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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

I took an old lens from my favorite film camera – and put it on my digital camera. My mirrorless camera has never felt more retro

The Pnetax 50mm f/1.7 SMC M mounted on a Fujifilm X-T4 using an adapter from Fotasy.

I’m admittedly a bit gear-obsessed – and my camera collection spans both digital and film. But, as much as I love analog, developing film is expensive. That’s why I decided to experiment – and put an old film lens onto my digital camera.

I have an old Pentax K1000 that I use to shoot the occasional roll of film. And I have Fujifilm gear that I use as a wedding and portrait photographer. Lately, I’ve taken to shooting with a warm diffusion filter to exaggerate the retro look of Fujifilm’s film simulations, because the lens plays a key role in getting a more retro look to images.

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