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Re:Does Gear Matter? by pwython on Friday January 26, 2024 @11:38AM (#39144607)
Date the camera, marry the lens.

With the slew of mounting adapters these days, you can keep using even 60-year-old lenses on most camera bodies.

Like the Helios 44-2 (ca. 1958), still being used today on big features like "The Batman" in a few scenes. They mixed footage from that $500 vintage lens with $50,000 ARRI anamorphic primes.

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Re:Does Gear Matter? by Ancapistani on Friday January 26, 2024 @03:08PM (#39147524)
My Fujifilm X-Pro3 currently has a 1960s-era reflector lens mounted on it. I normally use a 56mm f/1.4 or 23mm f/1.2, but I still have a large collection of vintage Nikon lenses that see lots of use, though I've not owned a Nikon camera in a decade.
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