Canon 50mm f/0.95 Lens Tested

For their July 1962 issue Modern Photography magazine tested the Canon 'Dream Lens' mounted on a Canon 7 rangefinder camera. They also tested the Canon 58mm f/1.2 with a Canonflex RM camera.

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Here Modern test various meters for accuracy.

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Here is Modern's 1962 Meter Directory.

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Is your problem the right exposure or is it the film's fault?

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Keppler discusses the normal lens in his monthly column.

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Bennett Sherman shows how to design a lens in his Techniques Tomorrow column.

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The How Far Have We Gone column shows the Kodak No. 0 Graphic camera. It was introduced in 1909 and had a focal-plane shutter with speeds up to 1/500th of a second.

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Here is the Behind the Scenes column.

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Here is a report on the new Polaroid color film.

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The Movie Viewer column looks at motion picture film.

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Here is this month's Too Hot to Handle column.

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Modern asks the question, Whose Processing is Right???????????????????????????.

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Here is an article to Make the Most of Your Meter.

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What happens when film is exposed to light?

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Switching to US Camera magazine here is an article on the new Polaroid color film.

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Here is a product report on the Fujica Auto-M camera.

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Here are this month's camera equipment ads.

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Here are this month's dealer ads.

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Another beautiful view into the past. Thanks for sharing these, Marc!

This month looks like home to me. Launch of the Photomic finder. Canon 7 reviewed, alas with a more expensive lens than mine. A sister of my Rolleicord Vb is in the ads.

Accurate light metering was important, as measured by the weighty articles on the subject.. Polaroid color film was about to be marketed with a lot of buzz.

Another Keppler gem: "You seldom hear of a photographer being too selective", .He argues persuasively for the 105mm (including an example with the Nikkor 2.5).. Hmm, I might have to find one of those.

Waiting for JDM to comment on the Prakti ad. What a range of products! (I'll take the Miranda ad, thanks).

Julio - Some issues just make you happy to read. I always thought the Photomic heads detracted from the looks for the Nikon F vs the plain prism. My Canon 7 has the 50mm f/1.4 which I am very happy to have. I no longer have my Rolleicord Vb. I have no idea why I sold it.

I have one of the Sekonic meters that are highly rated.

I have a 90mm Tamron macro that I enjoy.

I was surprised at the extent of the Prakti products available.

Awesome piece of glass, that f 0.95 Canon lens. I would guess probably faster than the condensing lenses in some projectors. Certainly they have held there value over the years.

And as always, thanks for a great look back.