This video looks at the science, performance and aesthetics of vintage lenses on digital sensors, and their strengths, best points and limitations compared to modern lenses. Here are the links to the different sections: 1:05 Questions and answers 3:35 Technical differences between film and digital sensors, and colour science 5:51 Resolving power 6:47 Sharpness (centre) 8:09 Lens design 9:08 Edge to edge sharpness across the frame 9:40 Chromatic aberrations 9:57 FF versus crop sensors 11:19 Glass and coatings 13:15 Bokeh 13:47 Manual v auto focus and exposure 15:01 Aperture blades and rings 16:34 Quality control and used condition 17:35 Post processing and lessons learned 20:10 On-line tests 21:06 Conclusions #vintagelens #oldlens

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