I Bet You Didn't Know This About Your Lens

[@cameraconspiracies]

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[@SuperMagnumSpooker]

nah, but toss me that g9 II when you're done making videos about it, and we'll all pretend it never existed

[@evankolpack]

It was nice of you to treat that photographer like a real human person.

[@jimbotski]

After so many years it's great this channel hasn't changed much. Tune was entertaining as heck!

[@kultphrase]

Casey is the best Canadian ever!!!

[@reedeema]

that short chat with the old chap was really cool =)

[@VoxRox]

9:30 The stream-of-conscious music and video montage was like the sweet creamy center inside this crisp discussion of vintage glass.

[@Odoggin01]

I love how sometimes you get random people to come in the shot! You chatted with that gentleman about lenses and got his info shouted out! Super cool wholesome content as always

[@mo_sisu]

I’m a photographer, yet I keep coming back to this channel. Love this channel!

[@madsappeal]

Stockholm syndrome 😅

[@Nuri_91]

As a photographer myself, I actually quite enjoy him roasting us.😂

[@MacKingG]

More, more! 😂

[@MacKingG]

Dude you're cracking me up, thoroughly enjoying your vids. And it's comforting knowing that you would help me out, even if I'm just an empty husk devoid of life energy, incapable of feeling joy, sucking the air out of any room I walk in, or as I like to say a photographer.

[@EddieSkelson]

I’m addicted to this channel. Addicted.

[@franktatom1837]

After "the world" went digital, I kept all of my film lenses, which included Voigtlander M39 35mm f2.5 and M39 50mm f1.5, & a full range of Minolta MF and AF lenses, most of which are prime lenses, and waited until some company finally realized a flipping mirror was unnecessary for digital photography. I then bought a full frame body and a few dumb adapters and I have been very pleased with the results. Yes, 3d pop exists, not in all lenses, but in many inexpensive lenses, both new and used. I began photography 50 years ago, when zoom lenses were abysmal work-arounds. So I have a general distaste for them, despite the fact that modern ones are quite good. I've encouraged younger friends who have been "zoom photographers" their whole photographic lives to get prime lenses, but I've gotten some lack of comprehension on why they would get a more interesting photo from a prime than they would from their very expensive, very heavy f2.8 zoom lenses. So I salute your effort to persuade those photographers that prefer to turn a zoom ring over moving their body to frame a photo.

[@thatcherfreeman]

One thing that might be a good way to temp your younger zoomer friends is that a lot of prime lenses are very small. If your prime lens is tiny, you're much more likely to take the camera with you when you go out somewhere. It's debatable whether a prime will give you better pictures as that's highly dependent on your subject. However, getting a shot is better than leaving the camera at home because your lenses are all huge and heavy.

[@j_taylor]

​@@thatcherfreemanGreat point! Another advantage of a small lens, is people don't react to it. Street photography is so much easier with a small prime (that takes a 52mm filter) than my big zoom (72mm filter size.)

[@AprilClayton]

Panasonic getting phase detect autofocus feels like a sign of the Apocalypse. It looks so nice. .

[@Durio_zibethinus]

Too nice. Prepare your rations quickly.

[@radiozelaza]

Yeah, on a manual focus lens. Very nice

[@carl.1up]

😂👍

[@Thrice_Greatest]

I still shoot with a Fuji X-T1 and use an X-Fujinon FM 50mm f/1.9, Yashica 50mm f/1.9, and my favorite Nikon 50mm f/1.4 Ai. All of them give awesome character to all the images I take. Colors are unique, and the images look great. When I use the modern lenses they look extremely sharp, and don’t have much character. When I edit the images with the vintage lenses I don’t edit them very much. With the modern lenses I have to edit more to give it character. Great video 👍 as always.

[@concession10]

I started to miss how small and simple the lenses I had back in the film days. Switched to Voigtlander/zeiss M-mount lenses. No weather sealing and no autofocus but great quality, smaller and lighter. A bonus of M-mount; the adapter is small and you're not committed to one brand of camera. Switch brands? Just get a new adapter and keep all of your glass.

[@Leptospirosi]

The mountain leggy insect song is pure art! 😂

[@hitmakerstudio6405]

That rap was amazing 😂

[@JoeSzilagy]

At 1:50- mysterious creature crosses path in background. Likely a very small extraterrestrial reptilian shape-shifting semi-human, disguised as a simple bunny rabbit.

[@samohara5187]

The now rare Saturday upload, oh how I've missed you.

[@iamzr81]

The music and the lyrics were phenomenal. I'm a city boy, city boy for life - homie, I'm just a city cowboy renegade without a grenade.

[@puck528co]

Canon 85 1.2. saurons eye. What a red ringed beast. Still my dream lens.

[@thissidetowardscreen4553]

Kasey, I hope this channel and your amazing content keep growing. I do not know why this channel is not in the million subs? Is there going to be a "I am back litten" t-shirt in the works? Excellent review and I could see some 3D pop! Thanks for the infor-tainment! Have you looked into K mount lens, they are so cheap, but some of the vintage lens are amazing!

[@itsapinecone7280]

i own the 7artisan 35mm f1.4 mk ii, and its a gorgeous lens, in build quality and in technical quality. fast, sharp(even wide open) has character, and gorgeous colors, plus the flaring it gives is nothing short of magic. best 70 dollars i have ever spent

[@DixonLu]

Kai W recommends Light Lens Lab's vintage Leica replicas. Not cheap 'coz of the high quality construction and replication of the glass formulation (% of lead).

[@kultphrase]

4:26 literally the best human Casey 😅

[@corykphotography]

The G9ii with the Sirui looks awesome!

[@RockWILK]

Using a Minolta 28mm f/2.8 and Minolta 50mm f/1.4. on my S5 to do 90% of my projects. Narratives mostly. I love those lenses. Kinda like Helios type images. Very cool. I also like the Sirui APSC Anamorphic lenses. I'm making a doc using the 35mm and 75mm now. They both have a lot of unique character. Got them both WAY cheap. Great deals on those all the time. Great content here always. Thanks for sharing.

[@vacuumandgaspressurecoexisting]

shhh.. I'm still trying to build a set of minoltas. Don't let the hipsters know.

[@RockWILK]

@@vacuumandgaspressurecoexisting Amen. They're hard to find. My 28mm Telesor and 50mm Rokkor were in my father's camera bag. I found them there after he passed away. It was like finding a pot of gold. :-)

[@vacuumandgaspressurecoexisting]

Minolta was like the Seiko of the camera world, did everything in-house.. were miles ahead with coatings and that sort and even helped Leica at one point. Consistent with the coatings in the respective generations as well which is good for film producers. They are quite easy to come across here in Yurop. Just got myself a PG 28 2.8 and a PG 50 1.4 i am currently geeking out over.. paid next to nothing. They were certainly not worse than the competition, but maybe they don't get as much cred since they made very little exotic superfast glass. I don't know, but for someone with a limited budget they are awesome. @@RockWILK

[@RockWILK]

@@vacuumandgaspressurecoexisting wow. I didn't realize all of that. Pretty amazing history. I don't do any still photography, I'm a filmmaker, and I find these lenses really awesome for filmmaking. When I found these lenses in my father's bag, I also found two rolls of film but I haven't been able to find anybody who can develop them because they are ecn-2 processing, which apparently is really difficult to find. I finally found a store somewhere in the middle of the country, I think Kentucky, but I'm waiting for them to call me back because they said they're waiting to get some kind of equipment to be able to print after they develop. My 50mm rokkor is an f/1.4, and it is incredible in low light. Just a remarkable image. And on my S5, as long as I stay with the native ISO of either 640 or 4000, I get beautiful images with these lenses in that camera. I've seen both on ebay for anywhere between $75-$350. Which is insane. ;).

[@briandipierro8865]

I'm still trying to get a Minolta 35mm, so much money. They've been my go-to's for a while. Love my FD lenses too, but the Minoltas have a special vibe to me.

[@ivanfranceschin]

Hahah the guy at 3:38 was already bothering the girl

[@jayesh_15]

That camera guy in the shot was a cool guy 😊

[@djsusan00]

4:15 was wholesome

[@Nuri_91]

9:15 Now who's gonna get this cini mini milk outta my nose?

[@paulthomas8986]

That zeiss 55mm has some nice 3D pop. And your new song is excellent.

[@thedronescene7474]

Hi, do you also use a Mist filter when taking bird pictures with your Sony lens?

[@science830]

i've gotta say, i'm not a huge fan of the look of the sirui. As you said it's pretty busy, and overall it's just a bit aggressive. I find that's the case with most of sirui's lenses, even their anamorphics. If i'm gonna buy a semi-budget lens like that i think I'd rather buy laowa, but in reality i'll buy neither and keep buying my vintage and first party glass (and maybe a leica if i take out a mortage).

[@MtnXfreeride]

I preferred the 1.8 look. The 1.2 was aggressively tonehhed

[@TheEbenflow]

Man I love your videos you’re literally my favourite videography/camera KZbinr rn and I find myself not wanting your videos to end 🥹

[@corykphotography]

Camera Conspiracies is definitely a far superior being to most all of KZbinrs. Maybe you should buy a T-shirt?

[@jonathanscherer8567]

I liked the A7S III with the Zeiss better, I think. Though it had less background blur, the separation seemed just as good somehow. I'm not sure how to describe it. I liked that it retained a bit more of the background detail, while still keeping you apart from it. Perhaps that's the landscape photographer in me.

[@cameraconspiracies]

That's the 3D pop. That's why I stopped it down to show it wasn't about the background blur.

[@AABB-px8lc]

Out-of-focus area of point light source is close to plain uniform circle or even gaussian distribution (there are special lenses with apodization element to nail the problem make it with huge light loss, like Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS). Canon 24F1.8 have ring-like area (bad, we can clearly see hard edges of green leaves at background)

[@clabart]

You made a fool of yourself with that gentleman's Laica M10. Throw everything away and buy Laica! But I must say that the G9 II returned 3D images that the A7S III did not. Good!

[@Astrolavista]

Yes I'm here for the cameras and lenses, but I'm also here for the dinosaur mountain collision rap.

[@charliejg]

Hey, A CC video on a Saturday!! Why does everyone pronounce it Seer-e-u instead of Seer-u-ee? The u is before the i at the end of the word. Would Canon EF lenses adapt well with the X-T3 sensor? I do have some FD lenses I adapt but never tried EF. Have a great Saturday and thanks for the weekend video!

[@madacenyc]

Lmao “Henry Thunder snacks”😂

[@GordonMoat]

No affiliate links for the sandals?

[@RafalGendarz]

Saturday bonus bonanza ❤️❤️❤️

[@andersistbesser]

The g9 video looks every bit as good as the expensive sony. This camera is very tempting to me

[@nitailevi8001]

Weird that at the beginning thebackground is more blurred on the 4/3 f/1.2 (f/2.4 equivalent) than f/1.8 on the full frame...? Is focus point farther away on the latter?

[@cameraconspiracies]

I said the Zeiss was at T4.5. I did that to show the Zeiss will have more pop even with less background blur.

[@errol3184]

Light Lens Lab makes vintage Cooke replicas and some others. Still costs as much as a new Gmaster but are a fraction of what they imitate...

[@jeremiasdrumond7457]

Decades ago I had a cheap Chinon camera with a 50mm 1.9 lens. It had busy toneh at times. But the micro-contrast and colors were superb, especially with Agfa HDC100 film.

[@alexflo761]

That BMPCC OG look!

[@carl.1up]

The Sirui was more windy imo. Love it!!! 😅

[@SovietLensReviews]

1:52 yikes, that business of the bokeh as soon as you switch is so obvious. Hard to beat those old Carl Zeiss designs, the Germans knew what they were doing.

[@jamesoliver6625]

It's like me, an old, still shooting DSLRs (photos, no video right now) in bed with Nikon. I have my 25 year old AF-d 135 mm f2 DC Nikkor on the 780 right now (7 elements in 6 groups at 818 g ) when they launch the Plena 135 S f1.8 (16 elements in 14 groups at 995 g) All the crap about CA on the f2 DC is fixable in my raw software (Affinity) with just a few clicks. so is the tiny bit of vignetting. The bokeh is delicious. And there's going to be a TALL ORDER to duplicate that lens' ability to duplicate the subtle nuances of mid tone reproduction around 18% grey reflectance through 28 reflectance surfaces.

[@alpigiano]

Love the Leica man interview, thank you for creating this channel. Have you considered the Canon RF 85mm f2 macro? It definitely has micro-contrast, sharp, dare I say 3D pop and a better bet than the EF beast (I've used both, the f2 is less intimidating and more fun to use). I think it's a gem in the RF lineup, not big or too expensive. 7 elements design I believe.

[@cameraconspiracies]

12 elements, zero 3D pop.

[@alpigiano]

Wait@@cameraconspiracies - Canon says 7 elements in 4 groups on their UK website (canon co uk , can't post the link or KZbin filters it). Did they lie to me. Still a great lens for RF I think, worth keeping an open mind - see Gordon Laing's comparison with the RF 1.2 or the DPreview sample gallery

[@SteveAEee]

Finally the BMPCC looks good.

[@JapanLovers]

9:32 That song fukin slaps

[@Experternas]

i love meeting other kamera ppl when out and about. its like a date. we're both nerds, we both speak the same language, there's no akward paus because both of us wants to brag about our systems.

[@christopn]

The perfect camera has an OLPF 🤷‍♂️

[@POVwithRC]

By change or arrangement. Perfect.

[@robertper4102]

Yeah I could see the blooming of the Sirui lens. (you called it ghosting) My Canon FD 50mm f1.4 does a similar thing when wide open. Probably even more pronounced on the Canon.

[@artwithme170]

I loved that old man, what a joyful fella. Hey can you show off the dynamic range difference between the G9 and G9ii? Oh and please really put the new IBIS modes through their paces, I want ZERO ultra-wide wobble.

[@Jambo1999]

I have a 15yo lens that you can't buy anymore, (Sigma 150mm Macro), but it has fungus growing on the inside. I live in a humid climate and should have stored it better. I may take it to Tokyo and ask Yodobashi Camera if they can clean it.

[@AlexAtArt]

7:46 Canon EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L certainly exists. It was Canon's first professional EF series wide-angle zoom lens in the early 90's. You could check e.g. Ken Rockwell's review to get more information.

[@markstumpf6531]

I have one in my left hand. :). Bought it used for like $200 many years ago. Love it.

[@bobreberger3554]

Try some pentax takumar m42 mount lenses from 60-70 years ago. 50 f/1.4, 55mm f/1.5 to name two.

[@j.s.2767]

that g9ii looking good

[@kevineagles9859]

That song though.

[@mrdamiansingh]

Review the 28 RF 2.8 Pan cake the new one I’m telling you! That will blow your mind! I just bought it and I was very skeptical but my gosh that lens it’s ridiculously sharp

[@leonarddavis8449]

How are your bokeh balls after shuffling up the tree trunk ? Most entertaining.

[@thecommish80]

Agreed. Old ef lenses are better than any 3rd party options.

[@mundomenji]

3D pop is great for photography but it is undesirable for video. It’s what you see in soap operas, not cinematic at all. Now, the vintage lenses have character and they need not be very sharp for the best filmic look.

[@TK421-53]

13:12 to be honest I don’t think you will actually like the EF 85/1.2 My bet is that you’ll be disappointed. It is a heavy mofo of a lens, the early FBW isn’t dampened at all. At f/1.2 it isn’t an easy lens. Not sure about video on mirrorless, maybe it works well, I have not tried. I have a preference for the EF 50/1.2 or 135/2, although the 50mm is not perfect (maybe more accurate AF on mirrorless) and the 135mm needs more room to work. As for zooms I have a weak spot for the original 24-70/2.8L - big and heavy, but I like the character. Before you get that 85/1.2 I/II try it out first.

[@mariopassalacqua6674]

I have the first version of the EF 85mm F1.2 L. It is big and heavy - but sort of what you expect for Canon big aperture glass. Originally, I bought it for my EOS 3 film camera. The images were incredible but the autofocus was slow and unsure. Adapted to an R or R5 and even to a Sony via Metabones, the focus speed is improved somewhat and the hunting reduced. In terms of uniqueness, there is a creaminess to the images from this lens that I have not been able to replicate in other lens choices.

[@daesong1378]

Today I took out the 50mm 1.2 GM and tried to replicate a shot I had previously taken with an adapted FL 55mm 1.2. The GM is a great fast focusing sharp lens… but the old FL lens just seemed to render better, it might be the “3D pop” that makes the objects in frame look solid. The Toneh on the FL is very busy though, if you push the colors it can get bad really fast.

[@low42g]

Epic song.

[@MiffedRebob]

dig my efs... my 85 1.2 was found in Regina of all places.

[@dyutimanbarman5568]

Casey please review EF lenses on Fuji with speedbooster

[@malekith13]

Well, if you want low amount of elements in your lenses, you can test the nikkor Z 40mm F2 ( 6 elements in 4 groups ) or their 28mm F 2.8 ( 9 elements in 8 groups ) ^^

[@CianMcsweeney]

Good lenses that are let down by poor build quality (plastic mounts)

[@malekith13]

@@CianMcsweeney i have the 40 and really like it, plastic mount isn't really an issue if you dont use them like some savage ^^ it's even pretty sealed against dust and light rain :)

[@CianMcsweeney]

@@malekith13 I'm sure it's fine, it's just a bit of a missed opportunity in my opinion on Nikon's part, could have made them as nice feeling as Fuji's F2 primes

[@malekith13]

@@CianMcsweeney I see what you mean but at the same time that 40 is a full frame lense while beeing quite cheaper than the fuji's F2, they had to cut on some places :)

[@CianMcsweeney]

@@malekith13 I don't agree, look at Sony's compact lenses, the 24mm f2.8, 40mm f2.5 and 50mm f2.5. All metal, aperture rings etc.

[@reedmckenzie]

How bad did I fk up? What should I have gotten for the original retail cost of my gear (about 10k USD) and what could/should I get if I sell everything and start from scratch? Current Gear: Sony A7iv (2 bodies & 3 batteries). Tamron (removal of 3d pop comes free) 17-28, 70-300, and 35-150. K&F filters (67mm fixed ND kit 4, 8 , 64, 1000) and (82mm magnetic CPL and 1-5 stop VND). DJI ronin 3 gimbal. DJI wireless mic kit (future cancer comes free). Rode shotgun mic (the original big one). DJI mini 2 with fly more kit. Drift HD action cam and suction cup mount (externally mounted on cars) and cheap front/rear camera dash cam (mounted inside windshield). PGYTECH OneMo backpack. There's more embarrassing purchases but will end by mentioning the most recent (and probably most regrettable) purchase of a 128gb Insta360 go3. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS MESS 🙏🏼

[@caseylafran3028]

Fantastic way to waste some time, these vids. Can't stop watching

[@gunn1ng]

Ahh the path of the photographer/videographer. You start out buying (or wanting to buy) the sharpest, widest, most expensive GM or EF L pro lenses available and then one day you wake up and you find yourself on Ebay chasing 20 year old "mint" 2MP Casio CCD cameras from 2003...😂

[@exploringwithrotternfish7717]

Good opinion mate.!😀

[@karuso8605]

The 23mm f1.7 slr magic for APSC was kind of an old school design. They used tantalum instead of lead to dot their glas, which is really unique. Although, I would never promote buying lenses - at any given pricetag - from the Chinese empire..

[@Veedy]

I believe its pronounced Sir-OOO-EEE and the word "backlitt'n" must be some back East squabble talk.... LOL... love ya brother

[@andilematomela2043]

funniest camera reviewer on youtube

[@Assmart]

Hi to you (yes you) Any advice for 70-200mm lense for sony a7 iv. (Kinda cheap and below 7kg) is there anything out there? I dont trust anybody except you.. (dont know why) Good day

[@florabee9283]

Do photographers get a pass if they are using film?

[@DelmaRaySmithJr]

Bell & Howell

[@danieldeemer]

Put the viltrox speed booster and sigma18-35 on the G9 II

[@nicedward7544]

Love running into randoms that love photography. Especially people that are on the older side. I probably want to talk cameras with strangers longer than they want to look at my face though

[@gregoryrogalsky6937]

Using lens made in Chi Com is just something I dont want to use. As far as using Vintage lenses like the Canon 50 f0.95 Dream Lens, Nikkor 28 1.4 AF-d Aspherical and the Nikkor 200 2.0 IF-ED AI-s, I am all in.

[@2cats1guy]

I still can’t bring myself to sell my old Minolta lenses from my early days of switching to Sony.

[@drdyna]

What do you mean, I have a knockofftilux tttartisan 50mm f0.95 straight off the boat from China lmaooo and it's my favorite lens!

[@Photovintageguy]

Why no mention of the new black magic? Cinema Camera 6K FF

[@tech-utuber2219]

He has, just not in this video.

[@ClockWorkJake]

Aahhhh.... That's the stuff man.

[@zetacrucis681]

Your Sirui on the G9 II does not look like it's properly in focus on the subject, Mr Conspirer - bit better on the BM perhaps, but the Zeiss on the A7s III is way better than both and this 1920p I'm watching so they should all be sharp sharp sharp at 2Mpix!! The new lenses don't have the natural "3D" or whatever pleasing look mainly because of asphericals which generally come with busier background blur (because geometry), onion rings (because manufacturing) ...

[@ickebins6948]

@9:40 Gimme that SONG!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!

[@cameraconspiracies]

vegetablepolice.bandcamp.com/track/the-mysical-bigfoot-unicorn

[@I_like_science]

In short, idiots like me are out there wishing we had better gear in hope to get a better shaper image and people who have the gear I wish I had are hoping they had gear that would degrade their image back to look vintage. In conclusion we’re all just a bunch of 🤡

[@sidburn2385]

cricket juice or something…i believe you 😅

[@hikertrashfilms]

Primes are where you should invest coins... F1.2 Full Frame Primes

[@bitspacemusic]

With the Sirui, you're in a bokeh vortex compared to the Zeiss 55/1.8.

[@jessejayphotography]

Older lenses designs are patented. Companies like, Leica, Voightlander, and Zeiss own patents to lens designs with minimum elements in certain arrangements.

[@cameraconspiracies]

And how long do patents last? Maximum of 20 years.

[@SMGJohn]

Who could have thought MFT look better than full frame, or maybe the sensor size really does not matter.

[@krishnakumarr9619]

Guess I'll get one of them mc 21's

[@AI3Dorinte]

it sucks, but the zeiss 55mm 1.8 is fire :)

[@dhananjayringe]

Renegade never been afraid

[@Steger13]

Did you make the sing? 😅 I wish i had this talent to be quick funny and not fk shy I woul make vdos too.

[@tomaszstramel3594]

The 3d pop is definitely there, with the Panasonic and Sirui pair. Dare I say it - it bested the Sony in that first segment.