Why I shoot on vintage lenses and how to convert them for cinema

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Hollywood films on vintage lenses so why don't you? In this video I show you why I love to shoot on vintage lenses and how to convert Canon FD lenses to Canon EF mount yourself.
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@CharlieKnottFilms 4 года назад

This video was really comforting to see. I shoot on a vintage Nikkor glass set (24-180mm) from the 1960-70's almost exclusively, my 105mm being my favorite portrait lens of all time. The lenses were my dad's when he was in college and as I started out at MICA, he gave them to me. Currently I'm shooting with the lenses on a ZCam E2 with a Metabones M4/3-F mount adapter, with an added Black Promist 1 when I need a dramatic highlight blur.

@falconawesomeness1141 4 года назад

Your work is so amazing not just because of the composition but your ability to capture a person, like the soul that makes them who they are. Great work. Glad I’m subbed to this channel.

@lucemiserlohn 4 года назад

I love shooting with my set of vintage lenses. I have a metric sh*tload of old GDR-produced M42 mount lenses that I use for video _and_ photography. They just look awesome. And they're all primes, which have themselves a very different look to them than zoom lenses. Not something for your everyday work, but for the right occasion, they're the cherry on the cake.

@Solarfactor 4 года назад

Those video examples you showed are absolutely sublime.

@xeveserpere5509 4 года назад

Seriously loving all these videos. This channel is still the most slept on channel I watch but mark my words this shit is going to BLOW UP! Great job as always Spenser!

@AntonioDiCaterina 4 года назад

Ed’s website is up and running!!!

@alberto9827 4 года назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Dude I just jumped into Analog photography (dropped my Canon 6D Mark II), got today my first scans with the Canon AE-1. I was wondering how to put my canon 50 mm 1.8 on a Black Magic Pocket 4k and then out of nothing you appeared! SUPER helpful video, clear, straight forward, no bs, entertaining, tips and tricks, opinions and more. The MVP, subscribed and looking forward for more content from you!

@thedogs3467 2 года назад

Great video mate. I’ve been thinking a lot about older lenses lately. This answered a lot of questions

@TheCharlesAtoz 4 года назад

Definately one of the best produced channels for film.

@jonlouis2582 4 года назад

Great video. I have zero interest in film making, but this was so stylish I watched the whole thing. I love FD lenses myself, I use them for stills.

@rinusworldzm 4 года назад

This is a fire video. I recently bought vintage lenses and I'm looking to shoot on a black Magic Pocket Cinema camera (the original). Got a set of 4 Pentacon Praktica lenses. I can't wait to use them.

@rhywive 4 года назад

This is a really good video with a lot of useful information. Thank you.

@pogoprofilms 4 года назад

Got a mostly full set of modded Contax Zeiss lenses. They're unbelievably good and I can't ever see myself getting rid of them. Love vintage lenses!

@MathieuStern 4 года назад

Have you tried vintage anamorphic adapters in front of the FD lenses ? my 85mm f1.8 Canon FD is pretty amazing coupled with sankor 16D 2X

@spensersakurai 4 года назад

I haven't tried that. Always seemed so cumbersome.

@xanfus 4 года назад

So cool to see you here, Mathieu! Love your channel! I attribute my obscene love of vintage lenses to you!

@hectortortor 4 года назад

Hey Spenser, is that 24mm FD you have the one with the S.S.C written on it or is that the later iteration of it that does not have that written on it ?

@joeeastman 3 года назад

Late to the party but I’ve been shooting video with a GH2 paired with a 35-70mm Canon FD and a 16D anamorphic. I love the look and feel of this combination although I have to zoom in completely for the image to fill the sensor therefore the 85mm prime is the more practical choice. I have a few video examples that i shot using the setup mentioned on my RU-vid page if you wanna check them out...

@theportraitist4888 3 года назад

Wonderful video with a LOT of good information. Thanks!

@StephenBell_video 4 года назад

Thank you sir! And now my vintage lens quest begins...

@genarazbegaev2391 4 года назад

Gorgeous footages on FDs by you. I love vintage look and that's why I'm at crossroads between Canon FDs or Leica Rs. Thanks for sharing your personal experience using these lenses. Keep it up.

@carlscinema7086 4 года назад

Currently building my own FD cine set aswell. I have the 24mm f2, 35mm f2 and the 50mm 1.4 is on it's way right now. Next up will be the 85mm 1.8 and perhaps also the 17mm f4. Have been using the 3D printed EF-mount you mentioned in the video. Love the FD vintage look.

@MattRozier1 4 года назад

Hey Carl - I’m going to convert the 24 f2 - do you know what arm length you used for that?

@lisafoote5570 3 года назад

Just found your site...thank you for this! One of my favorite lenses for photography (that I learned on years ago) is a 60mm Zeiss macro lens from the 80's. It has an incredibly smooth focus ring, which is why I began using it for filming (which I just started). Thanks again!

@studiojamescao 4 года назад

I love the way you framed this video. Just discovered this channel. Subscribed.

@FilmedBySMC 4 года назад

I got some from Ed Mika when he was around. That guy was the best!

@mikaelsant7980 4 года назад

As a photographer I approve your channel great content and great help !

@radostinlazarov6330 3 года назад

Yes, the k35 set! The last few years they became very popular. The 14mm is amazingly straight. One of the best wide angle primes. Also LF capability on the k35's makes them even more valuable

@goonytunes4119 3 года назад

So much good info, subbed!

@ninnakarla 2 года назад

this was very helpful, thank you!!

@MarkHoltze 4 года назад

These are ALL I shoot on! I actually think they make better CINE lenses than ones for photography! Great video dude!

@anti-classist 4 года назад

I'd say they make better photography and videography lenses they are my favorite tbh.

@ericcoen8894 4 года назад

😆 find you here

@MarkHoltze 4 года назад

@@ericcoen8894 Spenser is pretty great, i cannot tell a lie ;)

@ericcoen8894 4 года назад

Mark Holtze For me, Zeiss Contax is much better than FD he suggested 😄

@theportraitist4888 3 года назад

Mark and his videos were the culprits in getting me into vintage. Love them!

@xanfus 4 года назад

Vivitar made some great lenses too! If the 1.4 and 1.2 lenses are too expensive, there are plenty of comparable Vivitar copies. They're just not as fast, but lenses in the f1.8 to f3.5 range are very useable for photos and video. My favorite lens of all time is the Tokina (under Vivitar) 35-105mm f3.5. It has this amazing macro ring that lets you dial in your macro focus and it only cost me 40 bucks.

@ThinkingArtEntertainment 4 года назад

I've been thinking about picking up some vintage lenses. This pretty much sealed the deal!

@gs7828 4 года назад

Nikon 1.4 ans 1.2 omg.

@commanderalphanl 2 года назад

Awesome vid!

@luisfernandofrancovalenzue2814 4 года назад

great review, thank you!

@superbmediacontentcreator 4 года назад

Very cogent and valuable video as everything you discussed matches my own finding over many years now... I use 50-year-old (or more) Takumar M-42 (pre-Honywell) optics for exactly the reasons you mentioned. It is funny the old Canon AE1 was a mark in the sand being the first of the cheaper plastic Canon cameras (and from there on) but with an older metal lens (even at the time) making it a 60-year old lens too. I really liked the follow-focus gears you showed but at $160 each, they are a bit pricy notwithstanding that I have a 10-lens collection.

@_galterius 4 года назад

Very cool video, I will try to adapt a few FD lenses to the xt3 ! (so happy I just got a 50mm f1.4 and a 35mm f2 from my grandfather)

@simoneaves9941 4 года назад

Hey, would the flange distance allow these lenses to be used, with the mount, on a BMPCC 6K EF mount? and what about the aperture control? Also, does it make a difference if the lens is FD FDn or FL ? Or would it work with all variants? Cheers!! GREAT VIDEOS!

@iNerdier 4 года назад

I would add that many lenses need some kind of additional friction if you de click them to avoid the aperture moving around. You can use a small amount of lithium grease but other lenses need an actual shim or they will really slide all over the place. Also your wobble on the 24mm is due to the nylon spacer rings degrading. You can get them replaced and it will stop.

@TylerRumph 4 года назад

Thanks for such a great video! When you talk about the 55mm you specifically mention "Aspherical" and I'm seeing on ebay there a some 55mm lenses that are labeled "Aspherical" in the $2k-$4k range. Is this the lens you have and are suggesting is most like the k35 or are the ones that aren't marked "Aspherical" similar to the k35's as well? Thanks so much!

@sailingreliant 4 года назад

Wow!!!!! I had never thought of this. Thank you so much. You've just earned a sub.

@KelvinChanMcSquared 4 года назад

Vintage lenes are wonderful and I’m addictive to them. Old zeiss and meyer M42 Mount are amazing too

@hfranke07 4 года назад

I love the Helios 44-2 on my Fujifilm X-E3 or X-T3. Thanks,- great video.

@darviniusb 3 года назад

I really wonder how my expensive sony lenses, full of electronics in them, will age, and if i would be able to still use them in 20 years.

@MaxRovensky 4 года назад

Shooting almost exclusively on Helios 44-4m. Bokeh/flare king for cinematic look 💪🏻

@Ira88881 4 года назад

Max Rovensky I have the 44-2 in M42 mount, on a Novoflex adapter to L for my fp. I freaking love this lens, and I’m going to pick up a few variations while they’re still dirt cheap.

@trestanpatton6967 3 года назад

What speedbooster do you have for it

@dominey 4 года назад

This was super interesting. I wonder what the difference would be between buying a metabones versus (potentially) harming the resale value of a vintage lens by converting it to EF. Or hey, maybe the latter would actually be worth more for then it wouldn't have to be converted! Thanks for going into so much detail here.

@thibaudchaumard3968 4 года назад

Do you have a specific setup to get relatively stable footage when shooting with a smaller camera like the pocket 4K? :)

@housevibez8828 2 года назад

Nice review, sounds great and the quality at the end of the video looked very nice! Im new to all of this and need some help. For the Blackmagic 4K wich lens of these would you recommend for some high quality cinematic nature videos? And also is there an adapter needed or will the lens fit directly?

@jamesmccullough9364 4 года назад

Man, your work reminds me so much of my favorite cinematographer, Ryan Booth. I love your tones and the softness of your images, and this video gave me a beautiful look behind the curtain on how guys like you and Ryan might achieve that style. Blessings 🙏 Keep up the awesome work!

@spensersakurai 4 года назад

That’s funny. I was actually able to shoot with him once a long while back. Super nice dude.

@jamesmccullough9364 4 года назад

@@spensersakurai That's super rad. It's guys like you and him that I'd love to grab a coffee with and just talk through your process. Not to knock on anybody, but there's so many *hype* cinematography channels on RU-vid dedicated to getting the "cinematic" look through LUTs and workarounds. It's refreshing to find someone who sees the value in slowing things down, and really considering how to get a beautiful image without slapping a $10 teal/orange LUT onto a timeline with photoshopped 2.35:1 bars and crazy transitions. For what it's worth, you've definitely gained a fan. 🤙

@anttiheik 4 года назад

19:38 that highlight rolloff though! That is a good grade you have there.

@anttiheik 4 года назад

Godfrey Jemand I’m sorry, I meant to say that the highlight portion of the image seems to be rolling very smoothly to pure white in the image at 19:38. I also wanted to compliment Spenser about his color grading skills and style. Now, can you try to act a little less like a pretentious prick?

@gmcubed 4 года назад

Godfrey Jemand I understood him just fine.

@AcidWorksAnimation 4 года назад

@@wordwarrior2350 lol that's perfectly correct English my dude.

@ChuckPappas Год назад

LoL if only I listened and bought a set when you released this video 3 years ago... These FD are going for so much $$$ in 2023!

@sosyrus 4 года назад

Hey, great job with your videos . I watch them regularly and have learned lots from you. But I need to ask... what's the track played at the end of this video? I really like it

@jcinewilliams8819 4 года назад

Loved this video, and would like to use vintage lenses for a PL mount camera (BMD URSA V1) any Suggestions for me? Please help!!!

@rowangallagher 2 года назад

Great video. I love my FD collection. Getting super expensive to buy now though :/

@husainfoolath4287 3 года назад

Great video man, I noticed you haven’t mentioned any zoom FDs, what do you think of the 28-85 F4?

@calmetosis 3 года назад

very helpful!

@dimokirilovmilev2017 4 года назад

Hi, thank you for the info!!! Do you recommend the Black magic for beginners? Especially for ?l

@mariohazard821 4 года назад

20:16 looks incredible. Can you describe technical specifications in this production? :)

@iamcoryjames 4 года назад

Great video! What speakers are those??

@zanin.lindsay 4 года назад

Hey there! I just picked up a set of Canon FDs and wanted to know if you have an issues with focusing to infinity using the EF mount conversion. I saw that B&H sells the Vello Canon FD Lens to Canon EF/EF-S-Mount Camera Lens Adapter which states that it corrects for the flange distance, however I'm concerned with the added glass element added inside the adapter. Thoughts?

@joshdiditt 4 года назад

Hey. Just wanted to let you know that Metabones made a Speedbooster for the Fuji X mount. Game changer.

@creatingacomposer3838 4 года назад

No offense, but after a week or two of blasting through your videos, I'm pretty sure you have some of the best looking videos on YT.

@spensersakurai 4 года назад

Offense to who ? Haha thanks!

@creatingacomposer3838 4 года назад

@@spensersakurai Feel bad for everyone else. 😂 I've just always wanted to comment in that format, never had an excuse, til now. Keep up the good work buddy.

@samijune5824 2 года назад

I was gifted a Minolta x700 with the 50mm 1.4 and an additional 200mm zoom lens this past xmas Ive really been itching to slap these on my m50 and see what kind of film I can get 😍

@hzjp_8668 4 года назад

thank you

@geminyestudios5560 4 года назад

Noob comment/question. I have a GH4 and bought a couple of Canon FD's. The adapter I got was only about $10 and has an aperture ring that is already unclicked. Would this not be the ideal method, or am I missing something? Either way, great video. Love your channel, and I greatly appreciate seeing a professional who uses similar cameras and lenses. Thank you Spenser!!

@cfcreative1 4 года назад

I love vintage glass I have some Olympus OM lenses which look great.

@FamefulDoe 4 года назад

are you doing a video on the pocket 6k?

@dq72491 4 года назад

Have you seen any difference between the SSC and standard coatings? does the SSC effect the amount of flare you get?

@SobImIn 4 года назад

What about lens breathing when you pull focus. How much re-framing do you find yourself doing when using these for filming?

@VENAXIS 4 года назад

Did you use this on the Sigma fp? Loving the footage btw!

@RosemallowStudios2020 4 года назад

Yup. Don’t want to look like everyone else but create unique contents 👍

@LogaFilms 4 года назад

Would those EF-converted lenses work with an EF-MFT Metabones Speedbooster for use with, say, the BMPCC4K? Great video, keep them coming!

@spensersakurai 4 года назад

Yep. All of my pocket videos are used that way.

@ericroberts8041 4 года назад

Hey Spenser Sakurai what size arm did you end up getting for your 24mm?

@markhardycreative 4 года назад

Some of the older nikkor glass like the 20mm f3.5 ai, or the 60mm f2.8 macro, even the 135 ai are built like tanks and are insanely sharp on a d850. They’re also dirty cheap

@Edward-tc3zk 2 года назад

I found 6 Minolta lenses and adapters for e mount for $150. These things are affordable and extra bonus if you have a film camera you get double the use for money.

@VarietyShow Год назад

That 24mm f1.4 is now over $6k. Sheeesh.

@dschapin 3 года назад

Hi Spencer, which of these FD lenses do you use the most, I think I am going to jump in and get a few and the ef conversion kit to use with a pocket 6k pro prob.

@marleeharrison7114 3 года назад

Hey Spenser, what material did you get the mount in? is the 'Black natural versatile plastic' strong enough or would metal be a no-brainer

@JimijaymesProductions 4 года назад

The FD 1.8 is such a good deal, I got mine for like $30 and looks great, better than a stock lens on cheaper cameras especially on cropped sensors like m43 (more like 100mm though unless you use a speedbooster)

@yugi733 4 года назад

Love it :)

@itomartis 3 года назад

does these Canon FD Lenses fit also on the BMPCC 6K?

@karl-marxschweinsteiger1828 3 года назад

I love my 28mm f2.8 and 50mmf1.8. really Bloom

@Kreamcroque 4 года назад

Wait where did you get the 3d printed lens focus gear??

@JovanyMirada 4 года назад

Do you have a video on how to remove diaphragm steps?

@CodakChris 4 года назад

i used tifften filters on modern lenses to get a creative look of my own style too many people videos are the same . not promist the black magic and black satin

@jinji122 4 года назад

Can u do a list of all this lens’s?

@TheCinematographyLounge 4 года назад

Hey Spenser, fellow DP here loved the vid. Thinking about getting an fd kit now. Question, which 35mm are you waiting on to come in? Is it the 1.4? Do you see much of those on eBay? Thanks man.

@spensersakurai 4 года назад

F2. It came in and I love it!

@GuillePozzi 4 года назад

Do you use them with speedbooster also on your BMPCC4K?

@VideoCameron 4 года назад

Amazing! I have the 55mm 1.2 also. What arm do I need for the 55mm?

@spensersakurai 4 года назад

I’m not sure. I used the edmika kit for my 55. Sorry!

@davidpringuer3553 3 года назад

any recommendations for vintage ultrawides?

@joshkiddfilms1295 4 года назад

cool video. I didn't know about the shape ways thing. I may have to try that out. Just a note though, the regular 55 1.2 is still pretty cheap on eBay, but if you actually look for the aspherical version, the price is significantly more. Ive read the 24, 55, and 85 aspherical were the ones the k35s were similar to...and all of those are pretty expensive to buy. of course less than a k35 and still a good investment, just saying. Vintage lenses are the shiz tho. Love them

@SBV90 4 года назад

Yea I was a little confused too caus he's talking about the cheap $2-300 FDs, but he's holding an aspherical one. If only they were as easy to find / cheap!

@theonewhobringsthesun 4 года назад

Heyyy I have a question... what cheap lenses would you suggest for a teenager getting into cinematography with Rene BMCC 2.k???? Thanks ):

@j_as_in_j 4 года назад

Didn't get a chance to watch the entire video but is there an FD to EF that works on the Pocket 6K?

@monkynutzuk 4 года назад

What are your thoughts on super takumar lenses?

@davidgwolk 4 года назад

It looks amazing on my Canon C500 Mark II

@sergioknuf Год назад

What FDs you recommend for the mft bmcc 2.5k

@AndresRuiz-gs8vm 4 года назад

Get Voigtlanders they couple strong poetic character with high sharpness. Closet thing to a Leica cine lens look.

@plinden Год назад

I am thinking about buying your deakon2 film look. using w bmpcc4k, and have sigma 18-35, and fd28, fd50. They work w davinci etc. anything I should think about?

@ADNZ5442 3 года назад

What converter do I need for vintage lens on BMPCC6k?

@ruff1draft 4 года назад

Do you know where I can buy a second hand Panasonic GH5S

@Manguadesignz 2 года назад

Bro you’ve got so many useful friends... 3D printer friend, friend that bought a 7inch monitor and wants to trade for smaller one, friend that wants to swap lenses, friend thats me not me 😩