11-07-2019, 11:27 AM
The 2nd Hand shelves are bursting - what good are new old lenses? I would understand a company making "old" lens designs and trying to keep the colours, character, bokeh and flare behaviour over all focal lengths. I just recently purchased a Nikkor 35/2.8 from 1969 in very good condition for close to no money (compared to the prices of today's monster lenses). But I still think "the right tool for the right job" - so if one wants to make a movie about the 50's or 60's, an old lens can work - but more so the lighting, costumes and contemporary accessories.
In other words: One can use Kubrick's lenses - and still being incapable to make a Kubrick movie. Using a Yasuhara shard would not change anything.
In other words: One can use Kubrick's lenses - and still being incapable to make a Kubrick movie. Using a Yasuhara shard would not change anything.