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The basics of tilt-shift lenses and how you can use them in your photography
Jul 5, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A tilt-shift lens is most likely not the first one you’ll buy after the kit lens. But, a specialized lens like this can be a…
NameThatLens is a cross-platform tool to inject EXIF data into vintage lens photos
Jul 4, 2018
John Aldred
I’ve been mounting “non-standard” lenses on my cameras for years. Ever since I discovered that I could put M42 lenses on Nikon and Canon bodies…
If you have no money for a macro lens, the kit lens can be a great option
Jul 3, 2018
Mithun M. Das
I am in no way a professional photographer: my gear includes a Nikon D5200 body, with the Nikkor 18-55mm VR II kit lens, the Nikkor…
7 things you need to know about shooting with a wide angle lens
Jul 2, 2018
John Aldred
I love wide angle lenses. They’re a lot of fun to experiment with and can present you with some very unique views. But when shooting…
This photographer captured some amazing scenes of bald eagles hunting and fighting
Jun 25, 2018
John Aldred
We see photo shoots and videos all the time with clickbaity titles like “amazing”, “insane”, “you won’t believe…”, etc. And they rarely live up to…
Yongnuo’s new 50mm f/1.4 lens keeps up with Canon at less than 2/3rds the price
Jun 21, 2018
John Aldred
Yongnuo has been coming pretty thick and fast with lenses over the last couple of years. Sure, they’re generally copies of somebody else’s lens, but…
Samyang announces compact and lightweight 85mm f/1.4 AF lens for full frame Canon cameras
Jun 18, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Only a week after announcing the 24mm f/2.8 AF lens for Sony EF, Samyang is adding another compact and lightweight AF lens to their arsenal….
This is how the $800 Tamron 28-75mm lens stands up against the $2200 Sony 24-70mm G-Master
Jun 15, 2018
John Aldred
When it comes to the 24-70mm-ish range, there aren’t that many options for Sony. There’s the $2,200 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G-Master, of course. Or you…
Neewer releases 35mm f/1.2 APS lens for Fuji and Sony that costs only $120
Jun 15, 2018
John Aldred
It looks like Yongnuo aren’t the only cheap Chinese manufacturer looking to expand into lenses. Although, while Yongnuo does typically make the products onto which…
Here’s what it looks like to shoot portraits with a 500mm f/4 lens
Jun 13, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
When you think of a 500mm lens, shooting portraits probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Still, Keydrin Franklin used it for this…