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Tips on Getting Sharper Images with Manual Focus Lenses
Ever since Leica presented a camera at the 1976 Photokina with working automated focusing, autofocus technology has taken leaps and bounds in its advancement. Today’s…
This 40 year old lens easily keeps up with today’s crop of 28mm lenses
So, we’ve got another old lens to show you. This one looks rather cool, too. It’s the Vivitar 28mm f/1.9. Back in the 70s, when…
5 easy top tips for keeping your lenses clean
Getting dust and muck on your lenses is just a fact of life. There’s pretty much nothing we can do to escape it in the…
This 60 cent ring can prevent your lens from getting stolen
Modern cameras allow photographers to remove and change the lens fast, using only one hand. Unfortunately, it also makes it easier for thieves to steal…
The comprehensive Fuji EF-X500 speedlight flash review
In 2016, I joined team Fuji after being extremely impressed with the X-T2 body. I had been watching mirrorless technology for a while, but this…
How To Calibrate The Focus of Your Lenses – And Why You Should do it
Here’s a (semi) fun way to start the year off right – it’s time to calibrate the focus of your lenses! Most DSLRs offer options…
This guy shot a lens and UV filter with an airsoft rifle to see just how much “protection” they offer
It’s one of those debates that’s been going on since the dawn of digital photography. To use UV filters or not? In the film days,…
Zoom vs. prime lenses – breaking the two most common misconceptions
In addition to “analog vs. digital”, there’s another everlasting argument between photographers: zoom vs. prime lenses. Many people choose one side and categorize themselves either as…
Canon’s 250MP APS-H sensor probably won’t be coming to DSLRs
I still remember clutching a pair of Nikon D100 bodies back in 2004 when Nikon announced the insanely high resolution 12MP D2x. It seemed so…
Putting a night vision lens on your camera won’t help it see in the dark but it does look pretty cool
I’m a huge fan of old and weird lenses. They have unique qualities to them that can be difficult or impossible to achieve in post….




































