T2i 50mm Canon Plastic Fantastic vs Leica Summicron at F2

[saneproductions]

Here is my first T2i test footage: 1080p 29.97 ISO 100, 1/60, F2, kitchen lighting, auto WB no tripod (on counter). All footage is raw straight out of the camera.

Leica Summicron 50mm F2 with photodiox adapter @F2:
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http://www.saneproductions.com/Leica_50mm_f2.MOV

Canon EF 50mm F1.8 (Plastic Fantastic) @ F2:
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http://www.saneproductions.com/Canon_50mm_plastic-f2.MOV

Any thoughts on the footage would be helpful. The canon lens breathes much more and the focus ring is wanky as hell. I wouldn't trust it for a rack focus. I actully bought it for a kick around lens for stills. I wanted something with autofocus and you can't beat it for $90. The leica has a much more dampened focus and thus you can rack much more smoothly.

 

[Ben_B]

Yeah I've seen some great (photographic) work done with the plastic fantastic. I actually like the slower rack a little bit better but I can see how it must have been difficult.

These images look nice. You have a bright kitchen.

 

[TrueIndigo]

When you use a manual lens on the 550D/T2i do you first have to set a menu option similar to"use without lens", or does the camera just get the message from a lack of lens communication and you're good to go without any setting? Thanks.

 

[saneproductions]

Yeah I've seen some great (photographic) work done with the plastic fantastic. I actually like the slower rack a little bit better but I can see how it must have been difficult.

These images look nice. You have a bright kitchen.

I was holding down the camera with 1 hand and racking with the other, so I don't pretend that either shot is well done. I mainly wanted to show that the T2i footage looks great, it is super fast and it still doesn't really matter how nice your glass is outside of speed and handling.

 

[saneproductions]

When you use a manual lens on the 550D/T2i do you first have to set a menu option similar to"use without lens", or does the camera just get the message from a lack of lens communication and you're good to go without any setting? Thanks.

I have a chipped adapter so it doesn't need another button push. I think the t1i would warn me that there was no lens attached come to think of it.