Cheap Vintage Cinema Lenses

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Shopping for a vintage camera lens is much like shopping for a new product. Color matches cooke s4. Regular items 1106 didn t find what you re looking for. What to look for when choosing a vintage camera lens.

Back in the time before the use of computers lenses were made by hand and had character to them. Telephoto lenses are great options for filming at a distance while wide angle lenses allow you to capture expansive scenes. Low to high price. Cinema prime lenses on the other hand have a fixed focal length and don t allow you to zoom in and out.

Some vintage lenses will even perform some of the same electronic functions as their newer counterparts like autofocus and lens correction. Make offer vintage photography film camera zoom lens cs mount f1 4 3 8mm vtg toyo optics 1 80 500mm mirror lens no. Vintage lenses especially those made prior to wwii exhibit greater sample to sample variation than modern lenses so if possible try it before you buy it. T2 8 standard on all lenses cooke optics has been a leading name in cinema quality glass for decades.

Using vintage lenses with all of their flaws and imperfections can help give your images a more film like look. Many older lenses have fungus in the glass and balsam optical cement separation both deal breakers. People tend to forget that the lenses are what make things inherently different. 5324748 w case made in japan.

High to low. While most of the company s products are meant for high end productions like feature films and major studio projects they ve got options for budget minded independent filmmakers as well. Used dslr and mirrorless cameras macro and telephoto lenses action and video cameras swappa helps you save on photography equipment. Used cinema lenses view additional cinema lenses.

Showing 1 25 of 101 results refine 101 results. Tiny scratches or minor blemishes in the coating seldom affect image quality but. We buy sell consign used vintage cinema lenes like lomo canon k35 cooke speed panchro super baltar canon gl optics ultranon schneider zeiss super speeds kowa cinevision todd ao hawk and canon fd lenses. Even though this is quite a heavy lens it s f1 2 after all its 9 aperture blades create an interesting bokeh that appeals to a lot of vintage lens aficionados.