The Canon 50mm f/0.95 "Dream Lens" - Fact, Fiction, or Fad?

[BlueMoonCamera]

They're rare and unusual, but is that enough? We put a Canon 50mm f/0.95 bokeh monster through its paces.

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[glue]

Is this a TV lens?
If so, do they need a converter to attach to a Canon FD camera?

Grateful for your answers...

 

[Sanug]

It is a lens for the Canon 7 rangefinder. It is not possible to convert it for Canon FD.

 

[Donald Qualls]

It would, however, fit a screw mount Leica, Fed, etc. (though it might not focus accurately without modifying either the camera mount or the lens).

 

[Sanug]

The Canon 50/0.95 has not 39mm screw mount LTM. It has a proprietary bajonet and fits for Canon 7 and 7s only.

 

[Arthurwg]

Not sure why I don't see anything that I like in these pictures.

 

[loccdor]

I like the purple flower shot especially. The lens does make the world look a bit like it's underwater.

 

[Oldwino]

The Canon 50/0.95 has not 39mm screw mount LTM. It has a proprietary bajonet and fits for Canon 7 and 7s only.

Some techs have successfully converted this lens to LTM with rangefinder focusing.