Filming with Vintage Lenses (the ultimate deep dive!)

[@Dwija108]

Fantastic presentation with knowledge that I really need. A lot of work went into this video and it shows. Many thanks to all involved.

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Appreciate that my friend thank you!

[@anthonygibson671]

I havent actually laughed out loud at in intro before so well done. Great content!

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Thanks Anthony hope you Subscribe and check out more of my channel!

[@1960ceramic]

Awesome deep dive into vintage lenses. I bought a few Takumar lenses for fun to play with and I enjoy the image they produce for photos, which I mainly do, and for video, which I am getting into more and more. I also picked up a Helios 44M-5 f2, which is fun to play with. I bought these old lenses, which are in pristine shape, never thinking about making money with them, but more for having fun with the images they produce. Your set looks awesome, and I would love to have them, but I am old and retired so everything is about fun now! Thanks for the great video! Cheers from British Columbia, Canada!

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Cheers my friend, Vintage lenses always provide something interesting. Wether you use them commercially or not.

[@rockhardo76]

What a great channel, some of the best edition I´ve seen. Please make a review of continuous light set for photographers if possible (Amaran vs Aputure). Fastball camera special!

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Cheers Rogerio, appreciate that! Hmmm lighting is a big topic, but definitely something I will cover in due course!

[@allenpayne9182]

I love Carl Zeiss lenses and Nikon Nikkor. Those are my favorite vintage lenses. I don't like SIGMA, but I also don't like "cheap vintage lenses". I like "good vintage" lenses that performs "good" and not cheap ;)

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

I did actually have a Nikkor set that I found really good. Sigma is too sharp, and yes give me good vintage over cheap vintage.... but I'd like both!! 😂

[@organismx]

For the love of video production and for the sake of just sharing and hopping to help other people like me (and you) that obsess on finding the an affordable cine lens set with a nice balance of character and sharpness and quality, after a lot time watching videos after videos , and looking at tones of pictures , think I am going to go for the SLR magic APO microprimes , especially the 32mm. Nice

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Those SLR Microprimes do look really nice, as do the new Meike's full frames, if you're wanting something that is affordable and a little vintage but not inconveniently vintage!

[@harlangleeson9496]

Excellent. Love the thorough dive here. Long form here rocks. I will check out the lenses you recommend as well. Thanks for the content!

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Thanks Harlan, enjoyed diving deep on this one ! 🙏

[@JoshuaHelms]

Love your channel man. We’ve got a full set of Summicrons and also love them in the right conditions. Recently picked up a set of Fujinon MK-R’s (RF mount) for our Komodo’s and we’re super happy with them so far. Might be worth a rental if you’re looking for decent zooms.

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Wow a full Summicron set! Lovely. Fujinon's also look great, but very happy with DZO Pictor's when zooms are required.

[@User_not_found_403]

Perfect timing for a video on vintage lenses Guy! I had the vintage bug too - helios, biota, super tan, Olympus. I do like that fact that you can convert them to any body. I just ordered a Sigma FP which I plan to test them all out on again. Speaking of which have you tested out this camera yet? Seems like it would be a good, compact low cost body for a Savage Filmmaker!

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Cheers Garfy! I almost ordered a Sigma FP a few weeks ago, it's a truly fascinating camera and one I'll definitely consider in the future. I ultimately decided not to due to file sizes and no IBIS which wouldn't suit one of my upcoming projects, but the image you can get is pretty amazing and I LOVE that size.

[@User_not_found_403]

@@thesavagefilmmaker I don't have mine yet, so I've yet to see if I can handle the file sizes and workflow. It does have some shortcomings, but I think most of them I can work around by accessorizing it. I just think its a great value for the image quality in a small package.

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Can’t beat the price for the image you get.

[@callummacdonald7546]

My Sony Ex1 is probably classified as vintage now 🤣

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

If it ain't broke my friend, don't fix it!

[@jackbarron8880]

Surprised that you didn't get on with the Zeiss Contax lens. Those are as strong or even better than Leica R imho.

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Contax are great, but I prefer the Leica look overall.

[@proteus1]

I have a nikor 135 old lens on my camera. The lens has character compared to new lens from Sony.

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Love the Nikor's!

[@karl-marxschweinsteiger1828]

i steel love the hellios and mir 1 b ........... for me they hav more charactheristic for CINEMA we just need Filters and Anamorphic adapter

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Can’t beat the Helios for style and bokeh!

[@Reproductora]

Instant subscribe.

[@gurinderraikoti]

have you tried canon fd 50mm f1.8/ Nikon 50mm f1.8 / other 50mm 1.8? and what about other 50mm-35mm lenses with near to f2 stop ?

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

I have tried the Canon and Nikon 50's. I prefer the Leica look.

[@PopartFilms]

I just uploaded a very similar video about my own vintage lens set. Hilarious how similarly we approached it. I think you might have done it a bit better though. Great work!

[@PopartFilms]

Also, just subscribed. ;-)

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Haha great video! Also subbed, highly recommend the Leica's as a fellow vintage connoisseur.

[@PopartFilms]

@@thesavagefilmmaker another addiction!

[@canyildiz5966]

how do you manage excessive shakiness? I'm using a 50mm 1.7 pentax lens on my fuji xt4 and I love the way it looks, but the footage is so shaky it's unusable. I was considering adding some weight, some handles, etc to help smooth the footage out a bit, but yh. Was wondering if anyone has an answer for that.

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Best solution is to add weight, rails, follow focus and v-mount battery. The heavier it is the less jitters.

[@jordanbathe8772]

Ah you don’t like your zeiss 35 2.4? Just got one in the mail

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

I've actually used it a lot, great affordable vintage lens, but lacks the vintage character that some of the others provide.

[@maxourik-nlightstudio4766]

This short is great. Just now thinking to get contax zeiss :)

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Still pretty affordable and do provide a pretty nice image. Can never really go wrong with Zeiss!

[@chinitopinoy1726]

Very vintaggeee!

[@nisakssonfilms]

Man awesome video. Vintage glass akin to being a doting parent to a child that loves you to bits - that also runs off in public and eats cigarette butts. Was curious about your time tracking down that 19mm - Did/do you ever miss the addition of a WIDE angle to your set? Or did the projects using the 'film look' never require a field of view that wide?

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

I have never really required a 19mm as the 24 or 28 seemed to do the job. Don't get me wrong it would be a really welcome addition and help in tighter spaces but the astronomical cost is something I just can't currently justify.

[@rumigeiger]

Hilarious Man!!! So good👍

[@thesavagefilmmaker]

Cheers brother!

[@GlobalCuts]

Snobbish.