Gear
This website helps you compare lenses based on sample photos from Flickr
Mar 15, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After the website that helps you chose the best lens for you, here’s another interesting lens-related tool. It’s named Lens vs. Lens and it helps…
The Fujifilm GFX 50S and Canon 5DS R face off to find out if all pixels are created equally
Mar 15, 2017
John Aldred
When the 36MP Nikon D800 was originally released in 2012, it was hailed as the “medium format killer”. Well, medium format has not only survived,…
Sample footage with weirdest lens ever: Laowa 24mm f/14 telescopic macro lens
Mar 13, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After releasing the world’s widest 1:1 macro lens, Venus Optics have announced another pretty unusual lens. Their Laowa 24mm f/14 telescopic macro lens looks quite…
Five shotgun microphones shoot it out in this side-by-side comparison
Mar 13, 2017
John Aldred
Once you graduate from on-camera mics such as the Rode VideoMic Pro the next step is usually a real shotgun mic. Shotgun mics are popular…
Sandbags 101 – types of sandbags and how to use them properly
Mar 8, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Whenever you are using heavy gear on your set, you risk the stands tipping over and causing damage. This is certainly something you want to…
The Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM goes up against the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art in this side by side comparison
Mar 7, 2017
John Aldred
This is a question I see coming up almost daily on various photography groups on Facebook. “I shoot Sony, should I get the Sony FE…
See Nikon’s 105mm f/1.4 go head to head against the 200mm f/2
Mar 3, 2017
John Aldred
When Nikon announced its new 105mm f/1.4E ED lens last year, it got a lot of attention. And it’s easy to see why. 105mm is…
Elinchrom literally launches the new ELB 1200 with amazing mid-air photo shoot
Feb 28, 2017
John Aldred
It’s become pretty clear by now that Elinchrom really like testing the limits of their gear. They’ve put them on drones, battled oceans, and lit…
Here are some reasons why you should love a cheap kit lens
Feb 27, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
When you bought your first DSLR, you probably got it with a kit lens. These lenses are cheap, and not really top-notch quality. If you…
How pro cinema lens techs test their camera lenses with a projector
Feb 27, 2017
John Aldred
When most of us are testing out new lenses, it’s often a very subjective thing. And our testing exercises are rarely very scientific. In fact,…