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The real reason you shouldn’t mix crop lenses with full frame camera bodies

Nov 6, 2024 Alex Baker

I wish I’d known way back not to invest in decent but cheap crop sensor lenses. I was shooting with a Canon EOS 7D, which…



How to build a PVC pipe medium format lens for under $10

Nov 5, 2024 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Would you ever consider making your own lens? It sounds super complicated, but it really doesn’t have to be. In his latest video, Ari Jaaksi…



Canon adds three new f/1.4 prime and f/2.8 zoom lenses to its hybrid RF lineup

Oct 30, 2024 John Aldred

Canon has announced three more new RF mount “hybrid” lenses in addition to the new RF-S 7.8mm APS-C Dual Fisheye Lens. They’re the RF 70-200mm…



Laowa expands full-frame Ranger lineup with the ultrawide 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Zoom

Oct 23, 2024 John Aldred

Venus Optics has announced a third lens in its full-frame Laowa Ranger cinema lens range. It’s the Laowa Ranger 16-30mm T2.9 FF Compact Cine Zoom…



Thypoch joins forces with DZOFilm for its new Simera-C compact cine lens series

Oct 18, 2024 John Aldred

Newcomer lens manufacturer Thypoch has teamed up with DZOFilm for its latest release. It’s the Thypoch Simera-C series of cine lenses ($3,169). The lineup is…



Tamron targets counterfeit lenses with new warning for customers

Oct 15, 2024 John Aldred

Fakes are rife in the worlds of photography and video. Typically, it’s things like memory cards and batteries. Sometimes, though, it’s something a little more…



Blazar just dropped “the world’s lightest” affordable full-frame 2x anamorphic cine lenses

Oct 11, 2024 John Aldred

Chinese camera manufacturer Blazar, formerly “Great Joy”, has announced its newest line of lenses. They’re the Blazar Cato 2x, and they’re full-frame 2x anamorphic cinema…



Use these tips to get the most out of your ultra wide lens

Oct 11, 2024 Alex Baker

Ultra-wide angle (typically the 10-22mm range) lenses are popular tools among landscape photographers. These lenses can capture impressive, expansive views, but they also come with…



Modding the $99 Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 to make it see in anamorphic

Oct 10, 2024 John Aldred

The Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 FE lens (buy here) is an interesting one. It offers a nice, wide 28mm focal length with full-frame sensor coverage. It…



Panasonic adds DJI Lidar AF support – but not PDAF – to the new Lumix S5D

Oct 8, 2024 John Aldred

Panasonic has made a rather odd camera announcement. Despite the Panasonic S5 Mark II being a thing since January 2023, almost two years later, they’ve…