Both of the lenses I used were found in clearance bins by my friend who used to be a professional photographer. I believe he said he got both of them for $10 total; despite their quality. I'm assuming because of their age; and also it sounded like he found these at sales where photo businesses with a remarkably high stock quantity that were going out of business; so they were in a rush to sell as much as they could. They are both Nikon NIKKOR lenses; one a 50mm 1:1.4 and the other a 80-200mm 1:4
I'd say he got a hell of a deal on them as I just presearched them(thank you for reminded me of Presearch!! I was amazed I could still remember my credentials to log into my old account) and the 50mm new is valued at around $450. Granted, this one is several decades old and slightly damaged; but still.
He unfortunately had to sell all his camera gear to buy tools when he transitioned to becoming a mechanic. He said he still has a suitcase full of old lenses that he keeps meaning to bring to me to borrow. He shot all Nikon and apparently all Nikon lenses are interchangable; so they should all fit my little DSLR. The lenses are what re-sparked my interest in photography!
He literally dug these out of the back seat of his car while he was helping me fix an exhaust issue in my own car one day. Super grateful for him
Damn that’s awesome man! We just bought ourselves a 50mm lens and it’s incredible! My DSLR is about 10 years old now and we thought it was taking bad pictures from old hardware and mirrors but it was the lens! Once we slapped the new one on, it took amazing pictures again.
Your friends pretty awesome, I love how things like that happen!
Took this with the 50mm and I’ve been really happy with the outcome!
Yo awesome photo!! And I couldn't be more on the same page. I acquired my camera about 10 years ago and it was very used at the time- I have no idea how old it actually is. I got so bored with the thing and thought I needed to thoroughly refurbish the thing, or alternatively, just thought it was a really bad cheap camera. Either way, the lens completely changed my mind!
Yeah I’m glad we didn’t go through the process of buying a new camera. We can afford it but it’s spending that we could really do without, especially since there’s lots of financial stuff happening we are trying to insulate ourselves from.
Glad you were able to just use a better lens!
I really like the photo!! I wish my vote did more haha. Some day
Don’t worry man, you’ll get there! The better thing for me with a lot of people is just the interaction! I enjoy the discussion, your votes will get better over time!