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Kit lens masterclass for new shooters – Part 1

Dec 27, 2016 Brad Nichol

So your kit lens is rubbish, you know this for a certainty because numerous photo blogs and camera test sites have told you so. It’s…



Should you stick with your kit lens or upgrade to something more expensive?

Dec 22, 2016 John Aldred

Many interchangeable lens cameras these days come with some kind of kit lens. Something to get you up and running, shooting as quickly as possible,…



Sigma ART 85mm f/1.4 Review

Dec 17, 2016 JP Danko

One of the biggest announcements at Photokina 2016 (for me anyway) was the long awaited release of the Sigma ART 85mm f/1.4. I have been…



Canon warns users: Your “nifty fifty” might be a fake

Dec 15, 2016 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Memory cards and camera batteries are often a target of counterfeiters. However, it seems that lenses are not spared of this either. Canon has announced…



How to create autofocus with a 120 year old lens

Dec 14, 2016 John Aldred

Mathieu Stern’s at it again with his crazy experiments. This time, he’s taken the lens off a 120 year old folding camera, and attached it to…



Tearing down the $2,200 Nikon 105mm f/1.4

Dec 6, 2016 John Aldred

When I see the phrase “for those of you following along at home” in a teardown article, I know it’s going to be a good…



Nikon 14mm vs Nikon 16mm Fisheye + Lens Correction

Nov 25, 2016 JP Danko

I have been using both the Nikon 14mm f/2.8 and the Nikon 16mm f/2.8 fisheye for a while now, and I have been noticing that…



This 3D printed lens produces amazing results

Nov 24, 2016 John Aldred

In the past, the thought of making your own lens would probably seem like a fairly impossible mission. For most of us, it still seems…



Extreme lens modding with the Helios 44-2

Nov 15, 2016 Tito Ferradans

I’m Tito Ferradans and today we’re here to work on a few upgrades to the Helios 44-2 Extreme mod. You probably watched the original video,…



Taking sandpaper to M42 lenses to get that anamorphic look on the cheap

Nov 9, 2016 Tito Ferradans

Tito Ferradans here for a lengthy video involving some serious modding and unique looks. Summer is here and DIY projects are up. A few weeks…