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Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 18:58:44 No.3676616 View View Reply Original Report

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Which vintage lenses are still worth using in 2020 according to /p/?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 19:11:00 No.3676619 Report

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the one you have with you

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 19:19:36 No.3676625 Report

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>>3676616
Most Summicron, Voigtlander, Carl Ziess glass holds up pretty well. Some Nikkor.
Depends what system you're in.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 19:28:59 No.3676629 Report

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>>3676616
Most Pentax lenses because we don't have much else

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 19:31:08 No.3676631 Report

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All that can be easily adapted and don't cost too much.
For 50mm I'd consider 40€ to be the cut-off

Cupid !!xFUlivrEoof

Cupid !!xFUlivrEoof Sat 27 Jun 2020 19:51:25 No.3676638 Report

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Helios 44m-4. You might want to check this thread out: >>3636787

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 21:48:03 No.3676676 Report

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Nikon AFD lenses

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 21:50:36 No.3676677 Report

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>>3676676
Shit does AF-D count as vintage already?
I feel old.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 22:04:37 No.3676682 Report

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>>3676616
none of them are

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 22:40:48 No.3676692 Report

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>>3676616
All the OM Zuikos, the 90mm macro most of all.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 22:44:03 No.3676696 Report

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>>3676625
seconded.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 23:11:12 No.3676703 Report

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>>3676616
If you're after objective image quality, then you'll be spending $500+ on a vintage lens to match the quality of a modern $60 yongnuo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jun 2020 23:15:46 No.3676705 Report

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>>3676616
none

only buy if you want """""""character"""""""

>>3676703
this

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Anonymous Sun 28 Jun 2020 00:01:33 No.3676718 Report

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>>3676616
look up Helios

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Anonymous Sun 28 Jun 2020 01:06:36 No.3676744 Report

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>>3676616
Macro lenses. I get stunning images from my Minolta 50mm macro

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Anonymous Sun 28 Jun 2020 01:12:48 No.3676751 Report

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>>3676744

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Anonymous Sun 28 Jun 2020 04:25:11 No.3676806 Report

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>>3676616
Macro lenses.

Cheap clones of outdated 50mm designs for swirly bokeh and "character".

Some of the SMC Pentax-M lenses are both cheap and pretty gud, for example 50mm/1.7, 100mm/2.8 are more than worth $30 (also 28mm/2.8 but for apsc only).

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Jun 2020 10:48:23 No.3676896 Report

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>>3676677
Dude my 70-210 F4 is 5 years older than me and I'm 28. AFD is three generations and one system old. It is vintage glass. Still smaller and better than any current equivalent except maybe the Tamron.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Jun 2020 11:24:44 No.3676909 Report

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>>3676616
My Super Takumar 200mm f/4 is very sharp
I also have them in 50mm and 135mm, I feel the 200mm is a lot better than the 135mm though, the 200mm is just too heavy and off balance to use on a nano tracker, though with a tripod collar it might do it.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Jun 2020 11:27:40 No.3676910 Report

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>>3676909
Pic related

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Anonymous Sun 28 Jun 2020 11:45:20 No.3676918 Report

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>>3676616
The Weltblick 135mm f/2.8 (m42) I have is fucking great. Same as my Auto Revuenon 50mm f/1.7 (pk). I adapt them to my Oly pen. Great ways to play around with different focal lengths if you're strapped for cash. Just don't try to shoot wide open all the time.... That... Doesn't work so well.

>>3676631
Literally this

They were taking sharp photos with them back in the day and most lenses still hold up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Jun 2020 11:51:09 No.3676919 Report

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Super teles, macro lenses and anything that offers a unique advantage, like size or super wide aperture. Some are just fun, too, like the Pentax 110 lenses.

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