You will have to focus manually, so if your camera does not have manual focus assistants such as focus picking or a focus area magnifier, then many of your pictures, especially at first, will go to waste.You will have to buy an adapter with a corrective lens, which will worsen the optical properties of the lens. It is difficult to use manual Soviet optics with SLR digital cameras, since the lenses of Soviet cameras were designed for a smaller segment – the distance from the rear lens to the light sensor.And here there is a temptation to buy a Soviet lens on the secondary market, which seems to cost a little and the bokeh of such lenses is even more interesting than that of modern counterparts.Īnd if you plan to choose a Soviet lens to use it with a modern digital camera, then you need to keep in mind the following nuances (this is in addition to the need to purchase the appropriate adapter): As usual beginners have no money for such purchase. After buying a SLR or mirrorless digital camera with a kit lens that has mediocre optical performance many people think about purchasing their first non-complete lens in order to get that notorious bokeh (background blur).