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Weird Lens Guru Mathieu Stern is our go-to source of clever ways to use cheap vintage lenses on modern digital cameras. In the quick video below he illustrates how to easily modify an old lens to create dramatic nocturnal photographs with a unique look.

All it takes is a cheap old lens (readily available on eBay), a small pair of scissors, a lens-cleaning cloth, and a couple minutes of your time.

Your modified lens will deliver images with a sharp center and beaucoup bokeh around the edges. You can find more videos from Stern on his YouTube channel, and be sure to watch the earlier tutorial we shared on how to remove mold from vintage lenses.