXDLJKEsGlfGrhvORp9BjgdIeJiuvu8hEyRs%2BhotQ%2BTt6YM3d8xxnCtsPsSDz9zOB8qnNrjw1ncGHoK4P6xA3zhflq5MpY0ZmPRhZ3V7pOrDj2YKO0XvkHQCuocz3S%2FIs6uJPV8Wq%2FQ5VVPjwqN9u%2FaxLZDLBIJCzaGDdrpc0BVivb4UpiLSNW1x3JjdZdzGjlxUhVAAVBaFPUlXPD2oHifgfBto7YKj8NCXbf2j5C04FiI8x%2F8y%2BUYqY30MwIcNf%2BdWB%2BPiRd1ZGfQyHbiapgMp8whs9ajF1%2BndxleO60DEkEPX1X8SVoHjD7LhW%2BQC92QpP1E1GJVzACYekVfoWJUQk7Zg%3D%3D&checksum=2826146129079ed9bc52f6bb48579c5913b59c3e1f44 )

i forgot this is a second part of my input www.ebay.com/itm/UK-M42-NEX-Lens-Adapter-For-M42-Lens-To-Sony-E-Mount-NEX6-NEX3/273755556046?hash=item3fbd1a48ce:g:jagAAOSwfbRbWpjw

and a 3. part to my input, you can transform the lens to a m42, drill a hole in this m42 body cover, and its now a m42 lens www.ebay.de/itm/2pcs-set-M42-Screw-Lens-Body-Cover-Cap-for-Pentax-Camera-42mm-Screw-Lens-Cap/173664217191?hash=item286f31a867:g:V6sAAOSwuQhb~OBR

maybe this will do, its an adapter from russian rangefinder mount to sony mirrorless, its made by russian ebay seller, they do this diy adapter by combining the camera flange into a leica m39 to sony e adapter www.ebay.de/itm/Contax-Rangefinder-RF-CRF-Objektiv-Adapter-fur-Sony-E-NEX-A7-A7R-NEX-5T-A6000/172310305677?hash=item281e7e9b8d:g:EScAAOSwgQ9Vh5k5

Oh sorry man - this was an early video and I've probably got a bit better technically since then - are the later ones any better?

Unfortunately not - the 540 power shot is a bridge camera, whose lenses can't be interchanged.

I used L39, M42 and OM to emount - all available on ebay...

Which adaptor and lens can I use for my Sony nex 6

And which lenses can I use for the fotodiox pro lens mount. I’m lookin for good lenses I don’t know a lot about camera yet I’m interested in vintage look though

There are so many on the market, I use K&F E-mount to mount my 40 year old Minolta MD/MCs for my NEX5/A6000/A7M3, it all depends what old lenses you want to use. All combinations are theoretically possible

NEX cameras are all E-Mount

You may have got a bad copy there - it's usually very sharp!

It's a funny thing, you're not the first person to say that! Glad you found it relaxing.

I could easily fall asleep to videos or audio of you chatting about camera stuff. Not that what you’re saying is boring but just that I find it so relaxing!

I have a Vivitar badged 28/2.8 mf'd by Komine in Nikon F mount. My understanding is that Vivitar had 2 or 3 manufacturers making this lens & that quality did vary depending on which lens maker made the lens. The Komine - my understanding - is supposed to be the most desirable. All in all, a decent lens.

Hope you're enjoying it!

@@zenography7923 thanks. btw, enjoyed your video.

The weight comes from the fact that they're made entirely of metal, unlike many of today's lenses that feature a lot of plastic. I do wonder how long some modern glass will last, the kit lens on my Panasonic GH2 being a case in point - a nice lens, but feels very fragile...

The 24mm is very sought after, and reputedly a very nice lens too. I'd keep it!

Zenography thanks but a month later it was sold. I searched everywhere and could not find much about the lens.. oh well.

Thanks!

I use a Sony a7 mark 1 for all the shots on the channel, unless otherwise stated.

Maybe you'll find another one someday - and perhaps a bargain might come your way! Thanks for looking in.

@@zenography7923 I hope so too. Thanks!

@@zenography7923 have you used the Hexanon 28mm 3.5? I am looking for a nice 28mm for using in my Fuji X pro 1.

I agree. Maybe more towards documentaries

The J8 is one of the nicest lenses I know!

Two of my favourites, for sure.

I love these too. Both really good for theatre photography, characterful bokeh and also picked up an industar L/D in Lithuania for 10 euro. Absolutely gorgeous lens and even better than the standard zebra one in terms of center sharpness and has its own character

:)

What makes you think it's fake? It's the only one I've got!