Iscorama Anamophic Lens Test

Just did a rough test of the Nikon 50mm f/1.2.

(I just mounted the Nikon on the 5DII and held the Iscorama front element against the front of the Nikon)

Looking good, more vignetting than the f/1.8 - but pretty acceptable to me. Being able to shoot at night at 640 ISO is always welcome . . .
 
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 + Iscorama 50mm front element (also known as the Isco 36).

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We need to apply to your favorite torture method or are you starting to talk where have you got a so good looking unit? I know that they are sold out even @ Isco so, second your own post and say where in UK (I bet) ? Or how much of suborn have you paid to CBS?

Don't forget your name is still part of that list... :laugh: So, be gentle and careful. LOL
 
Yeah it should be faster considering what it cost!

Good luck keeping anything in focus @ f/1.2 full frame, you should get some nice flares with the 9 blades though.

I tried the lens hood ring + 2 step ring on my russian jupiter 9 85mm, that ring combo should work for most nikkors I reckon or 5 step rings.
 
squig said:
Yeah it should be faster considering what it cost!

Good luck keeping anything in focus @ f/1.2 full frame, you should get some nice flares with the 9 blades though.
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I use the f/1.2 all the time, it's pretty easy to keep stuff in focus . . even with running children it's not too hard . . .

http://www.vimeo.com/5295405

Mind you . . . . once I get the +1 diopter on there !! :nads:


squig said:
I tried the lens hood ring + 2 step ring on my russian jupiter 9 85mm, that ring combo should work for most nikkors I reckon or 5 step rings.
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Yeah ! Same here, I bought two rubber lens hoods today and pulled the rubber off, gave me just under 2cm of 52mm threaded extension, along with the 49-52 step ring it should be enough to mount the f/1.2
 
heh try keeping a 3yr old in focus

kids are great for focus pulling training.....maybe one day I'll be able to tug like Kholi!
 
Lee Wilson said:
Actually you might be right ! That might have been the f/1.8 (??)
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That looks like 2 ~ 2.8! Or, now that I think about it, it could very well be about a 1.4~1.8 because you've cropped out of the image. The full frame just makes everything look so grand and shallow, a simple 2.35:1 quick matte really does change how it's perceived. By my eyes, at least.

Regardless, that lens looks sharp as hell, man. >=T
 
Yeah my 50mm 1.4 nikkor looked shallower on the D90. The 1.2 is super sharp but I have my eye on another 50mm f/1.4 8 blade lens that is just as sharp with nice bokeh for under $100. I'll report back when I get it.
 
Boy, Squig, you're gonna have one hell of a time in post grading/matching all of your lenses to one specific look.
 
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