When Is a 100-Year-Old Lens Better Than Modern Glass?
PetaPixel | Photography and Camera News [Unofficial]
April 10, 2026
Photographer, YouTube creator, and enthusiast of weird lenses, Mathieu Stern, adapted a century-old photographic lens for modern digital cinema in his newest video. The experiment pairs vintage glass with the Sony FX3 to test whether early optical designs can produce a more “organic” cinematic aesthetic than modern high-performance lenses.
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