Photography has never been a cheap hobby. And now a contracting market has forced manufacturers to increase prices and move upmarket in search of profit. For many people state of the art new equipment is out of reach.
This occasional series looking at low cost gear offers an antidote. The used market, budget and older “obsolete” models can offer astonishing quality and value for money. Low priced equipment doesn’t necessarily mean poor quality photographs.
Good quality at a low price
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Using the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 on Fuji GFX – an affordable f/1.0 equivalent
The manual focus Samyang 85mm offers an easy adaptation to Fuji GFX medium format and full coverage even wide open
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Adapting old film lenses to micro 4/3 cameras using shift adaptors
Shift or shift and tilt adaptors are an economical alternative to tilt shift lenses and the only option for micro 4/3 cameras.
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Medium format on the cheap with the Rhinocam Vertex rotary stitch adaptor
Welcome to the world of large medium format digital without a medium format camera. This adaptor from Fotodiox stitches 4 shots together using a convenient rotary action to create square crops from 645 medium format
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Serious photography on the cheap – Panasonic Lumix GX7 (from £119)
Compact and capable little camera with a tilting viewfinder. m4/3 mount and a low used price
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