A photographer's fashion statement

Leonard Goh | Apr 22, 2008

What do you do with old manual lenses that won’t work with your swanky new dSLR? Sell it away? Or find some creative ways to give them new life?

The people at Oye Modern prefer the latter, and are recycling components from old lenses and turning them into fashion accessories. Just take their cuffs: By removing the focusing or aperture rings from the lens, it instantly becomes a photographer's fashion statement. What's more, since it is a recycled product, expect each piece to be slightly unique from the wear-and-tear caused by the previous owner.

While the design and concept appeal to the shutterbug in me, the price does not. Ranging from US$183 to US$255, you can get it from its Web site. For me, I got my old lens, pliers and screwdrivers in front of me.

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