Wired has a new article online about how to find old-school lenses for your new DSLR cameras.
We digital photographers have been living a lie, it seems. At least, that’s how I feel. When I used to go down to my local camera shop — the garage of some guy’s house — he would always try to sell me on the new lens he had . It was always some sort of lens made specifically for my Canon camera. But it turns out, I should have been taking a look at his entire stock.
According to Wired:
[T]he reality is that pretty much any lens that will fit onto your camera will work. There will be some limits, but some of them are actually useful. … But the point is that, if you are willing to make some compromises, you can buy some amazing, top-quality lenses for very little money. So instead of picking up that third party, vibration reduction auto-everything lens, take a trip to your camera store and see what is on offer on the second-hand case.
After an article in the New York Times a few weeks back, it looks like using older lenses for new DSLR cameras is becomming quite the trend. I see a lot of advantages for this when it comes to art photographers, who like to experement with different lenses and their effects. I guess a lot of the old lenses make for interesting results.
I want to know if you’ve tried any of these older lens with your newer SLRs. Drop links to your pictures in the comments.
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