Canon 50mm f/0.95 TV/Rangefinder Lens

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

12/17/2006 12:52:37 PM · #1

Yes, you read right. Here's the uncommon 50mm f/0.95 lens in perfect condition. This lens has a dual-purpose mount, both a breech lock that fits old Canon rangefiner cameras and a c-mount for television use. Look at the size of the front element; it's 60mm in diameter!
This lens belongs to a family member; I'm researching applicability, and possibly selling it for him.

Message edited by author 2006-12-17 12:53:11.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/17/2006 12:57:07 PM · #2

Dang, that's sweet :-)

R.

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

12/17/2006 12:58:22 PM · #3

It would be a damn shame if you don't figure out how to get that thing on the front of your camera.

P.S. It looks like the mount that was on my Canon FT

Message edited by author 2006-12-17 13:00:10.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/17/2006 01:06:25 PM · #4

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

It would be a damn shame if you don't figure out how to get that thing on the front of your camera.

P.S. It looks like the mount that was on my Canon FT

Very, very unfortunately, the back-focus distance of this beast is so short that there is no physical way to get it to mount on an EOS body :-(
It only fits the two versions of the Canon 7 rangefinder camera, from what I can determine.

gloda

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/17/2006 01:07:16 PM · #5

I didn't even know it was possible to go below F/1!

Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

12/17/2006 01:12:20 PM · #6

Originally posted by gloda:

I didn't even know it was possible to go below F/1!

Stanley Kubrick used an f/0.7 lens (one of only a couple ever made) to shoot scenes in "barry Lyndon" using candle light only. It's theoreticaly possible with a gaussian lens design and a flat film plane to get down to f 0.5; it's not likely anyone will ever go there, though.
With a curved sensor/film plane, it's possible to go lower than f/0.5, and some optical systems have reportedly been designed at f 0.3 using a curved imaging surface.

MadMan2k

Sony Alpha a6400

12/17/2006 02:49:54 PM · #7

Here's some samples from one of those:
//www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=672398

BTW, there was a 90mm 1.0 for the Leica M mount made, and one was on ebay recently:
//cgi.ebay.com/Leica-Leitz-Elcan-90mm-1-0-Lens_W0QQitemZ230058739214QQihZ013QQcategoryZ30063QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

12/17/2006 05:14:21 PM · #8

Originally posted by kirbic:

Originally posted by Spazmo99:
It would be a damn shame if you don't figure out how to get that thing on the front of your camera.

P.S. It looks like the mount that was on my Canon FT

Very, very unfortunately, the back-focus distance of this beast is so short that there is no physical way to get it to mount on an EOS body :-(
It only fits the two versions of the Canon 7 rangefinder camera, from what I can determine.

Build your own camera.