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 Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:37 am Post subject: Fall shots with the FD 50/1.4 SSC |
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Hards80 wrote:
Just acquired a Canon FD 50 1.4 SSC for use with my EPL1, went out between rain showers for a few fall shots.
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martyn_bannister
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martyn_bannister wrote:
Lovely colours  and pretty sharp too. Nice |
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IAZA
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IAZA wrote:
nice shots...remind me of Windows XP / vista wallpaper
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Excalibur wrote:
Nice shots...every one says the FD f1.4 is sharper than the FD f1.8 but it would be nice for someone to show the difference.
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
I shot a New FD 50/1.8 for years, never much seeing the point of having to pay all that extra money for about 2/3 a stop of light. I was certainly satisfied with that lens's sharpness. I think you'd be hard-pressed to see a difference between the two in terms of sharpness at Web resolutions.
Having said all that, though, the above 50/1.4 sure does a nice job. Reminds me -- now that I've finally reacquired a decent Canon FD kit, I still don't have a 50/1.4! I should get one, cuz now I'm more conscious of bokeh than I was back in the day, and the 1.4's bokeh are nicer than the 1.8's.
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Rolf wrote:
Very nice images and very sharp with great colour. Congrats for this combo and thanks for sharing.
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Rolf wrote:
@ Michael
Hi Michael,
at German *bay the FD 1.4/50 are so cheap in the meantime, that there is no financal reason to buy a 1.8/50 version. If I remember correct I bought my version of the 1.4 in near unused condition for not more than 20,00 €.
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Hards80
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Hards80 wrote:
Thank you all for nice comments. Its a very pleasing combination to shoot, and I was happy with the results, esp considering the price 
@Excalibur - It's not just the sharpness, but also the 8 bladed aperture which should render the oof areas a bit smoother. |
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estudleon wrote:
I think that there isn't any normal lens shapest than the canon at F/1,4.
It seems to be more sharp than the zeiss.
Great lens !!!
Congrats.
Rino.
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cooltouch wrote:
| Rolf wrote: |
at German *bay the FD 1.4/50 are so cheap in the meantime, that there is no financal reason to buy a 1.8/50 version. If I remember correct I bought my version of the 1.4 in near unused condition for not more than 20,00 €.
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Maybe I should bid on one @ German eBay. The 50/1.4 SSC on US eBay is going for at least twice the above amount. The New FD 1.4 is somewhat less.
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Olivier wrote:
Do you think it's worth for a Canon 5D MkII ?
I think that FD to Eos adapters ruin the lenses quality because of the glass included in them. Is it legend or truth ?
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Hards80
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hards80 wrote:
Rino - thank you for your comments, i was rather pleased with the results at 1.4 as well.
Olivier - I can't say as to whether its worth it with an eos-fd adapter and if impacts the IQ, though some of those adapter vignette on full framer right? And really by the time you pay for the adapter with glass element and then the FD 50 1.4, you may as well just get a used EOS 50 1.4, the optical design has not changed much. |
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dnas
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dnas wrote:
This is just confirmation of what I've known for a while about the FD 50mm F1.4 SSC. And your shots area very nice!!!!!
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I shot a New FD 50/1.8 for years, never much seeing the point of having to pay all that extra money for about 2/3 a stop of light. I was certainly satisfied with that lens's sharpness. I think you'd be hard-pressed to see a difference between the two in terms of sharpness at Web resolutions.
Having said all that, though, the above 50/1.4 sure does a nice job. Reminds me -- now that I've finally reacquired a decent Canon FD kit, I still don't have a 50/1.4! I should get one, cuz now I'm more conscious of bokeh than I was back in the day, and the 1.4's bokeh are nicer than the 1.8's. |
Remember, he's using the FD 50mm F1.4 SSC, not the FD 50mm F1.4
I have an FD 50mm F1.8, and I could do a comparison test of the two.
I did some tests for resolution, CA and contrast on about a dozen 50-58mm lenses a while back, and the FD 50mm F1.4 SSC blew most highly regarded Japanese lenses out of the water!!! (this includes SMC takumars, Nikon, Olympus, etc) The CA on this lens is practically non existent.
Just little behind the FD 50mm F1.4 SSC, was the Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm F1.4
As for "all that extra money", the difference in price between the FD 50mm F1.4 SSC, and the FD 50mm F1.8 is not much. I've seen the FD 50mm F1.4 SSC going on ebay for maybe $30-$50 USD. |
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Ivan Lee wrote:
What's the difference between the SSC and the new FD?
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Katastrofo wrote:
Really like the f2.8 shots, nicely done! |
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fish4570 wrote:
Nice kit. I like the close-up of the virginia creeper ...
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bogolisk wrote:
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| What's the difference between the SSC and the new FD? |
+1
I'm curious! other than the mount, why would choose one vs the other?
And how does it compare to the other affordable lenses (Rokkor, OM, Tak...)?
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dnas
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dnas wrote:
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| What's the difference between the SSC and the new FD? |
+1
I'm curious! other than the mount, why would choose one vs the other?
And how does it compare to the other affordable lenses (Rokkor, OM, Tak...)? |
As I mentioned previously, the SSC is much superior to the OM (F1.4 & F1. , and the Taks, and the Rokkors)
I may have to test the FD, FD SSC and the New FD side by side!!!!
The New FD appears to be different (the front element is smaller and a different shape) |
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Olivier wrote:
Thank you Hards.
Definitely not worth compared to an EF 1.4/50.
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dnas
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:44 am Post subject: |
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dnas wrote:
Ok,more info. Corner 100% Crops @ F1.4
Pentax SMC Takumar 50mmF1.4
Olympus OM 50mm F1.4
Nikkor 50mm F1.4
Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm F1.4
Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm F1.4
Minolta MC Rokkor 50mm F1.4
Konica Hexanon 57mm F1.4
Canon SSC 50mm F1.4
Pentax Super-Takumar 50mm F1.4
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fatdeeman wrote:
And that's exactly why I would like one! ^
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bogolisk wrote:
Now that get me interested! For FD->m4/3 adapter, is it the same for FD and FDn? I'm so confused about canon mount!
Thank you
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dnas
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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dnas wrote:
Both the FD & FDn will fit the FD -> m4/3 adapter, so there's no need to worry there.
The FD mount needs you to spin the breech lock yourself, while the FDn is sprung so that it spins itself to lock when it's positioned correctly. |
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dnas
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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dnas wrote:
And you can see the improvement at F4:
Corner 100% Crops @ F4
Pentax SMC Takumar 50mm F1.4 @ F4
Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm F1.4 @ F4
Canon SSC 50mm F1.4 @ F4
The MC Rokkor 58mm F1.4 @ F4 is particularly good. Look at the CA.... there's NONE!!!!! |
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dnas
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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dnas wrote:
And performance in the Center 100% Crops @ F1.4
Pentax SMC Takumar 50mmF1.4
Olympus OM 50mm F1.4
Nikkor 50mm F1.4
Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm F1.4
Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm F1.4
Minolta MC Rokkor 50mm F1.4
Konica Hexanon 57mm F1.4
Canon SSC 50mm F1.4
Pentax Super-Takumar 50mm F1.4
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