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What are parfocal lenses? Are they important? And why do filmmakers want them?
Nov 18, 2019
John Aldred
The term “parfocal lens” has only really come into common usage amongst the general population over the last decade or so as our DSLRs and…
What it’s like to use a 200-600mm lens for street photography
Nov 14, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
When you think of street photography, a super-telephoto lens probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But Evan Ranft thought: why not? He…
Costa Ricans want tourists to stop taking selfies with wild animals
Nov 12, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Some wild animals are so incredibly cute that you just want to pick them up and hug them. Many of us know that it’s not…
Irix expands their cinema lens range with the 45mm T1.5 and more on the way
Nov 11, 2019
John Aldred
Irix shocked us all recently by announcing that their 45mm prime lens was going to be released as a T1.5 cinema lens first, and not…
This is why some people think a lens is awesome and others say it sucks
Nov 7, 2019
John Aldred
No matter what the lens, when I see people asking for opinions on one online, I see a pretty wide mix of “It’s awesome, it…
Panasonic announces 70-200mm f/2.8 and 16-35mm f/4 L-mount lenses for Lumix S
Nov 6, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Panasonic has just announced two new lenses for its Lumix S series. These L-mount lenses are designed to work with full-frame mirrorless cameras like Lumix…
Nikon temporary suspends Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S preorders due to “orders exceeding expectations”
Oct 31, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct was recently announced and ready for preorders. But even before the shipping has started, Nikon has decided to suspend…
This pancake lens is so slim that it looks like a lens cap
Oct 28, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Scrolling through my Facebook feed, I stumbled upon a sponsored post for an interesting Kickstarter campaign promoting Funleader Cap Lens 18mm f/8.0. It’s a very…
This is what Canon’s “Defocus Smoothing” coating does to bokeh
Oct 25, 2019
John Aldred
Canon recently announced the new RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS lens for the EOS R mirrorless system. But what exactly does DS mean? Sure, it means…
Samyang’s 14mm f/2.8 autofocus lens is now available for the Canon RF mount
Oct 25, 2019
John Aldred
Samyang has today announced the new Samyang 14mm f/2.8 RF Autofocus lens. Designed specifically for mirrorless cameras, it’s technically the same Samyang 14mm f/2.8 autofocus…