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10 Great Vintage Lenses for Portrait Photography

Sometimes the best buys are lenses that are simply much better than their used … [ Read More ]

10 Great Vintage Lenses for Portrait Photography

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Sometimes the best buys are lenses that are simply much better than their used … [ Read More ]

Vintage lenses are often talked about as if their only value is "character." That usually means lots of flare, low contrast, possibly swirly bokeh, spherical aberration, or some other charming defect that...

The more interesting vintage bargains are not always the strange ones.

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Sometimes the best buys are lenses that are simply much better than their used … [ Read More ] Vintage lenses are often talked about as if their only value is "character." That usually means lots of flare, low contrast, possibly swirly bokeh, spherical aberration, or some other charming defect that gives digital images a little analog grit. A flawed lens can be a wonderful creative tool.

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Vintage lenses are often talked about as if their only value is "character." That usually means lots of flare, low contrast, possibly swirly bokeh, spherical aberration, or some other charming defect that gives digital images a little analog grit. A flawed lens can be a wonderful creative tool. The more interesting vintage bargains are not always the strange ones.

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