ICG Magazine visits Old Fast Glass to talk about vintage lenses from the rental house perspective.
A Filmmaker's Guide to Sensor Sizes and Formats
Comparing 3 Sets of Canon Rangefinder Primes
The short explanation: all 3 of these lens sets are rehoused Canon Rangefinder still photo lenses from the 1960s. These lenses were used with Canon and Leica rangefinder cameras of that era, and typically had LTM mounts (Leica Thread Mount), which is why they are often referred to as Canon LTM lenses.
Old Fast Glass’ Innovative Remote Lens Test Workflow
Frame IO published this along with a really great behind the scenes look at Old fast Glass and our approach to lens testing.
Read the full article at the Frame IO’s blog page.
THE ULTIMATE CINEMA LENS LIBRARY is here...
We are thrilled to announce the 3rd chapter in the Ultimate Cinema Lens Library is here: The Ultimate Full Frame Lens Test, where we tested 20 sets of Full Frame Cinema Lenses. This follows our Ultimate Vintage Lens test (2016) when we tested 7 sets of vintage lenses, and the Ultimate Anamorphic Lens Test (2017) when we tested 13 sets of Anamorphic lenses. With the release of this 3rd chapter, there is also a completely new website which will host the Ultimate Cinema Lens Library. All the lenses from all 3 tests can be compared using the Quad-Player. There is so much data, history, and expert reviews. This is one of the best resources for tests and information about cinema lenses. And it’s a free resource to anyone who wants to use it. Click this link to check out the new website which is hosted by our partner ShareGrid.
Old Fast Glass in AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
We are honored to be featured in SHOT CRAFT in the July 2020 issue of American Cinematographer Magazine. Jay Holben’s excellent article not only explains what the ULTIMATE FULL FRAME LENS TEST is, but how, and why we did it, as well as what to look for when comparing lenses using the Quad Player. The 3rd round of lens tests, the entire ULTIMATE CINEMA LENS LIBRARY, new website, and improved Quad-Player will be available July 27, 2020.
Old Fast Glass in ICG MAGAZINE
The May 2020 issue of ICG Magazine has a great write-up about the 3rd chapter in the Ultimate Cinema Lens Library: THE ULTIMATE FULL FRAME LENS TEST. There’s some great info and BTS discussing our latest round of lens tests in which we thoroughly tested 20 sets of Full Frame Cinema Lenses.
Cineovision Anamorphics in American Cinematographer
Cinematographer Ante Cheng was featured in the December 2019 issue of American Cinematographer for the film CODA. Ante shot with our ARRI Alexa Plus 4:3 and vintage Cineovision High Speed Anamorphic lenses.
Greig Fraser, ASC uses the OFG Lens Tests
Early in pre-production, cinematographer Greig Fraser, ASC caught wind of the Ultimate Anamorphic Lens Test which we conducted in collaboration with ShareGrid. We were about 3/4 through editing our test videos when Fraser asked if he could look at our test footage. He sat for hours with our editor watching video after video. He was able to narrow down his search for anamorphic lenses to just a few sets thanks to our tests.
At the time we didn’t know what project he was prepping for. It turned out to be VICE. He ended up selecting Todd AO anamorphic primes to shoot one of the film’s time periods, and Cooke i/anamorphic primes for the other. The lens tests helped him save hours and possibly days of preproduction time and money.
“It was incredible to see the extent of these tests. It very quickly allowed me to make aesthetic comparisons without needing to test these lenses myself. Because of that I was able to make an informed decision for my next film!”
- Greig Fraser, ASC
Read the full article in the January 2019 issue of American Cinematographer Magazine.
The Ultimate Anamorphic Lens Test videos are now part of the growing Lens Library which will soon be up to 40 sets of lenses, all tested in the same controlled environment.
Reed Morano, ASC & LOMO Round Fronts
Reed Morano, ASC used LOMO Round Front anamorphic lenses to shoot “I Think We're Alone Now.” This film is beautifully shot and it’s an excellent example of what can be done with these amazing and unique lenses. Morano primarily used the 35mm and 50mm Round Fronts. The full American Cinematographer magazine article is below. American Cinematographer is an amazing resource. Anyone with an interest in filmmaking and cinematography should subscribe.
Old Fast Glass in ICG Magazine
ICG Magazine published an excellent article about the lens tests we conduct. This article was written shortly after The Ultimate Anamorphic Lens Test. You can see these tests on our website, on Vimeo and YouTube, but where they can truly be appreciated is on the ShareGrid website. Only there can you use the “Quad Player” to do a side-by-side comparison of 4 lenses, or the same lens at 4 T stops if you’d like. We have partnered with ShareGrid on 3 huge lenses tests, and our library of lenses is now up to 40 sets. We are currently editing over 300 videos from our Full Frame comparison test which will be added to the lens library in 2020.
