Contax Zeiss 50mm 1.4 v Canon FD 50mm 1.4 v Fuji 56mm 

very VERY helpful video. I have to be honest - the fuji performed the best wide open. I kind of liked the colors out of the canon compared to the ziess man.......IDK I have to keep watching. EDIT: Ok so if I needed to do wide open - the fuji is the way to go at 1.2, it looks dreamy while still a great amount of sharpness. The other two, I wouldnt shoot those wide open. Once you go to about f2ish f2.8ish on the fuji then its def way too sharp compared to the other two lenses. Thats when they look PERFECT in my opinion at around f2ish. Good video!

My stepmother found a 50mm f1.4 fd lens for 5 dollars on a garagesell.. but it's not the ssc version. Havent tested it... waiting for my adapter.. is it a big difference between ssc version and not? Nice video btw. Can't wait to try it on my xt5 🥳

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Very interesting test thanks! I personaly own Contax lenses and yes they are fantastic. I compared bokeh (keeping in mind that Fuji's focal length is a little bit longer) and I must say that Fuji's is the smoothest and the more aestetic. Contax's is in second place and Canon's in third place. I don't know the reason why vintage lenses' bokeh is very smoth on film and not as smoth (and rather strange in fact) with digital cameras...

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When I tell you this is EXACTLY what I was looking for! thank you. In my opinion I'd take the Contax Zeiss over all of them, especially if you can get a good deal. Has that cinematic look without being overly soft which I kind of saw with the canon wide open. As well as something the way it renders is beautiful! I have been trying to decide between this and the 50 F2 ( I already have the 23 1.4) so want something different for next focal length but still can hold its own. Thank you!

I really wonder how far off we are from being able to apply some form of machine learning to extrapolate some of the visual nuances of certain lenses and to them apply them in post using some kind of fancy mapping. This could possibly open up a whole new world of possibilities once you start blending these different algorithms. That Fuji looked really great!

Contax is dream-like!

Good video thanks! Have you tried the IBIS with the canon fd 50mm lens. Would be nice to see.

I jsut found the Contax Zeiss lens at a goodwill for $4! What a beautiful lens.