I'm a poorfag and used exclusively old manual lenses for the longest time because that was all I could afford. Last month I finally bought my first modern AF lens (Sony 85mm f1.8 if you were wondering) and I've been thrilled with the optical quality, it's amazing the step up that happened in the 30 to 40 year gap between it and my previous lenses. I'm finding though that even if I put it in manual mode and manual focusing it just doesn't feel the same to use in terms of joy and I don't know why? It's like I don't feel as involved in the photographic process when using it, whereas the old lenses it was a lot more visceral - the click of the aperture ring; working in combination with the focusing ring and the camera settings to try and push the old glass to its limits and get the most out of it. The new lens just feels too "perfect" and thus feels boring to work with. A lot of the time I just end up sticking it in auto mode with a feeling of resignation.Anyone else ever feel like this?Pic rel taken on a Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm
>>4524398And this taken on the Sony 85mm
Taking picture no fun because your area has a local whore house rape scene. Good luck
Same.I got some film back today I shot on a half-frame rangefinder. Wonderful using it. Have a fully manual 35mm SLR on the way, 50mm lens.I have more "control" and better "quality" coming out of the digital I have in my pocket for pointing and shooting (rx100), but it's a dead experience.I can do this whole workflow shit on the computer to tweak the images but....It's nicer loading a roll, shooting it and then that's it. All the decisions are done on the field and in the camera. It's how I was taught. Even image cropping is/was frowned on. You frame the fucker right first time. Even if it means getting up in someone's face.Different strokes or some shit like that.
>>4524398You can just put it onto manual mode and get a lens with an aperture ring y'know (which is what I have). I have an old SLR film camera that has AF but the motor is so loud that I just put it on manual kek, and the motor is fine apparently as all the reviews I find say that was a problem from new.
>>4524398lil bro has just discovered why people buy lamborghinis over teslas even if basedlectric cars are faster
>>4524674please die
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>>4524398yeah. I love manual soviet lenses.
>>4524762In Russia manual lenses focus you
I have some good news, you are not a golemAF lenses, flippy/articulating screens, aperture by wire, lenses with function buttons on them, are all for the golems.God help you if you ever buy a lens without an aperture ring new
>>4524398That's a focus by wire lens. They always feel like complete dogshit to use in manual focus mode. It's just there as an afterthought; you're not really expected to use it at all in regular shooting. Since you're shooting Sony, If you want modern optics with real manual focus and aperture then get an E-mount Voigtlander or Zeiss Loxia. Make sure to check some tests and reviews if you care about performance/sharpness because some of these lenses are modern, others are a bit outdated now or come in various updated versions, others have intentionally vintage rendering etc. So do your research.Either way they will feel just as good or better to use than your vintage lenses.
>>4524398>>4524399Well, your shots are pointless garbage, so I would work on my photography skills vefore worrying about gear, if I were you
>>4527220>i dont like your photos, so dont use a camera you likeweakest and yet most common critique on /p/
>>4524398if it doesn't have an aperture ring i don't touch it. focus by wire is also horrible
>>4527220kinda true and reali recommend paying attention to both the technique and the gear. probably you'll end up settling on gear, ie find the camera systems that suit you, and never have to worry about that anymore. whereas the skill end of things you can work on til death.
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>>4527220yeah, he should take more black and white photos of skinny white girls and homeless people
