Legacy Lens

Let's take a look at vintage SLR lenses to see which brands are flying off our shelves.

Olympus’s classic OM-mount Zuiko lenses hold a special place near and dear to the hearts of many photographers. The combination of excellent build quality, compact size and sharp, clear optics make a powerful piece of equipment. It should come as no surprise, then, that these Olympus primes also find their way onto the cameras of

We’ve performed video field tests on 50mm lenses before, but we’ve never featured one quite like this. With more light-transmitting capability than the human eye, this incredible lens was most likely created as more of a tech demo than anything truly intended for everyday use. Approximately 20,000 of these were made in the 1960’s and

Take a look through this supremely affordable, easy-to-operate precursor to today's modern nifty fifty lenses.

Adapt some classic photo lenses to your modern digital cameras. This fully-manual wide-angle lens from Nikon seems to belong on mirrorless for 4k video.

The Olympus Zuiko 35mm f/2 is a fully manual lens made for their own OM-mount film cameras. By viewer request, we’ve now included an Olympus lens as the next entry in our legacy lens video project where we take vintage lenses that are often much more affordable than the newest models and see what they

The Helios lenses have almost become the stuff of legends when it comes to unique looks on a budget. These Russian-made classics were originally included with Zenit cameras, with an M42 screw mount. They’ve become a sort of widely-known secret weapon in the independent cinematography and video communities due to their recognizable ‘swirly’ bokeh effect,

Years ago, I bought a Minolta X-700 from a friend who said he’d never used it. The camera was great, and it’s become one of my favorites, but the real gem of that day was the lens that was still attached to the front. A small, simple-looking standard 50mm prime that opened up to f/1.4,