SLR Magic Cine MicroPrime 50mm T1.2 - Imperfectly Perfect!

SLR Magic MicroPrime 50mm T1.2 - Lens that is imperfectly perfect!
Review of this prime lens from SLR Magic with video and .... photo samples!!

#slrmagic50mmcine #cinelens #cinematic

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[PavSZ]

Are you comfortable using manual lenses or are you a slave to auto-focus??

[TheRovingBuffalo]

This is one of the finest reviews on a lens I’ve seen in awhile. Thank you.

[Chris-xx]

Great overview for this! Thanks for taking the time. Looks like great quality in a tiny, pocketable size! It would make swinging lenses a breeze :)

btw, the sound isn't the issue for a clicked photography lens. We usually grab audio externally anyway. The smooth iris motion is much more important in having a clickless aperture ring for video. :)

[MartinMunthe]

A hard stop is absolutely essential to set up a follow focus system. It clicks because it's supposed to make a hard stop. Not a mushy, soft and quiet stop.

[amitjha]

I love the way you explained the value of T .

[jakeschannel]

The lens looks awesome, nice video I'm 5 mins in

[michaelweichhardt]

I wouldn't say T stop is more accurate - F stop is basically the size of the aperture in proportion to the projection length - while T-stop is the effective light efficiency of the lens. For example, the Mitakon Speedmaster F0.95 has an overly huge proportional aperture but the glass cannot transmit as efficiently as it has only T1.3. Only the F-Stop will decide how much bokeh you get! The T-stop is not effecting the bokeh! - There are high-efficiency T-stop lenses but the bokeh is worse. This is why the Mitakon Speedmaster F0.95 has more bokeh than this T1.2 lens. So to pack it up:

Mitakon Speedmaster F0.95 shows Cateye bokeh because the glass is proportionally smaller than it should be - hence T1.3, While this SLR Magic lens has enough glass and projection coverage for high-efficiency T-stop but the aperture is not near F0.95 - hence giving rounder (but smaller) bokeh in the corners compared to the Mitakon. Hope this clears it up a bit - usually higher F-Stop is difficult without optical flaws - if you care about low-light situations one should generally look for Cine lenses as they are more efficient and the T-stop is accurate to measure your shutter speed. In terms of optical engineering - a lens like the Mitakon F0.95 makes not much sense - since the argument is the speed - you are better of with this SLR Magic lens as it is indeed faster! If you want a more flawed and blurred image the Mitakon is for you. To get rid of the aberrations both of these lenses show at widest aperture I recommend a 400nm UV cut filter - this will get rid of purple fringing (as it blocks the UV color spectrum fully). They are also classified as A2 UV filters.

[etaylorpics]

Just orderd cant wait for it to come in!!

[TrenchfootSalvador]

Do you still use the microprimes?? Any new content with them?

[Rayi]

Great review. Very easy to follow. Youre like the Arnold Schwarzenegger of the video world

[ChaddKreative]

They stopped making this lens? I can't find it anywhere to purchase....

[JackTorence]

Are we not gonna talk about how this is the equivalent of an f1.1?? I have this one cuz of this review. Haven't used it yet cuz I have a lot going on but I can't wait to sit down and get some.

[JackMajor]

Very informative, thanks for the video!

[RobertoMettifogo]

who is T for ? for film makers, different lens at same T.stops expose exactly the same, different lenses with same f.stop expose differently. When we film the same scene with different lenses, having exactly the same exposure saves us time in color correction.

[walterlopez]

Hi... what do you think I could use on a leica M mount? If I buy the sony to leica adapter it will work.? thanks for your opinion

[tiagoazzi]

is the rotation of focus in the regular direction? because i got a nikkor that the focus is the other way around and I am always spinning the worg way..

[CharlezRichard]

T-Stops are more accurate and constant than F-Stops. A T1.2 from SLR will be exactly the same as a T1.2 from Zeiss. On the other hand F-Stops vary from brand to brand.

[tomghzel]

This is what you'd call an ART lens! It reminds me of the old Zeiss Planar T

[marcbasch]

Quick question - you mention you can't film with the Zeiss 55/1.8 - any chance you can clarify why you say that?

[joshdiditt]

What camera did you use with this lens at 5:08?