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Back in the day (i.e. 7th grade), we "borrowed" our dad's camera gear. Eventually, when we could afford a camera of our own (i.e. age 27), we finally gave it back.
Now we're thinking of "borrowing" Dad's lenses again, because using vintage lenses on our DSLR is a lot easier than we thought.
All you need is a cheap adapter ring that allows you to attach a particular lens to your camera. And manual-focus vintage lenses are all over eBay, dirt-cheap and ripe for the plucking.
Yes, you have to use manual focus, but you won't miss autofocus as much as you think. Especially when you consider that vintage lenses are better-made, more reliable, and exponentially cheaper than comparable autofocus lenses.
So dust off your dad's gear. Fling wide the closet doors, and hike up to the attic! Shake down your relatives for all the old lenses they have stashed away. It's time to become the gear-geek you always wanted to be.
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