Category: Gear
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Forgotten Main Street Is Growing Up (Just a Little)
Somewhere between a peeling café sign in Kansas, an old truck on Route 66, and a dusty detour that definitely wasn’t fastest way home, Peep and Dixie realized something: Forgotten Main Street was never just about the lenses. Yeah, we’re still those weirdos who geek out over vintage glass, sticky aperture rings, and manual focus lenses…
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Vintage Lens Startup Kit
Recommend starting with M42 Screw Mount lenses and the Pentax brand. These are excellent build quality and optics, some with multi coatings that help clarity. eBay and local antique stores are a great source for lenses. Start with a Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 or 55mm f1.8 – less than $100 in great shape. As the focal length is…