These RADIOACTIVE Lenses are no JOKE

The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/framevoyager08221 From the 1940s to around the 1980s, manufacturers would make lenses radioactive by inserting thorium into the glass of the lens. Why did they do this, how harmful is the radiation to you, but more importantly... how does it look on a modern camera? Tell us what you think below! ?️Editor: John Owens ✏️Writer: John Owens ?Researcher: John Owens ?️Thumbnail: John Owens | ?FRAME VOYAGER COMMUNITY? ============================= ?Join our Discord Channel? ► https://discord.gg/3aeNPU7GHu ?Twitter ► https://twitter.com/frame_voyager ?Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/framevoyager/ ?TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@framevoyager Join our YouTube channel ? ►https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXGDFnFh95WlZjhwmA5aeQ/join ============================= ***Disclosure - Some of the links you see in the description box are affiliate links. At no extra cost to you, if you use those links to purchase an item, I will receive a small commission. Thank you for your support :) ?CAMERAS I RECOMMEND? ============================= BMPCC6K Pro (CAGE SETUP BELOW) ► https://amzn.to/3qgVwZw BMPCC4K (CAGE SETUP BELOW) ► https://amzn.to/36Isbvz URSA G2 ► https://amzn.to/39WxtJh ============================= ?LIGHTS, LENSES & GEAR I RECOMMEND? ============================= V-FLAT Background Boards ► https://amzn.to/381lhXi Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm ► https://amzn.to/2TESjCb Smallrig Tripod ► https://amzn.to/3aaaKK3 Rode NTG3B ► https://amzn.to/3vB6MPw Aputure 120D MKII ► https://amzn.to/3LDMxJf ============================= ✨BMPCC4K CAGE SETUP✨ ============================= ►SMALLRIG BMPCC 4K & 6K Cage: https://amzn.to/31mSBSQ ►SMALLRIG Wooden Handle Grip: https://amzn.to/3eKPRTe ►SMALLRIG SSD Mount Bracket SSD Holder: https://amzn.to/2B8GyxQ ►Juicebox V-Mount Battery: https://amzn.to/3eKQ1Kk ►SMALLRIG V-Lock Assembly Kit: https://amzn.to/2VoDwwc ►D-Tap Power Cable: https://amzn.to/31omLVI ►Samsung T5 SSD: https://amzn.to/3rTIQWN ►VILTROX EF-M2II EF MOUNT Adapter: https://amzn.to/2Zasgoe ►Metabones Speed Booster Adapter: https://amzn.to/37ukvgW ============================= ?️BMPCC6K PRO CAGE ?️ ============================= Cage ► https://amzn.to/3BUe1oT SSD Mount ► https://amzn.to/3C8dLTz V-mount quick-release plate ► https://amzn.to/3bQ2ZGD D-Tap Power cable for v mount ► https://amzn.to/3mUFQcs Cable management ► https://amzn.to/303COtg SSD Samsung T5► https://amzn.to/303eyrW V-Mount Battery ► https://amzn.to/3kho29O ============================= ============================= ??My Favorite Music Library For Videos: https://bit.ly/3vNFwhI (get 2 extra months) ?️?️Best Stock Video Library: https://bit.ly/3vMLvn3 (get 2 extra months) ============================= 0:00 The Radioactive Super Takumar 50mm 0:43 It's hard to find time to learn as a creative 1:41 Eastman Kodak files a patent for thoriated lenses 2:04 Originally Aerial Lenses and other companies like Canon join in 2:25 What is the benefit of the lenses being RADIOACTIVE? 3:02 The compound Thorium Oxide 3:53 How Thorium is beneficial to lenses 4:18 How Radioactive are these lenses and is it DANGEROUS? 5:40 Best practices to avoid over exposure to you and your camera 6:14 Why did they ABANDON these lenses? 6:32 Lens Tests! 6:56 Scientific Tests: Color Rendition, Focus Sharpness, Chromatic Aberration 8:31 Real World Tests 10:00 Are you a camera nerd too? Disclosure - Some of the links you see in the description box are affiliate links. At no extra cost to you, if you use those links to purchase an item, I will receive a small commission. Thank you for your support :) ----- #RadioactiveLens #skillshare #FrameVoyager