Canon 50mm f/0.95 lens

Thanks for the samples guys, all very nice.
Well I'm committed now, have machined off the rear shroud with the little feet. With the feet off I can at least hold it up in front of an M-Nex adapter and shoot some pics. It's a helicoid adapter so I've two ways to focus😎. If I'm not careful though I get a 50/.95 tilt shift...

Just waiting on my parts to finish the job. If and when I get an M9, I'll send them off together for the custom brass washer calibration. It appears though that the washer can only be made a few thousandths thinner before everything bottoms out on another part. Plenty of room for thicker though. Darned impressed with the results at 0.95, particularly beyond a few feet.

Mmmmmm, swirly...
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Canon 50 ƒ0.95 dream lens, shot wide open during the early morning hours at The Bund in Shanghai:

A runner, I stopped on the spot and demanded a quick portrait - to my amazement, he wasn't shy and did some muscle flexing for the camera without asking - nice guy:

The Bund at f0.95 | portrait - muscle by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

A gentleman, I just ran into, when he already packed up his gear on an old scooter, to go back home.
His morning catch was two small fish, probably for lunch that day:

The Bund at f0.95 | catching fish by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

I heard loud shouts and singing, as I was shooting elderly gentleman, flying their self-made kites.
When I turned around, I saw this group of runners, coming right into my direction, I walked backwards with them for a few shots, when one of them raised his arms, greeting me:

The Bund at f0.95 | runners group by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

These men are at the bund every day, when the wind is there, taking their passion very serious:

The Bund at f0.95 | flying kite by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

A few more are on my blog today:
http://www.teknopunk.com/en/Blog/Blog.html
 
The size of the lens means you have to slow down when you use it. You could select a smaller aperture for quicker shooting - but that defeats the purpose of the 0.95!
Taken on a 7s. Fuji film.

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Nice examples everyone, the lens seems fairly consistent sample to sample and compared to my own at 0.95. Center resolution is quite good when the subject is no closer than about 1 meter and out to about 100 meters. Really like the kite flyer!
 
What a neat old rear cap Labirinmind.

I just noticed this new (to me) adapter on ebay;
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-50mm-...ens_Adapters_Mounts_Tubes&hash=item2a21e280b9

No mod required to the lens, has versions for Nex/Xpro1/M4/3
The M mount is still going to work better for my purposes in the long run but this is a bargain.

(I'm not familiar with the seller or quality of the unit but several have been sold)
 
Wow, I didn't expect that. That's great to hear, I'm a student so extra cash for equipment would be awesome. I would like to use it myself but i cant afford a Leica or the conversion. I'l probably sell it then, so someone can use it.

Never mind. I may have been too late.

For a very few hundred U.S. dollars, $200-$500, you buy a fully working Canon 7 body for the lens. Or, you might be able to get the shutter repaired on the Canon 7 that you have for even less money.

http://www.cameraquest.com/canon7sz.htm

Keeping & using that lens would seem to be worth more than any rapidly obsolete modern gear that you might buy with the proceeds from the 50/0.95 lens. It is genuinely unique. You'll never get another one.

Wayne
 
What a neat old rear cap Labirinmind.

I just noticed this new (to me) adapter on ebay;
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-50mm-...ens_Adapters_Mounts_Tubes&hash=item2a21e280b9

No mod required to the lens, has versions for Nex/Xpro1/M4/3
The M mount is still going to work better for my purposes in the long run but this is a bargain.

(I'm not familiar with the seller or quality of the unit but several have been sold)

I hope the availability of that adapter will slow down the ruthless slaughtering of so many perfectly fine 0.95 samples in backyard shops!
It always bleeds my heart, when i come over a rough conversion, what could have otherwise a beautiful lens, just to elevate the selling price of the lens to a dealer.
 
I bought a Canon 7 with the 50mm f0.95 lens a few years back. The speed was great but the weight of the camera-lens combo actually was too much for my neck (I have disk damage). I sold the lens on eBay; put it up with a Buy It Now Price of $1,600 and it went in less than 2 hours, if I recall correctly. I later sold the camera body on eBay for $220 or so.
 
I wouldn't classify Don Goldberg (DAG Camera) as a backyard shop nor his efforts as a rough conversion.

I am most grateful that he brought his talents to bear on a 50/0.95 I own and use including adapting a Viso III mount for easy and precise mounting and dismounting.

I have no desire to ever use a Canon 7, Leicas are my preference for rangefinder cameras.

My lens is simply cool. . . . too heavy to schlep around for a full day, but still very cool.

That is absolutely not, what I meant!

There are two kind of conversions for the Canon .95 - one is made by quality shops with professional work, as Don Goldberg's, the other one, I absolutely dismiss is the hacking and slashing done by shops, who do it for raising their margin from ~ 1500 − 2500 USD for selling a "M mount converted 0.95".

The issue is, that most of these conversions cannot be reliably judged by looking at an eBay auction picture. They reveal themselves in sloppy and irreversible workmanship, when receiving the lens and mounting it on your camera.

I strongly encourage everybody in the search of a Canon .95 to use on their M mount camera, to prevent shady deals upwards of 2000 USD and rather buy an original lens and have it converted by a professional or buy only after personal inspection.

The Canon .95 is a wonderful specialty lens with a unique quality, it's a pity to see them butchered.
 
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