Legendary Canon FD80mm F1.2 “L” lens image samples (including rack focus) and improvised short filmsI opted to go showing what kind of image you can create with this lens,
rather than showing the lens itself and talking about the specs and history.
First short film (just about 60 second) is “one-cut, one location, one lens” style. This lens is PERFECT for this type of filmmaking, in my very biased and personal opinion.
2nd short film was shot at my motorcycle garage, on the way back home right after purchasing this lens.
It is multi-cut film, but shot on one lens, in one location.
Both of them were totally improvised, shot with minimal amount of gear, just by myself, and, most importantly, IMAGINATION.
As you can most probably tell, I’m a big, BIG fan of film noir, 1950s and 60s PI stories. (Okay, Raymond Chandler’s stories were technically late 1940s, so let’s include 40s, too.)
I’m really happy with this purchase.
[Note]
The camera is Fuji X-T4, all my FD lenses are used with Metabones Speed Booster. (So 80mm is an 80mm, not 80 x 1.5.)
In both films, no lights were used, other than candle light.
It’s all done by carefully placing myself (subject) and camera, thinking which way the light is coming from.
[Back story]
DSCF2536 by
T K, on Flickr
So, I’ve been trying NOT to buy things I don’t really need for my day to day life.
And, to be honest, I’ve been doing pretty good.
(After March 31st, I’ve spent a whole lot less than befor…)
“Create, rather than consume”, someone on Youtube said that.
I don’t remember who it was… (could be Peter McKinnon, but not sure…)
But this one, I couldn’t resist.
The last day of my “2-month time off”, I was drinking my first cup of coffee in the morning, while casually browsing through Craigslist ads.
And, I saw the title,
“Canon FD 80mm F1.2 L $695”
That particular ad was from Seawood photo in San Rafael, which is “kind of” my go to camera store. (Have been their customer for roughly 20 years or so…)
Five out of six FD lenses I own, I purchased from them, over the period of long time. (I’m not a vintage lens collector, I’m a vintage lens shooter, so normally don’t actively look for some particular lenses on eBay, etc.)
I did some still photo test, too. I'll post it on photography thread.
