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Anonymous01/05/26, 14:47No.4492332/gear/ - containment general
>camera error edition
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Anon01/05/26, 15:10No.4492337
If you don't bring at least a B-cam to a paid shoot you deserve the consequences. Hell if I was soloing a wedding it'd be a B-cam and a C-cam.
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Anon01/05/26, 15:14No.4492338
The switch to mirrorless has seen build quality crater across all major brandsDSLR = reliable camera
Mirrorless = big disposable pnsCompanies did not even give mirrorless new battery packs for more power hungry cameras, why wouldnt they make shutter blades and shutter drives and basically everything out of cheap plastic?
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Anon01/05/26, 15:34No.4492345
lol, sony
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Anon01/06/26, 03:48No.4492415
>randomly freezing and getting bricked in the middle of a shoot
Wow they arent kidding when they say Sony cameras are more like mini computers than photographic tools
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Anon01/06/26, 16:24No.4492469
I want to digitalize all the negatives I found in my granmas apartment. Instead of spending a lot for a real scanner I was thinking of just using my Nikon zf and build my own setup to scan and convert them.Is it best to have a macro lens for it? I do have an old one smc Pentax-M Macro 1:4 100mm. But are those old analog lenses sharp enough to capture much details of the negative? Or is it better to have a modern macro lens? I also have the 40mmf2 and 50mm1.8s.
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Anon01/07/26, 14:50No.4492606
S O U L
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Anon01/07/26, 17:08No.4492622
Fujiworms are consoomer goycattle
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Anon01/08/26, 02:26No.4492735
>Sony Releases Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work
>Uploaded 16 years ago.
https://youtu.be/8AyVh1_vWYQ?si=4EVxGHSRlT10zmu1
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Anon01/08/26, 11:35No.4492778
As everything I'm late to the party, but damn those Helios 44-2 lenses look like fun. Only now do I notice how much the look that type of lens gives has been used in movies and stuff the last couple of years.
I'd like to get one for fun even though the look has been overused, but where would one go about buying one in Europe? and are there any z mount adapters that are better than others?
I've been completely out of the photo/video world for years and don't know where to look.
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Anon01/08/26, 12:48No.4492785
What do you even do in this situation?
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Anon01/09/26, 01:24No.4492883
I'm on an a6600. Without a camera stand and just doing point and shoots, what's the best way to make photos less blurry? I swear like half the time I take pics, I check raws later and it's like my hands have tremors or something.
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Anon01/09/26, 04:12No.4492922
After over 10 years and thousands of pictures my beloved sekonic l608 finally kicked the bucket. Weirdly sad about losing it. One of the few pieces of gear that has been a constant throughout all the different cameras Ive used in that time. Hopefully this new one will serve me just as well.Post your light meter so we can have a based gear thread.
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Anon01/09/26, 09:52No.4492977
/p/ es finito
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Anon01/09/26, 18:41No.4493023
Is it worth trying to upgrade from an a6500 to some other sony camera? I'm trying to avoid selling a bunch of lenses (or adapting them).
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Anon01/10/26, 09:47No.4493131
Is this Viltrox good? I can only find influencer reviews and they all say it's on paar with lenses three times the price.
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Anon01/10/26, 09:50No.4493132
I know I'm talking about cheap lenses here so I don't expect anything amazing, but is the meike 55mm f1.8 Pro that much better than the f1.4? The Pro is considerably heavier and more expensive.
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Anon01/10/26, 15:54No.4493159
why is there a phone attached to the camera
why is there another camera filming the camera taking the photos
nothing makes sense anymore and i don't like it
can we go back to 2005 already
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Anon01/11/26, 04:42No.4493317
I want to sell my K-5 IIs, Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 and DA* 300mm f/4. Should I sell them separately or bundle them together? I’ll be selling them on eBay. I’m not sure if I should bundle them since I’ll probably get less money than I would selling them separately, but maybe it’ll move faster? I also have a Pentax 28mm f/3.5 and a K10D. Again, bundle or separately? Hell, I could even bundle the whole lot as a mega kit with two bodies. Anyways, thoughts?
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Anon01/11/26, 12:03No.4493356
Which type of filter pouch for my vND + CPL + 1/4 & 1/8 black mist filters + step up ring?
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Anon01/11/26, 18:26No.4493379
Which camera centric phones are /p/ approved?
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Anon01/11/26, 19:19No.4493381
Just bought a newly serviced 1975 Helios 44-2 as my first vintage lens. Am I cool now??
I'm also buying an anamorphic modded 44-2 and Nikon 105mm 2.5 AiS when I get my next paycheck.
I've never had a vintage lens before, but you can get some incredible stuff for almost no money. Especially compared with their modern day equivalents. They're priced exactly how I was hoping fun vintage stuff you don't use all the time would be priced.
Subject detection + zoom in + focus peaking (and lots of experience manual focusing video) should make the manual focusing aspect pretty easy on my Nikon.Can't fucking wait. It's the first time I've been excited about photography itself and not just using it as a tool in years.
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Anon01/11/26, 20:20No.4493390
I consider it a plus when I can adjust the aperture on the lens itself because it disables the oversensitive wheel on the back of my camera so I don't have to worry about changing any adjustments when pressing the wheel buttons
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Anon01/11/26, 21:35No.4493401
>the perfect EDC doesnt exi-ack!
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Anon01/12/26, 01:29No.4493430
Is this a good lens?
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Anon01/12/26, 03:43No.4493452
Reminder: All cameras with wifi are potentially vulnerable to exploitsEven if canon says they fixed them, they contract with the US government…
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Anon01/12/26, 22:14No.4493540
>Nikon bodies
>like 1 for every 20 Canon, probably 70 if we go off of only 24mp bodies.
>Nikon super telephoto lenses
>like 10 for every Canon
>every single listing of a camera more modern camera than 2015 is a scam, if it isn't it's as much as a new one is
I am going fucking INSANE.
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Anon01/13/26, 01:53No.4493555
Recommended cameras:
>Nikon
D200
D300s
D500
D700
D750
D780
D810
D850
>Canon
5DII
5DIII
6DII
5DIV
5DS
90D
>Fujifilm
S5 proIf your camera wasn’t mentioned its either very specialized or very shit
And remember kids, mirrorless will steal your soul, empty your wallet, and give you nothing in return if you do not shoot professionally or do a lot of video.
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Anon01/13/26, 03:51No.4493574
Yeah I really recommend DSLRsDestroying
Semitic
Lands with
Rockets
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Anon01/13/26, 05:20No.4493590
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Anon01/13/26, 13:31No.4493622
I'm thinking of getting a 35mm EOS SLR to be able to shoot with some my DSLR glass on film. Which models are good? At least they're mostly cheap. I already have a lot of manual focus film gear but would like to try some 90's plastic fantastics too.
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Anon01/13/26, 14:31No.4493625
>fixes your color science
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Anon01/13/26, 18:49No.4493653
So for a budget (as much as that is possible) full frame, mainstream mirrorless, is the Z5 essentially the objective best choice? Or Z5II with slightly larger budget.
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Anon01/14/26, 01:50No.4493681
so canon won't open up the rf mount because they know they'd never sell another non-L lens, right?
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Anon01/14/26, 10:54No.4493716
Can you tell which of these 2 were taken with a dedicated camera?
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Anon01/14/26, 18:04No.4493749
I bought a sony a5000 on ebay it will be my first real camera i can't wait to take pictures :)
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Anon01/14/26, 22:00No.4493771
I can't wait to roast this snoygger's pictures :)
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Anon01/14/26, 22:25No.4493774
Ricoh GRIV Monochrome
>1800€
I want one so much but I already have a Leica Q2 and recently bought the Nikon ZR. Life is difficult as a gearfag. I probably wait for GRIVx Monochrome as I'm getting bored of 28mm
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Anon01/14/26, 23:35No.4493788
Just ordered a LN- X100VI from KEH and it should be here Friday. Excited to try and get back into photography when I havent really shot much in almost 10 years.Still have all my development and scanning stuff as well so we'll see how that goes.
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Anon01/15/26, 11:42No.4493849
Bought the Pentax SF7, which goes really well with my vintage lenses, from ebay. It cost $60 but came with a telephoto lens and a broken Canon EOS 100 (with a kit zoom). It's pretty gud considering that my local camera shop wanted $220 for a tested SF7 with a worse lens. I will be posting my shots in /fgt/ but hope I can use this setup for a series of photographs for an exhibit.
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Anon01/15/26, 12:20No.4493858
there will come a day when dedicated cameras will be as good as phones (but not today)
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Anon01/15/26, 13:33No.4493870
I'm super noob in gear and I'm thinking to buy a good full frame cam.
I've been trying astro with a telescope my phone and also taking photos of birbs with binoculars.
So I was thinking into something that can do video fairly well.
So was thinking on:
- Sony a7 IV (although you guys hate sony IDK )
- Canon EOS R5 I
- EOS R6 III (although its even more expensive right now than R5 I)
- Nikon Z6 III
Seems like the Nikon Z6 has a lot of good reviews and recommendations but it's sensor is just 24.5MP
Also I have 0 idea on lenses. Probably I'll try to get something like 50-100mm but they are expensive as fuckAlso the other cam that I have is an olympus e-420
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Anon01/16/26, 01:35No.4493942
Anyone else think it's funny that vintage graflex flashes are worth hundreds of dollars because they're used to make lightsaber replicas?
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Anon01/16/26, 02:01No.4493947
Going into even nooby-er gear, I was thinking of getting into photgraphy, for personal use. I'd probably mostly view them on my PC. I was thinking of going on ebay and getting something used, since I can get stuff under a hundred bucks for a whole camera/lens/battery/etc. Is there anything I should look out for to avoid? Most of these cheap deals seem like the cameras are relatively old, but I thought a cheap but reliable(?) starting point would be good to see if I enjoy it.
From what I read, megapixel count doesn't seem nearly as important as a good lense, and it only really comes into play if you're doing commercial stuff. But you guys would know.
I'd mostly be taking photos of close range. So indoors within the same room, or maybe outside during a family gathering or something.
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Anon01/16/26, 15:34No.4494019
Are f/4 lenses worth the discount vs. saving up for an f/1.8 version?
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Anon01/16/26, 16:14No.4494022
Inherited some stuff from a relative, is this camera (Fujifilm XT-3, and a standart lens I'm guessing?) and lens any good (Soviet Jupiter-21)?
I've never used or had a camera before so I have no idea, said relative was a photo enthusiast
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Anon01/17/26, 02:49No.4494105
>place an order for a lens from b&h photo 25 days ago
>still no lenshuh?
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Anon01/17/26, 14:53No.4494150
R7 Mark II coming to humiliate fujiworms. I love 2026 already.
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Anon01/17/26, 21:03No.4494176
What’s a fair price for a Nikon D800E FX DSLR in pristine condition? A local camera shop offered me $250 for it, but I checked on eBay and they sell for twice the price there.
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Anon01/18/26, 01:55No.4494208
legend
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Anon01/18/26, 05:59No.4494232
sony a6600 + Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 good intro gear?
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Anon01/18/26, 08:37No.4494244
Changing lenses quickly will never not be a pain in the ass. I have only 3 primes and most of the time I'm actively avoiding changing them when I'm outside.
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Anon01/18/26, 10:20No.4494258
>tfw dusty focusing screen
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Anon01/19/26, 00:20No.4494375
>jan 18, 2026
>not getting a new (to you) camera from a minneapolis protestor
lole
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Anon01/19/26, 01:53No.4494379
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Anon01/19/26, 02:52No.4494384
Going from 5d mkii to a r5 mkii worth it or just get a snoy crop sensor? I don't do photography professionally anymore and haven't bought new gear since 2014.
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Anon01/19/26, 18:13No.4494466
How is it even possible that my photo in 50mm crop on the Leica Q2 is sharper than that of my Snoy A7IV with the GM50mm 1.4? No matter the aperture. Less mp but overall sharper image. Is it that the Leica lens is really that good or could it be because of the missing aa-filter on the Leica sensor?
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Anon01/20/26, 03:47No.4494541
I have this Canon Sure Shot 85 Zoom that looks to be in good condition but it had this little metal piece rattling around in the area the film spools into. Anyone know what it is? The camera turns on, zoom works, and I'm assuming the shutter doesn't open because there's no film loaded.
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Anon01/20/26, 04:35No.4494548
I want to upgrade to the a6700 and 24mm f/1.4 GM from a Pentax DSLR kit (K-5 IIs, K10D, 18-35mm f/1.8, 28mm f/3.5, 50-135mm f/2.8, and 300mm f/4) but I have cold feet because it's a lot of kit. I'm interested in the a6700 because I find it hard to use autofocus on the telephoto lenses and the 18-35mm f/1.8 is heavy if I'm taking photos of an event. I dunno, sorta looking for encouragement to sell all my kit and buy an a6700. I like APS-C, I like 24mm on APS-C. It seems like good kit.
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Anon01/20/26, 07:50No.4494579
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Anon01/20/26, 19:07No.4494641
Acceptable for a complete beginner? Also, what should I avoid if shopping for used?
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Anon01/20/26, 19:13No.4494643
I'm ultra late to the party as always, but I just got a newly serviced 1975 Helios 44-2 for a great price. Everything works perfectly. Feels very solid and smooth to operate. You couldn't tell it was 51 years old outside of a little worn paint on the focus and aperture rings. The colours in the indicators haven't faded either.
Manual focusing is no problem on my Zf either.
What a fun little lens. Glad I finally got into looking at vintage lenses.
Next on my vintage lens list is the Nikkor 105 2,5 AiS for portrait work that I'll be getting when my next paycheck arrives.
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Anon01/20/26, 21:53No.4494656
speaking of 10 years, my xpro2 is just a few months away from 10 years of shooting, neat
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Anon01/20/26, 21:54No.4494657
Nikon z5ii is only 1,200$ refurbed right now. Absolutely insane for how much camera you get.
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Anon01/20/26, 22:56No.4494666
What do you use for home storage? Picrel for me.
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Anon01/20/26, 23:17No.4494676
What is the widest rectilinear lens available for Canon FF?I would really like, say, a 10mm rectilinear lens. All of the lenses I can find wider than 15mm or so are not rectilinear.
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Anon01/21/26, 05:39No.4494717
I LOVE GARBAGEGIVE ME THE GARBAGEThe ZX-7 I ordered for $25 had a half used roll of Kodak BW400CN but the body was dead, the mirror didn't wanna stay down. Transferred the film to a SF1x body I had and probably lost some exposures in the process. Lens was actually in great shape other than the start of some fungus thankfully on the outside of the front element that wiped right offKinda excited to try the 135mm f2.8 Sears and 28mm f2.8 JC Penney, I think they're both Samyangs. How bad can they be for $20 each? I have a K1ii and K200D to play with them
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Anon01/21/26, 12:20No.4494746
Oops
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Anon01/21/26, 12:25No.4494747
Can one get used to aspc sensor image quality? I recently had he X-E5 in hands and it's so damn tiny and light. What a joy to hold. I magine it to be perfect for travel, etc. Even the A7CII is kinda bulky compared and especially once you attach lenses (even slow ones). I'm just afraid that I don't get used to the IQ. Not even on pixel peeping level but looking through samples on flickr the fuji photos always look more flat and less detailed.
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Anon01/21/26, 13:22No.4494749
>makes fisheye
>corrects fisheye in post
Digital and mirrorless was a mistake.
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Anon01/21/26, 17:31No.4494778
>be me, father of newborn
>shoot mostly my Q3
>when in use 100% satisfaction, amazing photos
>don't shoot it as often as I wish because of protection, bulky, camera bag, two hands, etc.Makes me really think wether it's a good thing to buy the GRIV as my "always with me" camera to capture all kind of memories. So basically replacing my phone camera. On the other hand it's just more of the same, same focal length but worse IQ, worse everything except portability.
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Anon01/22/26, 10:17No.4494876
I've been thinking about the problem of lens mount ecosystems. I was planning on getting a Nikon full frame, but just now the news hit that they're pursuing legal action against third party manufacturers making Z-mount lenses. That also prompted me to look more into lenses and mount compatibility, and it turns out the Sigma lenses everyone online seems to be praising are not available for Z-mount, most likely due to Nikon not granting a license.
The scariest part is how they could disable support for third party lenses on a software level, updating the firmware in a way that disallows the usage of unlicensed glass.
In the pure software world this has long been settled with Oracle v. Google, that you can't protect rights for an API. I guess here manufacturers use the fact that it's a physical hardware interface, and that you can patent.
The most open and friendly FF mount appears to be the L-mount, but there you're stuck with one of two video-heavy Lumixes, an overpriced Leica, or a quirky Sigma.
It's all so tiresome.
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Anon01/22/26, 15:45No.4494896
Sony A6600 or Fuji X-T4?
I wanted a compact mirrorless to move away from my Canon EOS T6 (first cam).I hear the Fuji has better colors but thats about it
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Anon01/22/26, 19:12No.4494916
Thoughts on Motioncam pro?
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Anon01/23/26, 16:44No.4495002
Bought a shutter cable to use with an electronic stabilizer to make things a little bit more convenient
Turns out the a6500 won't let you use the shutter button to record video at all. What a pain in the neck this camera has been, I know it's shit for videos, but -this- shit?
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Anon01/23/26, 21:37No.4495059
Is there such thing as an affordable compact camera that takes high quality images, especially in low light and dark neon-lit street scenes?
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Anon01/24/26, 13:40No.4495124
I'm so retarded,
I bought 4 whole prime lenses for my APS-C camera without checking they were APS-C lenses.
Turns out they all were. But I never bothered to think it would matter if they were full frame lenses
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Anon01/24/26, 22:36No.4495159
I'm waiting for my first camera to arrive anons. Canon AF35ML. Crossing my fingers it's fully functional (I got it from a very old and well rated camera account on eBay, they said it's battery tested and working). Anyone ever use one? Thoughts on old, cheap point and shoots in general?