Why Good Vintage Lenses are Still Worth Buying Today
I spent years going after the sharpest modern glass before realizing that some of the most character-filled shots come from good vintage lenses I found intended for peanuts in a nearby thrift store. There's a certain infatuation in the picture taking world with "perfection"—clinical sharpness, zero contortion, and lightning-fast autofocus. But after the while, that perfection starts to experience a little sterile. It's like listening in order to a perfectly learned digital track as opposed to the warm, crackly pop of the vinyl record. ...