the first of many

[David Mitchell]

Yeah ive started collecting the older vintage lenses, got an basic Nikon E series 50mm F1.8 (70mm on my D3100) so I have also got a vintage 35mm (52mm on my D3100) ive decided to go down the Nikon Nikkor route as after watching a certain youtube review they have got a range of all the good Nikkor lenses and simply adds a mount convertor to fit onto their Canon - they can't use Canon lenses on a Nikon mount. Im still deciding what route I want to go down with my photography as I actually got my D3100 as a training aid to get the correct exposure on my vintage film cameras without wasting film lol

I am tempted to go out with my D3100 and my 35mm vintage lens (better F stop and better made than the kit lens) to see what I can do. Im probably going to go down the same sort of route as yourself with regards to getting slightly older lenses, not sure if I will upgrade the body for a while but will go with a good 'full frame' cameras (although quite ironic as they are tiny compared to my MF film cameras I have lol

I guess I need to decide what I want to shoot first and have a play around before upgrading, but im not planning to ever sell any of the lenses I buy. Will go with the Nikon Nikkor lenses due to them easily changing mounts to a Canon although its the person behind the camera who makes the image, not the camera itself.

 

[Beth Carter]

not too sure what nikkor lenses are good since i went with canon.. but you're right, you can get the same quality no matter the brand. the only one i could recommend to you would be the sigma as they made the nikon mount too. you can't go wrong with prime lenses either.

 

[David Mitchell]

Most of the older film SLR lenses made in the late 80s and early 90s are top top quality - better build quality than the plastic wrapped lenses on sale today, they don't make them like they used to lol I will get a few prime lenses, I do have a vintage Tair 300mm M42 lens which is a 450mm on my D3100 lol plenty of focal lenght there! I will have a look at some Sigma lenses, will just go out shooting with what I have at the moment and then see where I have gaps when I say 'I wish I had *insert focal length here* lens'