25asa Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=7575104641&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_I T I saw this on Ebay going for a hefty price. It has probably Canons biggest aperature lens I've seen- the 50mm f0.95 lens. I wonder if any of these were ever made for the R or FL mount. Its funny with Canon possibly releasing a new EOS 50mm f1.2L lens, that Canon actually had one of these that hasn't been made since. Even the EOS f1.0 is gone. I guess the lens that outbeats this one was the one made for NASA the f0.75 lens used in Barry Lynden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbreak Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 I had the EOS 1.0 for a while there, and it wasn't that big a deal.<BR>It seriously put the camera out of balance and took forever to focus, and cost so much money I didn't like taking it on location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25asa Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 I did a price of the 7 camera with this lens which was 86,000 yen, which in US dollars was $738 bucks with todays conversion rate. So this camera and lens combo sure kept its value as they are asking close to $2000 in the auction which is like a 250% increase in 44 years. Now if only banks could give that much interest on our dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awahlster Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 The Canon 7 is the last of Canons interchangable lens Rangefinders Well actually the 7sZ is the last but to most people they look pretty much the same the 7s and sZ have CDs meters so it's just a small round window instead of a large selenium cell. The 0.95 is a highly sort after lens it was made in Rf mount a TV mount and a number of them were converted to Cine mounts. The TV and Cine mounts do not have RF coupling and are pretty much a novelty there are a couple of guys who can put a RF cam in them but the cost is rediculous. It is not a very sharp lens it is very hard to focus at anything faster then f1.4 as the DOF is almost nothing. It is huge blocks about 20% of the viewfinder. If the body and lens are in both good working order it will sell for more then your inflation corrected amount. At least that is what they normally do. Now if the body was black $$$$$$$ And no the 50mm f0.95 was never offered in any SLR mount as it would have to be a totally differnt lenses the RF has a registration distance same as Leica at 28.8mm the Canon SLR's R FL and FD are at 42mm and EF at 44mm so no way this lens could be adapted for anything but closeup work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Here's a pic of the 0.95 I had converted to a Leica M mount. It was gigantic in size, had to have the lens rf device adjusted to my focussing cam in the body, was really soft at 0.95 but quite good above f1.4. Sold it two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Sorry, just realized I can't post a pic on this forum. Also geting a lot of server error msgs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark u Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 "Now if only banks could give that much interest on our dollars." Over 44 years, that works out to just 2.3% p.a.. I hope banks offer a little more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_white2 Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 In the early 1970s that lens could be had for about $100. It was considered a bit of a joke. Nobody had yet heard of camera collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbreak Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 <img src="http://www.leski.com.au/catalogues/a191/images/0055.jpg"/> <BR><BR>in html, one can indeed post der fotos... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25asa Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 Here's a pic of both camera and lens. <img> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25asa Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 Oh well I can't get it to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbreak Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 <img src="http://ruthlessreviews.com/pics4/barrylyndon4.jpg"/> there you have it ladies and germs, f/<b>.7</b><BR><BR> "At the very early stages of his preparation for "BARRY LYNDON", Kubrick scoured the world looking for exotic, ultra-fast lenses, because he knew he would be shooting extremely low light level scenes.<BR><BR><b> It was his objective, incredible as it seemed at the time, to photograph candle-lit scenes in old English castles by only the light of the candles themselves! </b><BR><BR>A former still photographer for Look magazine, Kubrick has become extremely knowledgeable with regard to lenses and, in fact, has taught himself every phase of the technical application of his filming equipment.<BR> He called one day to ask me if I thought I could fit a Zeiss lens he had procured, which had a focal length of 50mm and a maximum aperture of f/O.7. <BR><BR>He sent me the dimensional specifications, and I reported that it was impossible to fit the lens to his BNC because of its large diameter and also because the rear element came within 4mm of the film plane. Stanley, being the meticulous craftsman that he is, would not take 'No" for an answer and persisted until I reluctantly agreed to take a hard look at the problem. <BR><BR> When the lens arrived, we could see it was designed as a still camera lens, with a Compur shutter built into the lens. <BR>The diameter of the lens was so large that it would just barely fit into the BNC lens port, leaving no room for an additional focusing shell. As a consequence, we had to design a focusing arrangement so that the entire lens barrel rotates freely in the lens port." (etc etc)<BR>http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/sk/ac/len/page1.htm<BR><BR> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25asa Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 Did Canon use the same mount as the Leica M cameras, meaning could this lens be used on Leicas with no mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbreak Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 dunno.<BR><BR>this, however, is the html I used to post the last photo.<BR><BR><img src="http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1038/clipboard014dy.gif"/> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25asa Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 <img src="http://www.geocities.com/shpickering/Canon7with50mm.jpg"/> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awahlster Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 yes Canon from about 1947 on used the same thread as a Leica in order to use this lens on an M mount camera all that would be needed is a 50mm adapter. And Peter I got some real news for you people were collecting cameras well before 1970 in fact well before 1900 people were collecting cameras. It was you who had not heard of camera collectors prior to 1970. I know of two well known dragerotype collectors who started buying them up just after WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin_polk Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 On Canon's camera museum page, for the Canon 7 under specifications, it says that for the Canon 7 rangefinders, there was a seperate bayonet mount around the main lens mount specifically for this lens becasue it needed the larger space for a bigger rear element. You would need an specialty adapter or you would need to modify your Leica in order to use this lens on it. I have seen a picture, I don't remember where, but someone carved out an opening around a Russian Leica copy and put the bayonet mount on it. It took up quite a lot of room on the front of the camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 The 0.95 I had came with the cine/tv mount. I had to have it converted to a Leica M mount (by Photography on Bald Mountain in Calif.) and a rod inserted in the edge to push the RF cam. The most interesting thing, to me, about the process was the release mechanism which was designed principally to fit my M4, although I could get it to work on my M6 with a small shim. The lens did attract attention whenever it appeared, and, as I stated above, was really soft at 0.95, but sharpened up pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast_primes Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 "possibly releasing a new EOS 50mm f1.2L lens"! IS Canon going to release an EOS 50F1.2L??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25asa Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 There's a lot of rumours the EOS 50L will be out next spring. But yes they are rumours- so we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance_dennis Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 The Canon RF 50/0.95 was not a leica mount lens. It has the same registration distance as Leica (28.80) but has NO threads. It has a bayonet lock ring that takes 3 60* lugs, 60* apart. The Canon 7 has a special lens mount that will take the 0.95 lens and a standard leica mount lens. The special lens mount also will take a special reflex housing used by Canon's long focus RF lenses. I have the 0.95 lens, but not the Canon 7 camera. I have adapted a FED 2 camera to use this lens. Great lens. It is fun! Three 60* wide lugs, 60* apart. That sounds just like a miniature FL/FD mount. Hmm! Here is a picture of the special lens mount: http://tinyurl.com/c5zvy -Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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