C-mount CCTV lens on X-T1

[plasmolbio]

Has anyone used this lens with an x-mount camera? http://m.ebay.com/itm/251876186186

 

I'm thinking of getting this as a 'toy' lens while I make up my mind about the 35/1.4 (..or the rumored 33/1.0). Worried mainly about the c-to-x adapter which comes with this lens.

[milandro]

I have been thinking of buying one of these lenses but the various sources on line ( with many examples) showing results achieved with these lenses ( many different brands available on line) showed ( although some talked about it in favorable terms) results which were VERY soft at best.

 

Mind you I owned a 35 1.4 until few days ago and I was going to buy one of these simply for fun.

 

Having seen the results of many people talking of these type of lenses on line I really think that this lens, especially used at 1.4 is simply too soft to offer any other practical use that wouldn’t be classed as a special effect or occasional photography

 

On the other hand, some people spend good money buying soft lenses like the lensbaby soft...

[plasmolbio]

Yup, just for fun, playing around with a 'nifty fifty' equivalent before deciding on buying th xf35/1.4.

[milandro]

two VERY different animals!

[plasmolbio]

...but with an identical angle of view.

[milandro]

so will have any cheap 35mm legacy lens that you can find on the market. but, at the very least, will provide you sharper images.

[plasmolbio]

Can't find one for $49.99.

[milandro]

let’s see if I can help ( ok they won’t be F1.7  but that value is for a image that is as bad as you can possibly get)

 

 

These are proper lenses ( although the cheap side of the market)

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ELICAR-AUTOMATIC-CAMERA-LENS-1-2-8-f-35mm-f2-8-Manual-M42-SCREW-MOUNT-Japan-/131573115472?hash=item1ea25e6a50

http://www.ebay.com/itm/35MM-2-8-VIVITAR-LENS-M42-MOUNT-/171869031512?hash=item2804314c58

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porst-35mm-f-2-8-M42-Manual-Wide-Angle-Lens-Made-in-Japan-Metal-Body-TEST-SHOTS-/262018921328?hash=item3d018b7370

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Access-35mm-f-2-8-SQ-Wide-Lens-M42-Pentax-Screw-Fit-DSLR-Adaptable-EOS-MFT-/231688220774?hash=item35f1b1b066

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Photax-35mm-f-3-5-Paragon-Wide-Lens-M42-Pentax-Screw-Fit-DSLR-Adaptable-EOS-MFT-/331654704752?hash=item4d38292e70

 

these are on ebay, think of what you can find llocally

[plasmolbio]

Thanks for answering a question I did not ask.

[milandro]

no good deed goes unpunished, was only trying to help.

[darknj]

From my trials on the CCTV lenses on Nikon, those are just bad. Like really bad... Poor build quality, sharpness is all over the place. The glass can sometimes color tinted for no absolute reasons, the F-ring wouldn't turn or give completely wrong value, so you have to shoot almost always wideopen but that's where it's IQ is the poorest.

 

Sometimes you can get one less mediocre than the others but that's about it.

 

I would still follow Milandro's advice and use a legacy lens with an adapted mount.

 

Now if you want to play with the FoV of a 35mm, grab your zoom kit and zoom it at 35mm, easy enough and does a decent enough job for no extra cost and still have good IQ.

[plasmolbio]

Thanks darknj, that's what I decided to do in the end.