Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Moderated by: Fred Miranda

Visit the FM Store · Image Upload · Buy & Sell
FM Forum Rules

FM Forums | Alternative Gear & Lenses | Join Image Upload

2 end

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #1 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

I bought this at a garage sale. I didn't know what it was but f/0.95 certainly was intriguing. It turns out to be a true gem with an amazing history. At the time of its introduction it was the fastest lens ever created. It was made for movie cameras (C mount). It flew on the Ranger 7 space probe in July of 1964, and, on July 31st, took the very first pictures of the moon at "ground zero." (Thanks, Google.) I've ordered a Panasonic GF1 and adapter to mount this lens <edited here to remove technical misstatement concerning field of view and depth of field>. It'll vignette but who cares. I'd love to see any pictures that any of you have taken with a copy of this lens.

2008 © kevinsullivan

Edited on Oct 23, 2009 at 11:59 AM · View previous versions

Oct 23, 2009 at 01:49 AM

burningheart
Online
Image Upload: On

p.1 #2 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

I would have loved to have been at the garage sale just before you.

Congrats on your great find.

Oct 23, 2009 at 01:56 AM

Sean Mills
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #3 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Here's a flickr set (no not mine)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendine/sets/72157622080643184/

Oct 23, 2009 at 01:58 AM

Makten
Offline
Image Upload: Off

p.1 #4 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

kevinsullivan wrote:
...yielding a 50mm f/0.95 equivalent.

Not this again... 50/1.9 it would be.

25/0,95 = 26,3 entrance pupil
50/1.9 = 26,3 entrance pupil

Oct 23, 2009 at 08:49 AM

Jman13
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #5 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

In depth of field, yes. It's still a 0.95 lens, though.

Oct 23, 2009 at 09:38 AM

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #6 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Not this again...

I was thinking in terms of the combination of angle of view and speed, not depth of field. Even then, however, the issue of angle of view is somewhat unusual in this case, because cropping of the image circle will be incomplete. So, yes, I agree, they're really not equivalent. I stand corrected on the strict technical soundness of my original statement. As for etiquette ... ah, forget it

. Regards, --Kevin

Oct 23, 2009 at 11:58 AM

Sam Bennett
Offline
Buy and Sell: On

p.1 #7 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

I've seen some great examples from this lens on Flickr - a lot of character. Yes it vignettes quite a bit on MFT. If you decide it's too funky for you, please let me know and I'll buy it off you!

Oct 23, 2009 at 01:18 PM

Jammy Straub
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #8 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

What a find! Wowza.

Oct 23, 2009 at 02:34 PM

weezintrumpete
Offline
Buy and Sell: On

p.1 #9 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Sweet! Let's see some shots when you get the adapter

Oct 23, 2009 at 02:54 PM

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #10 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Let's see some shots when you get the adapter

Will do! Unfortunately the quality of the lens likely exceeds the quality of my talent; but I'll try!

Oct 23, 2009 at 03:14 PM

Ed Sawyer
Offline
Buy and Sell: On

p.1 #11 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Nice! I've seen some examples of these shot on m43, etc. INteresting lens, no doubt. Not the last word in sharpness wide open but hell, it's 0.95! That's a $1k+ garage sale score, btw - quite a coup!

Oct 24, 2009 at 03:15 AM

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #12 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

That's a $1k+ garage sale score, btw - quite a coup!

I figured that out pretty quickly once I got home. I hadn't been up for spending much $ but I felt so bad about having paid only $30 for that lens I went back and paid several hundred dollars for the rest of the box of old lenses. They probably would have taken $30 for the lot. One ended up being worth $200+ -- all old c-mount 16mm movie camera lenses, from a gentleman who passed away in his 90s, who had good taste in glass back in the 50s & 60s. So now I've got an interesting assortment to try on the GF1: the 25/.95, a 75/2.7, and a 135/3.5, all quite compact, and good fits, I hope, to the Pany cam.

Oct 25, 2009 at 03:48 AM

TWoK
Online
Buy and Sell: On

p.1 #13 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

I should have grabbed the Zunow 35/1.1 c-mount I saw the other day for $100. I'm bidding on a 13/1.9 right now, I bet it is amazing.

Oct 25, 2009 at 04:28 AM

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #14 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

I'm bidding on a 13/1.9 right now, I bet it is amazing.

Cool. I think the image circles are pretty small on some of the short lenses. I.e., fairly severe vignetting on m4/3.

Oct 25, 2009 at 04:38 AM

Rob Riley
Offline
Image Upload: Off

p.1 #15 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

if your lens is either of M1 or M2 versions of Angenieux 25mm f/0.95
it should have about 95% coverage of the image circle

Oct 25, 2009 at 10:01 AM

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #16 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

My GF1 and adapter arrived. Here's a quick initial test of this lens: a shot of neighborhood boys (one is my own), at f/0.95, 1/1000 second, on a heavily overcast day, at ISO 100.

Processing steps were (1) RAW conversion to 16 bits, (2) B/W conversion in PS CS4, (3) re-sized to current size, (4) smart sharpened for lens blur using a radius of 0.1 at 100%. The vignetting is the result of the image circle not quite covering the sensor.

2008 © kevinsullivan

Oct 31, 2009 at 07:47 PM

Makten
Offline
Image Upload: Off

p.1 #17 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Fantastic! I love the softness and the odd bokeh.

Awesome shot.

Oct 31, 2009 at 08:28 PM

Daniel Heineck
Online
Buy and Sell: On

p.1 #18 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

I think you're going to have a lot of fun with this combo.

Good light to you, or in the case of a F 0.95 lens, any light to you ;-)

D

Oct 31, 2009 at 08:28 PM

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #19 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

softness and the odd bokeh

Thanks, yeah, I figured that's what I was in for with such an old, fast, lens.

Oct 31, 2009 at 08:38 PM

Sam Bennett
Offline
Buy and Sell: On

p.1 #20 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Crazy looking bokeh. Definitely tempted to try to grab one of these, but it looks like it's a bit tough to get one in good condition.

Oct 31, 2009 at 08:54 PM

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #21 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Here's a 100% crop from a shot of the cat, again at f/0.95, minimum focusing distance, to give a sense of the DOF (look at the back eye). Contrast is somewhat low coming straight out of the camera, so this one I jacked up a bit in PS.

2008 © kevinsullivan

Oct 31, 2009 at 09:06 PM

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #22 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Here's the original from which I took the 100% crop, resized and sharpened a tad, but otherwise unprocessed. Here the bokeh is without specular highlights, so you don't get those weird crescents. Here it actually looks pretty smooth. (I'm not sure about that row of missing pixels on the left. I haven't cropped this image. Maybe a PS/camera interaction.)

2008 © kevinsullivan

Oct 31, 2009 at 09:13 PM

kevinsullivan
Offline
Image Upload: On

p.1 #23 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Oct 31, 2009 at 09:25 PM

TWoK
Online
Buy and Sell: On

p.1 #24 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Damn that lens is sharp.

Oct 31, 2009 at 09:59 PM

helimat
Online
Buy and Sell: On

p.1 #25 · Pix w/ P. Angenieux 25mm f/0.95

Nice find.

Oct 31, 2009 at 10:58 PM


FM Forums \| Alternative Gear & Lenses \| Join Image Upload 1 2 end