/r/VintageLenses/

r/VintageLenses

44k members
r/VintageLenses is a subreddit with 44k members. The community frequently discusses lens, vintage, lenses, nikkor, and vintage lenses, and they frequently recommend/review vintage lenses, telephoto lenses, and prime lens, and the most common flair used is photo, question, help needed, video, and discussion.
When picking a lens for your camera, consider vintage lenses. They are often far less expensive yet still have fantastic quality.

Popular Topics in r/VintageLenses

#1

Lens

124 posts
#2

Vintage

84 posts
#3

Lenses

49 posts
#4

Nikkor

41 posts
#5

Vintage Lenses

39 posts
#6

Vintage Lens

39 posts
#7

Helios

32 posts
#8

Camera

28 posts
#9

Pentax

23 posts
#10

Vintage Lens

23 posts

Products Discussed in r/VintageLenses

Vintage Lenses

84 reviews
#1
Canon
4.5★ from 12 reviews
#2
Nikon
4.1★ from 8 reviews
#3
Minolta
4.1★ from 8 reviews
#1
Vivitar
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Minolta
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Konica
4.0★ from 3 reviews

Prime Lens

16 reviews
#1
Canon
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Takumar
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Tamron
4.0★ from 1 review

Flair Used in r/VintageLenses

#1
Photo
: "Nikon Nikkor 200mm f4 Ai lens"
55 posts
#2
Question
: "Please help me choose my first vintage lens"
18 posts
#3
Help needed
: "Failing to find a single clean Nikon Nikkor AIS lens?"
9 posts
#4
Video
: "Pentax K"
4 posts
#5
Discussion
: "My heart sank"
4 posts
#6
Repair
: "Exakta 70-210mm in need of an Cleanup"
4 posts
#7
RAW
: "Schneider Xenon 50/1.9 DKL on Lumix S9"
2 posts
#8
G. A. S.
: "New Find | S-M-C Takumar 200mm f/4"
2 posts
#9
Modified/Rehoused
: "Rodenstock TV Heligon 64mm F1.25 (X-Ray) FIRST IMPRESSIONS"
1 post

Member Growth in r/VintageLenses

Yearly
+15k members(52.9%)

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Last updated: September 23, 2026