Lens Coatings and Glass Quality: What Separates a Bargain Lens from a Quality Used Find In the early days of commercial photography, lens flare was not an aesthetic choice. It was a problem. When light struck the uncoated glass surface of an early photographic lens, a significant percentage of that light bounced around inside the…
Used vs New Lenses: Why Secondhand Glass Deserves a First Look A photographer acquaintance once walked into a well-known camera store in Vancouver carrying a 1970s Nikon 105mm f/2.5 lens that had belonged to his father. He wanted to trade it toward a new lens of the same focal length. The salesman examined it, quoted…
Maintenance and Care of Used Lenses: Keeping Your Glass in Peak Condition A wildlife photographer who had been working in the field for thirty years was once asked what single piece of advice he would give a younger photographer about equipment. He did not talk about focal lengths or camera bodies or autofocus systems. He…