r/CameraLenses

I have a canon M50 Mark 2 and recently the lens started malfunctioning and now it isn't working. I got a paid internship recently and I'm saving up to get a new lens and man, mirrorless lenses are expensive!!

I went down a rabbit hole and i found this lens and it's quite cheap. It says it's 9216 in INR (96.43 in USD) but I've never heard about this lens brand and I absolutely don't want to spend my internship stipend on a blind buy. So, help me out here please.

E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS,
ISO100, 525mm, 0.7ev, f6.3, 1/100s

I have a chance to buy a Contax T3 for aproximate 1600.- Dollars with minor defect (lens shield dosent close tight). I love this camera and made some of my best photos with it when i had it 15 years ago… currently i own a Zeiss Ikon with C-Biogon 2,8/35, a geat lens but i want to upgrade it to the Distagon 1,4/35 ZM.
I just fear the T3 to break unrepairabel but the Kit of The Zeiss Ikon with Distagon 1,4/35 ZM for low light/portrait and the T3 for everyday is really tempting! Really dont know what to do

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Canon r100 with kit lens fell down while shooting a timelapse at home.It fell headon and the lens is dented where the cap is placed. Now unable to place the lens cap on it and unable to zoom in or out. Can anybody help me with a solution? It's still able to take photos and focus with the camera.

Hello!

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I recently bought a used XS10 with the Fujinon XF 18-55mm. However, the lens came with slight scratches!!
(See pictures)
As you can see the, the screwing part is also damaged. Taking the ND-Filter off made a really horrible sound.

Will these scratches affect my pictures or videos? Or won’t I notice it at all? Maybe, only in specific light conditions?

I can’t test it properly until next week so I just wanted to get feedback beforehand so I might get a refund (if possible).

Again, thanks!

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for some real-world advice on where to take my kit next. For context: I live in the Netherlands, where the weather can be humid and rainy. I mostly shoot travel, street, and everyday walk-around stuff, sometimes in low light (evening streets, indoors). I don't have a strong preference on size if the tradeoff (OIS, aperture ring, build) is worth it.

Right now I'm shooting an X-T30 III with two lenses:

• XC 13-33mm f/3.5-6.3 (lightweight walkaround)
• XF 35mm f/2 R WR (love this for low light and street)

I've got a budget of ~€400 (open to used) for a third lens, and I'm torn between different directions:

Option A: Add a new prime, XF 23mm f/2 R WR

I love the compact build, tactile aperture ring, and rendering of my 35mm f/2. In some situations the 35mm feels a bit too narrow, so adding the 23mm f/2 sounds like a good next step, it shares the same form factor and aperture ring as the 35mm, and it's wider, so it feels like a logical addition to the kit.

Option B: Upgrade the zoom instead

I've used the XC 13-33mm for a while now and quickly feel "blocked" by its slow aperture. Since getting the 35mm prime, I don't reach for the 13-33mm as often anyway (because of the slow aperture). After some research, I've narrowed it down to (not limited to):

• XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 (well-known kit lens, not WR, but has OIS and an aperture ring)
• XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8 R LM WR (newer, weather-resistant, no OIS, apparently optimised for 40MP sensors)
• Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 (constant aperture across the whole range, which is great)

I've been in the Fuji system for almost a year now, what would you recommend?

Note: added some recent pictures taken with both lenses I have to illustrate the post

Given to me by my uncle years ago. Found them stored in a box in the garage. Have no clue what brand they are or anything. Hoping someone can identify these!

I have a A7R III and have been using it with both a Viltrox Lab 35mm f1.2 and a Viltrox Lab 135mm f1.8. This is the first time I see this kind of vignetting, the bokeh on some other photos shot at a wider aperture also seem a bit off. I took those pictures during a hike, I switched lenses a couple of times but never noticed anything out of the ordinary while shooting. I have not been able to recreate the issue ever since and other photos with the same settings and framing seem ok.

Edit 1: Most of the affected images are portraits, with some of the 135mm shots having the whole left side clearly darker than the rest of the image.

Edit 2: It seems to be a know issue with the EFCS, here is a link to a forum with a guy who seems to be having the same issue as me: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/threads/a7riv-linear-vignette-issue.4523565/

I need help to pick right aspc fisheye lens.
I want to do portraits and close shoots with it.

I have found Samyung 8mm and TTartisan 7.5mm (7Artisan also have 7.5mm?).

Anyone have either of these? Any photo examples, suggestions? Lenses seem to be very old, but it seems like there’s no better available yet?

I plan to use it on a6700.

I bought an Olympus 12–40 f/2.8 lens.

At f/2.8, images taken with this lens are quite blurry, but at f/4, the image quality improves significantly.
I’m comparing it to the 40–150 f/2.8 lens.

A photo taken with the 40–150 at a focal length of 40 mm and an aperture of f/2.8 is incredibly sharp, whereas with the 12–40 f/2.8, it’s blurry.

I bought the lens secondhand.

I’m attaching a photo taken at a focal length of 40 mm and an aperture of f/2.8, along with a close-up of the defect.

Please help me with this