I love how how you put that! “Don’t buy a lens based on technical specs.. buy a lens that helps you tell your story” seriously this resonates with me so much! Glad someone finally said it!
I'm very much a hobbyist photographer spending a lot of time on UA-cam to get as many insights as I can to help me to develop my ability. I enjoy more than any other channels the passion in Peter's videos. I need the technical advice from others but Peter's videos are special and remind you what photography is about.
Very impressed with the model's focus and concentration. When she turns away and relaxes. You can see normal return to her face. This just shows how much work she's doing to look "like that".
Wonderful! Instead of hiding behind the technical details of the lens, you're actually talking about why and how to use a lens and how it makes you feel! Brilliant.
@@bobwarren263 Yes. Thank you Peter for showing us the reasons and your expertise to use the lenses. As you had said in other video, its not solely lens technicalities that is necessary, but how comfortable the photographer wants to convey the mood and the environment of the photo shoot thats important. Thanks Peter 😊😊👍🏼👍🏼
That Hasselblad lens though... Holy mother of character and 3D pop! Jesus! This is one of the best image renders from a lens that I have EVER saw! I can't believe I didn't know this lens existed! This lens must have amazing micro contrast rendition! Wow, just wow...
Sometimes it takes me a long time to get where I want to be. I watch your videos. Not because of the models. Not because of the cameras. But because watching you do photography helps me to focus in on what I want to do. I watch videos here. And I am a member of Peter Coulson Inspire. Thank you for your inspiration.
There are just a good feeling about a few lenses that you just love and cherish with the images they produce. I have one that I call my moneymaker because for my gigs it never fails. And my Summilux just gifts me with amazing images I think because I have to manually focus and everything is purposeful and nothing is wasted.
Thank you. This is the video on lenses the world needs to see. I have some of the best technical lenses on the market and they are great but as you say, you don't always need the best technical lens and a more flawed lens often has more character and can create images that look and feel more interesting.
A few Days ago I got the 7Artisans f/0.95 Z-Mount (Nikon) so far I love it as it forces me to start using manual focus. Can't wait to use in Studio. It had a $57 off coupon so was $260.
You made me feel a little bit better about all the lenses I have collected over the years, lol. I also feel the look a lens gives to an image is way more important than technical perfection. Having said that, sometimes you need a lens that won't flare when shooting into a strobe or the sun. But those tend to be (not all!) on the slightly boring side. I'll be having another look at some of my lenses wide open and see what else that can give me: those 0.95 shots definitely had something!
Wow, I really love your style. I thoroughly enjoy that you base almost every thing on feel and emotion and not the value or technical aspect of everything. You make everything a very personal experience.
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer you are welcome. I just got my first real camera. It isn't much but im happy with it. I found canon t6s that was practically brand new and am excited to learn how to REALLY use it. Allot of channels ive seen so far are all about the high value technologically advanced everything. Ya know, the "you can only get shots like this with a $20k lens attached to a $10k camera" people lol im glad I found your channel
Thank you Peter, you're speaking my language When you talking about the lenses. People don't realise that sharpish is not Most important. Anyway you can add Sharpness and contrast. in the post processing without any problem. Character of the lens is most important.
Mika was highly disciplined during the lens test, allowing you to show us the character of each lens. Good narrative throughout. Then, you treated those who completed that section to see a sequence of photos of her that was superb, even unprocessed. We even saw a glimpse of Bec! Well done , everyone. Those older lenses were likely designed with a team of “ray tracers” calculating a large number of individual paths through a lens. Today, that is done by powerful desktops allowing the designers to try many variations economically. No, I’ve never done that work, but I have had the privilege of working with a lens designer. Fascinating conversations, which I sometimes understood… .
I also choose my lenses based on character. My favorites recently are the 50mm Sonnar for portraits because of the falloff and softness towards the edges and the 50mm Planar for its sharpness on landscapes, buildings, and textures.
Agree with your approach, not always going to have razor sharp documentary images, they don't always look the best. Love that last lens for the same reasons you mentioned.
you are the only photographer on youtube who talks about the right charachteristics of lenses. everyone else talks only about sharpness and chromaatic abberations, as the contrast, bokeh rendering, focus falloff rendering, color etc do not exist
The differences in the dark areas are absolutely huge! I prefer when there is less contrast, it makes me feel I have more control over what I can achieve. Also I agreee on sharpness : it depends how big you want to print the shot, and also some lovely photos can be blurry and it to work in the context you make/choose.
Totally agree that with fast lenses, the focus fall off is very quick. I was shooting the other day with a CONTAX carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 with a Metabones speed booster on Fuji X-H1. With the speed booster it made the lens a F1.1 with paper thin depth of field.
man you can really tell the difference in depth of field with those lenses loved this video i like my 50 1.8 canon lens. I have not used my 85mm lens much got to get out and shoot with it a bit.
Many thanks for sharing this session. I like when Peter mentions: "..the emotion I get off the lens..." I had never heard this expression before. I like when the Model turns left her head (looking at the screen?). I like Bec is assisting the filming with the video camera
Fantastic real time explanation. I understand what you are talking about when talking about personal preference. I will now look at trying/buying vintage lenses. Thank you Peter.
Love your take on comparing lenses Pete. The softness of the Hasselblad with sharpness of the bokeh is a fascinating combo. Really dig the contrast and colour tones it gives off. During covid I amassed quite a few vintage 50's and 58's, I've had so much fun getting out and playing with them, understanding their characteristics and how I could use them. Meika was great, very patient and profesisonal. You've captured some real magic.
It's a practical and artistic point of view. I've felt the same way about my recording gear and instruments. There are certainly aesthetics in fine gear and I appreciate the technical and artistic skills that were used to create them. They're my tools. But each one, from the $200 guitar to the $70,000 piano implies its use to me when I'm open to feel it. I'm learning a lot about photography from your channel, thank you.
I used to shoot on Canon EF50mm F1.8 wide open till that lens hasn't broken. Now I'm in love with 135mm F2. Thanks for the video, as always it was very useful
Love this video, really hits homecoming from such a great photographer. I've been shopping for lens recently and could've had a sharper lenses (Sigmas) but their looks didn't speak to me. It's not all about technicals it's how the look speaks to you. I'll take this point with me forever.
Thanks for the great video. I have the Otus 100mm and 55mm. I shot 35mm film on Nikon with them. I sold my Leica gear after falling in love with them. They are gorgeous, both in experience and imagery. I had the loxia back when I shot digital on my Sony, the Manual focus is just breath taking, the build is to die for and as you said it’s really sharp and good.
i have quite a few expensive prime lenses after starting photography a few years ago, i'm a late started as i'm 52 now but my favorite prime lens is the little vintage pentacon 50mm ƒ1.8, it only cost £30 but as you said its the feel and the smiles you get from it when you see the images.
As a Sony shooter, I'm glad I never sold my Hasselblad gear. Mine are all silver lenses from the 60's and 70's. I use all my Hasselblad lenses on my Sony's and I love the way they look. After wathing this video, I may have to get one of those 7 Artisans!
Mika is absolutely gorgeous what a real stunner. She could be the next Adriana Lima or Kate Moss or the next Christy Turlington. That girl has a future ahead of her in the modeling profession.
I switched to Sony a few years back and kept my Canon lenses, and I notice that they are that little bit warmer than the Sony glass. Also, for those who aren't aware, the shallow DOF of the little f/0.95 lens can easily be recreated by using a f/1.5 full frame lens in APSC mode.
Great summation of "why?". I have too many 50's but they are all different. The Cooke Amotal for the glow and luminosity, the Skyllaney Bertele for edible color, an old FSU '57 KMZ Jupiter for just a great Sonnar for color and image and an old '42 CZJ 5cm f/1.5 for solid color without too much contrast. All I need now is talent. I'm workin' on it. ;o)
Peter you've once again struck to the heart of the matter! I would literally (heh) read a book of photos with these thoughts over and over. I use a Mitakon 85 f1.2 on my Fuji and absolutely love the *character* it shows wide open. Stopped down, it's still a good lens, but more...bland, I suppose? Did you have a similar experience?
Pro photographer London, ditto, have similar lenses including adapted Hasselblad C lens with Nikon D850, each lens have their own characteristics that can be used. Still use Sinar P2 (For the fun of it) with digital that allows different lenses to be adapted. An example of lens characteristics can be seen in comparison of the Nikon 85mm 1.4 and 1.8 where the 1.4 is warmer and gives a different quality to the image. Loving the studio space you have, all the best!
I feel like almost every one who's passionate about photography (doesn't matter a pro or not) puts a bit of emotions in lenses picking. I remember of all my old aps-c canon lenses for some reason I fell in love with a pretty cheap Sigma 70/2.8. It was ticking all the boxes for me but on top of that it was a pure pleasure to shoot with and wherever it was a suitable choice the result seemed amazing. It made the whole process somehow much more involving (and rewarding) for me. But when my friend has tried it for some time he was, let's say unimpressed. :) This video hints a bit deeper at what exactly might have affected these preferences, thanks a lot! Anyway after switching first to Canon EF and now to a full-frame Sony I still try cover the basics first (in terms of range at least) and then after giving my budget a bit of a break I can let my emotions make a say in the next purchases. PS: of all your gorgeous models Meika's eyes are the most magnetic to me. Can't have enough videos with her!
Interesting comparison. My only remark, is about 10:3013:40 : the dept of field is not "0.95", it's the equivalent of a f1.4 lens. You're using an APS-C lens in APS-C mode, so what you really get is a 75 f1.4 lens, if you compare to all other lenses used in the video - which are full frame. The thinner dof comes from the longer focal length and aps-c crop, mixed with the character of the lens of course. And finally, it's a 7Artisans lens, not an "Artisan" lens. It's important for anyone interested in the lens, because you have two brands: TTArtisan and 7Artisans. The TTArtisan (not your 7Artisans) 50mm F0.95 is really great - it's full frame so you get the full use of its F0.95 aperture. It offers about 90% of the image quality of that of the Leica Noct 0.95, wideopen. The Leica gets sharper stopped down. To make things even more complicated, there is also a 7Artisans full frame 50mm F1.1. Which renders very very vintage. Glowy and soft wideopen and interesting bokeh. The corners never get sharp. Of course all these Leica M mount lenses get called trash by Leica fans, but they miss the point. They offer something genuinely different than the current clinical aberration free lenses we can buy now in the stores. How can this not be celebrated?
Thank you very much Peter. This is a revelation to me and I can see now how clinical modern photography has become. It’s the first time I’ve stumbled upon you. I really enjoyed the whole video. Subbed.
This is superb stuff. It's fascinating to see you work through these lenses. Using them in real life situations. So often with reviews we just see these daft little charts and obssession with technical perfection.
It’s really interesting to see the difference in contrast of the lenses. It’s good to know the Otus is out there for rental if I ever need something like that. My two main 50mm lenses (for digital) are the Zeiss Planar f/1.4 which I really love for its sharpness when stopped down and the soft etherial look when fully open and the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 (based on the Sonnar design) which I only ever use wide open. The 7Artisans is a full frame lens and gets me a really shallow DOF with with a very nice out of focus quality and even more etherial softness than the Zeiss Planar. Colors tend to go a bit wacky on the 7Artisans f/1.1 but it’s amazing in black and white.
Great advice on lens selection, I have a wee fuji xf35mm (50equiv) that has almost a glow about it, and fairly soft wide open, Iove using it. TT Artisans have a 90mm 1.25 that gets good results wide open, be good to see that one in your hands for your thoughts.
I really liked the look of that Otis, but the colour cast from the Hasselblad lens didn't thrill me. I see what you mean about the hard bokeh fringing. Thanks for taking the time Peter.
That's really cool. Sometimes I have a range of photos that I think have something special about them, even though photographically I can see they are not so great. . I'm just a photography noob but I understand what it is to be master in a trade; how to create something that looks just 'right' that's hard to explain through technicalities alone. I was surprised to see how skilled the model was too :)
I've been impressed with the chicom glass recently. I'm teaching my autistic nephew how to push buttons. I was going to give him a fuji until i picked up a 7artisans 50mm 1.2 in a fuji mount. It reminds me of my east german glass except i won't feel bad if i drop it.
To be honest, that's exactly why I'm just about to sell my many years favourite small format lens, the Contax Zeiss Planar 50/1.4 and going to replace it with a much older and technically inferior Canon 50/1.2LTM, because when I compare them side to side, the Zeiss is obviously "better", way sharper, contrasty etc... but the Canon has that look that is so much more memorable, soft and much richer while being so much less contrasty.
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer it's a "hard to swallow pill" but it's the truth. That's why I love your content, cause you preach the truth, not "newest gear, newest gear, newest gear"!
I've been studying photography for a little over a year now. I've learned artistry from Peter and camera basics from Chris Bray, two Ozzies, go figure. Thank you once again Peter, you inspire me.
In the range of 50mm manual focus lenses, I prefer the Voigtländer 58/1.4 Nokton II and the quite old, Auto-Takumar 50/2.0 ... if I want max. sharpness I take Sigma ART, or Sony GM lenses.
Brilliant video. I've been trying to get my lad to understand that: 1) there's no such thing as a perfect photo 2) it doesn't matter how technically correct your image is, if it doesn't capture the subject how you want it to. And I'll join the other oldies in admitting to having far too many lenses, but I'm not getting rid of any of them. They provide me with capability.
This is a really good video Peter, it speaks to the artist, not the gear junkie!! The way it should be👍😁 That 7 Artisan shot in black and white was crazy for the money imho. Now, I'm off to find a local camera shop that's gonna rent out some lenses🤷🏻♂️
I had to rewatch part s of the video three times. There is a different colourization with some lenses more than others, but I'm not sure how or what that makes me feel about them. The difference in the out of focus diffusion is a more interesting point and look to consider. I've never met any photographer who mixed so many lens brands before. Usually the consideration was price and not look. But maybe I'll consider a different brand if the price is right instead of only using one brand of lens. I hear there are some inexpensive manual focus Leica lens on the market that can work with an adapter ,
I did this to, in a way. I took five portraits with five different lenses, so I said but didn’t, all was taken with a cheap 50mm but on the table I hade five high end lenses plus the cheap 50mm and told to guess witch lens to goes to which photo guess what..no one could guess right, because no one even picked the cheap 50mm. Maybe pro like you would have notice something and I really believe it to..pick a lens that you like over reviews and pricing..I love my cheap Nikon 50mm 1.8 and does gear mean so much these days now everyone is so good on editing photos? I would like to see your work on a budget setup..I bet it still will be very good🙏
Thanks for an interesting conversation. I'm using Minolta lenses with the Sony body because I like the feelz including the optical defects that come with vintage lenses. Makes for an image with a bit of soul compared to something that is technically perfect.
@ Thanks for your quick reply! Can you please tell me the reason of choosing Otus for fashion?To my eyes, Otus 85 using on my Sony a7r IV seems to have larger dynamic range than other lens including Sony GM lens. Is this one of the strengths for fashion photography? Thank you very much!
The comments leave me scratching my head. The model is so beautiful that a box brownie with a sand scratched lens would have rendered an exquisite image, that girl is ethereal!
I love how how you put that! “Don’t buy a lens based on technical specs.. buy a lens that helps you tell your story” seriously this resonates with me so much! Glad someone finally said it!
Awesome to hear :) thanks so much
I'm very much a hobbyist photographer spending a lot of time on UA-cam to get as many insights as I can to help me to develop my ability. I enjoy more than any other channels the passion in Peter's videos. I need the technical advice from others but Peter's videos are special and remind you what photography is about.
Thanks heaps Garry
OMG!!!! Those last pictures ARE STUNNING!!!! Amazing job, Peter!!!! Meika looks far beyond stunning.
Thank you so much 😀
Very impressed with the model's focus and concentration. When she turns away and relaxes. You can see normal return to her face. This just shows how much work she's doing to look "like that".
Yes agree
Wonderful! Instead of hiding behind the technical details of the lens, you're actually talking about why and how to use a lens and how it makes you feel! Brilliant.
Thanks so much
@@bobwarren263 Yes. Thank you Peter for showing us the reasons and your expertise to use the lenses. As you had said in other video, its not solely lens technicalities that is necessary, but how comfortable the photographer wants to convey the mood and the environment of the photo shoot thats important. Thanks Peter 😊😊👍🏼👍🏼
So glad you bought up the emotion of lens, because being technical doesn't always work with Art.
Agree :)
The look of that last lens... wow! The look of the images it produces just oozes "print me!"
Absolutely love the pic at 15:08 Meika rocked that look, and the dreamy look of that lens is magic
Thank you
That Hasselblad lens though... Holy mother of character and 3D pop! Jesus! This is one of the best image renders from a lens that I have EVER saw! I can't believe I didn't know this lens existed! This lens must have amazing micro contrast rendition! Wow, just wow...
I know that lens is amazing
Made me look at my equipment from a completely different angle. Too often I’m wrapped up in the technical. Thank you Peter!
Awesome :)
Sometimes it takes me a long time to get where I want to be. I watch your videos. Not because of the models. Not because of the cameras. But because watching you do photography helps me to focus in on what I want to do. I watch videos here. And I am a member of Peter Coulson Inspire. Thank you for your inspiration.
Thanks heaps :)
There are just a good feeling about a few lenses that you just love and cherish with the images they produce. I have one that I call my moneymaker because for my gigs it never fails. And my Summilux just gifts me with amazing images I think because I have to manually focus and everything is purposeful and nothing is wasted.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. This is the video on lenses the world needs to see. I have some of the best technical lenses on the market and they are great but as you say, you don't always need the best technical lens and a more flawed lens often has more character and can create images that look and feel more interesting.
Couldn't agree more! thanks
A few Days ago I got the 7Artisans f/0.95 Z-Mount (Nikon) so far I love it as it forces me to start using manual focus. Can't wait to use in Studio. It had a $57 off coupon so was $260.
Amazing model, very patient and incredibly beautiful. I like your approach comparing lenses.
Meika is awesome :) and thanks so much
You made me feel a little bit better about all the lenses I have collected over the years, lol. I also feel the look a lens gives to an image is way more important than technical perfection. Having said that, sometimes you need a lens that won't flare when shooting into a strobe or the sun. But those tend to be (not all!) on the slightly boring side. I'll be having another look at some of my lenses wide open and see what else that can give me: those 0.95 shots definitely had something!
Yes f0.95 is special :)
Wow, I really love your style. I thoroughly enjoy that you base almost every thing on feel and emotion and not the value or technical aspect of everything. You make everything a very personal experience.
Wow, thank you!
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer you are welcome. I just got my first real camera. It isn't much but im happy with it. I found canon t6s that was practically brand new and am excited to learn how to REALLY use it. Allot of channels ive seen so far are all about the high value technologically advanced everything. Ya know, the "you can only get shots like this with a $20k lens attached to a $10k camera" people lol im glad I found your channel
I'm glad you did too, art is not about the tools you use it's about the image you create
Thank you Peter, you're speaking my language When you talking about the lenses.
People don't realise that sharpish is not Most important.
Anyway you can add Sharpness and contrast. in the post processing without any problem.
Character of the lens is most important.
Yes I agree
Mika was highly disciplined during the lens test, allowing you to show us the character of each lens. Good narrative throughout. Then, you treated those who completed that section to see a sequence of photos of her that was superb, even unprocessed. We even saw a glimpse of Bec! Well done , everyone. Those older lenses were likely designed with a team of “ray tracers” calculating a large number of individual paths through a lens. Today, that is done by powerful desktops allowing the designers to try many variations economically. No, I’ve never done that work, but I have had the privilege of working with a lens designer. Fascinating conversations, which I sometimes understood… .
This is what a real photographer does, really fun vid. Thanks. That 7 artisans is awesome. What a lovely look.
Thanks so much!
I also choose my lenses based on character. My favorites recently are the 50mm Sonnar for portraits because of the falloff and softness towards the edges and the 50mm Planar for its sharpness on landscapes, buildings, and textures.
Agree with your approach, not always going to have razor sharp documentary images, they don't always look the best. Love that last lens for the same reasons you mentioned.
Thanks for watching!
Glad to see you all back 👍💯🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you 🤗
you are the only photographer on youtube who talks about the right charachteristics of lenses. everyone else talks only about sharpness and chromaatic abberations, as the contrast, bokeh rendering, focus falloff rendering, color etc do not exist
I pick my lens basted on the emotion I get from it. Like a musician picks an instrument
The differences in the dark areas are absolutely huge! I prefer when there is less contrast, it makes me feel I have more control over what I can achieve. Also I agreee on sharpness : it depends how big you want to print the shot, and also some lovely photos can be blurry and it to work in the context you make/choose.
If you shoot raw you have the same kind of control over more contrasty pictures as well.
@@michaelkaerchercame to make the same point. Unlike blown out areas, dark areas are actually full of information, in the raw.
Amazing job it’s something no one seems to talk about with lenses like you said they all talk technical
Thanks
Totally agree that with fast lenses, the focus fall off is very quick. I was shooting the other day with a CONTAX carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 with a Metabones speed booster on Fuji X-H1. With the speed booster it made the lens a F1.1 with paper thin depth of field.
man you can really tell the difference in depth of field with those lenses loved this video i like my 50 1.8 canon lens. I have not used my 85mm lens much got to get out and shoot with it a bit.
100 % what you see with the lenses is what sell me. Spec's are a guide.
Interesting lens comparison. Love the "old" shot you threw in at 7:12. I've gone back to primes from 15mm to 135mm and love shooting with them.
Thanks I love shooting with primes
Many thanks for sharing this session. I like when Peter mentions: "..the emotion I get off the lens..." I had never heard this expression before. I like when the Model turns left her head (looking at the screen?). I like Bec is assisting the filming with the video camera
Love your work Peter. Keep up the great work guys
Thanks 👍
Fantastic real time explanation. I understand what you are talking about when talking about personal preference. I will now look at trying/buying vintage lenses. Thank you Peter.
Glad it was helpful!
I've got an old Nikkor 50/1.4 I really like the looks of. I learned very quickly not to mention that I've used it when posting images on line.
Na tell the world and be proud you have style :)
Loved the insight and uniqueness I should consider when looking to add a new lens to the bag! Thanks mate!
Glad it was helpful!
Love your take on comparing lenses Pete. The softness of the Hasselblad with sharpness of the bokeh is a fascinating combo. Really dig the contrast and colour tones it gives off.
During covid I amassed quite a few vintage 50's and 58's, I've had so much fun getting out and playing with them, understanding their characteristics and how I could use them.
Meika was great, very patient and profesisonal. You've captured some real magic.
Apparently Meika is a top New York based fashion model now. Amazing the difference a year can make in the fashion world.
It's a practical and artistic point of view. I've felt the same way about my recording gear and instruments. There are certainly aesthetics in fine gear and I appreciate the technical and artistic skills that were used to create them. They're my tools. But each one, from the $200 guitar to the $70,000 piano implies its use to me when I'm open to feel it.
I'm learning a lot about photography from your channel, thank you.
Well said, thanks heaps
I just got a 7Artisans 55/1.4 lens and I'm lovin it.
I used to shoot on Canon EF50mm F1.8 wide open till that lens hasn't broken. Now I'm in love with 135mm F2.
Thanks for the video, as always it was very useful
Thanks, I love 135mm f2 for portraits
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer same here. And it doesn't matter close ups or full hight portraits I do, this lens does half of the work instead of me
Love this video, really hits homecoming from such a great photographer. I've been shopping for lens recently and could've had a sharper lenses (Sigmas) but their looks didn't speak to me. It's not all about technicals it's how the look speaks to you. I'll take this point with me forever.
Thank you
Thanks for the great video.
I have the Otus 100mm and 55mm. I shot 35mm film on Nikon with them. I sold my Leica gear after falling in love with them. They are gorgeous, both in experience and imagery.
I had the loxia back when I shot digital on my Sony, the Manual focus is just breath taking, the build is to die for and as you said it’s really sharp and good.
Thanks
i have quite a few expensive prime lenses after starting photography a few years ago, i'm a late started as i'm 52 now but my favorite prime lens is the little vintage pentacon 50mm ƒ1.8, it only cost £30 but as you said its the feel and the smiles you get from it when you see the images.
Thanks for sharing :)
As a Sony shooter, I'm glad I never sold my Hasselblad gear. Mine are all silver lenses from the 60's and 70's. I use all my Hasselblad lenses on my Sony's and I love the way they look. After wathing this video, I may have to get one of those 7 Artisans!
I'm really loving the 7Artisans 50mm f0.95
Mika is absolutely gorgeous what a real stunner. She could be the next Adriana Lima or Kate Moss or the next Christy Turlington. That girl has a future ahead of her in the modeling profession.
Yeah Meika is awesome :)
I switched to Sony a few years back and kept my Canon lenses, and I notice that they are that little bit warmer than the Sony glass.
Also, for those who aren't aware, the shallow DOF of the little f/0.95 lens can easily be recreated by using a f/1.5 full frame lens in APSC mode.
Cool thanks heaps
Great summation of "why?". I have too many 50's but they are all different. The Cooke Amotal for the glow and luminosity, the Skyllaney Bertele for edible color, an old FSU '57 KMZ Jupiter for just a great Sonnar for color and image and an old '42 CZJ 5cm f/1.5 for solid color without too much contrast. All I need now is talent. I'm workin' on it. ;o)
thank you for the effort and the sharing. a wonderful exercise that i should perform more often. BIG thumbs up.
Thank you too!
Peter you've once again struck to the heart of the matter! I would literally (heh) read a book of photos with these thoughts over and over. I use a Mitakon 85 f1.2 on my Fuji and absolutely love the *character* it shows wide open. Stopped down, it's still a good lens, but more...bland, I suppose? Did you have a similar experience?
Yes thanks
Great shots as always!
I LOVE THIS!
Happy xmas
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Back at u even tho im late haha
Pro photographer London, ditto, have similar lenses including adapted Hasselblad C lens with Nikon D850, each lens have their own characteristics that can be used. Still use Sinar P2 (For the fun of it) with digital that allows different lenses to be adapted. An example of lens characteristics can be seen in comparison of the Nikon 85mm 1.4 and 1.8 where the 1.4 is warmer and gives a different quality to the image. Loving the studio space you have, all the best!
Thanks for sharing
I feel like almost every one who's passionate about photography (doesn't matter a pro or not) puts a bit of emotions in lenses picking. I remember of all my old aps-c canon lenses for some reason I fell in love with a pretty cheap Sigma 70/2.8. It was ticking all the boxes for me but on top of that it was a pure pleasure to shoot with and wherever it was a suitable choice the result seemed amazing. It made the whole process somehow much more involving (and rewarding) for me. But when my friend has tried it for some time he was, let's say unimpressed. :) This video hints a bit deeper at what exactly might have affected these preferences, thanks a lot!
Anyway after switching first to Canon EF and now to a full-frame Sony I still try cover the basics first (in terms of range at least) and then after giving my budget a bit of a break I can let my emotions make a say in the next purchases.
PS: of all your gorgeous models Meika's eyes are the most magnetic to me. Can't have enough videos with her!
Cool thanks heaps
Interesting comparison. My only remark, is about 10:30 13:40 : the dept of field is not "0.95", it's the equivalent of a f1.4 lens. You're using an APS-C lens in APS-C mode, so what you really get is a 75 f1.4 lens, if you compare to all other lenses used in the video - which are full frame. The thinner dof comes from the longer focal length and aps-c crop, mixed with the character of the lens of course.
And finally, it's a 7Artisans lens, not an "Artisan" lens. It's important for anyone interested in the lens, because you have two brands: TTArtisan and 7Artisans. The TTArtisan (not your 7Artisans) 50mm F0.95 is really great - it's full frame so you get the full use of its F0.95 aperture. It offers about 90% of the image quality of that of the Leica Noct 0.95, wideopen. The Leica gets sharper stopped down. To make things even more complicated, there is also a 7Artisans full frame 50mm F1.1. Which renders very very vintage. Glowy and soft wideopen and interesting bokeh. The corners never get sharp.
Of course all these Leica M mount lenses get called trash by Leica fans, but they miss the point. They offer something genuinely different than the current clinical aberration free lenses we can buy now in the stores. How can this not be celebrated?
Beyond awesomeness... yes, feeling can be intelligent; it isn't trivial, that's reason to shoot in the first place. Thanks for sharing.
thank you
Thank you very much Peter. This is a revelation to me and I can see now how clinical modern photography has become. It’s the first time I’ve stumbled upon you. I really enjoyed the whole video. Subbed.
Thanks so much Christian, welcome :)
This is superb stuff. It's fascinating to see you work through these lenses. Using them in real life situations. So often with reviews we just see these daft little charts and obssession with technical perfection.
Glad it was helpful!
Great stuff as also Peter!
Thanks
Great introduction for one second and I thought Beck was going to do some magic, super info Peter!
It’s really interesting to see the difference in contrast of the lenses. It’s good to know the Otus is out there for rental if I ever need something like that. My two main 50mm lenses (for digital) are the Zeiss Planar f/1.4 which I really love for its sharpness when stopped down and the soft etherial look when fully open and the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 (based on the Sonnar design) which I only ever use wide open. The 7Artisans is a full frame lens and gets me a really shallow DOF with with a very nice out of focus quality and even more etherial softness than the Zeiss Planar. Colors tend to go a bit wacky on the 7Artisans f/1.1 but it’s amazing in black and white.
I'm loving the 7Artisans in b&w :)
Great video, really appreciate this perspective on lens selection.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks!
Thanks Heaps Albert 😁
Thanks Peter ! I’m actually looking for a lens for video, and the Otus was something I was thinking of
Happy to help!
Meika is stunning
Brilliant video Peter - really clear and great advice!
Many thanks!
Very interesting comparisons & like it more on the emotional vibrance of the colour..then the clarity /sharpness 🤗 💜
thanks for this. I use the term "letter of the law or Spirit of the law." you're totally right about feeling the emotion of the lens. cheers
Thank you for talking about the emotional interpretation different lenses bring.
Your are welcome
This is so helpful, Peter, and makes so much sense. Thank you 🙏
You're so welcome!
Saw Meika in the thumbnail. Had to click. Not disappointed.
Great advice on lens selection, I have a wee fuji xf35mm (50equiv) that has almost a glow about it, and fairly soft wide open, Iove using it. TT Artisans have a 90mm 1.25 that gets good results wide open, be good to see that one in your hands for your thoughts.
Great video and awesome explanation.
Thanks for sharing !
Glad you liked it, thanks RS
I really liked the look of that Otis, but the colour cast from the Hasselblad lens didn't thrill me. I see what you mean about the hard bokeh fringing. Thanks for taking the time Peter.
Thanks Daemon
That's really cool. Sometimes I have a range of photos that I think have something special about them, even though photographically I can see they are not so great. . I'm just a photography noob but I understand what it is to be master in a trade; how to create something that looks just 'right' that's hard to explain through technicalities alone. I was surprised to see how skilled the model was too :)
Thanks heaps, great images don't need to be technically perfect
Love #313 picture , it always looks interesting when model is not looking toward camera.
is true, character is better than sharpness, but depends what are you shooting, I love the vintage lenses for family shots.
Agree thanks
I've been impressed with the chicom glass recently. I'm teaching my autistic nephew how to push buttons. I was going to give him a fuji until i picked up a 7artisans 50mm 1.2 in a fuji mount.
It reminds me of my east german glass except i won't feel bad if i drop it.
Yes the 7artisans is an awesome lens
To be honest, that's exactly why I'm just about to sell my many years favourite small format lens, the Contax Zeiss Planar 50/1.4 and going to replace it with a much older and technically inferior Canon 50/1.2LTM, because when I compare them side to side, the Zeiss is obviously "better", way sharper, contrasty etc... but the Canon has that look that is so much more memorable, soft and much richer while being so much less contrasty.
The lens you use should help you create the look you love, not the lens that costs the most
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer it's a "hard to swallow pill" but it's the truth. That's why I love your content, cause you preach the truth, not "newest gear, newest gear, newest gear"!
Thanks I try
Vu le prix du Canon vous pouvez garder le Zeiss tout ça pour éviter des regrets @ +
I've been studying photography for a little over a year now. I've learned artistry from Peter and camera basics from Chris Bray, two Ozzies, go figure. Thank you once again Peter, you inspire me.
Thanks
Love this!
Thanks
thank you or your opinion, i like that point of view!
great video, I honestly love the colour grading of the monitor, that green background is like a movie :)
Glad you like it!
In the range of 50mm manual focus lenses, I prefer the Voigtländer 58/1.4 Nokton II and the quite old, Auto-Takumar 50/2.0 ... if I want max. sharpness I take Sigma ART, or Sony GM lenses.
Still images are about stories and the lens helps us tell that story. Great video Peter. Loved it as always. Notice I do not follow anyone BUT you.
WoW Thanks 👍
Excellent video as always ! Thanks so much Paul
My pleasure but my name is Peter :)
Those B+W shots with the TT Artisans at the end are bang on. I love that look: As you say, '90s Kate Moss Calvin Klein ads. 😀Amazing look -- SOC!
Thanks heaps
Brilliant video.
I've been trying to get my lad to understand that:
1) there's no such thing as a perfect photo
2) it doesn't matter how technically correct your image is, if it doesn't capture the subject how you want it to.
And I'll join the other oldies in admitting to having far too many lenses, but I'm not getting rid of any of them. They provide me with capability.
perfection is in imperfection
Great video. Throw the technicals out the window!
How I ended up binge watching your content 😄 Thanks for the insights as a professional.
Glad you like them awesome thanks
This is a really good video Peter, it speaks to the artist, not the gear junkie!! The way it should be👍😁
That 7 Artisan shot in black and white was crazy for the money imho.
Now, I'm off to find a local camera shop that's gonna rent out some lenses🤷🏻♂️
Thanks so much Jacques, glad you enjoyed it :) hope you enjoy playing around with lenses
Wow. She is a beautiful model.
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The choice of lens does not influence that!
I had to rewatch part s of the video three times. There is a different colourization with some lenses more than others, but I'm not sure how or what that makes me feel about them. The difference in the out of focus diffusion is a more interesting point and look to consider. I've never met any photographer who mixed so many lens brands before. Usually the consideration was price and not look. But maybe I'll consider a different brand if the price is right instead of only using one brand of lens. I hear there are some inexpensive manual focus Leica lens on the market that can work with an adapter ,
To me perfection is in in perfection when it comes to lenses
Great model and overview Peter! You might like the Summilux M 50 1.4 ASPH if you don’t already have it 👍🏻
Thanks Matt, yes I have that awesome lens now
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer great! Looking forward to geeking out when you visit! Speak soon 👍🏻
really looking forward to it
Outstanding feedback. Very cool lens.
Thanks! 👍
Loved this! Have you come across anything new production for Sony that has the hasselblad look? I really love the way that renders.
Thanks just playing with some lut's atm
I did this to, in a way. I took five portraits with five different lenses, so I said but didn’t, all was taken with a cheap 50mm but on the table I hade five high end lenses plus the cheap 50mm and told to guess witch lens to goes to which photo guess what..no one could guess right, because no one even picked the cheap 50mm. Maybe pro like you would have notice something and I really believe it to..pick a lens that you like over reviews and pricing..I love my cheap Nikon 50mm 1.8 and does gear mean so much these days now everyone is so good on editing photos? I would like to see your work on a budget setup..I bet it still will be very good🙏
Thanks Mikael we have one coming up
Fantastic❤ thank you!!
Glad you liked it!
Peter.Thank yoou! you did splendid 🤝
Glad you liked it, thanks heaps
Thanks for an interesting conversation. I'm using Minolta lenses with the Sony body because I like the feelz including the optical defects that come with vintage lenses. Makes for an image with a bit of soul compared to something that is technically perfect.
Thanks, yes I'm with you soul over perfection
Hi Peter, do you use your Otus 28 for portraiture? Thanks!
Yes I have done but I prefer it for fashion
@ Thanks for your quick reply! Can you please tell me the reason of choosing Otus for fashion?To my eyes, Otus 85 using on my Sony a7r IV seems to have larger dynamic range than other lens including Sony GM lens. Is this one of the strengths for fashion photography? Thank you very much!
@@zgwlx The Otus are some of the best glass ever made
Nice review Sir, thanks
Thanks for watching!
The comments leave me scratching my head. The model is so beautiful that a box brownie with a sand scratched lens would have rendered an exquisite image, that girl is ethereal!