The COOLEST Vintage Fisheye Lens || PENTAX TAKUMAR 17mm Fisheye F4
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- In this video I review the COOLEST Vintage Fisheye lens I own, the SMC Takumar 17mm FISHEYE F4.
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Just when I thought I was done adding to my Takumar collection . . .
I know that's what I said when I started 2019....added the 17mm Fisheye and the 50mm macro F4....curious to see what 2020 brings :)
I did some research and found out that there were another lens with exactly the same optical formula: Pentax fish-eye f4 17mm (Pentax K mount), produced around 10 years later. It has some improvements, including better SMC, built-in shade and more internal filters. According to reviews, it's very sharp, contrasty and colourful.
Sadly, it's also expensive and hard to find.
I wanted to thank you for the high quality reviews on these old lenses. I've been watching for a couple years now and have since grabbed a Takumar 50, 35, and recently this 17, thanks to your recommendations. Keep up the good stuff Mark!
Thanks for the kind words John, I still don’t use this lens all too often but when I do I looooove it
As a Takumar fan, I APPROVE of this video! That shot with your daughter, what a special moment! Wonderful video Mark.
Good to know! It was a special moment, so happy my bro in law captured it. Also got to meet my niece for the first time, but not everybody needs to know everything ;).
Breakfast pie, coffee, and a new Mak Holtz video... the best way to start my weekend!
Mmmm breakfast pie and coffee! I'm kind of sick of me so I can do without that for a bit ;). Hope you have a great weekend Aaron!
Nice vid as always! I've been eyeing up this lens for a while and might just have to take the plunge now. Thanks for showing what it is capable of. Great shot with your daughter, fantastic stuff. A beautiful part of the world too.
It’s a lot of fun! If you can get one at a good price, go for the SMC if you can find that one over the regular fisheye.
Your reviews are always so inspiring man. The amount of work you put into them must be huge. I love the choice of music too. I use Epidemic Sound music too, but never in such cool way! Appreciate the creativity and time you put into these. Keep at it! 👍👍👍
Means the world coming from you mate, thanks! The key to music IMHO is to change it up often. New music for a new paragraph of the video. Makes it feel more integrated and less "padding".
I'm going to do a video on it soon, just need to get a record player ;)
Great video Mark! I love fisheye lenses and own too many of them. My fave, oddly enough, is my Lomography Experimental Fisheye lens. It's plastic and soft as all get out, but I love the lo-fi look I can get with it, and it also has a built-in shutter so you can do in-camera double exposures in bulb mode.
Thanks for sharing Mark... really nice photos! Be well and stay encouraged!!!
Thanks Jacob!
Like all of your videos Mark ! you put lots of heart and dedication thanks for that !
Thank you kindly! I try to :) Videos at the core are emotional to some degree, even if it's just a lens review :)
looks great! thank you for the review!
My pleasure mate! Fun lens!
That photo with your daughter, wow! so happy for you guys!
Thanks! Ya that one is special.
This video is awesome as always. Keep it going Mark 👍
Thanks mate! :)
I shot a lot of skateboarding with this lens back in the 90s. Picked it up at a camera swap for $50. That was until a board hit it and bent the focus ring in place. Great lens.
So, fisheye on a full frame? Yay or nay? Time code references for those short on time below GO!
TIMECODE REFERENCES:
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Lens Specs
1:40 Convex Shape on front lens element?
2:05: Built in Filters?
2:33: What is moving in the lens reflection?
2:56: Optical Quality and Image/Video examples
6:05: Go NORTH to capture some Stars (some of the falling)
6:40: Astro Examples
7:36: APS-C Crop sensor image examples
8:12: Special GUEST!!!!
8:34: Music credits (this is a new thing, respecting the artists who’s songs I use)
Mark Holtze, I bought this on a whim when I went in for a super takumar 1.4/50.... all your fault. What do I do with it?
Those night shots... JUST WOW.
Ya, this lens really surprised me for the ASTRO stuff! The moonless night definitely helped plus the northern ontario setting! (Away from the light pollution) :)
That yellow dude at the end was fun.
Great video.
lol, thanks Roman. Ya I wanted to see how he looked on camera, been hiding out in the basement for awhile. ;)
I bet your daughter giggled!
Just, the other day, got myself a fisheye lens. No Takumar, but for my m4/3 camera. For many many years, those fisheyes were nothing but an expensive gimmick. But warming up to them by going the action cam route, I quite like the look now. Especially since with a lens like this, you can set the focus yourself. Most action cams, especially budget ones, are fix focus... So now a whole lot of possibilities are opening up... I'm so happy I now have one to play and experiment with. Like said in the video, having fun with photography is essential.
Been re-watching a lot of the Beastie Boys video and I forgot how much they influenced the wide angle lens back in the 90's for me. So cool getting back into it again! So many cool things you can do with it when used appropriately!
Superb review. Takumar pixie dust makes images that pop and have magical plasticity. Yours is the only review I have seen of this lens and it looks just fine!
Totally! Tak pixie dust 😂
Absolutely awesome!! What a great piece on an awesome lens! Thank you!
Thanks Kyle! My pleasure mate! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Awesome review my man really cool vintage lens. That's the first one I seen with built-in filters. I reviewed the 28th mm on my channel a few months ago I couldn't find fault with it. Dude you're the only channel I've seen with their own neon logo, you're the boss I reckon
Thanks mate! Ya that logo light is great, practical, branding and very functional as a background or key light source. Best $280 I’ve ever spent ;
Didn’t realize you are from Toronto! Love your videos! Your reviews on vintage lenses have been very helpful to my vintage lens collection. Thanks!
Thanks mate! You in the area as well?
Great video again, Mark!
Thank you Sam!
A very nicely made video Mark ! I am inspired to take out my 18mm f11 Takumar fisheye after seeing this video !!
I can’t part with it even though I don’t use it often.
As usual, excellent video Mark👌. You answered my question! I need this little gem for astro pix, and in my collection of Takumar objectives
It's fantastic little lens, especially if you can get over the distortion...but I guess you don't buy a fisheye if you don't want the distortion ;)
Thanks mate!
Thanks, Mark, for the review! And the outro is very funny )))
Thanks for watching Daniel!
The perfect amount of weird to come away from the airport too. Just back from hols and totally wish I had this to get some weird and wonderful snaps by the pool!!
Also, the Astro photography is UNREAL!! Truly amazing.
Hope you had a nice trip mate. Feeing rested and relaxed for the next jaunt.
Mark Holtze thanks dude. Was amazing, sad to be home and not in the sun anymore. But looking forward to getting back on the wagon.
Love the video Mark! Always been a fan of the weird and wonderful! 😝
Thanks Mason! Same, good lens choice if you're doing a peephole cutaway ;). "I can see you through the reverse peephole". Seinfeld quote, not sure you guys got much of that out there.
WOW loads of image in that lens what an awsome lens. Filters to. Wicked.
Ya it opens up the world in front of you. There is no room in that dingy and it made it feel like a mini titanic ;)
I cant wait to see more vintage lenses from you.I think I suffer from lens acquisition syndrome. I bought an Olympus 0M 80-200mm F4.5, a Tamron 70-150mm F3.5 FD fit, a Pentacon 135mm F2.8 M42 and a Canon FD 28mm F2.8 and all from used items shops and a heritage centre very recently. Shopping for vintage lenses in real life rather than online is more exciting.
Totally!!!! Waaaaaaay more fun! We have “the big one” happening here Pct 27, can’t wait!! Treasure hunting!
Thanks Tim, glad to see we share the same love for these lenses!
I owned one of these for some time, undisputable unmatched performer it is.
It really is a great lens! Glad I was able to find one in such good condition.
Well, this is the first time I see filters build into the lens. Pretty damn cool, if you ask me!
Ya I had no idea and I was like what are these numbers. UV flirter on the main lens. I guess they did that because you can’t really mount any additional filters on it.
I have been using the PENTAX TAKUMAR 17mm Fisheye F4 on my FujiFilm X-T3 that has been converted to a monochromatic sensor. The built in filters work great on this setup. I am picking up a new PENTAX K3 MKIII Monochromatic body next week and will be testing them on it.
That’s awesome!!
Great review as always.
Thanks James!
Thanks to you , I been buying vintage lenses
I’m so sorry mate ;)...hope you are having as much fun as me 🙌
Love your videos. I'm not a particularly big fan of the fish eye look but you've proven that it can be advantageous for certain shots.
Ya, people either love it or hate it. If it wasn't a takumar I probably would have left it alone, but it is so I got it. ;) Thanks Kevin!
@@MarkHoltze trust me! I have a FULL set of pristine Canon FD lenses and would probably buy their fisheye if I found it in mint condition at a good price. It's a lovely addiction, collecting and using vintage lenses.
@@kevindiossi FD's!!!!! What IS it about these things that make them so collectable anyway?
@@MarkHoltze I think it's the variety and build quality. FD lensee remained mostly unchanged optically from 1971-1987, however, their build design differs dramatically. The classic breech lock lenses are all metal construction tanks and the nFD lenses from the '80s are lightweight plastic lenses that have also held up very well too. The value is tremendous as well. For instance my 135mm f/2.5 S.C. lens cost me $52 and looks like it's fresh out of the box. I've used it multiple times for paid shoots and love it. It's heavy...but beautifully sharp. Current favorites are my nFD 50mm f/1.4 and FD 85mm f/1.8. If you weren't in Canada I would love to lend you some lenses to check out - you just might have an affair from your Takumar lenses! Haha All vintage glass has its own character and that's what I truly love.
Dude, those astro-shots are killer! I have an older PL1 with the IR filter removed that would be amazing with this. If you did a day shot with the IR camera, snapped the trees, landscape and vegetation, then shop in the sky shot from the same position later than night.... Now I want a fish eye..so many lenses, but only a small camera bag.....
That's awesome John thanks! Fisheye's are interesting for sure. Sometimes that small bag keeps you grounded though right? ;) Was surprised with this lens, didn't think I would like it as much as I do.
A+++ Review! Wow!
Thanks ROGUE!
If you ever get into the K mount pentax lenses, for sure look for a k 28mm 3.5. It's a unique optical design that is both different from the takumar predecessor and the following pentax M version. It was only made between 1976-77 so it can be hard to come by, but if you find a sub 100 dollar copy, I highly recommend it! It's one of the few lenses on the Pentax Forum where every photo shared looks fantastic. Also look at the review on Phillip Reeves website. You would not be disappointed.
Super cool! Thank you so much for the suggestion.
This opened my eyes quite a bit... Takumar's, especially this wide were my holy grail as I haven't been able to score anything wider than 28mm (from a decent brand anyway) and I wanted to try fish-eye photography.
It's quite a gimmick, I must say, the distortion really limits the scope of what you can do with it. I think something more conservative like 20 to 24mm would do the trick just fine, with way less problems popping up. Thanks for making me want those less badly :P
It's all about informed decisions right? I have the Tak 20 on loan, F4.5 to 16, super close min focus distance and much less distortion. It's pretty cool...you can also mount filters.
Fisheye vs a wide though you come to expect different things.
I've been having fun with a Tamron SP 17mm rectilinear wide. But maybe its time I try a fish-eye!! Love the astro shots, great video.
Thanks Carter, ya I was surprised at the astro stuff, being an F4. I loved the amount of the sky it's able to capture, despite the distortion.
This lens dates from a time before the later computer designs and ED glass enables rectilinear lenses in below 18mm universe. (Exception: Zeiss Hologon, which is cat of a different style.) Now perfectly reasonable ultra-wides are made with zooms. Pentax made about the same in 35mm for the Pentax 67 system, which I have. On this MF lens, you get about the same type of imaging, plus you can attach gel filters at the rear as well as the included dial-in filters. For many years I looked at this type of lens as a gimmick with little real use. Having actually used mine, I find that it makes you think about how it can be used to make non-trick photos, and that can be very educational. I do a lot of landscapes, and you quickly realize that there are many such scenes with no straight lines to manage, so it can work well if a super wide angle is required. The first time I used the lens, I took a straight up shot and had to squat on the ground to not get into the picture. Filters are not a significant issue. The built-ins are more than adequate for B&W. For color, the most used filter is a polarizer, and where the lens has nearly a 180 degree angle, a polarizer is more than useless.
Very entertaining and informative. I am now a subscriber.
Thanks Jim! Appreciate your time my friend
Always been a fan of the Takumars : )
I have a zenitar 16mm 2.8 and loveeee it! I even shot real estate with it since it de-fishes beautifully!!
Is it a fish? or just super wide?
@@MarkHoltze It's a fish! I just de-fish its using profile corrections.It was also only about $120
2 dislikes?! WHAAAAAAAAT? Love the night shots, they look amazing.
I didn't even notice, what's a dislike? ;) lol. It's all good, one always drops like 30 mins after I post a video. Just wish they would tell me what they would LIKE to see. ;)
Was a fun trip wasn't it? Nice hanging out with you guys!
Loved the vid, as always. You do a great job of hiding "vlogs" within your reviews; we get to see not only how you treat the lens, but the social environment where you use it and the memories it makes.
And now can we get a Fraggle Rock inspired vlog?
Thanks Blair! The weekend locked the order for this, I wanted to do the helios based on the community poll I took, but I just didn't have the content to green light it first lol. It's nice to have some sort of story to bury into the review, most of what makes these lenses and photography great in general is capturing moments, sterile comparison tests are cool, but I like being able to have a bit of both.
Glad you enjoyed it mate!
as always great video my friend
Great video, Mark! I have a Canon FDN 15mm 2.8 fish-eye, also with built-in filters, obviously not my everyday lens, but ooh, it's good!
Thanks Kalle!
I have already collected the 50mm 1.4 and macro-50mm f4, I'm thinking of getting this because it also have the "super multi coated" marking. lol!
Thank for also showing the APS-c images.
Way Cool. Thank You.
My pleasure mate! Glad you enjoyed!
Fisheye always makes me think of skating videos
TOOOOTALLY! I still have my wide-angle lens attachment for my XL1 for that era. Shot a lot of skate events in the early 2000's.
Very interesting content....I just purchased the Oly 16mm fisheye f/3.5 (using with focal reducer).....your video makes me think lens companies were competing for best fisheye...the switchable filter on the front is the same with the Olympus...
Cool post, images, and lens, Mark. Beautiful color rendition of lens. Wonder who originated the built in filter design. Thought that was a recent innovation. Good general fisheye tips and crop sensor note. Too easy to mistakenly get one's feet in the frame, and to capture a composition that impreses on its own without the pic screaming out FISHEYE.
Ya I had a few shots where my freaking THUMB was in the frame on the edge of the lens lol. The filter deign is interesting, I want to test that out a bit more, with film especially. Curious to see how it works with the black and white film stock to retain highlighted details or whatever it does.
Thanks as always Paul!
I just picked up one of these. I want to compare it to the 16mm Zenitar that I have. I love shooting architecture with the lens and I’m hoping the Tak is equally as good.
F8 I would be it can hold up, but let me know your thoughts on a follow up mate.
Mr Mark, it's coz of you im on the hunt to obtain what I can fro the Super Takumar line. You are such a cool on screen personality (I'm sure real life version is tons better haha) Your videos are awesome!!!!
I'll admit to having been working on the screen personality. I find it tough to speak to a lens vs having people around. Watch older videos and it's pretty clear lol. Doing it enough I think has helped me find some confidence in it I think.
Appreciate the kind words mate, what tak's are you currently hunting?
Currently in pursuit of your favorite SupTak 85 F1.8/F1.9 and a 135 F2.5 down the line. I hunted a 35mm F2 and its been a workhorse of mine on the Fuji XT3 with a Zhongyi speedbooster to give it back some length and light. Ive also been using the Tak 28mm F3.5 alot as well just for walk around.
Not weird but wide and wonderful. When choosing Pentax lenses ALWAYS go for SMC super multicoated Takumar’s. Much less flare, more color saturation and contrast.
Won’t argue that!
It was worth it to wait this video.
Happy to hear it, thank you! I like to shoot a lot and try to make it feel somewhat dynamic.
@@MarkHoltze Oh, I love the tone, I love the pace. Maybe even you can call me a fan of your videos )
First shooting star ⭐️
It was HUGE too! So fun to see that with her!
Nice vid bud 👌
Thanks mate! Liked yours a lot as well!
@@MarkHoltze Your still got to do the bad t shirt challenge
I don't own a fisheye as I have never needed one for work, but you have illustrated a variety of great uses for a fisheye. Maybe a good second hand old one like your Takumar is a good alternative. Solid Review mate! I really need to get out and do some astro photography again! Just waiting for some warmer bearable weather ;)
Side bar - who's the muppet guy at the end?
They’re interesting, makes me want to go back to shoot skate videos ;)
I found a beautiful copy of this lens recently for my Spotmatic and after seeing this video I was excited to try it out on my DSLR, I'm using a Nikon D810 and I got a simple fotodiox m42 - Nikon F mount adapter but the lens won't focus, I see here you've been able to mount yours on a Sony mirrorless without focus issues, is there a way to mount this lens on a Nikon body for use or would I need to pick up a Sony body to use it on a DSLR? Great channel, I'm enjoying the content as I explore vintage lenses and cameras.
If you find it for a good price,try the zuiko 21/2 aka the first birghtest super wide anngle in history. It's simply amazing
Thanks Christian! Will keep an eye out! Appreciate that mate!
Can this focus to infinity using hyperfocus at F8 when using a M42 on a Nikon F mount SLR? I know M42 lenses don't focus to infinity when mounted on a Nikon camera but was wondering if the giant depth of field would remedy this.
Weird, wide, and wonderful.
The memoir of Patrick Tomasso.
lol! I would go more WILD than wide, but it's your memoir. Weird, wild and wonderful....The Memoir of Patrick Tomasso.
Just watched your video on the making of Mindhunter...loved it dude!
Mark Holtze 😂😂😂
Oh hey mark, love the videos, Any tips on how to reduce chromatic aberration vintage lenses
Thanks! Some lenses are better at it than others, but all lenses modern and vintage can suffer from them. They tend to get ugly in high contrast conditions, like bright sky against dark subject. Picture a forest on a bright sunny day pointing the camera up...those conditions are like CA territory for sure.
You can curb it by taking the location surroundings/lighting etc into account when taking a photo. Worst case you can use your software "remove chromatic aberrations" to curb it a bit.
Hope that helps!
Great vid Mark, bit expensive in Aus - over $1000. I'll have to hunt around for one.
Ouch!! 320 cnd Max imho. Anything over that I mean it’s a cool lens, but....not 1000 cool.
You're the Wes Anderson of lens freaks! Love your channel! :)
Thanks Massimo! Wes Anderson! I'll TAKE IT! lol Thanks for hanging out mate.
@@MarkHoltze I'm a Takumar addict too (I own 20,35,50 and 85 but in novembre I'll be in Tokyo and I'm bringing an empty bag) and when I can I shoot vintage so I totally understand your passion! Check out the Canon "dream lens" 0,95 - it's simply magical, too bad it's so unbearable expensive :)
Japan has these by the droves! Plan to fill that bag!!! ;) jealous!
Great, not only do I want to dig out my fisheye lens and take some pictures, but now I'm homesick for Toronto. Haha
Love this lens! Where are you at now?
Somehow I ended up in NYC. I mean, sure, it's basically Toronto with more dirt and people, but I still miss home. :)
@@PeterBrockie NYC! I'm there often, LOVE it there, but when it comes time to go home it does feel like a massive weight gets lifted lol. Couldn't think of a better place to be though! NYC GO!!!
Hi Mark! Can you make a video explaining the diference between de smc and the super takumar?
Biggest difference is coatings my friend. The SMC is the newer version, with updates coatings. If I get a regular fisheye I might show some comparisons between the two but it think flaring and contrast levels will be the biggest differences having looked at super takumars vs SMC’s in the past
@@MarkHoltze Thanks! I get the regular 17mm!!! Thanks for the video too!
Yes the regular one is fine! Enjoy it mate! It’s a 💎
How about shooting this on an A6000 with a focal reducer? I really have the horn to buy one of these but worry about the crop sensor
Hey Gavin, I don't have any personal experience with a reducer, but lots of people on crop sensors are using them and happy. On a crop this could make a decent regular wide angle, but with the reducer you'll be getting that fisheye look.
It's a bit of a shame this work is only seen by enthusiasts. These are among the best lens reviews I've seen on this platform, your audience could be so much bigger if you did some modern gear related content like this so you could exploit that SEO a bit more. Half the guys making a living on this platform just talk to you in their room with some lazily shot image examples, this felt like a mini documentary in it's story telling.
My compliments.
It’s all good, no guarantee the more SEO stuff would get hits anyway. That market is pretty flooded
Thanks for this vídeo! It’s so amazing! could you tell me which adapter for sony a7iii? 🙏
M42 to NEX (nex being Sony E)
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Mark Holtze, thank you so much for your reply!
Hey Mark! Great vid as always. I've been holding off asking to get your long-term take on it... after about 1.5 years since making the vid, are you still a fan of the Tak Fisheye? I really like ultrawides, and I used to have the Canon 15mm f/2.8, but it was a bit too wide for how I do landscapes. This one seems to not curve quite as much with the 2mm less vs the Canon, so it might be a good fit. What do you think?
I am, don’t use it a lot but when I do I love it.
Back in the day I bought 8mm fisheye lens for my Olympus FT camera. However, that lens sucked me in so much that after some time, I wasn't able to make a "normal" wide angle photograph; my job started to suffer from it, so in the end, I was forced to sell it...
Like an addiction. That’s interesting!
I was waiting to see sample shots using the cool red and yellow filters... How could you resist testing those out?
I had two sample shots of that tree stump in there, but ya I didn't take many with it. It's mean to work with B&W film stock to really showcase what it's capable of. Retaining details in the cloud and sky so film doesn't blow out when exposing for the subject etc.
To properly test them I need to shoot some B&W film with it. Which I totally plan on doing ;)
Wow I picked this lens up as a collectors item too. I love the takumars so much. Two questions, what is your favorite tak in your collection? Do you have anymore you want to try to acquire?
Fav tak right now is my 85mm F1.8. It's not my most used, but it is my favorite. :) Not sure what other ones to acquire at this point, I feel I have the focal length pretty well covered, but NEVER say NEVER.
I have a Tak 20 4.5 that's modded for cine that's part of a set I'm testing. It's INTERESTING! Nice and wide, way less distortion vs this one.
Mark Holtze Whoa that 20mm sounds cool. Any videos on that? I have a 24mm 3.5 I believe. It’s sees a lot of use. The 85mm is on my bucket list. I see a couple different versions floating around on eBay. I am looking for the one that can meter without stopping down on the Spotmatic F slr. Pricing is a little high so I’m waiting for a good deal.
The takumar that I have always wanted to try is the rare SMC 15mm 3.5 aspherical lens. This one was designed by Zeiss and just looks super rad. It fetched crazy $$$$ on eBay though since it’s not common.
I’m looking for a wide vintage high aperture
Just found one of these
Asahi FishEye-Takumar 1:11/18 Pentax Camera Lens - 1966/67
Super thin profile with no focus ring only aperture ring
Interesting no focus. Deep focus lens, I dig
yo ur brave bringing that on that tiny boat
Then I would have missed the shot and that moment ;).
I used to own one of those
Do you think I can use vintage lenses to shoot videos professional like wedding videography and if you can do you mind telling me one that is relatively cheap under $100 or even lower that I could get. Thx and great video.
You could for sure. I would make sure you're comfortable shooting with them and manual focus of course. I shoot almost all my videos with ONLY vintage lenses so you can see what they do. The talking head portions are the only shots I don't use vintage because I'm relying on auto F to keep me sharp.
ALL of my broll are vintage, part of me talking about them is showing how they can be used to shoot nice looking images.
I would go for a 50 1.4 SMC takumar works nice. Something that's versatile, light and fast.
@@MarkHoltze thank you so much, appreciate your videos and appreciate your comment even more
@@lovefirst6157 My pleasure! Thanks for hanging around :)
Nice lens I just picked up the loawa 12 mm. For real estate.
Make those cozy rooms like spacious! ;) 12mm is that on a FF sensor? That's super wide.
I read that as "from an estate sale" then looked up the lens, thought to myself "how does he score a new lens second hand like that" but then I realized that's totally not what you said.
@@Jerbod2 guilty of such things myself lol.
I was starting to think I was done buying vintage lenses until I started to research this one. I just dropped almost $400 (with shipping and tax) on the SMC version from Japan. So far the only Takumar that has disappointed me was the 35mm f3.5 that I bought by mistake. I hope at this price I'm not disappointed by this copy.
Meanwhile, I think of nothing of spending $2000 on a modern lens, but almost $400 is still hard to take for a 1970's make. Hope I don't regret it.... although resell on a vintage is better than on a brand new Canon L lens.
My Takumar collection so far:
17mm SMC (ordered, not yet received) - Super Expensive, HOLY SHIT.
24mm 3.5 - Decent, but color render not as good - rare
28mm 3.5 (ordered, not yet received)
35mm 3.5 - Not the best, ordered by mistake
35mm 2.0 - Awesome! Maybe my favorite
50mm 1.4 - Super! - Radioactive, (oh my!)
50mm 4.0 - Macro - This is the rare 1:1 version - haven't had much time to use it yet but it seems pretty great
85mm 1.8 (ordered, not delivered)
135mm 2.5 (ordered, not delivered)
I never thought I would sink that much into 50-60 year old lenses, but there it is
I can relate, I've spent a LOT of on old glass....it's paying forward so it's all good lol.
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Great lens, great video. On question. this baby Radioactive?
This one is not no. Clean
@@MarkHoltze I better get looking on ebay then! Thanks for the reply Mark! :)
No problem. Make sure it’s the SMC takumar Fisheye. They have an older Fisheye that’s not “SMC” labelled.
hey, have u filmed movie os a short film ? I will likee to see how you work with this lenses
This lens is a bit too wide for some movie stuff, cant' be rigged with follow focus or any filters, but it can still be done. It might be a good idea to do a break down though either way.
Good idea mate, thanks.
@@MarkHoltze That´s true. My question was more in general, have you worked on a movie type of project with all these vintage lenses you showcase on your channel. I am interested and curious how they would look put to action.
Is that a self portrait of your nuttier self? I gotta make some RUclips videos of my trips to Africa. Where do you find the time? Blistering rain and thunder here in Upstate New York so it was a good time to check on your channel for a new video. Thanks!
He’s my alter ego lol. First time he’s been on camera and loves it. ;). The time is spread out, why it takes me so long between uploads on some of these videos. I get ideas I chase ideas I edit and I get new ideas. It’s nice, I would love to put more content up more frequently but work, family life is the balance.
Ya weather is unsettled today, some tornado warnings north of the city.
Hopefully it clears up for you soon mate. Thanks for stopping by
Ayt, home page squad HAHAHAHA
You’re always FIRST 😂 love it!
@@MarkHoltze Ofc, I'll support this channel however I can hahahaha
@@Salamiel Well I appreciate that! If you ever get a chance to pay with a fisheye of any kind, do it. It's cool having the world open up to you in such tight spaces ;). It's like a NEGATIVE zoom lens.
The end loooooool hahahaha
Because why not right? lol
is it radioactive a little bit?
I don’t think this one is. Thorium was used to help reduce diffraction in fast lenses. f2 and faster.
Coloured filters worked magic with black & white film due to they were only sensitive to light in certain parts of the spectra, thus you could use red or yellow filters to separate clouds and the blue sky better, or enhance foliage with green filter separating foliage from flowers.
BUT: that is No use on digital, you already have filters, a Bayer filter and UV filter and more on your sensor stack; the only thing you do is to starve the sensor of light, removing even more light from hitting the sensor.
Better to work digital media on your computer with an application like Lightroom or whatever you prefer.
So coloured filters are for real film, not digital.
Using coloured filters on your flash and compensating with white balance can give you some neat tricks though.
www.photographymad.com/pages/view/using-coloured-filters-in-black-and-white-photography
This is fantastic! Thank you SO much for this info!
@@MarkHoltze You're welcome!
I always carried red, yellow, green and polarizer since my film days.
hi, can mount a ND filter
It can't no. No threads on the outside for a filter mount. Design prevents traditional filters because of the convex shape of the front element.
that milky way look creamy 🤩
Makes me want to pour it in my coffee ;)
@@MarkHoltze wkwkwkwk definitely 😁
what are the differences from the 2 versions?? 1: Fish-Eye-Takumar 1:4/17 2: Super-Multi-Coated FISH-EYE-TAKUMAR 1:4/17
One is multi coated the other isn’t. They’re both F4
Oh hey. It's Toronto.
Yessir :)
Do you know about other vintage lens under 17mm?
There are some popular 16mm (non fisheye). Contax Carl Zeiss, Canon FD I believe have some options. They're not cheap though. Wide angle lenses back in 35mm days weren't super available, and you paid a price back then as you do today for that.
It can be done though, probably lots I don't know about, definitely google it. see what you find.
I got a guy offering to trade me a Zuiko 24mm 2.0, which I can find much information on, for a lens I really never even use. He's actually offering that lens plus a Yashica 50mm 1.4 ML and Yashica 35mm 2.8. 3 lenses for my one lens. Any opinions. I would most likely put an EF adaptor on it and use it on a MFT BMPCC4k with or with out speed booster. I have seen a couple of 24mm 2.0 on eBay for 300-400 dollars.
how much did u pay for the lens?
$175
Astro shooters- stick to the sigma 14mm f/1.8 or a Rokinon/Samyang 14mm if on a tight budget.
Ya faster is better for sure, was surprised the F4 even captured anything that clean, to be honest. :)
@@MarkHoltze modern primes also generally handle comma a lot better
Definitely. I have a canon L 24 1.4 I want to take some shots with. Rare I can get a sky looking that good in the city.
@@MarkHoltze I sold my Sigma 24mm f1.4 about a year ago and frankly haven't missed it. Instead I bought a 16-35 f4 zoom and was given a 28mm f2.8 rokkor-x for free.