These RADIOACTIVE Lenses are no JOKE

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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?

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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?


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