Lenses for EF mount without exposure readings...

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Jean Dantes

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Hey guys,

I'm about to buy these two lenses for my 60D:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/614836-REG/Bower_SLY85C_85mm_f_1_4_Manual_Focus.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/698923-REG/Bower_SLY14MMF28C_14mm_f_2_8_Ultra_Wide.html

They are both full manual lenses (so no auto-focus, no exposure readings).

Since I am using them for video, the lack of auto-focus doesn't bother me, however, not knowing what my exposure is does. But, this is something that I can live with if I am simply going to judge exposure via the LCD.

Now, does anyone here have experience with using full-manual lenses like these for recording video on the DSLR? Is it hard to judge exposure? Please share your thoughts - thank you :)
 
Unless I am mistaken, this should be the same experience as shooting with vintage glass, as nothing communicates electronically with the camera.
I'd recommend you look around the Canon APS-C lens section of the forum- there's a lot of discussion regarding using lenses like this. The Vintage lens thread is stickied there.
 
You wouldn't get those in video mode anyways. If you need a reading, install Magic Lantern and use the histogram.
 
M. Gilden said:
Unless I am mistaken, this should be the same experience as shooting with vintage glass, as nothing communicates electronically with the camera.
I'd recommend you look around the Canon APS-C lens section of the forum- there's a lot of discussion regarding using lenses like this. The Vintage lens thread is stickied there.
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+1

I love my vintage lenses
 
everybody says you get no proper exposure metering with old dumb glass but i find that i do get some metering but its not perfect. I just have notes on each lens, and then i put a little white tape with a +1/3 or -1 on them or whatever it is after testing to note how far i need my meter to over or underexpose for that specific lens.

I would throw the lens on and shoot some backgrounds as a bracket (shoot over and under exposed by a few increments) and judge your exposure afterwards and note where the meter was on each of the shots. that's how i did it and while it may not be perfect exposure every time its worked well for me so far.

Magic lantern is a big help as well. And i am confident with old glass because of it. I was actually looking into both of those lenses myself.
 
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