Vintage lenses seem to be increasingly popular nowadays, and not just in the hipster crowds. In this 5-minute video, photographer Mark Holtze looks at why some people are picking up (and dusting off) old vintage lenses instead of their more modern equivalents.
The first and foremost reason is the cost. You can pick up some really nice […]. petapixel.com
If you've read this site for a while, you know that we're smitten with vintage lenses. There's something about the feel of metal lenses that makes everyone on our Reviews Team smitten. What's more, vintage lenses have a look that's not too clinical. thephoblographer.com »
2022-07-05 13:00
"With vintage lenses being made decades before the internet, it's hard to verify the information you find online," says bokehsommelier aka Wolfgang. A researcher, collector, and expert on classic lenses, he's in the process of setting up what he hopes will become Europe's first dedicated vintage lens rental store. thephoblographer.com »
2022-01-24 02:00
Fact: Vintage lenses are superior to modern lenses in most ways. Modern post-production is so good that it can remove any flaws in a photo. However, if you want to engineer them back in, it becomes more expensive and annoying. thephoblographer.com »
2021-10-14 07:00
Prices have been released in the USA and UK for a pair of new Voigtlander lenses designed for M mount rangefinder cameras. Both the Color-Skopar 21mm f/3. 5 VM Aspherical Vintage Line and the Ultron 35mm f/2 VM Aspherical Vintage Line will cost $799/ The aim of the lenses is to provide compact and high quality optics in a retro style that conjures the essence of the 1950s. dpreview.com »
2019-01-31 17:39
Photographer Mathieu Stern has been doing shootout comparisons showing how the same models look when captured through different vintage lenses. For this 5. 5-minute video, Stern used the Konika Hexanon 28mm f/3. petapixel.com »
2017-09-26 21:08
Photographer and filmmaker Mathieu Stern is good to his word. He said he would start a series of videos highlighting vintage lenses, and he has. In his second installment of "three vintage lenses, one model" he shoots the same model (obviously) using the Konica Hexanon 28mm f/3. dpreview.com »
2017-09-26 18:36
Photographer Mathieu Stern recently put 3 vintage lenses to the test in a portrait shootout at 4 different locations. The 5-minute video above compares the Soligor 21mm f/3. 8, Canon FD S. S. C. 50mm f/1. petapixel.com »
2017-08-09 23:00
Vintage lens enthusiast Mathieu Stern took a break from coughing up fake blood in the name of dispelling lens myths this week to compare some of his favorite vintage lenses in a shootout. Stern went out for a single photo shoot with one model and three vintage lenses: the Canon FD 50mm f/1. dpreview.com »
2017-08-08 18:21
I'm gonna let you in on a dirty little secret of mine: I never liked the original Fujifilm X100. When it first came out, I was -like many others- enamored by the beautiful styling, but the operation of the camera just never gelled with me.
As we wrap up 2023, a year that featured a ton of incredible photography gear that will undoubtedly feature in many a photographer's kits for years to come, we began to wonder, "What popular photography gear from years past is much less common now?" [Read More]
Godox's new Lux Cadet Retro Camera Flash embraces old-school style, following up on last year's Lux Junior and Senior on-camera flashes. [Read More]
I consider myself an ardent supporter of Ricoh/Pentax products and have always endeavored to review its cameras and lenses when many others have chosen not to. I also think that the Pentax brand has really found its niche as more of a boutique manufacturer, focusing on the classic SLR design -- a move that I think makes a ton of sense in today's waning market. [Read More]
Relegated to hard disks, USB drives, and the lately often unseen CD ROMs, digital photos aren't as lovingly stored as their predecessors. This wasn't the case with negatives and photo prints, which had a tactile experience when viewed.
As Gen Z snatches up 20-year-old point-and-shoots to get crappy photos without the distraction of a smartphone, an Australia-based start-up has a different approach. The Flashback ONE35 is a cheap digital point-and-shoot with the soul of a disposable film camera.
A Massachusetts couple tasked with cleaning out a storage unit was blown away after finding that it contained roughly 2,000 vintage cameras and lenses. [Read More]