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Comparing eight popular lenses and how they affect your portraits

Sep 20, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Which lens you will choose for portraits depends on what you want to achieve, and there are so many options. Rachel and Daniel from Mango…



SIRUI reveals specs of its 50mm f/1.8 1.33x anamorphic lens; coming soon for under $800

Sep 16, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Chinese camera accessories manufacturer SIRUI revealed a 50mm f/1.8 1.33x anamorphic lens at this year’s IFA trade show in Berlin. Many of you hoped for a…



Amazon cancels all orders for $249 Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE, gives buyers $20 gift cards instead

Sep 16, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

If you ordered a $550 Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE from Amazon for $249, it seems that you aren’t getting it after all. Even though this…



Sigma dumps Pentax to focus on mirrorless – will no longer make K-mount DSLR lenses

Sep 10, 2019 John Aldred

Well, this is bad news for Pentax shooters. Sigma had already stopped creating Pentax versions of their newer Art, Sports and Contemporary series lenses, but…



Nikon’s 2020/21 Z lens lineup roadmap has been leaked

Sep 6, 2019 John Aldred

A new Nikon roadmap for 2020/21 appears to have leaked, according to Nikon Rumors. They have no idea if it’s legitimate, but the lenses are,…



Ever wondered what an Aspherical lens element actually is? Here you go

Sep 5, 2019 John Aldred

Every time a new lens is announced, the optical makeup is always listed. This many elements in that many groups and a certain amount of…



Nikon launches the wide-angle 24mm f/1.8 S lens for Z-mount mirrorless cameras

Sep 4, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Back in January, Nikon updated its roadmap of 23 Z-mount lenses. The 24mm f/1.8 S was scheduled for 2019, and now it’s officially here. The…



Nikon has announced development of the D6 and a crazy 120-300mm f/2.8 lens

Sep 4, 2019 John Aldred

Nikon has today officially announced the new Nikon D6 flagship DSLR. Well, they’ve announced the development of it, anyway. That’s pretty much all they’ve announced,…



How to convert almost any standard zoom lens into a macro lens

Sep 2, 2019 Maximilian Simson

Are you looking for an affordable but also electronic macro lens? Or maybe you have an old kit lens, that’s just sitting around, collecting dust…



Here are some Panasonic S1R RAW files for you to download and play with (+ first thoughts)

Aug 31, 2019 Dave Kai-Piper

The Panasonic SR1 has been grabbing some headlines lately. We thought it would be a good idea to share some raw footage and some raw…