What Happens When You Put an $8 Lens on a $4,500 Medium Format Camera?

When you think of shooting with a modern mirrorless medium format camera, it is probably a safe assumption that you imagine pairing it with an equally top of the line lens. However, half the fun of mirrorless cameras is that you can adapt thousands of lenses to them. So, why not stick an $8 vintage lens on it and see what happens?

Coming to you from Noealz - Anime Photography, this fun video shows what happens when you pair a Fujifilm GFX 50R with an $8 vintage lens, the Industar-50-2. The GFX 50R needs little introduction, but you would certainly be forgiven if you had not heard of the Industar-50-2 before this. This M42 mount lens was manufactured in the Soviet Union until the 1990s and was based on the Zeiss Tessar design. It is remarkably light and small, making it a great little walkaround lens if you are looking to have some fun while still traveling light. And surprisingly, it is actually decently sharp, at least in the center. Like most older lenses without modern coatings, it does not handle flare well, but if you like to experiment, you really can't go wrong at this price. Check out the video above to see it in action!