Vintage Glow

If you have seen any of the progression of modern camera gear (or even cell phones following the same progression), the bodies are getting more megapixels and the lenses are getting sharper and cleaner. Over the years, Japanese and German manufacturers have tried to get their lenses closer to what they think is perfection. It is getting to the point where photographers and film makers are adding in glass filters to the lens to “soften” the sharpness and using post-production software to change the colours in the image, because the images out of camera are just too clean and lacking personal character. Now, with the advancements in modern camera bodies and adapters, vintage lenses can be used to add this unique signature into high resolution images and video.

In an age of pursuing perfection, the vintage lens is an imperfect machine. The lenses generally are bad with direct light, making flaring and losing contrast. They are also almost always “softer” than their modern counterparts, dispensing with the “clinical” perfection and painting the image with their imperfect engineering and older glass coating technology. Displaying their colourful character without shame, and soft glow as it was designed to have; They always offer unique and stunning renders. There is something about these heavy metal-bodied contraptions that make photographers and clients go head over heels for the images they produce.