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    Build your own Lensbaby style DIY soft-focus lens for under $15
    Jan 27, 2017 John Aldred

    Constructing your own lens can seem like an impossible task. When you look at the amount of engineering in modern lenses, how can you possibly…

    Tips on Getting Sharper Images with Manual Focus Lenses
    Jan 26, 2017 Jake Hicks

    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…

    The comprehensive Fuji EF-X500 speedlight flash review
    Jan 19, 2017 Robert Hall

    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…

    Lens Calibration Tutorial

    How To Calibrate The Focus of Your Lenses – And Why You Should do it
    Jan 19, 2017 JP Danko

    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
    Jan 12, 2017 John Aldred

    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
    Jan 12, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    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…

    Putting a night vision lens on your camera won’t help it see in the dark but it does look pretty cool
    Jan 4, 2017 John Aldred

    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….

    Prime lens in event photography– limitation or possibility?
    Dec 31, 2016 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    I had an interesting discussion in a photography group on Facebook some time ago. It started with my question about the 35mm prime lens, and…

    Kit lens masterclass for new shooters – Part 3
    Dec 30, 2016 Brad Nichol

    Now that you know more about your mechanics and attributes of your kit lens, the time has come to look at the creative use of…

    Kit lens masterclass for new shooters – Part 2
    Dec 28, 2016 Brad Nichol

    In Part 1 we looked at the potential issues and problems relating to kit lenses, now tis the time to turn our attention to the…