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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

Photographers are still using 20-year-old lenses as an unexpected zoom tops Japan’s list of the trendiest retro lenses, proving that some camera tech ages differently

Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR lens.

Not many people are still walking around with a first-generation 2007 iPhone in their pockets – but camera lens tech ages differently. According to new data from Japan, photographers aren’t afraid to twist a 20-year-old lens onto their camera.

The data comes from Minna Camera, a photo gear buying and selling app popular in Japan. The company compiled a list of all the lenses still being sold on the platform that are at least 15 years old in order to find the most popular retro lenses still being used today. The research uses data from the last seven months of sales.

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