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.
We're looking for unique and stunning renders, not the same cookie-cutter photos that everyone else can give us. And for that, sometimes we look to vintage lenses. And here's why you should too!. thephoblographer.com
"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
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. petapixel.com »
2017-10-26 19:18
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
"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.
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.
Make no mistake about it; modern lenses are fantastic. Optically, it's pretty amazing what they can do. New lenses render sharp detail on demanding digital sensors. Distortion is becoming better controlled all the time.
Not so long ago, we gave a rundown of Canon FD cameras for photographers who are thinking of going back to their film roots and first-time film photographers looking for their first 35mm SLR camera. Now, it's time to pair them up with some of the best Canon FD mount lenses.
We all know and love Instax cameras. The ability to be able to capture and print candid moments with our friends is quite honestly, priceless. Instax cameras are great, but have you ever wished for an affordable interchangeable lens Instax camera that could use some classic vintage lenses? If so, you need to check out this Kickstarter campaign for the NONS SL42, the world's first M42 mount interchangeable lens camera that uses Instax film. Click past the break for all of the details.
Unless you live under a rock or have refused to succumb to the powers of Instagram, you've no doubt seen the images of the movie star, Gal Gadot posing with a classic Nikon FM. The Nikon FM is, of course, one of the great classic 35mm film cameras, and in recent times its popularity has surged as people's love of all things film returns.