C-Mount lenses Porn and samples

[gekopaca]

Could you add some cost figures with each lens?

Difficult to say : the same lens might be a bargain - because you find it with an old 16mm camera in the legacy of your grandfather -
or it might be overrated by an ebay seller.
Some were very expensive few months ago (for example because they're very fast) and now the prices drop down because there's a native M43 lens in the same range.
So, if you're interested for one particular lens, it's better to see on Ebay its current price.

 

[Jason C]

Thanks for this great thread. I ordered a few days ago my first C mount TV lens. It is a 50mm 1.4 for less than $30.

Could you add some cost figures with each lens?

Thanks.

The Fujian 35/1.7 with adapter was $49 shipped. I plan on also getting the equally cheap sister lens, the 25/1.4 CCTV in silver.


Jason C

 

[RayPA]

Yes… I think you're right; I don't know if "wild" means exactly the same thing as "sauvage" in French.
Personnaly I would say : "raw" (?) - that means that you must dominate the lens - or tame it, and you will never be sure it won't make you a surprise someday…

Good description! I would say it's raw, because there are a lot of variables to deal with. From my experience, most c-mount lenses have a certain single predominate characteristic (bokeh, flare, vignetting), which makes them fun to use and easy to control, but this lens has several characteristics, which makes it hard to control. I got the lens mainly because of the speed (and the FL), but in my low-light and wide open tests I've been a little disappointed.


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p.s., I've picked up a couple more c-mount lenses; I'll try to get some shots and samples posted here soon.

 

[raid]

The Fujian 35/1.7 with adapter was $49 shipped. I plan on also getting the equally cheap sister lens, the 25/1.4 CCTV in silver.


Jason C

Thanks for the tip, Jason.
My lens is actually a 25mm lens and not a 50mm lens. Maybe this is the "sister lens".

 

[gekopaca]

I just made a short movie with the ekoehler7 modified Fujinon-TV 12.5mm in low-light situation.
Please have a look !

 

[LOONGLAAI]

Traditional Dance Competition, Malaysia
GF1 with Kern Switar 75/1.9

 

[Pat Donnelly]

Wonderful thread! And now each lens can soon be attached to a Pentax Q also!

 

[gekopaca]

Wonderful thread! And now each lens can soon be attached to a Pentax Q also!

Yes it can, and with less vignetting… but with an huge crop factor I guess.

 

[Jason C]

Just got my cheap ebay 25/1.4 CCTV lens, not thrilled. It's silver with a silver adapter, so it looks good. However, the focus ring is super stiff, and with it located on the backside of the lens it is extra difficult to focus. The swirl effect is fine, but I'm also finding it difficult to focus this lens with the bleeping live view...wence I must resort to zoom to get focus; as with the attached image.

I may just move to an E-P2 or a GF1 and get the EVF. Think I'll also look into one of the cheaper 25/1.9 C mount lenses, like the Bell &Howell.


E-P1 with 25/1.4 @ f/1.4, 1/400th sec, iso 100

Jason C

 

[Thardy]

35mm f/1.7 CCTV lens
GF1

 

[Thardy]

I just made a short movie with the ekoehler7 modified Fujinon-TV 12.5mm in low-light situation.
Please have a look !

Nice video! I like the use of that modified 12.5 mm lens. Good job with syncing the video with audio!

Looks like there was not much light. How did you shoot it?

 

[gekopaca]

Nice video! I like the use of that modified 12.5 mm lens. Good job with syncing the video with audio!

Looks like there was not much light. How did you shoot it?

Thanks for your kind words!

Indeed there was no much light!!
My GH13 was set on my customized setup @ 400 to 800 ISO, generally f2 to f2.8. I was pulling on my sling strap to stabilize the camera, and shooting closer (sometimes few centimeters) of the people - it was an issue because a lot of people didn't know me and a lot of them looked at the camera. That's why I shot my sets (about 10 minutes each) at the start, in the middle then later in the party.

Actually for the editing I made first the music (remembering the main musical facts of the party) with sample loops on my Ableton live app (I enjoy it! Very useful!) then the pictures editing was easy and fast, following the music for the facts and the cuts.