Hey everyone, I'm Alex, an amateur photographer from Perth, Western Australia. This channel is dedicated to exploring a world of lost treasures - the world of Soviet lenses. We'll take a look beyond the Helios-44 and back to a time where the latest & greatest optics didn't worry about milliseconds of faster autofocus. A time of post-war reprisals, mathematical genius, and Soviet ingenuity.
@@ra-moonluis I have never used one, I think the issue with it is it's not full frame, and comes in a weird mount that's harder to adapt to modern cameras.
Hi mate, I know this is an old video, but I would love to ask if you ever shooting video and save it straight to the SSD with the Vivo X100 pro. I am considering purchase this phone atm. Thanks
I color grade my dng directly to Davinci Resolve so I can get most of the footage and remember you have to import dng secqense correctly or you can't play back otherwise and it will ruin your export as well. Or of course pro res 444 will alternative in Motion Cam Tools don't use other formats because you loose more info for further color grading. And there is list available on internet to help looking for phone that get better results from this app so very useful to watch it but of course some phones that's still works with app may not be on list.
In my One Plus CE 5g it's only hd without frame dropping 😢 but still the results are amazing especially in skin tones look like from cinema camera even better than some DSLRs can provide. Of course still it's look like from phone footage maybe 1inch sensor owner in smartphone will more get real cinema camera type looking footage consider that BMPCC OG have very close to one inch sensor size sensor. So this app is still for flagship smartphone owners because in need a lot of hardware power to shoot hi resolution footage. But if want get maximum quality for color grading it's a best app that available today.
I got one for 50€ with a working Zenit EM, original leather case and a working flash... The camera has the 1980 Moscow Olympics mark on it as well. It has a couple of scratches on the front and back elements though but nothing too severe. It doesn't impact sharpness, rather just contrast and bloom in general. Am looking at getting a metal lens hood for it, I've seen it can take a 52mm screw on bayonet style lens hood so I'll get it one of those, hopefully that improves the bloom.
Please be advised the latest firmware version 3.70 for the Z7 is buggy. You no longer can see non-cpu information with either the FTZ and FTZii adapter
what do you mean. I have this lens and it's fine for both. In case you're confused, the lens is fully analog so your new camera has no idea that it even has a lens on, therefore it might be giving you an error, why would it not give you this error in photo-mode, well, no idea... You have to adjust focus and aperture manually obviously, only the shutter and ISO can be changed in the camera... Hopefully some of this helps, there are no settings on the lens after all... (except for the "auto" aperture which doesn't even work on new cameras lol)
@@aquss33 Thank you for your reply. I understand it's a full manual lens with no electronic connection, and there is no confusion. I didn't purchase a vintage lens thinking otherwise.
These go for about 40 bucks. There was one in my community thrift in S.F. three days ago. Super clean. But when I saw the ebay prices the same, ($40.) I thought, well, no hurry here..then I watched Simon Utach's videos on all of these...
I have a 40 year old Sigma 70-150mm F/3.5 and I haven't been able to find a mount adapter for this lens. I do have a Canon RP full frame as well as a Canon SL3 with a crop sensor. the lens itself it says it was made for Olympus. Please help me find and adapter. I would love to take some photos with is Sigma lens.
Can I just say I am shopping for standing desks right now, and there are about 50 million options, and about 600 billion review videos of all the options. This was one of the few review videos that ADDED commentary and ADDED value to me as a shopper. There are so many review videos where they just show themselves using the desk and reading a bunch of features that are already available online, but you actually talked about your EXPERIENCE with it and also TESTED the features on screen for us, which is what shoppers are looking for. This is one of the few ACTUALLY helpful reviews I came across in a slew of nonsense. Thank you so much! <3
Thank you very much! Definitely something I try and do with all my reviews is making them so that if I was a potential buyer of whatever I'm reviewing, I include facts I would like to know. It's great to hear when others find them useful!
I have a TAIR-11A myself same markings as your example except the six digit serial number starts with 00 so not the year of production. When I tested this lens it appears to perform significantly better wide open than your example. I've used it since the mid-90's for astrophotography. I'd be very interested in your input on its history & suggestions for other uses.
@@GaryMarriott Interesting! I may have an average sample, although often when putting these lenses through pixel-peeping tests their flaws show up more than in regular use. Love the idea of using it for Astro though.
Does the Vivo have a Motion Photo feature? I've used Motion Photos for years on other phones to get the best frame. I now have the x100Pro global version, which I mostly love, but if it had Motion Photo too, that'd be brilliant.
What is the max ISO the VIVO x100 Pro can shoot in in lowlight video? Like for example on the Xiaomi 14 Ultra I in the main camera app, Pro modus (4k & 1080p) I can go up to ISO 32.000 with Auto exposure and manual shutter can go to 1/8 sec. Am still doubting if I want to make the jump to the Vivo x100 Pro as I am planning to shoot video often in lowlight, (dynamic range isn't off such big importance for me, but the max ISO/exposure in lowlight video is.) Thx in advance.
I found my dad's old Kiev 19 and attached this lens to my Nikon D5300, amazing lens, the bokeh is fantastic, sharpness is amazing and it's built like a tank, real piece of photography magic
Саша, спасибо за обзор! 👍 Нашёл его после того, как приобрёл эту линзу вчера. Не пробовал померять её радиацию дозиметром? Говорят, что lanthanum там использовался, но вроде бы его радиация чисто номинальная. Было бы интересно узнать. И Эру 6М не мешало бы померять. Достоверная информация отсутствует, поэтому тебе и карты в руки! ❤️👍😅 Удачи! PS: майка со знаком качества - бомба! 😋 Alex, thanks for the review! 👍 I found it after I purchased this lens yesterday. Have you tried measuring its radiation level with a dosimeter? They say that lanthanum was used in its glass, but it seems that its radiation is purely nominal. It would be interesting to know. And it wouldn’t hurt to measure Era 6M for radiation level. There is no reliable information on that, so you have a first hand in this pile of cards! ❤️👍😅 Good luck! PS: a T-shirt with the Soviet quality mark is a bomb! 😋
Definitely not one to jump on. Get a Takumar 50/1.4 for a tenth the price. Maybe less, if you're lucky. Got an SMC version for about 80 money. One of the sharpest versions they made, and my sharpest lens by far. Even wide open, it would put up a battle for that Era stopped down. It's my only Japanese lens in a wave of Soviet lenses. But one that gets almost as much love as my Helios.
Great review! Thanks. The only problem seems to be to get hold on one as I can't find any of these lenses for sale on the usual platforms. Any hints where I could get one?
Thanks. Great video and information. I have the x100 Ultra, installed Motion Cam pro, but can't find the 85mm and 16mm lens setting. Only the 24mm is available. Any settings I need to change? Thanks
Soviet lenses were assembled with a hammer and obscene words. Because of this, there are so many defective products. The longer you use the lens, the more defects you find. It's good that you don't disassemble them for spare parts. But I also partly like them. It is relatively inexpensive. And a lot of types of Soviet lenses. I'm sure they were all copied from one or more other lenses.
@@SovietLensReviews Here are the lens differences: 1. Arsat H 1: 2 50mm has a rubberized focus ring, MS Helios-81H 2/50 has a metal focus ring 2. Arsat H 1: 2 50mm is an AI lens for Nikon cameras. MS Helios-81H 2/50 is something remotely reminiscent of an AI lens. 3. The lenses have different diaphragm blacking. At Arsat H 1: 2 50mm aperture blades are blackened much better than MS Helios-81H 2/50. Diaphragm blackening affects the reflection of light when shooting on closed diaphragms. 4. Different years of release. Logical that the lenses Arsat H 1: 2 50mm newer, which increases the chances of their normal preservation.
