Final photos with my Dream 0.95...

[gdi]

maybe, that is.

I am probably going to sell this lens in order to buy something else I decided I wanted. But I had to shoot some last shots on color film, and it is making me second guess my plan! The lens is great on digital, but there is just something about the way it renders on film that gives it such a great character. Maybe I don't need a Noctilux after all...😀

These were from early this morning, just driving around in the rain.... All are at 0.95. All the shots are Drugstore processing scans.

These were from yesterday with a 3x ND in the middle of the overcast day. All at 0.95

 

[The Meaness]

Beautiful. You can always get the 50/1.2 which has a very similar look for 1/5 the price.

 

[crawdiddy]

Those are all beautiful shots. What film?

I need to use my 0.95 more. I've never acquired a ND filter for it. Maybe I should?

 

[gdi]

Zak, I have had several 0.95s but never a 1.2. I know they have similar characteristics, I'll have to do some research if I find myself without this lens.


Dan, this is discontinued Kodak UC400. But Ektar 100 is good for this lens, in my opinion. I think a ND is good to have with this lens if you are going to use it much in the daytime. I really don't haul mine around that much unless I am going to use it wide open. Of course using an M3 is a little more limiting than a Canon 7/7s due to the 1/500 top speed.

 

[Mackinaw]

.....Of course using an M3 is a little more limiting than a Canon 7/7s due to the 1/500 top speed.

I have two of these lenses (one on M mount and one for the Canon 7/7s) and will keep both as long as I use them. The images this lens produces, especially wide-open, are just so unique.

I am curious as to why your M3 only has a 1/500th top speed. All M3s' had a top speed of 1/1000.

Jim B.

 

[gdi]

I have two of these lenses (one on M mount and one for the Canon 7/7s) and will keep both as long as I use them. The images this lens produces, especially wide-open, are just so unique.

I am curious as to why your M3 only has a 1/500th top speed. All M3s' had a top speed of 1/1000.

Jim B.

Of course you are right! I have been shooting both my M3 and Mamiya 7II a lot recently and mixed up the two in my sleep deprived brain - it is the Mamiya that has 1/500, and that has nothing to do with the 0.95!

These are unique lenses - I am trying to see what else I can sell instead of this beauty, it performs so well....

 

[menos]

That tractor looks absolutely out of this world!
Don't sell it, just put it a way for a while and pull it out for a special occasion - you will be all over it again!

 

[roundg]

No1 and 5 are my pick. Very beautiful.

 

[gdi]

Well I am rethinking it for now!

And thanks for all the comments, this lens can really surprise you. I am almost always please dwith color film shots with this combo.

 

[umcelinho]

you might do what i think of doing sometime: getting a 50/1.2, shooting with it a bit, comparing both and deciding if the 0.95 is worth the premium. the 1.2 signature is much, much like the 0.95, but the 0.95 is.... the 0.95.

 

[gdi]

I have thought about trying a 1.2, but for now I am keeping the 0.95. I found some other things to sell instead...

 

[menos]

I have thought about trying a 1.2, but for now I am keeping the 0.95. I found some other things to sell instead...

Phew, that was close, saved another soul 😀

 

[mamypoko]

It's a really great lens, don't sell it, you'd definitely regret it.

 

[umcelinho]

I did exactly this. I really preferred the images done with the 0.95 over those done with the 1.2 in general from 2.0 to wide open. So I sold the 1.2 but then came to regret that move as the 0.95 is just too big for an everyday lens (for me) while the 1.2 is very comfortable all day, everyday.

Still, the 1.2 is NOT the 0.95.

yep, size, weight, cost and ease on removal are key factors between the two, i think. I actually put mine for sale locally, even showed the lens to a friend, but I started looking at some photos, and (despite a cement separation spot) it is just in such good shape, and so sharp that I had to rethink it. I had sold one already (RF version, converted to M).

 

[umcelinho]

Some 0.95 TV:


Chat by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


skiier by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


caption fail by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


late night chess by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


bike by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


nyc combo by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


port authority by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


entrance by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr

I'm glad I didn't sell it.

 

[menos]

With respect to ease of removal, this is perhaps why I am compelled to keep my Canon 50/0.95. It was modified to the M mount by Don Goldberg using a Visoflex III mount, which is probably closest to the old Canon FL/FD breech lock mount. The lens is set into the camera's mount aligning the red dot to the body lens release, then the lock lever is rotated upwards until the lens is snug. The lens never rotates.

Attached is an image of the back of my lens. Also an image made wide open with a M8.2 @ ISO 160 and a crop exhibiting sharpness at point of focus.

Thank you soo much!
Can you share some more close ups on the converted mount?

I am very interested in this very conversion - it seems like the best idea, I have seen so far.

 

[umcelinho]

With respect to ease of removal, this is perhaps why I am compelled to keep my Canon 50/0.95. It was modified to the M mount by Don Goldberg using a Visoflex III mount, which is probably closest to the old Canon FL/FD breech lock mount. The lens is set into the camera's mount aligning the red dot to the body lens release, then the lock lever is rotated upwards until the lens is snug. The lens never rotates.

Attached is an image of the back of my lens. Also an image made wide open with a M8.2 @ ISO 160 and a crop exhibiting sharpness at point of focus.

It's indeed the most ingenious mount conversion out there! My RF version was converted by the late Steve Serota, it had no release mechanism at all. The TV version, the one I have now, was done by Ken Ruth. He did a kind of a release lever with a metal piece and a spring, but during shipping it probably got a bit loose, the first time I tried the system to release the lens it came apart. I still have the spring and the metal piece, just haven't found time to fix it. When fixed it should make releasing the lens a piece of cake 🙂 Meanwhile I always keep some paper clips and hard guitar picks to release it.

 

[gdi]

I've heard popsicle sticks work well for this issue, particularly for M's like the M3 with the release guard collar.

I'm on my way to work, I'll try to get another few looks of the lens mount this evening.

Yes, Don's conversions are the absolute best available. Very ingenious. I find that I need something slimmer than that to reach the release on the M3 - it is just too tight. The R-D1 is best in this regard - you can actually release it with your finger!

 

[menos]

My Canon 50/0.95 with a Visoflex III breach lock M mount, conversion done by Don Goldberg (DAG Camera).

While I prefer a TA Rapid Winder on my M6's, the Leica Motor M offers an improved grip and balance when the Big 50 is used.

Thanks for sharing. This looks brilliant!

 

[gdi]

Some 0.95 TV:


Chat by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


skiier by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


caption fail by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


late night chess by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


bike by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


nyc combo by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


port authority by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


entrance by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr

I'm glad I didn't sell it.

Some nice shots there! I really like the second one and the last one...