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c/astronomy-photos•masondixonmasondixon•1mo ago

Took a photo of the moon with a $20 thrift store telephoto lens

I found an old Vivitar 200mm lens at Goodwill for $20 and tried it on my DSLR last night. The moon came out sharper than my expensive kit lens, so now I'm wondering if I should bother with new gear at all.
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the_jason
the_jason1mo ago
Hell yeah, I read somewhere that a lot of those old manual lenses actually have better glass than the new cheap stuff. It's wild how much they overcharge for kit lenses these days.
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sage286
sage2861mo ago
Bargain glass really changed my mind about needing expensive gear.
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