Vintge Lenses

Review: Clubman MC 28–70mm f3.9

The cheapest vintage lens I’ve ever tried.

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5 min readSep 26, 2022

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A brand I’ve never heard of and an f-stop I’ve never seen, at a price I can’t refuse. These are the ingredient for an impulse buy on eBay.

There’s very little information about this lens (and brand) online, so I had to try it for myself. At just £9, I couldn’t…

Gareth Willey

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Photographer • Yodeler • Minimalist • Stoic

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