TamiyaGuy
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Heh, very good point. But I just get the feel that old lenses feel less mass-produced, probably because they WERE less mass produced.My '53 Chevy weighed more than my '07 Accord but which one would you drive?
The Nikkor 50mm feels like it's running on thin air when I focus it, it's that smooth, but my modern lenses feel like I'm trying to focus a webcam. You know, that grating noise you get? (And I know my lenses are crap, both of them )
That being said, newer lenses have many technological advances nowadays. VR, more glass, various coated glasses, all improve the quality of the lens, in the same way that a modern car has many technological improvements over the old ones. But if you use an old lens, or get in a decent old car, you just get that feeling that you're really above the rest
oh, and by the way, I would probably take the '53 chevvy provided it's in good condition. I'm a car nut too xD