![]() Three lenses in the set have floating elements in them. If there was a list of vintage lenses that people are waiting to use or to be rehoused then the Canon K35s would be on top. They give a beautiful and artistic quality to the images hitting the sensor.Ī set of these jewels are from a T2.3 20mm up to a weighty T3 152mm. They have minimal flare and a low contrast, perfect for the vintage look. These beautiful 1950’s lenses were used on the likes of Star Wars and again in the first two Godfather films. If you think that you’ve heard of the makers before then you’re probably right, Bausch and Lomb used to make contact lenses, glasses and sunglasses but they got out of the cinema lens business in the 1980s when an accountant’s red pen ended their manufacture. A vintage look? Use a vintage lens – it can’t be that simple. If you’ve seen the film he obviously used the Super Baltars to enhance the vintage look of the image and recreate the 1970s faded look. So for me the optimal situation is to get as much latitude as possible and ability to shoot with a resolution I can control, partially with old glass, as I did on Rush, and inferior and damaged glass.” Then it goes to the editing and I get it again and I know what I’ve got and where I can take it. ![]() “I love it if I can go out and shoot with as much latitude as possible, control the exposure and take it back into my little harbour of love in the grade. He’s from a family of painters so is more moved more by the look of something than how many pixels he can use to shoot it.įor the movie Rush he used the Super Baltars to counter the digital cinematography. It’s almost like they are in conflict with themselves. They ostensibly want them to ‘ruin’ their digital capture. They see the glass as something damaged but they love them because of that. There are some DOPs who love vintage glass like some dog owners love three-legged hounds. We have a pick of the most popular oldies on the market. What we mean is that vintage lenses, like vinyl, are more popular than ever as it’s their age and deficiencies that tame the digital-ness of modern-day cameras. Our regular Gear Group this month is all about looking back to make sense of the present.
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