Lens Review - Canon nfd 50mm f/1.4 - a great vintage film lens!

And here it is! The first test of the 50mm lens gallery! Of course I use my most used and loved lens. The Canon nfd 50mm f/1.4. Have fun and enjoy the video!
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[@kn_sqa2912]

Lately I got FD 50mm f1.4 S.S.C., also nice lens. I use it with Leica M240. Other, Summicron-R 50mm f2 v1, I like too.

[@manugeee]

that is pretty interesting combo with the SLR lens on a Rangefinder camera. What adapter do you use? Does it work with the Rangefinder?

[@kn_sqa2912]

I use Rayqual adaptor "FD-LM", it works with no problem, infinity is Okay.
And I prefer small digital camera full size format body.

[@ElmarJournal]

@@kn_sqa2912use evf? Or simply just zone focusing?

[@kn_sqa2912]

@@ElmarJournal I use EVF in SLR lens, because like precise focusing.

[@seoulrydr]

I definitely need a Kentucky Fried Chicken lens adapter!

[@manugeee]

🤣😁👍
I noticed too late and liked it too much to correct (again) ;-)

[@hugomartinsphoto]

Nice review, Manu! Thank you for this!

[@manugeee]

Thanks for the compliment, Hugo. :-)

[@kevinruiz6618]

just bought this lens to pair with my old f-1, super excited.

[@manugeee]

It’s a great combo. The F1 ist really a high quality camera and can also be used with waist level viewfinder (or no viewfinder at all). 😃👍

[@kevinruiz6618]

@@manugeeei’ll definitely be using it without a finder and just with the regular finder it comes with until i can afford the waist finder attachment, it’s my first lens and camera ever so i’m excited to start learning on it.

[@frankartale1026]

I have a nice copy of this lens from the original owner. Mine is much better at f1.4 . These are excellent lenses

[@manugeee]

Maybe a problem, that I have mostly not too many copies and cannot judge production variations and the performance over time. But in this case. I had a couple of the Canon nfd 50mm lenses but did not experience that much difference. Wide open okay, stopped down a little better. The bokeh is sometimes in midrange a little distracting, for my oppinion. But as you said. A really excellent lens, even today.

[@frankartale1026]

@@manugeee agreed. I had an s.s.c. version before this one. It was not as good wide open as my current one. I also have a 1 owner, perfect minolta md 50 1.4 it also is not near as sharp wide open. Ive had a few different brands but the canon is the best all around

[@kn_sqa2912]

Which viewpoint do you think it f1.4 open better, contrast, sharpness, Bokeh, distortion ?
I have previous version FD 50mm f1.4 S.S.C., sure wide open image quality is low, but f2~2.8~4~, come little by little better.

[@TavoCuervo]

Can you put links on the adapters please?

[@manugeee]

I have good experiences with the K&F concept adapters. But check your infinity at first. Because I have one (the pro version) where infinity does not reach infinity.
I dont know where you are from. So I think links to the german Amazon page would not be helpfull. ;-)

[@cameraprepper7938]

Of 1980´s analog 50mm Lenses, I think the Canon FDn 50mm 1.4 was runner up towards the Contax Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.7 T* which was the best.

[@manugeee]

During the comparison with the other 50mm lenses, i think the canon is really a very descent lens. Don´t know the Planar 50mm 1.7, but im am in the last steps of finishing the 70s Planar AEJ 50mm 1.4 video and also had a little comparison the the CAnon inside and in therms of wide open performance the Canon is definitely stronger. :)