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lens                     | max aperture | max shutter | min EV | do i have one
-------------------------+--------------+-------------+--------+---------------
canon fd 50mm ƒ/1.8      | ƒ/1.8        | 1/30        | 6.5    | yeah
super-takumar 50mm ƒ/1.4 | ƒ/1.4        | 1/30        | 6*     | yeah
canon fd 85mm ƒ/1.2L     | ƒ/1.2        | 1/60        | 6.5    | yeah
canon fd 50mm ƒ/1.2L     | ƒ/1.2        | 1/30        | 5.5    | nope
canon fd 7.5mm ƒ/5.6     | ƒ/5.6        | 1/4         | 7      | nope
canon fd 24mm ƒ/2.8      | ƒ/2.8        | 1/15        | 7      | yeah
canon fd 20mm ƒ/2.8      | ƒ/2.8        | 1/15        | 7      | nope
canon fd 15mm ƒ/2.8      | ƒ/2.8        | 1/8         | 6      | nope
canon fd 24mm ƒ/2        | ƒ/2          | 1/15        | 6      | nope
canon fd 24mm ƒ/1.4L     | ƒ/1.4        | 1/15        | 5      | never will

*lens has a low transmission factor due to radiation damage

using 1/ƒ rounded down as my slowest-shutter-speed metric. my experience is that this is accurate if i make sure to concentrate on steadying the camera at the slowest shutter speed

i want to shoot some ISO 0.8 film handheld and i was considering purchasing a sub-24mm lens on advice that it's easier to go shorter than faster but i actually ran the numbers just now and it turns out that a) it's sort of a wash (in fact the 50mm ƒ/1.2 has the lowest handholdable EV here out of any of them except the unobtainium 24mm ƒ/1.4) and b) sunny 16 rule says i should only need to go down to EV 8 outdoors on a good day so literally any of these lenses will work. hopefully i'll go out and shoot that roll soon

addendum: i suppose it would also work to put my EF mount 24mm ƒ/1.4 (third party) on my eos rebel ii but i hate that camera so i probably won't


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