This Cheap Cinema Projector LENS Will Make your Jaw Drop

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The ISCO MC 65 mm f2 is a Cinema Projector lens that i adapted to my mirrorless camera to shoot photos and videos.
Will this Frankenstein lens work on my camera and will the images will look cinematic ? let's see !
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[@MrFahrenheit2k]

I worked as a projectionist and I had no idea you can use these lenses to make photos. That's super interesting!

[@fermixx]

would love to see more of the actual adapting, focusing and handling process of these lenses. Amazing videos!

[@MathieuStern]

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[@UkrainianBazooka]

That circular bokeh is so incredibly dreamy.

[@dmdmorg]

It has a magical quality about it. And so cheap.

[@mikeballew8385]

That video was beautiful, absolutely beautiful. I do not merely mean that it looked good visually, I mean that it stirred me in my heart. It was a privilege for me to watch.

[@alshah914]

holy cow! the depth result of this lenses almost match 80mm f2 Zeiss Planar. amazing

[@buyingonabudget1916]

Nice video! Your English keeps on improving a lot, love to hear more of your commentary in your videos!

[@MathieuStern]

Thanks, worked a lot on my english, keep working everyday, i hope it will sound nice in some month

[@MathieuStern]

@PRIVATE thanks a lot , that means a lot

[@spamspamgringo261]

@@MathieuStern I like your accent as is, it makes your videos charming. I say this as an American.

[@BurkenProductions]

@@MathieuStern Your english is great! Love the french accent though :)

[@Марк.Фетнов]

Thanks for the inspiration, I just picked up a Leitz 85mm 2.8 for £30. I will try fitting it inside a damaged CZJ Sonnar body with the elements removed :)

[@alainhuard5965]

In 35mm cinema projection, i prefer the Schneider lenses ! And for APS-C (16mm film) i prefer Astro Kino Color ! (I also tested a lot of projection lenses)

[@2zz98]

Schneider Kreuznach makes some phantastic lenses for cameras too.

[@BillionairesBoysClub]

Question: Is it possible to focus the schneider lenses without modifying them into a different housing? Or is there no "focus ring" on the projector lens itself? Thanks!

[@nicolag5254]

Is it possible to see some samples of the lenses you’ve tested somewhere ?

[@krollpeter]

It does not have to be the technically most perfect lens to get perfect shots That is what I learned from you. Thank You!

[@Maximilian-Willert]

Honestly, this is absolutely fantastic! Thanks for showing this quirky lens!

[@AeroMetalMoe]

This channel is quickly becoming one of my favourite photography/videography channels. It's beautiful and unique.

[@MathieuStern]

thanks a lot Marco

[@Teh-Penguin]

loving the little touches like the rubber tip

[@julienxie1110]

Je ne me lasse pas de tes vidéos, Jaime bcp le concept, le format, et me fait voir autre chose que les nouveaux objectifs tout neufs. Je sens les efforts par rapport à l'anglais, continue comme ça!!!!!

[@MathieuStern]

Merci Julien ! Ça fait plaisir de voir que des français peuvent faire autre chose que de se moquer de mon accent. Je bosse tout le temps la dessus donc je suis content que ça se ressente

[@mrclarky]

That bike tube rubber band tip is fantastic!

[@hackerock]

As always amazed of your test and amazing results.... I have bought some vintage lenses for my Panasonic G80, but I have failed miserably and I have surrendered after several attempts. I'm always struggle with myself between "throwing" money into vintage lenses and buying good modern lenses like my last purchase... the Sigma 56mm f1.4...... But I know I'll try againg with vintage lenses....

[@tiny6912]

Photographers all around the globe have been doing this stuff with projector lenses for many years allready, myself included. I began with it as far as 15+ years ago and people thought it to be laughable because of the 'cheapness' but cinematic projector lenses are thus fast and sharp the joke is on those who laughed as these lense's are nothing but stunning in terms of perfect background blur and center sharpness. Though some of these lenses are actually sharp from corner to corner, and they have to be considering their technical properties, having to project an overall sharp film-image on a big screen.

[@ernestotamayo655]

Ray D does it work with DSLR’s ?

[@tiny6912]

​@@ernestotamayo655 Because of physical limitations, having to do with the mirror assembly and thus the cropfactor per specific brand, using such a lens on any DSLR wont let you focus very far. With some brands it will let you focus somewhat further than others, depending on the cropfactor and which in some cases will be enough for closeup portraits.

[@ernestotamayo655]

Ah ok. I currently using a cannon rebel t6i and hoping to use a lens like this for video.

[@RD5500]

I wish these weird vintage lenses are easier to find in my country... And also at a cheap price cause even my 1976 nikkor 50mm f1.4 cost me arround $80. Cool video tho as always

[@MathieuStern]

thanks a lot !!

[@ExtremeVideoStudio]

я купил 50м -ф1.4 за 2 доллара с крышками , просили 3 дол на базаре - это Киргизия - бывшее СССР

[@peteuk8688]

You're the boss Mathius, you've reignited my interest in photography! Thank you :-)

[@HyperRPG]

Wow, that is gorgeous.

[@isaacerickson2383]

this is the cleanest adaptation I have seen. All the other require like 50 clamps and stuff

[@fitbmx7744]

I love this! Old lenses are my favorites, they are cheap and always create great photos.

[@mantabond]

The results are spectacular.

[@Lareo1964]

Beautiful as always - no color fringing makes those clear colors - amazing !

[@FlickMonthana]

actually showing the image quality at the center with this lens really dropped my jaw

[@Riccardo_Mori]

The colours, sharpness, and those portraits blew me away! Also, I miss the Musée d'Orsay. I visited Paris briefly in 2012 and I look forward to visiting again. Cheers!

[@RCnerd74]

I love your creativity on lenses. Incredible shots!

[@pawankumar-dv1ox]

Right now I am fixing my dropped jaw , crazy lens amazing picture quality. I want it

[@theoriginalabimation]

i just found your channel and this video is so enthralling. What an amazing concept!

[@MathieuStern]

thanks a lot Abigail, check my other videos for same kind of content and subscribe if you like weird lenses

[@xmodgt1419]

I don't understand what you are talking about yet, is to much to learn but I like it, great job dude.

[@MathieuStern]

Thanks a lot!

[@jacoborozco4585]

Dude!!! This is DOPE!!! SO COOOOOL

[@gristlevonraben]

Wow, you could make movies with that.

[@youtube1sm]

even if i found one in the flea market, I won't know how to install/modify it. still this is a great video to share. 👍

[@smOOdiebOOdie]

Awesome video Charles Leclerc 😁👍🏻

[@brunoeiler8192]

You give always Great examples of creativity in adapt every lens you find in a useful way for modern photography , congratulations :-)

[@MathieuStern]

Thanks a lot Bruno

[@tacticplanner7188]

Nicely done I love this idea that is some great glass and you're really making the best of it. I love the comeback of this great old glass, just because it's old it doesn't mean it's broken.

[@MrValadilene2]

I have the Schneider 85/2 Cinelux and mounted it on my Nikon DSLR, it is good

[@al201103]

Stunning results - could you tell us how much color grading you applied? And which type of profile were you shooting in?

[@_K.L]

Thanks for making this video ! It’s great!

[@MathieuStern]

Glad you liked it!

[@gregfaris6959]

Just an historical note; When you see the insignia ISCO:GÖTTINGEN, it should be remembered that Göttingen was the initial landing site of the illustrious ZEISS optical works (or at least half of it) as it was torn asunder in the aftermath of WWII. The other half would remain in Jena, where Carl Zeiss himself lived and worked more than a century earlier, with the scientists and mathematicians of the University of Jena, in the invention and development of modern optical theory. Jena, in what would come to be known as “East Germany” would be required to use trademarks like “Zeiss Jena”, Opton, or “Zeiss Ikon”, while the original “Carl Zeiss GmbH” would belong to Göttingen, soon moved to Oberkochen. Göttingen, was also home to the illustrious SCHOTT glass works - It’s all in the family…. With the downfall of KODAK, and the demise of the American Optical industry in the 1980’s, Isco Göttingen would become the world standard in cinema projection lenses, and subsidiaries of the German firm (Jenoptik) would also conquer the US industrial optical market, including the lenses for Hubble and JWST. Jos Schneider GmbH did make highly reputed lenses to compete with Isco in the cinema world, including the only cinema lenses I know of to have a variable aperture (which I specified in new installations very often for this feature), but it may have been too little, too late, as the cinema was already in demise at this point. As for lens quality - there is simply a tradition that projection lenses do not obey the same strict quality criteria as their cinema acquisition counterparts, or photographic taking lenses. Something there is about cinema projection that the apparent movement of the images allows far greater tolerances with regard to sharpness and overall image quality. If we recognize that the US projector designer Willy Bobert proved that the initial projection of each frame in a cinema presentation is always out of focus, and only becomes sharper with the second light pass, in addition to the fact that cinema projection has almost always been a quest for adequate brightness, and therefore the widest lens apertures possible, we can appreciate that multi-element “Plasmat” type projection lenses, opening to f/8 or worse would have been a non-starter in cinema projection. Smpler “Tessar” or Gaussian designs would prevail, with brightness always being the prime objective, so one should not have very high hopes for optical revelations in the use of cinema projection lenses for photography.

[@Kitsaplorax]

Thank you! Could you do a video on buying/sourcing adapters and 3D printed mount and lens hoods for barrel lenses without filter threads or mounts?

[@KyleAckerProductions]

Looks amazing and the lighting in the museum at the beginning was stunning.

[@MathieuStern]

thanks a lot Kyle, yes the lighting in the museum was pefect because it was cloudy outside

[@jaimeduncan6167]

beautiful pictures!

[@blueskyjazz]

What is the size (mm??) of the end part of the lens? This is fantastic combination.

[@clintjohnson2460]

Mathieu---I always enjoy your videos,,but ,,,,wow,,,this was a gem. Excellent information and examples as always,,,but this was just incredibly well done!! Peaceful and visually rewarding,,,,,,,The lens is stunning..and the fact you cleverly adapted it makes me want to go scavenging through all the old AV closets in schools and businesses. BONUS!!! I am sitting here in the rural Rocky Mountains USA and I get to see some amazing art as well,,Was that statue a real Degas???,,,again..amazing!!

[@MathieuStern]

thanks Clint, yes, you visited the Orsay Museum with me :)

[@jaxnean2663]

What can I say..WOW!

[@N0AGI]

nice idea. Amazing quality. Thanks for sharing

[@WyvernApalis]

Wait I'm not even seeing any fringing wtf that's so good

[@shopperlab]

Wow just WOW!

[@kelvinwilson9217]

You Mathieu dear sir are a lens genius and true artisan of the arts.

[@dayuhanspace]

beautiful model too!

[@moncorp1]

Art within art

[@chelseababcock91]

This is incredible

[@dandanu2526]

This is amazing...love it..i -ll buy one..

[@lorim7487]

Love to see this creativity. I have also had success with old projector lenses, using a set of macro bellows for focusing. Keep up the great work

[@naol1370]

Mathieu.. u inspire me to be a better photographer and I thank you for that

[@danielgreenberg4751]

This is so cool. This lens is gorgeous! I’m just curious, how did you get that empty lens body?

[@jat5am]

well, it's nice to have the option, but you can easily get some old 1.4 lens for pretty the same price. closed to f2 they will be sharper. plus proper mount.

[@rodriguez4363]

I really would like to get one. The results are amazing!

[@andreathode3782]

Great video, subbed!👌

[@okay1904]

Mathieu Stern, I do not have the skills or equipment or knowledge to do your kind of modifications, but which inexpensive vintage lens has this kind of sharpness. This is what I want - the sharpness. Please suggest. Thanks.

[@stanleyryan7]

Your content, your music choices and your voice are phenomenal. I'm so happy I stumbled across you. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@MathieuStern]

thanks a lot Ryan !! i hope you wil lenjoy the rest of my channel

[@Hero1117a]

Wow, great video and pictures, luv the music too

[@rocheuro]

great stuff here! pleasure to watch! thank you!, cheers

[@borjaruiz7642]

Oooh this lens looks amazing. Its design reminded me those anamorphic lenses, check them out.

[@0xTevan]

I love your videos man! And I hope the best for you and your channel, but I can't lie. I hope it never catches on! This stuff is so cool, and I just want it to stay cool. I'm a bit of a hipster I guess. Anyway much love to you and everything you do brotha.

[@sclogse1]

I imagine with some of those plastic lens bodies, you could create a slot to fit in various apertures.

[@CanalDojogames]

Hello, as i can see you are very professional on camera lens right? so im searching for camera lens that make distortion to make my projector image be 'curved' making Curved screen projection, what options can you tell me? Thank you

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

One person here said that it's not easy to focus on impressionist paintings. I photograph artwork as part of my work, professionally. It's not difficult at all. One focuses on texture, not the scenery. 😁

[@marksharman8029]

That’s a pleasing result

[@aadityaraj6566]

Have u done some testwith Canon TV lens..Are these good???I need some guidance before buying???

[@biglittlefilms4382]

Really enjoyed your work here Mathieu. Your English is clear and easy to understand. Keep 'em coming.

[@agentred8732]

Fantastic video, my friend. What beautiful composition, editing and, wow, that lens! Bravo. Subscribed!

[@moundofsound4768]

You're not kidding, very impressive.

[@wh0tube]

Beautiful. I wonder what results you’d get with the empty Helios body alone!?

[@quentinsaison835]

Amazing lense! And nice adaptation work, congratulations 👍

[@makskasl6233]

You are amazing! I wish I could give you a thousand likes.)

[@samsen3965]

Amazing quality.

[@MathieuStern]

Glad you think so!

[@Dcravillion1]

What would be required to adapt to a canon EF mount?

[@fangshizhu9383]

Beautiful colors!

[@MathieuStern]

yea, thats impressive for something without any aperture

[@Pardo1957]

I was fascinated throughout the entire video. You have an appealing style. Keep working on the English. Keep shooting, for sure.

[@aLittlePal]

I have the same product line Cinelux and Isco ultra mc, these lenses are beautiful, fine glasses I was using it on medium format DSLR, so the F2 depth of field is even more pronounce

[@animereverie4380]

This channel makes my eyes jealous!

[@ohjajohh]

Great vid, but unfortunately my Colorplan doesnt fit in the Helios like that :(

[@juliemarbaix6475]

Superbe vidéo ! Comment faire pour créer son objectif mais sur monture nikon ? merci beaucoup des conseils

[@KptnHaddock_]

Very, very cool!

[@Noealz]

that's pretty cool : ) Reminds me of the Helios 40-2 - you can get it off a Russian night vision googles set also and have ti adapted via m42 mount

[@MathieuStern]

yea, i try to buy this lens since long for cheap but it's getting harder !! what is the name of the googles ?

[@Noealz]

@@MathieuStern It's called the Soviet Lens CYCLOP 85mm F 1.5 M42

[@MathieuStern]

ha ok, then i have 2 of them :)

[@dempa3]

​@@MathieuStern One for each eye? Smart! :) Jokes aside, let me know if you'd like to sell one of those. By the way, I believe I saw a Tair 3 in your channel trailer, but I haven't seen a video of it yet. Will you be making one? @Noealz Photo kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnuYi5WYrJmWpNk

[@TK42138]

Brilliant video, that lens certainly produces a very nice organic look. I use a Helios 44-2 on a Canon 200D but really need to use it more.

[@samuelhumphreys7712]

I use a 44m-2 on a 300D lol

[@abbycasanova1380]

wow thanks i need that lens

[@noufaltariq]

Your channel is very very intriguing instantly subscribed keep the good work coming,those portraits just blew me away

[@SergeGolikov]

I was hoping this was the Anamorphic version, beautiful images!

[@makers_lab]

What a great video. Thanks Mathieu.

[@artysanmobile]

It’s not easy to focus on an impressionist painting.

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

Focus on texture. I photograph artwork.

[@septimus64]

Awesome project, I'm totally going to do this

[@markrobinson8254]

so... how did you get (get away with) to shoot in the Museum?? Clever Boy ! more inspiration here

[@MathieuStern]

It's easy, shoot away from famous paintings and there will be no guards.

[@philipp7pc]

That’s a very nice video! Like the topic!

[@yianniscy84]

Love your videos. Keep up the good work 😍

[@strikeknightfen4567]

Nice Video How did you finde the write adapter lens for Projektor lenses?

[@claudiodaloia3458]

Great job dude

[@volpedo2000]

Mathieu What a great video! The color rendition is beautiful. I went on ebay and bought the lens and an broken Helios straight away. What kind of adaptor did you used? All the ones I found online are bigger than yours?

[@MathieuStern]

It’s a flat M42 to nex From fotodiox

[@volpedo2000]

Mathieu Stern merci! Je le vais chercher!

[@volpedo2000]

Mathieu Stern I checked with Fotodiox and they don’t to a flat M42 to E mount adaptor. 😞