Nice review👌I am very interested to see the performance of the 80/2 with the Kipon speedboosted adapter, so that the angle of view is closer to what it was originally on 645 film. Any chance you could do a video of that? I'm sure plenty of people would be interested!
@@HeritageFocus Love to see a comparison with this and the Mitakon 1.4. Slightly unfair, but that lens does get mad props considering its price. Aesthetically no comparison, but that of course means little... it's the final image that counts... :)
Cool video's I'm shooting the full Contax 645 set on my GFX except the 350. Just got the KIPON AF speedbooster which made it even better love the combo
Thank you for the great, and very helpful, review! I already have the Steelsring II adapter, which I purchased some time ago at the same time that I purchased the 120mm ƒ4.0 makro. I have been wanting to get the 80mm for a long time, but it seemed that all the nice ones were over $3,000; too much for me. Your Target Price made me feel much better about the one I purchased today on eBay. I found an 80mm in near mint condition for $2,138, delivered, from a store in Japan. I think it's the same store that I got the 120mm from. But anyway, I know I have purchased from them before. I had the GF110mm for a while, but I found that I rarely used it. It was too heavy to carry around, and it made an annoying noise all the time. I think it had something to do with the AF motor constantly checking on things.
Would be nice to show compassion with the native lenses. It is not a cheap solution so should be much better than GF 80mm f1.7 to make it worthwhile IMHO.
You can pick up a brand new GF 80mm f/1.7 for $1,850. Paying twice that for character you could pretty easily add with post-processing (or with the amazing Fuji simulations) doesn't seem sensible -- not that I don't love old-glass character! What am I missing?
Agreed! It's a great lens, but one really needs to value that particular look and character. From my research, it's mainly portrait / wedding photographers who value this and use it as a differentiator in their images / look. If you're just going to go on a vacation or shoot around town, the 80 1.7 is probably the way to go.
@@thebitterfig9903 i went there and came back to the C645 body with digital backs. i dont like the BSI sony sensors, they have some weird look to my eyes. autofocus improves alot on the gfx system but i dont use autofocus anyway
Nice review👌I am very interested to see the performance of the 80/2 with the Kipon speedboosted adapter, so that the angle of view is closer to what it was originally on 645 film. Any chance you could do a video of that? I'm sure plenty of people would be interested!
Thank you! That adapter is pretty expensive, so unless Kipon wants to send me a loaner, probably not any time soon. :(
Amazing lens! I'd easily take it over the Fuji because I rate character over clinical perfection.
Thanks for taking the time to watch! I could definitely understand that, it's something special for sure!
Stunning looking lens...
Agreed! Though the adapter kind of ruins the look, but not much to be done about that, I suppose! :)
@@HeritageFocus Love to see a comparison with this and the Mitakon 1.4. Slightly unfair, but that lens does get mad props considering its price. Aesthetically no comparison, but that of course means little... it's the final image that counts... :)
Thanks for all of this, I've got alot of medium format lenses and going to get a gfx body soon.
Cool video's I'm shooting the full Contax 645 set on my GFX except the 350. Just got the KIPON AF speedbooster which made it even better love the combo
Awesome, sounds like a blast! Thanks for watching! :)
Im going to buy 45mm f2.8, what can you say about that lens?
Thank you for the great, and very helpful, review! I already have the Steelsring II adapter, which I purchased some time ago at the same time that I purchased the 120mm ƒ4.0 makro. I have been wanting to get the 80mm for a long time, but it seemed that all the nice ones were over $3,000; too much for me. Your Target Price made me feel much better about the one I purchased today on eBay. I found an 80mm in near mint condition for $2,138, delivered, from a store in Japan. I think it's the same store that I got the 120mm from. But anyway, I know I have purchased from them before. I had the GF110mm for a while, but I found that I rarely used it. It was too heavy to carry around, and it made an annoying noise all the time. I think it had something to do with the AF motor constantly checking on things.
More, more ,-) Thanks a lot!
Working on it!! :) Thanks again for watching!!
Is it there similar lenses with this characteristics? Thanks.
hello, have you tested the autofocus in low light?
Would be nice to show compassion with the native lenses. It is not a cheap solution so should be much better than GF 80mm f1.7 to make it worthwhile IMHO.
You can pick up a brand new GF 80mm f/1.7 for $1,850. Paying twice that for character you could pretty easily add with post-processing (or with the amazing Fuji simulations) doesn't seem sensible -- not that I don't love old-glass character! What am I missing?
Agreed! It's a great lens, but one really needs to value that particular look and character. From my research, it's mainly portrait / wedding photographers who value this and use it as a differentiator in their images / look. If you're just going to go on a vacation or shoot around town, the 80 1.7 is probably the way to go.
I bet there are some number of folks with Contax systems wondering if it’s worth switching to GFX bodies.
Good point.@@thebitterfig9903
You’re missing the part with post-processing.
@@thebitterfig9903 i went there and came back to the C645 body with digital backs. i dont like the BSI sony sensors, they have some weird look to my eyes.
autofocus improves alot on the gfx system but i dont use autofocus anyway
Great video structure, but the background music is making it hard to watch.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the feedback, will turn that down next video! :)
"autofocus is useable" yeah try that on a C645 body