I'll have to look out for the 35mm version. I have the Auto Chinon 28mm f2.8 in m42 screw mount, it came attached to a chinon cx slr film camera I bought for £10. I haven't used it yet but I've ordered an adapter so I can use it on my Panasonic Lumix g3 micro 4/3 camera 📷

What a beautiful video! Are there any chances to make a video on processing raw files, love the way your image looks, feel like films, epic! I am also S1 user btw

S1 is super good for adapting vintage lens. My only complaints are 1) the buttons on the back dial are bit stiffy and 2) it cannot record full open gate at 30p without a crop (while s5m2 can).

Samsies! I was looking for a camera to adapt my m42 and FD lenses. Got mine for a similar price at Adorama as well, and it also came with the 6k update. I only really dislike how huge it is (I prefer smaller bodies).

I have two 🤩 One has fungus marks and the other one has a scratch in the rear element... both deliver.

If you liked the Serenar 35mm you should try the Serenar f1.9 50mm collapsible lens, It's a beautiful lens that's sharp, production was 1949 - 51 Canon thought they could take on Leica after WWII and produced this lens. The cost of making the lens was too expensive and didn't make a profit for Canon so they introduced a rangefinder body to go with it ie the body would make the profit however after two years production Canon realised that it was just too expensive and shelved the production re designed the lens and went along with a new 50mm, 135mm and your 35mm to complete the set. Try and find it as it's worth every penny.

and here i thought i'd never want to shoot another tree ever again. now I have to go. thank you.

I've been considering getting a new Fuji, but I ended up asking why I would. My XT10 was capable of great photos when I got it. And great photos haven't changed since then.

now that's pretty cool. glad you embraced it. Try that with the Hanimex 35mm f2.8 and I'll really be impressed.

This was quite interesting. I have bought an A7S for use with my manual glass but toying with the idea of an A7R variant in the future. I will say as a stills shooter that IBIS is not just for video. I confess to being spoilt by my Olympus cameras, but not having to take a tripod to take a 1 or 10 second shot is amazing. That said, my A7S lacks IBIS as well and I am simply having to remember my rules from film photography - which is what this camera is for really.

this is why i love my XT10....thanks mate!

I wondwr how this lens would stand up on a Sony APS-C 0-0

I'm sorry, you are entitled to your own opinion, but I have been using this lens for a while and it's fine. Perhaps you received a bad copy or something, and that sucks, but what you are describing sounds ridiculous and this is nothing like a cctv lens.

Picked up mine after the video to see if I have the same results, not really. The flaring might be an issue with a defective product, the image quality is fine, i mean I got it one sale for like 30 bucks I think, but its ite, same with edge sharpness, nowwhere near this bad. But I have to agree with the focus ring being just meh and the fact a couple reviewers hyped it up to be such a great budget lens. Shouldve just gotten vintage glass tbh.

I don't follow you on this one. You've clearly never shopped around for CCTV lenses, they're way worse than that. Sounds like you got a bad copy of the lens that isn't working right. I haven't had any problems with their lenses. They are some of the best. You get a lens like that for those imperfections, but I would never buy a lens that cheap unless I wanted that look.

and yet all youtubers highly recommend this as a good budget lens

this sucks. how did you find out it was originally a cctv lens?

Bought it when it was first released with the 17mm pancake lense in the box. I still use it today in 2024 even though the IBIS is already dead. It's a great daytime walk around camera and a conversation starter.

Just about everyone is saying that OM Systems and Panasonic need to bring out more cameras in the small MFT format, rather than concentrate only on high end. There are specialist cameras using MFT lenses outside the OM/Pana orbit. If the big two won't do it, what about one of the others? I had a Nikon 1, which sold me on the usefulness of small ICL cameras, but MFT seems to be the best option these days to meet that demand!

how does it stack up against your other 50mm-58mm lenses for character?

i owned the 'modern' Canon 50 1.4 with the electronic focus. but the lens design seems to be mostly unchanged (just the coatings). the bokeh from this series of lenses is super unique! i only sold mine due to poor focus control. i wish i could try one of the vintage canon's but its not possible (with EF system)

Its still viable and comparable to modern M43 bodies -but that's more of an indictment of the state of M43 and how Olympus/OM Systems and Panasonic have let the format down rather than how well the E-P1 has aged. There's been a massive lack of investment in the M43 format. The first m43 cameras were very innovative when it first came out (mirrorless and 5 axis IBIS was way ahead of its time) but nothing significant has really been added. Most of the cameras are still ancient contrast detect autofocus and the very few phase detect bodies are well over a decade behind the competition. The processing is also incredibly slow and doesn't seem like much progress has been made between "Trupic" generations.

Hey , What’s your minimum focus distance with this setup ?

Couldn’t agree more.A great camera, I will keep my X-T10 forever.

I suggest you clean your lens before using it. It will effect image quality. 😂

E-P1 has mag focus. I suggest the E-P2 which is exactly the same body but can use the Olympus VF-2 electronic viewfinder. E-P1, 2 and 3 screens do not tilt.

This E-P1 was my first mirrorless camera. I loved it, but I hated it, too. It had so many quirks. E.g. it had focus magnification, but this didn't switch off when pressing the shutter button. But hey, Olympus moved on! Just this week I got a Pen E-P7. Nice flip up screen, 20 mp sensor, two dials, many buttons - I love it! (But beware: there is no way to get an EVF for the E-P7!)

Great review. This is definitely a have fun and experiment lens. You can achive a unique look .You do have to push it in LR. To make the bubbles more pronounced. Thanks for sharing.

Are you using black white filter on the creativity menu?

i agree the new OM company is out of track! they only promote the Om-1 and Om-5 with cash back... those fools! think people will buy that... what we really want is a new Pen F mark II! 😂😅

Dissing the Em10 Ok but the em5 ? quality features, great looks and even better a great price

2:08 - love the image here.

Mine has perfect glass, water clear. Pics are wonderful. Area of sharp definition at F2 is pretty small. I will use my APO if it matters.

I have one in L39 (39mm screw mount, Leica IIIc), and like many others find it is sharp right across the image, I guess if they are used on the cameras they were first designed for the problems you encounter did not exist.

hi is it 42mm and 9mp. trying to figure out the crop factor i have m4/3 system and a7 camera

Have it, it's my favorite portrait lens, that's where it shines the most i think, the skin color rendering, the nice bokeh, the best focal length to get the portrait and some of the background, i love it!

I should have said "It's the most underrated lens I have ever used." I'm sure there are more underrated lenses that I haven't used.

It’s great. I got it as a gift. Yes AF sucks but it’s somewhat usable. I will try and learn with it photography as good as I can before upgrading. Currently use it with the 50mm Sony f1.8

Got mine converted to IR.. gave it a whole new life and place in my camera bag.

I would curios if those interior marks on the lens are actual scratches or just cleaning goobers that can be removed by additional cleaning. Either way, nice lens. I have one too. Had the fat one at one time and it is also a very nice performer.

Why did you tape over the brand name?

La tengo ...es una estupenda camara , con muchas posibilidades creativas ,la tengo con un 50mm y un 40- 150 .Gracias por el video .

I still have one of these and love it as a small discreet travel camera. Get f of the AF pancake kit lenses and you’ll love it even more.

Images are fantastic

At a distance it does look like a Degas.

Why do you have the tape on the front?

Nah I think that suits the vibe of the picture 😂😂 happy little accident in every sense

What printer do you use?

Russian optics are quite good. Its the construction and quality control (lack of) in both cameras and lens that let them down. You need to see their Fishe eye Zodiak-8 3.5/30mm Fisheye Lens. What a lump.....

Damn didn't know these things existed until I saw your video. Would be useful to throw on an old SLR when doing some night photography since its often hard to tell if your camera is level when looking at dark scenery through the viewfinder.