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This 136-year-old large format lens keeps up with modern day DSLR glass

Jan 11, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Photographer Stern Mathieu has an ongoing series titled ‘Weird Lens Challenge,’ wherein he takes old, strange and unusual lenses for a test drive to see…



This DIY iPhone to SLR lens adapter costs $0 and takes 30 seconds to make

Jan 8, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Sometimes the best DIY hacks are the ones that involve the least amount of thought — and money. This DIY iPhone to SLR lens adapter…



How I Shot And Edited A Photo Of The X-Men Nightcrawler

Jan 2, 2016 Frederic Amadu

A few months ago I began a photography series recreating the iconic X-men group with cosplay artists. My first character was the Dark phoenix. After…



5 Best Primes for Photojournalism

Dec 30, 2015 Gannon Burgett

All things held constant, prime lenses are far sharper at any given focal length than their zoom counterparts. The trade off, of course, is that…



Watch this hockey photographer’s lens hood fall onto the ice and get mistaken for a puck

Dec 22, 2015 Gannon Burgett

Hockey is a fast-paced, hard-hitting game where peripheral vision is key to getting the puck where it needs to be. But what happens when what…



These amazing little USB drives are 1:2.6 scale models of Canon’s 5DS and ‘L’ series lenses

Dec 18, 2015 Gannon Burgett

USB drives are practically a dime a dozen nowadays. But sometimes you want something a little more specialized that will make yours stand out from…



Teardown Of a Canon 35mm f/1.4 Mk II Shows Its Tank-Like Build Quality

Dec 10, 2015 Roger Cicala

As soon as we optically tested the Canon 35mm f/1.4 Mk II lens we couldn’t wait to tear into one for a couple of reasons. One…



An Inside Look at the Japanese Factory That Produces Fujifilm Lenses

Nov 28, 2015 Gannon Burgett

Billy and Marc, known as The Fuji Guys online, recently made a trip to Sendai, Japan to get an inside look at the Fujifilm factory…



A DIY Guide For Fixing The Rokinon/Samyang MFT Fisheye Focus Issue

Nov 22, 2015 Oliver Hanka

The internet has quite a bit of reports that the Rokinon/Samyang/Walimex MFT Fisheye has some issues with its focus scale. The reports range from the annoying”Infinity…



Super Fast And Ultra-Wide: First Look At The Sigma 20mm F/1.4 Art Lens

Nov 3, 2015 TJ Hansen

I have written before on the highly respected Sigma Art Series lenses (here and here) and I haven’t been let down yet. Sigma is now set to…