Ashok Kandimalla has been in the photographic field for over three decades and has extensive experience in both film and digital photography. Being an electronics engineer by profession and a photographer, he possesses a unique and deep insight into the technical aspects of digital photography and equipment. He has published more than a 100 articles on photography and some of his writings have also been published in the well-known international magazine Popular Photography. An avid collector of photographic books and vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the history of photography and a passion for sharing his knowledge on photography through teaching and writing. He is the only Indian photographer to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website. He is presently working as a Management and Engineering consutant. He can be reached at kashokk@gmail.com.
You may recall that till the time autofocus (AF) technology reached us, the MF (manual focus) lenses were the only type available. Even now many covet the latter since they were solidly and robustly built (mostly with metal) and will last a lifetime. There is no doubt that most will not match the current lenses for absolute sharpness or low aberration levels,
