INSANE SWIRLY BOKEH - This Cheap Lens is AMAZING (120 mm f1.9)

[@MathieuStern]

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[@KenTheoriaApophasis]

facebook is evil, cant join :(.

[@hachuto]

whats the adapter?

[@pabllotacyanno4193]

Hi. Congratulations on the video. Help me with something. between m65 to m65 and the lens, what would be the adapter? which would be the adapter that "attaches the lens". thank you

[@MatthewCobalt]

The lens really give the feeling of looking at the world with you own eyes. The focus on the subject, while the outer edges blur as you look away from the center. It give you the feeling of reality the most lenses don't.

[@jodehandersen]

You need to get your eyes checked

[@L1ft0ff]

jodehandersen omg, you don't even know how eyes work.... it's pathetic

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

True, Matthew!

[@abdurrahmanmoustapha]

@@jodehandersen hahahahaha I know right 😂😂

[@kaehmper]

Why do you make me want to buy new stuff every time?

[@Xhanoir]

i hope they day he sells the helios 65 :P

[@nightcoder5k]

Same here, I check eBay every time I watch his weird lens video to see if I could get one. :-)

[@EugenioTrainer]

LOL same

[@rogerb5615]

It's called a case of GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

[@samsen3965]

Its not about the price of glass. Its all what is in the mind and hand of photographer. Said it many times, will say it again: Mathieu Stern in like King Midas. Anything he touches, turns to GOLD. Why? Because he knows the detailed anatomy of what he does. Way to go and feed us more with so much content. Love what you do.

[@JaredTremper]

Dreamy. Yes, it stirs emotions and has an organic feel.

[@whoismatt]

Brooo this is so funky! I love it!

[@MathieuStern]

Yea ! it would look awesome in your wedding videos !

[@flamehairdisaster1]

Great, Mathieu! I love your films about weird lenses, they are shot and edited really well. Very enjoyable.

[@MathieuStern]

thanks a lot !

[@enrikaslsp]

Well, after watching three of Your videos, I understood, what passion to do something is. Wonderful videos. Thank You for Your content, Sir!

[@EDHBlvd]

Holy crap that model is beautiful.

[@khalidabbasi5292]

Oh yes, you can say that again !!!

[@lindadee2053]

The stills have an impressionistic quality to them, like a painting by Monet. Very beautiful.

[@JulioAvalos3000]

I'm very glad I subscribed to your channel. Your presentations are not only informative but also aesthetically pleasing.

[@TimmyJoGiven]

Wonderful, and I love the natural beauty and personality of your model in the video. God bless you.

[@S3l3ct1ve]

Russian KO120 or KP35 120mm 1,8f is probably a copy of this lens its price is lower and there are many of these lenses still available.

[@slawomirczajkowski9481]

NO very different background

[@MarkHoltze]

Pretty great lens! Nice video Mathieu

[@MathieuStern]

thanks Mark

[@aeroxmen2]

Optique très impressionnante ! t'as du avoir le sourire jusque derrière les oreilles en regardant les résultats ! bien joué !

[@JesseAlex]

how do you manage to find these beautiful soundtracks?? The soundtrack + your footage = It's a beautiful world :)

[@Zegeebwah]

beautiful model & beautiful lens!

[@MrExel47]

Usually I´m not the biggest fan of swirly bokeh, but this lens looks amazing!

[@sktoreon7]

How did you make DIY adapter?

[@darrylsmith3102]

AWESOME! Look and Feel to whatever you shoot wit it. Luv it.

[@shyrokovdenys]

Nice. I like your work. I collect old lenses myself. Now I looking for the best way to adapt some projector lenses.

[@Izya_Weiz]

OMG!!! WHAT A LENS...BOKEH IS INCREDIBLE

[@1984reloded]

Nice project and results. Could you share how you built the adapter and the focusing helicoid?

[@RuzdyRuzzell]

Thank you for making this video just what I needed to make my final decision to buy this lense.

[@Axle-F]

Sloan Peterson transported from the 80s into 2019 😍

[@sebastianniemiec8647]

Very nice video. It reminded me old days. Try old Russian lenses. From Zenith camera M42( I think ). They where made like that. It was something I couldn't understand, when I was starting my B&W photography. After reading some books I realised, it's the lens. Now after 15 years, I have decided, to dust off my old dark room. Get some Ilford film, and take some pictures of my daughter's and wife. It's nice think to make it. Like wine. My best regards, and thanks for reminding, it's there.

[@zenitpro]

Very nice video, the results of that swirly bokeh is just sweet! I am a manual focus lens freak myself, and I have been very lucky every now and then with my Isco-Göttingen Berolina Westromat 135mm f:3.5 M42 lens mounted on my Canon EOS 350D, but I don't think I'm a manual focus master, as most of my photography is comprised of still subjects. Thanks for sharing!

[@AndrewPrior]

How insane is that lens, fantastic shots. Thanks for sharing.

[@VintageInsightPhotography]

This is so fun! Never thought of shooting video with my adapted Leitz Wetzlar Dimaron 100mm. Love adapting vintage lenses. New subscriber here!

[@JMNTLRDRX]

Came here for the weird lens Stayed for the cat

[@EposVox]

Looks amazing. Not even seeing it on my ebay though

[@lazyhydroponicsandstuff3682]

Look at the Twist 60 from Lensbaby. Its 60mm lens and isn't quite as swirly as this but still impressive and its cheap $280

[@BARIOSINCOSITA]

I love these photos that you do!!! Do you always leave these kind of lenses with all the opening or reduce them in some way? For example with a small black cardboard diaphragm?

[@pipeaudivisual8444]

What a beautiful video, I've just found your channel but I have felt in love with it already!

[@SergeyGalin]

The model is so adorable, I had to watch several times before noticing the bokeh 😂

[@MathieuStern]

😅

[@undeadelite]

Ooooohhhh maaaaahhh goooood!!!! Its sooooooo swwwwwiiiiiirrrrrllllyyy

[@frederickletterblair]

Beautiful bokeh, I think I'm in love.

[@seventeendegree]

Awesome video. Looks like the lens is based on a Petzval design. I wish I could get my hands on a Plasmat lens, like the ones used to film M - A City Searches for a Murderer (70mm 1.5). The center is so sharp and the corners so blurry, which makes every single image look like a painting.

[@АндрейАбрамов-з2г]

Если не вдаваться в подробности, то можно сказать что похожа на Петцваль. Но это другая схема, у Петцваля другие линзы стоят в схеме, с другими свойствами. Хотя по рисунку похожи.

[@NandaWidyatama]

Always love your experiments.. And also love your new title and lowerthird animation...

[@keiou]

Love how this lens isolate the subject :O

[@frankeliotlloyd]

Hi, not sure if this is the place to ask, but I need just a little guidance. I got the The Carl Zeiss Kipronar 120mm f1.9 is a projector lens from your video, and I`m gonna buy a M65 to M65 adapter + a reducer form M65 to M42. Now where I have issues is at the base, how or what do I use to attach the lens to the helicoid adapter. There used to be a link in your description but I can't find it anymore. Thank you for your time and keep these great videos coming!

[@TimeMachineMedia]

Fantastic character lens. Great for a particular story. Reminds me a bit of an Biotar 70mm f1.5. But that lens is extreamly unruly, and struggles under anything but ideal lighting/filtering. Cool find and great engineering (especially with you’re home made adapter).

[@dunnymonster]

I'm not normally a fan of swirly Bokeh but this looks nice 😊

[@RS-Amsterdam]

somthing different, I like it, thanks for sharing, great catch !!

[@buyingonabudget1916]

Can't believe the quality! For such a low price, it beats many more expensive lenses.

[@Frisenette]

Buying On a Budget no it doesn’t. It’s exactly that it doesn’t look like anything else that is the point.

[@juancarlosruiz8161]

Please, another video for the DIY adapter!

[@gregwaugh8069]

Fantastic. I would love to see videos on adapters etc, how to adapt these lenses.

[@carson8074]

The girl is beautiful tho!

[@TheWorldTeacher]

Girl or GRANNY?

[@nepomukism]

@Reverend Eslam: This comment is so redicules in so many ways, I can't even count them. Well some like kiddy girls, some like women. Those ones how like the kiddy girls are not used to look at real women. That's why they think every female older than 20 is a granny. THIS IS A WOMAN. AND AN OUTSTANDING ONE! She is awesome and has a wonderful expression in her face. She seems to be not only beautiful from the first glance but also from the characters side. Something you guys which are always looking for little kiddy girls and pinky pans will never understand. Because this requires maturity on both sides. It's time for a change! This woman should go to castings for film! Simply Awesome!

[@vanessavallet4369]

@@@nepomukism I just come through your comment, by chance. Wow. Thank you so much for your words ! I'll strongly keep them in mind and might follow your advices. Gratitude.

[@ArraialHD]

Astonishingly Beautiful! She is kinda "Sun Glare" ...

[@Faded.Visuals]

Definitely an interesting lens, but for me personally I don't like using any lens longer than 85mm because I feel like I have to shout out my instructions towards my models, especially since I have a very soft voice for a guy, but regardless I​ do rent 70-200mm zoom lenses for weddings and events but besides that 85mm is definitely my go-to focal length for any sort of portraiture work :) nice video btw

[@tomislavmiletic_]

Now I have to dig out my old projector from the attic, or wherever it is 😁

[@JimWellsIsGreat]

This is awesome. The photos look like they were processed in Photoshop.

[@lucasfodor2566]

Wow! Amazing lens, is it possible to you to make a tutorial about the diy adapter?

[@NaviRetlav]

There is also a 140mm version of this lens with F1.9 :) Slightly more expensive, but it might also look epic.

[@Photographicelements]

The swirl looks similar to a Jupiter lens, but more organic. Nice video!

[@jerryrichards8172]

Bokeh is beautiful ❤ is the lense that had the fungi?

[@JloBroOFFICIAL]

Reminds me of a lense to use for footage that illustrates flashbacks

[@FKfilmphotography]

Nice conversion however the swirly bokeh would get gimmicky rather quick.

[@certs743]

Very cool. I wonder how tricky it would be to adapt it though.

[@LostandFoundTravel]

1:36 looks like a certain famous impressionist painting of a Sunday Afternoon...

[@KK4CNM]

This is shockingly cool!

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

I'm headed for the camera closet to pull out my projector lenses. I knew I could do something with them. Zoom included! What can I do with these Zeiss copy camera lenses? f1.2 have to check the focal length, very short though.

[@globally123]

Another great video thanks very much Mathieu. I am somewhat of a beginner ,but that wouldn't stop me from buying this. However I am not ready to shoot at a fixed/wide open aperture only, but maybe at a later date and time. If I decide to shoot portrait a lot, cheers mate.

[@globally123]

P.s I'll stick to my Helios 40 for now lol, swirly bokeh monster....

[@valstachowski]

The official lens of “ARE YOU FEELING IT NOW MR.KRABS”

[@buggykhan3343]

Hello Mathieu, Not seeing any on eBay, even the old section. Any idea where to find this? Also, what camera mount was it released for? .. thanks

[@radekp.562]

The adapter is 62.5 to M65 adapter, M65 to M65 helicoid and M65 to camera mount adapter all linked together. I'm interested more in the camera used and the flange distance.

[@lollihonk]

I messured mine but it is ~54 mm are u sure about the 62.5 mm... Maybe I have a different type of the lens...

[@NaviRetlav]

How about using this lens with speed booster for large format ( mamia ) lenses ? Will it cover the full frame that way ? ;)

[@robertwlester]

done similar custom lenses, some results are great. I might look for this one too.

[@slr7075]

Good thing for focus peaking and magnification to have precise focus.

[@davidatkinson1413]

Mathieu, do you have a video on how oyu adapt projector lenses for your Somy camera bodies?

[@MegaExcellence1]

Woow impressionnant Mathieu,vraiment genial,comment faire pour l'avoir, ainsi que l'adaptateur? Stp

[@MathieuStern]

du temps sur ebay et de la chance pour trouver une version pas trop abimé

[@nelbrodriguesyt]

This lens is a beast!

[@memoryfiles8768]

Do you ever made a video about anamorphic lens? I'm kinda interested

[@MathieuStern]

i will :)

[@memoryfiles8768]

Mathieu Stern 🤗👍

[@Slightlyhungryartist]

I've found a few 120mm 1.8 projector lenses and reallllllly want to know how you did the diy adaptor for this? I have a ton of mounts and cameras laying around that would love to attach to something like this...

[@29jug11]

Can you detail how you attached the projector lens to your camera please....as a result of this video, I have acquired a Leica projector lens, for my micro four thirds camera...I have m42 lenses and adapters....many thanks.

[@sugopaciugo]

Hi Mathieu, i Need some suggest from you... On a DSLR Camera (not full frame) how can i get swirly bokeh? I Have various Lens, in this Moment i can not buy a full frame camera, and the results are mmmmmhhh... Thanx ❤

[@lolibul57]

C'est tellement beau ! :o

[@HenricWallmark]

Very nice! I’ve received an old Maginon 2.8/50 projector lens, is it possible to convert it to a7iii? Any suggestions for resources? Also, would super8 lenses work w full frame sensors? Thanks!

[@pabllotacyanno4193]

Hi. Congratulations on the video. Help me with something. between m65 to m65 and the lens, what would be the adapter? which would be the adapter that "attaches the lens". thank you

[@მიშაბიბილეიშვილი]

I have two of them kp35 120/1,8 and 140/1,8 but have a dslr, and even worse - Nikon 😂 these lenses are amazing, pure glass!! Nice review.

[@arnabmukherjee6192]

How do you adapt all these kind of lenses to your camera? 3D printing right?

[@MathieuStern]

nope it was parts you can find online

[@gentlesfpv]

Mathieu Stern would you mind telling us where?:D I will be getting this lens, and would like to adapt it to my a7r2:)

[@dramamine755]

57 Pixels i guess that's his secret lol

[@backyarddog119]

@@gentlesfpv m65-m65 chinese helicoid+ 62.5mm - m65 + m65 sony e(or canon eos etc) adapter you can find it on ebay and search raf camera company on Internet

[@ibinfo-tube5063]

👉📣 Beautiful nature and the human beings all together making it stunning 😊🤞

[@mackopr]

How?! I need that in my life. Please share DIY?

[@LightningHits2x]

Where was this video shot at the end with the water??

[@red_ashcroft]

I would love this lens on a black and white photo.

[@dietergro8010]

Bei so einer wundervollen Frau kann man sich ja gar nicht mehr aufs Bokeh achten.

[@MegaExcellence1]

En tous cas ,félicitations pour ton travail, je suis fan,sa m'inspire bcp ,du coup je me suis procurer le helios 44-4 58mm ,afin de débuter .sa m'offre une autre vision de la photographie, j'adore et j'adhère. .. Merci bcp

[@MathieuStern]

Merci William :)

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

it's beautiful

[@the_user0069]

im still looking for this lens, sadly i cant find one even on ebay, if you ever find one please let me know, its hard to find something like that from the other side of the world, greetings from Mexico

[@Josechpruiz]

You always find the cools stuff

[@juliancantillo97]

Amazing videos, :) love weird lenses

[@xf8568]

Superbe vidéo ! Je viens de m'en acheter un après avoir vu la vidéo pas pu résister. Est il possible de savoir ce que tu as mis pour faire la jonction entre l'objectif et l'helicoid? Merci

[@MathieuStern]

Helicoid viens de EBAY Les pieces pour la camera et l'accroche sur l'objectif viennent de RAF cameras. tout depend de ton appareil.

[@msandersen]

I would absolutely look for this lens if I knew how to get an adapter for a Fuji, not having a 3D printer or any idea how to adapt it.

[@topcatchf]

beautiful lent and interesting effect

[@tiagotiagot]

What is the geometry that allows this effect?

[@sauravmazumder6762]

What would I need to buy to use this lens on my RF mount Canon R6 mark ii?

[@noyarttt]

How do you calculate the distance from the lens to the image plane/sensor?

[@mfreeman313]

Lovely video and a really interesting effect but something in my own approach makes it easy to decide to go through life without swirly-bokeh lenses. I've seen the Helios lenses and there's something in me that's like a cat, I think "This does not interest me" and that's that. Just a matter of taste, no right or wrong to it. Sometimes you can get somewhat similar effects with composition. But again, a lovely video as usual.

[@MathieuStern]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jdmuys]

Was this shot in Versailles? Ca y ressemble beaucoup!

[@clecle323]

Objectif de fou ! Défi : réaliser un court métrage à l'aide de cet objectif ! ;)

[@MathieuStern]

Challenge Accepted !

[@roymany]

Just got one myself, now got to figure out the adaptors, hmm....any suggestions please ?

[@kahana_u]

Hello? I'm a subscriber who watches your camera channel. I have a question after watching your video. It's Kipronar 120mm Projector Lens. You made the adapter D.I.Y. I'd like to make an adapter after I buy this Lens. Can you tell me how to make it? I'd like to have a video that you can refer to.

[@MathieuStern]

You can contact Raf camera, i put his link in the description, he will answer all your question about the adapter

[@kahana_u]

@@MathieuStern I asked RAF CAMERA for advice. Thank you very much.