Why I Like Using Cheap Lenses For Filmmaking

[@NigelBarros]

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[@JonJosephKuhn]

I've started using my nifty 50mm more often for this very reason. It tones down the sharpness like you said and it's a prime lens, even if it's a $200 one. Nigel, stay awesome!

[@NigelBarros]

that nifty fifty is great!

[@NatesFilmTutorials]

Quality of this video is definitely a level up! 🔥 I’m amazed that even the “softer” lenses still deliver a tack sharp result

[@joakimnorrby]

You really nailed the vibe here, I was hooked immediately. Thanks for sharing.

[@samehabouez8267]

This channel is the most unique filmmaking spot on KZbin. Nigel sir you are amazing👌

[@borderlands6606]

It's worth searching out single coated lenses, which render more like vintage cinematography glass. These were cheaper than their multicoated brethren, and tending to be spurned by "serious" photographers as transmitting less light and being lower in contrast, but are great for video. Yashica DSB were single coated versions of the company's ML range.

[@NigelBarros]

Thats a good point, Ive owned a couple of those yashicas back in the day, kinda wish I kept em

[@virtium_jpg2205]

all you have said is so true...i've got an old lens from my aunt and it has changed the way i shoot photos completly! thank you, for this video

[@Fredb]

huge fan of my meike 35mm, cheap and manual but I really enjoy the results it gives me, same feeling about my Meike 12mm, both are my actual favs, even for paid videos :)

[@NigelBarros]

yeah I've been super impressed with the cheap meike stuff, I loved the 25mm f2 I had

[@Fredb]

@@NigelBarros got to order this one too 😂

[@fredr.]

Are the 12mm render the same colors than the 35mm?

[@alexplunne2548]

I focus more than the camera and thats why my weddings photos are not the best as it could be Thanks Nigel always inspiring video

[@RiceTech1]

Great video, you've inspired me into the micro 4/3 system and use them now in my channel, upgrading filming from the 80D to the G85. I have the exact lens you were taking about, the 7artisans 25mm f/1.8 plus a 7artisans 50mm f/1.8 and the TTArtisan 17mm f/1.4 for filming. Cheap lenses are defintely awesome! Thanks for the huge inspiration on budget filmmaking!

[@CrestlessWave]

I recently picked up a canon 35-80 f4-5.6 which is about 30 years old and was used on film SLR cameras and a 28-105 USM which is about 20 years old. Both the lenses have a different treatment to the images and my occasional videos. It may not be for everyone and for everything, but it's definitely a different kind of feeling to use these classic lenses.

[@TechnicalGamingChannel]

7artisans and TTartisans both make some of the best lenses I've bought in a long time They capture the vintage look without the vintage compromises Really impressive stuff and it's amazing how fast they are despite their price

[@NigelBarros]

Yeah I actually really enjoy using them!

[@painterguy6300]

Iiiiiiiinteresting! I love my cheap lenses and didn’t know why! I also love a slightly dirty lens. It creates such great texture to the image.

[@LouisLuzuka]

It's not about the size of the boat it's about the motion of the ocean 🙏🏽👑

[@fredr.]

Your video just reminded me the article of one photographer advising to buy cheap Chinese lenses instead the Russians ones for similar "effects" without the headaches and the new price tag. And this 7Artisans definitely has a Helios 44-2 vibe.

[@jphoto7582]

4k, is harder to get sharp, inherently the focus has to be really perfect that is why you tend to see landscape because focus is set to somewhere near infinity. I will usually st my lens where I can maintain that long focus...but then again I have an S5.

[@leoclayton9573]

Some times just what you have is enough to create good contents Great video Nigel

[@HugoVarvoglis]

I have the 7artisans 25mm f1.8 and I love it, and now I bought the 35mm f1.4 and is very nice too.

[@NigelBarros]

Very nice!

[@DyenamicFilms]

I had a Canon 50mm FD lens that came with a Canon T50 film camera I bought about 35 years ago. It sat around for decades in storage. I was able to buy a Sony FX9 plus an FD lens adapter so I could see how this lens looks on that camera. I was surprised at how good it looked. Sample footage can be seen on my channel.

[@-grey]

I like the idea of this, but the convenience factor drops significantly. I sold off my old glass and switched over to a cheap second-hand Canon G7XII point and shoot series. It goes back to that dip in sharpness for character, while having AF, Built in ND, Stabilisation, a flip screen, 24-105 zoom, and custom colour profiles you can load into the camera from your computer like baked-in LUTs. Plus, it's pocketable. The newest one even has a mic in, so you don't need to record off-cam audio. I'd say in terms of usability, the point and shoot clear beats my Fujifilm cameras for video. The only thing it doesn't do so well is razor thin DoF, manual focus, and pixel peep resolution.

[@NigelBarros]

I feel that for sure, I'm always struggling with convenience over subtle aesthetics

[@JxcksonSF]

I love the look of the 7artisian 25mm, i have one, the vignetting is 👌👌

[@DavidSenteno]

I get this. I’m still shooting 1080p because I don’t like the sharpness of 4K.

[@AlpacoFilms]

Hey man great great video! I too love using cheap lenses for filmmaking for the same reason. I'm a big fan of 7Artisans. Right now my favorite lens is the 23mm 1.4 which I would HIGHLY recommend you checking this one out.

[@NigelBarros]

Thats good to know, I've loved the 17 and 50 from TTartisnas and I had my eye on that 23 since they announced it

[@froilanbas759]

I prefer my photos to be not so sharp so it will look like a scene from a movie. Love the vid Nigel.

[@mitHundundRad]

I love using my old lenses. Today I filmed again with a 50 year old lens. Open with 50mm f1.8 you don't need a filter for a soft picture.

[@Irisphotojournal]

It's the content that matters, too many people have all the gear and no idea.

[@piusgyagenda]

This is a nice video I have the TT artissan 35mm 1.8 lens and its amazing though very shaky

[@alejandrojaen2305]

I have that lens for my Fujifilm and love it

[@museum1401]

Any more recommendations for cheap prime lenses for m34 (vintage or otherwise)? I've got the 7Artisans 25mm 1.8, Meike 25mm 1.8 and I love my Helios 44-2 and Pentacon 50mm 1.8. I'm kinda thinking Canon FD next?

[@MatthewDangyou]

Nice video Nigel!

[@stuckonurbanstudio]

Noticed you are using Olympus Camera. Not easy to find a filmmaker that uses Olympus. Gives me the motivation to stay with Olympus but maybe get a better one to replace my aging Pen-F which is still good but the video capability cannot make it. lol. Hit you a subscriber!

[@nuoxu2922]

Nice video! I also have a 7 artisan 25mm and it’s great, but it seems to have problem with infinity focus when wide open, have you ever encountered this problem?

[@RaicesUrbanasTj]

My c mount does focus to infinity but a little before the infinity marking … guess quality control is not there strong suit

[@sjcproductionsandmedia]

I have a much harder time with my Canon L lenses than with the low budget 35mm and 50mm. As a matter of fact my best videos came from those.

[@sjcproductionsandmedia]

I'll add that the cheap lenses don't seem to focus search. It's so frustrating when the lens doesn't even focus! Worrying about if your lens will stay focused zaps creativity.

[@CS06_Prod]

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[@ifell3]

I love the look from your dirty footage, it's warming!

[@Shemene]

so cool wow

[@NigelBarros]

Sometimes it doesn't matter how many times I watch through one of my videos before uploading, I always miss something..... 😤

[@johnotim]

You can post what you leave out as shorts

[@NigelBarros]

@@johnotim true, in this case, I missed a spelling mistake 😭

[@MrSka7cis]

love the video

[@thecookie8163]

Anyone got a recommendation for a semi cheap ultra-wide angle lens that can over APS-C?

[@NigelBarros]

laowa is probably your best bet, for aps-c 12mm is fairly wide but maybe not as wide as you want. Meike and samyang have good 12mm options

[@m.rychtarik_2]

Efs 10-18, Tokina 11-16, sigma 10-20. Each have their pros and cons. I personally own the tokina 11-16. The rendering is not mind-blowing, but the focal length and aperture make up for it.

[@орестос]

SHIT I LOVE WHUT YA DOIN

[@A1Bokeh]

Man I now tend to choose my lenses based on what I am trying to create. Sometimes I want to go with a sharp contrasty look or other times a softer more vintage look. I even will use different color profiles

[@alexpressesbuttons]

Excellent video! Funny how videos about nothing end up being about something and people like them. Lol

[@mrbuchanan92373]

Great 👍

[@gamingwithstand6886]

One of the big fashion photographers he's a KZbinr from the U.K. manual focus and then turns the focus so it's just a tad out of focus. If orgit his name.

[@Sir-Kay]

A story you can't tell on a el cheapo lens and a basic mirrorless cam won't be told any better on a Red.

[@mohamettsamadon3987]

I need camera pleace help me

[@k8tv546]

first : it cheap. Second : U only shoot with 4k mean only using 8 megapixel. Even with old lens from 90s can handle the that easy. Now aday 3rd lens with f1.4 very cheap. For 24 or 48 mpx in 1.4 it imposible not soft. But for 8 mpx only it too easy. it only get trouble if u shooting in 6k and your video gona soft, but 4k it perfect. Like in my country : TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 for Nikon Z only price about 120 usd, too cheap for manual focus lens

[@Airbender131090]

People dont care about sharpness and resolution, sinply because 90% of people watch content only on their smartphones with tiny 1080p screens. Other 10% have 4k monotors and tvs ( they are content creators. Not content consumers) And that is very Sad

[@Airbender131090]

When i watch 4K footage on my 4k monitor or 4k 55 Oled tv from My A7R2 it os mind blowing. To bad people dont even realise this. They watch instagram with horible quality compresion

[@NigelBarros]

That's true, but I can often tell when something is too sharp even on a phone screen. But you're right I'm probably one of the few people who care haha

[@bevinmore]

Like wearing torn jeans

[@TheNitebinder]

I voted to dislike this video, because you spend two minutes talking about skill share on a video that lasts five minute and 26 seconds. This is why I have given up on photography. It's to expensive and not worth the bother! An empty video!

[@JackofCubes]

Just skip 0_0