Get The Cooke Look for $20 - Meyer Optik Görliz 50mm F/2.8

[@rodrrico]

I love it when relatively cheap lenses can offer up amazing results. Ok, sure wide open it's not super sharp, but I can already think of scenarios where I'd want that stylistic look for certain parts of documentaries I've worked on. You have my head spinning with ideas. It might finally be time for me to get into the vintage game 😮

[@shadowcultur]

You should just learn to disassemble and reassemble these lenses now. You love them so much. This is the natural progression. And take us along for the ride so we can learn with you.

[@MarkHoltze]

i'll get there lol....one day!

[@vintage_lenses9878]

I got this lens together with 3 other vintage lenses for 35US$ here in Sweden. Happy days

[@MarkHoltze]

I just want to go to Sweden!! Good to know some deals can be found there ;) ;) 🔥

[@EsZett0]

I'm from Görlitz! :D

[@MarkHoltze]

GURLitz sorry I butchered the name.

[@dietalarmclock2607]

This lens, boy, slowly just proves to be a champ. Speed boosted I give it a chefs kiss

[@MarkHoltze]

✊

[@unicornone196]

might be your best one yet

[@MarkHoltze]

Might be lol. Thanks!

[@MarkHoltze]

I'd love to see what a "GOOD" photographer can actually get with this lens! I'm blown away by it! - UPDATE: Cooke LOOK is based on the foundation Cooke Triplet Optical Design this lens uses. I'm not saying you can get COOK CINEMA LENSES LOOK with this lens. It's an interpreted look without a clear definition of what exactly it is. Where it comes from is clear.

[@adershvarshnei5198]

Those images in the snow looked like they are from a fairytale. Especially the one with the camera in f/2.8. So so good!

[@MarkHoltze]

@@adershvarshnei5198 And those were just a quick session. Imagine what more time can do with this lens. I can't wait to shoot more!

[@okay1904]

Discipline, Discipline, Discipline - no more 50mm lenses, Within 2 months, of starting on this vintage lens journey, I now have three - 50mm 1.9(Auto Chinon), 1.7(Pentax) and 1.4(Canon nFD), and I look back and wonder how did I get here. Who the heck is going to notice one bokeh over another. No one but the photographer, the audience does not see these things that we slave over - they just need a nice accurate image they are happy with. And all these tons of different focal lengths. I think for most people a limit should be set, maximum of 5 or 6 lenses 1. One 50 mm prime, any good lens that can go down to 1.8 or thereabouts is good enough. I must admit though I was taking photos of my wife at f1.4, and only after I realised how sharp the images were on the computer, did I check the camera/lens - incredible sharpness on the Canon at its maximum aperture f/1.4 phenomenal. 2. One 24 or 28 mm prime, from f 2.8 3. One 85mm or 135mm prime 4. One zoom but in truth, the weight of vintage zooms and wanting to remain discreet in my street photography, I never take out the zooms, just do everything with a 50mm prime on an APSC sensor, and have learnt to zoom with my feet. ok if you have to zoom, get a 70 to something higher and live with that. This should be more than enough for most people... 5. One for macro if none of the other lenses can do a good enough macro, and if macro is one of your things you shoot. Too many youtube videos, too many temptations - no more vintage lens purchases - resistance is not futile.

[@sclogse1]

Da Crafsman would like this lens.

[@skazhenyj]

@@okay1904 That's all nice and practical (and it does make sense), but I don't create images for others to like. I try to create images I like. I'm pleased if others like them too, but I can't try to capture an image using someone else's eyes. And in all honesty, it depends who's giving the feedback too, you can't value everyone's opinion equally. But in the end what I think matters the most. Not because I'm a great (or even good photographer), but because it's my (attempt at) art. For example, I don't like Canon FD 50mm 1.4 bokeh in some situations and I do notice the difference. In such situations I'd prefer another lens, even if less sharp. Having choice is only a plus.

[@holygrenade752]

Hey I know nothing about cameras, but I would like to say your channel has really high quality production and interesting information

[@MarkHoltze]

Haha, thanks mate. You’ve got your hands full being the Holy Grenade I get it ;). Appreciate the compliment mate, stay holy!

[@kevindiossi]

Haha, I'm totally picking one of these up. What a unique look! If it's unique, then it's worth owning.

[@MarkHoltze]

Totally worth it. Wait for the right price though it seems to change daily!

[@everlyfamily]

That ending was...... FAAAABULUUUUUUUS! Great video!

[@MarkHoltze]

lol. i wasn't sure if i should keep it in or not, my daughter said leave it in. I always ask her as a second opinion lol.

[@MateenManek]

Love the bit about testing and experimenting with these lenses. The more you understand these lenses, the more amazing stuff you’ll create!

[@MarkHoltze]

Absolutely!!!

[@34Media]

Another gem mate ! Grandad would be proud ! what a awesome lens and for $20 , you can't beat it very cool ! great ending , made me laugh cheers .

[@WilsonKowaleski]

Agreed on all levels 🔥⚡️🙌 thanks for sharing your knowledge and history. Edit was 🔥

[@okay1904]

Now the price of this lens will go up - I have a love hate relationship with these "reveal" videos, which cause vintage lenses to become more expensive.

[@MarkHoltze]

they'll bump a bit, but i think ultimately most of them will stay fairly low. There's just too many good lenses out there and too few people who care about to work with manual to really drive prices. L series FD lenses are obviously the exception here as Canon owners can now safely and cleanly adapt their vintage FD to their RF mounts and that thin red line does wonders for perceived value. Also a lot of these lenses were so mass produced that supply will always kill "demand".

[@ReviewsforNerds]

68.00 and up now for this lens

[@MarkHoltze]

@@ReviewsforNerds Patience, one for the riight price will come up, these are limited in number (although loads of them around) so they key with any of this stuff is really to hunt for the best deal. I just saw one yesterday for $17, you can find one for $12 if it's attached to a camera. The price will fluctuate, it's too common a lens and too mass produced to really go up by all that much.

[@nr1229]

Depends where you live, guys. I'm from Germany and you can have most old GDR and USSR lenses pretty cheap around here. Excluding the rare gems of course, they are expensive globally. We shouldn't overestimate these videos. There is no shortage of vintage 50mm lenses and a lot of these - like the Domiplan - were mass produced and are not at all rare items these days. I'm gonna buy one of those tomorrow for 30€ and that's a good price. You will find a good deal, too. Just be patient and set yourself a limit and don't pay too much. :)

[@epicurioh]

Here's the problem now: it seems scammers have popped up, listing their "copies" for $20, and either not shipping the item or shipping an entirely different item. Don't trust any of the bargain listings on eBay for this particular lens.

[@punkrachmaninoff]

Psst... I have one and it really does look the part, fantastic street lens. That Cooke triplet though! UGH, it's so good! Buy one before Petapixel reposts this; you can find them locally on Praktica cameras often enough...

[@TheBigNegative-PhotoChannel]

Whole Video: An absolutely confident cool guy who knows what he is talking about. 8:55 : His mother calls him her special boy. 😂

[@MarkHoltze]

lol!

[@firstname4474]

Sometimes I feel like with your ability of storytelling, I could watch your video about literary anything. Great job, keep it up, man!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks mate, it might be the fall out from when we cut documentaries. You almost have to edit them with the general public in mind, hook them in and keep them there. That's a totally different world of story telling for sure, but having doing it for so long it might be rubbing off on these. Glad you're enjoying them.

[@antonioserrata8230]

Fantastic review, picked up 3 of these as a result (I got 3 cameras and sometimes like the uniformity when I use all 3 at once with certain multicam shoots). I've been shooting ALMOST exclusively with vintage lenses. Found them to be amazing to learn and shoot with. AF on any system has not just been my thing. Thank you for your excellent review!

[@MarkHoltze]

Hope you got a chance to enjoy them mate!

[@detectivesoffice2155]

I still have an old 35 year soviet lens, the bokeh and lens flayers is insane 😲. Great video 🤙

[@MarkHoltze]

The soviet lenses are well known for their flares! People try to throw crud at them for "no quality control" but those lenses still hold up very well today. Love my soviet lenses! Which one is the one you have? Now i'm all curious :)

[@RunNGunPhoto]

That's a classic looking lens, and the bokeh is gorgeous and glittery. I find that halation fascinating as I enjoy that glowy highlight look of film. I also just learned the term "soap bubble bokeh!" I never knew there was a name for it.

[@MarkHoltze]

I've SEEN it before but it wasn't until I got shots of my own did I really look into it more. It's funny how places are offering diffusion (pro mist) filters that do what this lens does naturally. Buy this very sharp lens and muddy it up because "reasons". Hope you're well mate!

[@RunNGunPhoto]

@@MarkHoltze Thanks brother, keep up the great vintage gear reviews! Love watching them. 🙌 I recently bought a cheap Nikkor 20mm that someone polished the coating off. Awesome "mist" effect for free!

[@pinksparkle6891]

Just dropping by to say THANK YOU . Your video helped me buy an Oreston 50 mm 1.8 . Wish you all the best !

[@MarkHoltze]

Makes me happy to hear! So glad they’re helping you out! Best of luck out there

[@adamjoeyork]

Always great information, Mark. Vintage is life.

[@MarkHoltze]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ianwilkinson4602]

I bought my first in February of this year, only because it was attached to an Exa 500 I liked the look of. Now I have eleven Exa's and Exakta's of different models they are beautiful to behold, the older they get the more I like them, only six of these are fitted with the Meyer Optic Gorliz, all of them specific to EXA and EXAKTA cameras.

[@JamieMcEwanOfficial]

So awesome to get out and shoot with a lens with such history, especially being your grandfather's. As usual, this is so well edited. Like a documentary! Great work!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Jamie! Ya it's so cool, so happy I found it again and funny to look back at how short sighted I was even not to have tried both at the time. The pentacon feels like a tank compared to this thing though. lol.

[@JamieMcEwanOfficial]

@@MarkHoltze that's so cool, though. I'm taking out some old 70-200mm vintage Canon FD lenses soon and trying out some portraits. Fun to mix it up and get a bit of a vintage yet more unique look.

[@jmtubbs1639]

I have owned mine since 1967 and never thought very highly of it. Perhaps I ought to get it out and give it another try.

[@davideastham]

Love the images from this lens. Artistic for sure !!

[@MarkHoltze]

And so easy to carry around which is nice! Completely different from the Super Tak 300 i last tested ;)

[@julianmor9191]

Hey there, just popping in to say I really appreciate your videos! Keep making them!!!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks for the kind words of supper Julian! ✊

[@jacobchristianglover3655]

Bravo Mark... another thorough and in-depth review! Hope you and your precious family are well, keep up the magnificent job, absolutely enjoy your channel!!!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Jacob, we're all doing well mate, thanks! Best to you and yours!

[@pauka13]

I found one in the attic attached to an old zenit camera, gave a good clean to it and now it shines again. Not the most impressive vintage but it defintely has its place in any collection. If you like this lens, get the Oreston 1.8!

[@deniselisboa1]

Woah this is a very fun and unique lens! The price is sweet :P i really like your videos

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Denise! You're always a pleasure to have around these parts!

[@BRNDX.U9VRSL]

I did. I really like it. Cooke triplet, needs some suntan lotion. when you have the background separated and with an anamorphic, just has a look to it.

[@ianmilne655]

Got mine today, £35 in very good condition, no lens caps but I can get them, look forward to having some fun with this one. Mark you're a diamond finding these gems👍

[@MarkHoltze]

Hope you enjoy it!!

[@ianmilne655]

@@MarkHoltze just had a quick play, I see what you mean about the 'soap bubble' bokeh they look great 👍 my aperture blades seem ok on this copy hopefully they'll stay that way. Btw I've seen prices over here as low as £15 going upto over £100! Seems there's quite a few copies out there.

[@theanimeroom9492]

Awesome video with tons of value, I've watched several videos and helped me find some gems for photography and videography. Keep up the amazing work!

[@MarkHoltze]

Glad it connected with you mate! Figured no point making them if they didn't at least TRY to help people in some way ;). Good luck out there.

[@theanimeroom9492]

@@MarkHoltze 100%, I have a canon M50 and was looking for cheaper alternatives to be more creative and record. After watching several of your videos I found someone locally on FB who had a ton of stuff from her late husband. The photos they've been capturing are insanely better then the smartphones and stock lenses at a fraction of the cost.

[@williambolton5679]

I owned this lens. It's the only lens I ever threw out. It was just too bad to keep. The MOG Oreston 50mm f1.8, also produced as the Pentacon 50mm f1.8, is a far better choice and also quite inexpensive.

[@CrazyycclowN]

I picked up a pre-Pentax Takumar earlier this year (Asahi 58mm f/2.4, circa 1955), their first lens optimised for colour, and one of the last designed without use of a computer. I needed it to fill a gap in my focal length range that I was sorely missing since my grandfather's 1965-ish SLR with it's Mamiya-built 58mm f/1.7 crapped out, and since modern 58mm lenses are both rare and very expensive, I opted to go for a probably indestructable and 100% mechanical solution. The Tak is a preset lens with no automation whatsoever, so aperture actuation is controlled with a third ring, meaning there are likely fewer components to experience wear, and no fast actions to cause wear. It's older than my parents, and will probably outlast me if I take care of it. Though it won't win any image quality tests, it's in good shape, and it provides an experience no modern lens can match. The biggest technical benefit compared to modern lenses is that it (and the previously mentioned Mamiya) contains a ridiculously high number of aperture blades for the price. I couldn't get an exact count, but it's something around 12-14, so bokeh at any aperture is perfectly round. It's especially impressive considering just how tiny the lens is, and probably highly inefficient considering only a decade later similar lenses would be produced with only 5-6 blades. It uses a Heliar optical design, a variation on the Cooke triplet, and normally reserved for longer and slower lenses. That your Meyer Optik opts for a simple triplet past the mid-60's surprised me, but I guess it's an efficient design. Still, in every aspect my Tak is totally unique, so it'll have a place in my regular setup for hopefully as long as I live, and as long it lives I'll probably never replace it.

[@MarkHoltze]

Can't go wrong with the Tak no doubt. That is impressive about the number of blades for the small lens. I noticed that with the Jena, 58mm, so many blades.

[@krischanrudolph6005]

The only thing missing here is a comparision with a cooke lens or explanation why you see "the cooke look" with is lens.

[@MarkHoltze]

That’s a massive topic that more subjective. You could do a whole essay on it and still be “wrong”. It’s meant to inspire and help people find it for themselves. Factually it’s based on the lens design used in cook cinema lenses. A whole second video could and should be done on it. But didn’t want that to compromise the core of this video which is a lens review. :) It’s like a quest, you are presented with a goal, it’s up to you to figure out how to do it ;) ;) ;)

[@BenGleasonMedia]

That would have brought this video from an 8/10 to a 10/10, i totally agree

[@MarkHoltze]

Part two prob but cooke cinema lens rental right now are insane. Maybe in the summer here when numbers are down and renting is easier.

[@BenGleasonMedia]

@@MarkHoltze Totally makes senes! love the content mark!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks mate! Giveaway video on sat, it may involve a rehoused vintage Soviet cinema lens...it MAY

[@Leicashootr]

Great GREAT video, thanks Mark😍

[@MarkHoltze]

My pleasure Rudd! The lens is a sleeper hit for sure, I’m glad I waited because my tastes have caught up to what it offers.

[@andreasaltenkirch6288]

Once again a great video 😊👍... Meyer optik lenses are always a pleasure and a fun. I don't have the Domiplan but the Meyer optik görlitz orestor 100mm f2.8 first version with 15 aperture blades. This is also a real pleasure to work with

[@MarkHoltze]

ohhhh that 100 is gold mate!!!!!

[@alexandersmith6165]

Jim Carrey of the vintage lens world. Love your work Mark.

[@MarkHoltze]

Somebody STOP ME!!! lol. Thanks Alexander! Having fun with it!

[@MarcoAries]

It reminds me a lot of the Tessar. Gotta love the bubble bokeh!

[@MarkHoltze]

Very similar DNA ;)

[@Infragelb]

I am just glad that your channel is not as big yet as it is going to be soon. For the time being us lucky viewers still can cheaply get these lenses before Mathieu Stern covers them ^^ I am very happy to have found your channel, the cinematics and storytelling are outstanding, keep it up man!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Julius, I’m hoping to stay fairly nice, only us enthusiasts who will watch this stuff. Not sure I’ll ever be as big as Stern, he’s got the right stuff! ;)

[@ianmilne655]

@@MarkHoltze you're an equal to Stern, Mark👍

[@danielcabrera5547]

Awesome stuff Mark! I've added this lens to my wishlist.

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Daniel, keep an eye out, don't over pay, ask family and friends if the have one on hand. Kit lens that came with pretty much every Pratika which were a dime a dozen. Good luck!

[@danielcabrera5547]

@@MarkHoltze for sure! Still working on my Takumar SMC set. 🤞

[@watersignphotography]

Entertaining and informative as always 👍

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Matt!

[@kin869]

Damn bro the presentation for this is amazing! I feel like I'm watching something on Netflix!!

[@MarkHoltze]

Goal achieved 😂. I always try to give these little things a sprinkle of the special sauce out of affection. 😂 Glad you enjoyed it mate ✊

[@SuperMakeSomething]

Fantastic video! I will definitely be looking to pick this one up!

[@MarkHoltze]

You should!

[@mclarenf1V12]

Excellent review of......not the lens but your inception of your vintage experience. Someone much older left you something special that would have been missed if you were close minded and afraid. But here you are, knee deep in modern digital and connecting the values of the old with the new. My favorite free-be that got me into this was my Mamiya 50 2.0. Yellowing radioactive goodness. I shoot all my professional interviews with this free lens because it’s detail is magical and natural.

[@MarkHoltze]

Nicely out my friend! It’s great to be able to connect under these terms as well!

[@ianmilne655]

I've just discovered this lens, shall look forward to using it when it arrives.

[@MarkHoltze]

✊

[@robhosailor]

Great video! I have that lens with original Praktica PL Nova 1 from 1967 and I use it with pleasure.

[@MarkHoltze]

Very cool! Pretty much standard issue with a Praktica ! :)

[@Hitchelfitkyle]

Awesome edit!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks!!

[@jethrobucoy7887]

Gotta set that reminder on for that Mark Holtze content

[@MarkHoltze]

lol, no rush mate! i'll be here! ;)

[@jethrobucoy7887]

@@MarkHoltze you've inspired me a lot to shoot with vintage lense man

[@TheJ_G]

Lol That ending! Great stuff man. Inspired me to dust off some old “bargain” lenses that I haven’t used in ages. Can’t wait for the next video!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Jonathan!

[@spectrazone]

Oh hell yeah, woke up to see this on my homepage! This lens looks really solid, too. I'll have to try it for infrared photography/video.

[@MarkHoltze]

GOOD MORNING! lol. It's surprisingly good, using it completely got the wheels rolling on this video and that was just 6 days ago. Fastest turn around on a lens I just started using ever! lol

[@spectrazone]

@@MarkHoltze Oh that's awesome, I love when a piece of equipment clicks that quick, haha! I just started watching your videos some more, really excellent stuff! My photography's slowed down considerably during the pandemic, but seeing these quirky old lenses always sparks that excitement again. Keep up the good work dude!

[@ericchouinard8075]

Very well done. Interesting, entertaining and useful.

[@MarkHoltze]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@LayilaFaon]

Wow really 20?! Aw snow so beautiful ! Miss it so much in Germany

[@MarkHoltze]

You would capture some wonderful stuff with this lens Layila!

[@federicomuciaccia9191]

great inspiring video! I'm catched by the very pictorial and flat results of this lens. I especially enjoyed the part of the video about "why" shooting with vintage lenses... the control of chromatic aberrations can be due to the almost symmetrical design of the lens, where an aberration introduced by the front block is almost completely compensated by the (almost symmetrically specular) rear element. that's the same principle behind the Planar design

[@MarkHoltze]

Love the science behind the designs, the simplicity is just fantastic as well. I love that flat look, it's very cool and would make a great lens with some really good set design for a hyper realistic perspective in a narrative film. Form factor is a little annoying to shoot with, but can easily work with it given what it's capable of.

[@GamingWithAnchiii]

dude im in love with your story telling!! Just came across your channel. Love the work amigo!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks mate, I enjoy making these so that's probably what's coming through :). Thanks for stopping by!

[@alaricpaley6865]

Soap bubble bokeh usually happens one of two ways - A ring of smutz on the lens edge (Generally dust) or the edges of the glass elements are not blacked properly. You can get Soap bubbles on a Helios if you really want. I get similar with my Tessar because all the black on the element edges is gone.

[@MarkHoltze]

Didn’t know that! Thanks Alaric!

[@alaricpaley6865]

@@MarkHoltze Don't empirically take my word at this however - It's possible that there are some lens configurations that won't have this effect, optical engineering is difficult at the best of times. The Myer is very pronounced compared to these other examples - my Helios will reliably do the soap bubbles with cooler coloured light sources, but struggles to reproduce the effect with warm LED lights. the Tessar borders on the Myers performance, but the ring portion of the bokeh bubble is less pronounced. On the flipside, my Daguerreotype 65mm f2 has a wild, vibrant, rainbow soap bubble Bokeh that borders on uncontrollable. As an aside and a hint for a possible new video though; If you want a really weird bokeh/Light reflection defect in a lens, try finding a Cosinon 55mm 1.4, specifically the one with the flat back element. It creates circles of light off of light sources that circle around the centre of frame, absolutely weird and wonderful. Lens is also pretty sharp, so that's a bonus.

[@MarkHoltze]

@@alaricpaley6865 I never empiricially take any word for it mate don't worry ;). It's given me a string to follow and do some testing. I'm aware things especially with these lenses weren't meant with the most strict assembly measures so things could vary from lens to lens. I really appreciate you passing on the info mate! Thank you!

[@alexhering1462]

Great video Mark. The Meyer Optik line is pretty expansive. Never knew. You could almost start a channel just on the number of lenses available apart from the 50mm f 2.8. Hope you get to show a few more in the line up. Make some great viewing.

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Alex!

[@lxhk3595]

The Meyer Optic Görlitz guys were just bad ass. Period.

[@MarkHoltze]

They’ve got a few gems! You’re totally right, bad ass! ✊

[@АндрейФомин-о8п]

Привет, Марк. Однозначно лайк!!!! Давно от тебя ничего не было. Посмотрел твои видео. Всё очень хорошо. Класс. Молодец.

[@MarkHoltze]

Благодарность! Трудно найти время для производства, когда все остальное происходит. Этому я должен был сделать приоритет. Он очень доступен и дает фантастические результаты. Спасибо, что заглянули, извините, если мой русский перевод плохой (гугл)

[@АндрейФомин-о8п]

@@MarkHoltze да, стекло великолепно. Ты абсолютно прав. Хочу себе такое приобрести. Хотелось бы увидеть, Марк, тест твой,, Sony,, 7 альфа и линзу leica.... Суммикрон или суммилюкс. Р. S. Русский у тебя хороший. Я все понял!!! Спасибо.

[@djmarzek]

damn! now i need this lens! Thanks Mark!

[@MarkHoltze]

It's some good fun.

[@ohjajohh]

Always love your video's. I held off from buying this lens because of the bad reviews I've seen before, but now it might pick it up if I ever see it for a good price.

[@MarkHoltze]

Technically it might be a little off for some, really depends on the condition and sensibility of the photographer I think. I was pretty smitten by it and i've tested quite a few of these lenses.

[@ohjajohh]

@@MarkHoltze Update: I just got this lens for free today. I'm surprised by its size and how smooth the focusring still is. I don't expect wonders of it, but it might be a fun lens to play with in the coming weeks.

[@maikibitz]

WTF?? last time i checked your channel it was something like two years ago... i clicked now, just because of interest and maaaaan, your visuals, storytelling, like overal quality is like TOP. I was like, do i watch VOX video? subscribed, little late, but still... great!!! gonna get this lens somehow!!!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks mate, never too late really. I’m here regardless. Nice you have you on board though!

[@maikibitz]

@@MarkHoltze THX! At least someone si happy to have me on board!! :D

[@MarkHoltze]

Always mate. You keeping well in this pandemic?

[@maikibitz]

@@MarkHoltze could be better... lol. how about u? over 30K subscribers!!! i remember checking you when you had like 2K or smthing like that... is it any difference now?

[@MarkHoltze]

@@maikibitz well hopefully 2021 gives you some perks mate. We're all doing as well as we can over here. 2k ya, 2 years ago, I think it's doubled every year. Kind of zeroed in on the format of what I want the lens "reviews" to be but ya some people can hit 3 million in the amount of time it's taken me to get to 30k so honestly I try not to let that be the driving force in anything I do here. Numbers don't validate me, the impact is a good thing, seeing comments on how i've helped people in the same way that these lenses "helped me". I could probably put out more if i compromised on certain things ,but then i wouldn't be doing it for the right reasons i think.

[@RandomLifeProductions]

Mark that lens looks really good, I have just ordered a 16m projector lens, got knows how i am going to mount it, A mir 1 35mm and a Helios 35mm i think.... Because of you my lens collection is growing. One of the channels I would recommend for vintage lenses is zenography the guy really good knowledge of vintage lenses

[@MarkHoltze]

Would love to play around with a projector lens. I’ll checK them out thanks!

[@EMBEVIDEO]

I really really like your videos. And it is easy to explain why: It's this combination of facts, presentation, your ability to really show that you do not only tell stories. And it's always a pleasure to watch. Sound, grading, footage - it just works. Regarding this lens and basically lenses in general: What is the basic rule when you create a video or film: It's the joy you great for the viewer. And yes - modern lenses can be crazy good, sharp with perfect colors. But what happens to the footage: You edit it, try to make it more pleasing - you try to create a piece of art and completely change the esthetics of it. So many times it makes more sense to use old glass, with unique characteristics and great something that is impossible to emulate in post. So you start with painting pictures with light and then add a little something here in there. And the results can be so good. :) I also have this lens. I already have it for a long time.And I like it ... but I nearly forgot about it. So after your video, I simply have to use it again. So ... thanks for sharing your thoughts and this video. Take care!

[@MarkHoltze]

I apologize for butchering the word Gorlitz GURLITZ i should have put that accent on it lol. Agree with all your points mate and definitely is a place for a very "SHARP CLEAN" image, not everything requires it though. Not everyone wants real life represented on screen, we live in real life and part of it is escapism. Applying digital effects to what you can capture on camera is also not always the best solution. This is coming from a guy who edits, but i've always appreciated in camera effects over post ones. Domino Harvey film wasn't that great, but I LOVED what Tony Scott did with double exposures and film grading to add some style to that film. Finding out they did that all in camera blew me away back when I first watched it. Thanks for stopping by and adding your 2 cents mate. It's greatly appreciated given your professional standard. So much of this space has become about specs and tech and I feel the art form is being lost a bit.

[@EMBEVIDEO]

@@MarkHoltze All you say it totally right. Especially the last sentence. For me it's all about story, art, look and how I feel when I watch a film. And that's the reason, why so many "old" movies are still stunning to watch and timeless.

[@marcr8968]

There many mixed reviews on this lens. I have one which is very good as well and can make pictures with lots of 3D pop. If you buy this lens, make sure that it has never been taken apart and that the aperture mechanism works. These are two things to watch for. This lens, when taken apart (usually to repair the aperture mechanism), will often be reassembled with a de centered rear element. It is very critical for this rear element to be perfectly centered. Many reviews of this lens are based on lenses that have a poorly centered rear element.

[@MarkHoltze]

Wonderful contribution mate! Thank you! Mixed for sure, so many made in various factories and under various quality control.

[@IntrovertAmateur]

Another masterpiece from you Mark!! Loved it! The look of this lense is really unique and amazing. Binging your videos has a slight risk at buying all these vintage lenses 😅😆 But for now I will focus on using my fathers FD 50mm F1.4, which he bought in the 80s. Will try to learn as much as possible through this lens regarding photography. For videos I currently have to use an AF lens. Otherwise I can't get an sharp image, because amateur beginner 😆 Greetings from 🇩🇪 😉

[@MarkHoltze]

Practice mate, 2 weeks of practice and manual focus will a walk in the park for video ;)

[@gentrygarage]

I really like your videos. Always interesting

[@MarkHoltze]

Thank you very much! Glad you're enjoying them Ted! Always nice to share the enthusiasm over these lenses in whatever capacity :)

[@ludekaschenbrenner8025]

Great. I'm a big fan for vintage lenses, but I admit I don't have this glass yet. I have to change it !!!! Very interesting lens. Another very interesting glass "NDR" is Biotar 50mm F1.4 from a Pentaflex camera (16mm camera but this glass covers APSC)

[@MarkHoltze]

Yes! Was that a 16mm film lens?

[@ludekaschenbrenner8025]

@@MarkHoltze Yes, it's a 16mm Pentaflex camera lens. Very interesting glass. I also use 25mm F1.4 glass from that camera It is also very good but only for a smaller format. Here are examples of shots with these lenses: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnS6nKWkgdaqpZI&ab_channel=LudekAschenbrenner kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5mUlX-NZ5qipdE&ab_channel=LudekAschenbrenner Shots on BMPCC and BMPCC4k cameras

[@BenGleasonMedia]

The bokeh on that lens is SUPER prominent... but for some reason i like it! very stylized

[@mexmax1657]

Finally a new video from you. ;)

[@donaldlampert331]

Fun video, and nice shots! I have always liked Meyer Optik lenses, and their Pentacon incarnations. And while they aren’t the finest cameras ever made........ I also have a soft spot for Praktica/Pentacon cameras. My several Pentacon Super TL’s may be average cameras, but they make me happy when I use them! Seems like you enjoy using your simple Domiplan........ I like mine, too

[@MarkHoltze]

I've gotten quite complicated in the vintage shooting ,using fully re-housed soviet lenses as cinema lenses these days, but it's really great to be able to go back to what i fell in love with these lenses.

[@TheThaiLife]

Absolutely love your channel. I am excited to look around for some vintage lenses to experiment with.

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Robert! They’re a blast to experiment with, the results of that varies of course but it’s been a new calling for me for sure!

[@FotodioxInc]

Beautiful!

[@MarkHoltze]

Thank you! Cheers! It's quite a little lens for sure

[@alejandrosotopascual77]

Beautiful. Im cuban. Love bricolage too. And I love your passion for it. I do my best according my limitatoons country, but i can find vintage lenses like russians Pentax and carl zeiss too. I have a flektogon 20mm f4 that have an impressive near focus 0.8m. And the boqueh is nervous too like this meyer. Congrats keep doing this job. And sorry about my english.

[@MarkHoltze]

Your english is fine mate, appreciate you taking the time to write that. I couldn't speak your language if my life depended on it. :)

[@MattJackson_YouTube]

Killer video per the usual. Added to cart 🛒.

[@MarkHoltze]

lol thanks mate. Enjoy!

[@EvanMortonFilm]

Awesome video, love the bokeh and comparisons/split screen edits. That drone shot helped stitch together a nice scene transition and the funny Jim Carrey like ending was a nice wrap to this video. Inspiring me to do some more lens comparison videos!

[@MarkHoltze]

It's ALL in the HIPS Evan ;) jk little Happy Gilmore reference there. I rarely pull out a drone, but when I do it's for an establishing beat, I prefer the push in or pull out to zero in on my "location". The Jim thing was in all honesty excitement for wrapping up the on camera thing. Especially that one where I was using a full manual lens to shoot the on camera stuff....the circle of vintage shooting is now COMPLETE....another star wars reference, wth is wrong with me lol. Anyway appreciate the kind words mate, glad you enjoyed it!

[@M461Cfs]

Amazing content as always.

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Felix!

[@Skux720]

Love the zebra design on these old German lenses! Mount it on a black film SLR and it looks like something out of Star Wars.

[@MarkHoltze]

I love it as well, it's so cool.! My Pentacon has lingering zebra stripe details as all the different brands merged under VEB - people's enterprise

[@Kitsaplorax]

My Rolleicord has a coated Cooke lens. The lens is fantastic for portraits. I use a lens hood to control flare.

[@MarkHoltze]

Might need to check it out, thanks Gordon!

[@luisenriqueolivaresquiroz6432]

Felicitaciones y que bueno tener un gran abuelo.

[@michelangelotorres_filmmaker]

I didn't know much about this lens but it seems to be a glass that could be great to experiment with (an experimental fashion movie could be the right kind of project, for example). I personally like to watch 'out-of-radar' lenses/gear reviews and I hope to see more content like this in the future (maybe some Yashica-related stuff?). Good work.

[@MarkHoltze]

I have one Yashica 50 1.8 but the aperture won't move on it. Still trying to figure it out, but would be nice to compare that to the CZ 50 1.7 since they were such closely related cousins (legally anyway).

[@pepeye]

This is off-topic, but using the downward drone shot as an establishing shot is such a nice piece of filmmaking craft.

[@MarkHoltze]

Thanks Rich. It works nice as it zero's in on the location of interest so makes that super tight water shot not quite so claustrophobic. Notice at the end I used the "pull back" version as we leave the location. It's a simple but very effective strategy.

[@tosyo680]

I love this channel! I'm looking forward for more videos regarding vintage lenses (:

[@MarkHoltze]

lol, vintage lenses FOR DAYS!!!/MONTHS////YEARS!! Man I can't believe I've been doing this for almost 3 years now. What a trip.

[@tosyo680]

@@MarkHoltze I just watched your video about Iron Glass before clicking the purchase button from their website LMAO

[@MarkHoltze]

@@tosyo680 Working on the cinema set now, after THAT video I bought the 37 and 85 lol. Now I want the 28, I think it's something they put in the water. When you get the lens, you're going to love it mate, it's a beautiful piece of kit.

[@tosyo680]

@@MarkHoltze I cant wait! I started on the helios first. I just want to finish building my FD set. I literally have one native lens for my A7siii and thats it, all manual lenses 🤣. I'm looking forward to watch your upcoming video

[@MarkHoltze]

Same one 16-35 F4 for the Sony. Never use it...used it 8 times total lol.

[@srdjanbasaric517]

This lens is 1977-78,i bouhgt it with my first Practica. I threw it away after a month,but i use it today on my Sony. Great lens for womans in some age. :)

[@xylenz7399]

we need the exact same video just for the panavision panatar look

[@MarkHoltze]

I think so!

[@georgianrooms]

I found an Oreston by the same company. Aperture range between 1.8 and 16. Cost about $20 (in the UK). One of my favourites

[@MarkHoltze]

damn, that's awesome!

[@rolandehmig]

Made in Germany - I love this lense and other which I search on flea markets - some nice models found there.....

[@MarkHoltze]

These would be common at markets for sure! Pretty much standard kit for a lot of SLR cameras back in the day! ✊

[@Arcaged]

Ok so, turns out, i have this lens by pure coincidence on my shelf, its rebranded as a Pentaflex 50mm f2.8 and was on a "porst reflex cx 4" also a rebranded camera, wow, never bothered to even test that one on my camera, but now i have to !!!

[@MarkHoltze]

Honestly it was like a punch in the face lol.....i don't think i would have appreciated it 3 years ago though, I needed to walk before run when dealing with vintage.

[@mauriceblader8387]

Damn he almost convince me he is sane XD ...but the last 10 seconds though... Now for real, really good video! I admire your photographic and communicational skills!

[@MarkHoltze]

I expect no one to remain after my extro lol....but ya, my daughter was in the room when I did that and she laughed, I asked her if I should leave it in she said YES. .. she's my creative director ;) But ya toys in the attic up in here mate! :)

[@karl-marxschweinsteiger1828]

I'm crazy about vintage lens tht feel so cinematic

[@MarkHoltze]

Totally!

[@georgeosier6892]

I have one that has been adapted to my Olympus OM-D M5 which helps with the minimum focus distance .... making it a 100mm f2.8 is COOL !!!

[@MarkHoltze]

Definitely! Does the min focusing distance change on a different size sensor? I know the lens is now 2.2 ish times the focal length, but does that impact the min focusing at all?

[@georgeosier6892]

I does focus a bit closer on my Olympus .... gives a 100mm f2.8 look .... I send pics when I get a chance to get out with it !!!

[@tomredd9025]

Very much enjoyed the video. I have three Domiplan versions in my Exakta collection. I don't use them often. Too many other great lenses and I seem to go and grab my Pancolar first and a Tessar second. But the Domiplans are fun. Got me thinking that tomorrow I will pull one out and take some shots.

[@MarkHoltze]

Sometimes we just need a little reminder.

[@barneyfinch4669]

Absolutely great video, even if it will inflate the price of these lenses 😂 glad I stumbled across your channel. Keep it up

[@MarkHoltze]

I'm hoping this one is so common it doesn't impact the price too much. Thanks for stopping by mate!

[@domtomazo]

Great video as usual! I've seen this at auction sites plenty of times but never got hold of one. Have the Industar-50-2 50mm F3.5 though, and I guess it is something in the same ballpark (different optical formula though).

[@MarkHoltze]

Industrar, one of those soviet relics I haven't ever seen around these parts. I'll def have to go to ebay for those not sure we're going to be having any of our local vintage camera pop up shops for awhile unfortunately. Thanks Thomas!

[@domtomazo]

@@MarkHoltze They are quite common in Sweden, I am not sure how much they where sold new here, but closer proximity to the eastern block I guess.

[@milesian1]

Mark Holtze They’re cheap and plentiful on the ‘bay

[@SweetLouPhotography]

Looks like it could have been used as a prop for early light saber designs haha (yo the production value on this vid is wild man, goooooood stuff)

[@MarkHoltze]

Light Sabre designs lol, love it! Props people would love to rip these apart and re-purpose them.

[@churchaudiolife]

nice video! I love your editing style too!

[@MarkHoltze]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks mate!

[@grahamanderson4136]

My first real camera was a Praktica VF with the 50mm f/2.8 Domiplan lens. I knew id wasn't great (lusted after a f/1.8 Zeiss Pancolor!) but it served me well and outlasted the camera body. I've always liked the 'zebra' aesthetic - it really looks like a serious lens.

[@foxtowercommunications]

Did I miss the comparison to Cooke lenses? Or any mention during the video of Cooke optics?

[@MarkHoltze]

You didn’t , the cooke look is a by product of the cooke triplet optical design. Under certain shooting conditions you get the cooke look which is just a general term of certain optical properties of an image. This isn’t a comparison to cooke cinema lenses, it’s a photography lens :)

[@谢添翼-i4p]

Very good video and very good lens ,but one problem i.count 6 ads in this video.no idea if KZbin problem.

[@MarkHoltze]

6? Damn that’s crazy high

[@RandomLifeProductions]

Mmm... like a lens challenge.... I think this lens will have you getting quite creative shots

[@MarkHoltze]

It blew me away, normally i shoot with a lens for weeks before I even think about a video ,but this one hit hard and fast lol.

[@gnorth5110]

Well done!