macro photography
The impressive Laowa 100mm f/2.8 macro lens is now available for Nikon Z and Canon RF
Launched in the summer of 2019, the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens turned out to be a pretty impressive piece of gear….
This is how scientist capture photos of the coronavirus
To fight against our global enemy, coronavirus, it helps immensely if we can see what we’re fighting against. But this virus is so tiny, that…
Landscape photographer tries macro: “This is way harder than I thought”
Right now, most of us can’t shoot what we normally would. And yet, we may still feel the need to be creative and take photos….
How to create gorgeous abstract images with some paper and lights
I find it amazing that so many “everyday objects” can be used to create fantastic photos. If you’re at home these days, Ben from Adaptalux…
If you’re stuck at home with nothing to do, try working on your macro photography
It’s a strange time. Spring is here and it’s starting to warm back up outside after the winter chill, but no matter where we are…
How to focus stack landscape photos in Photoshop
“One of the most appealing attributes of landscape photographs is sharpness from front to back. Everything is in sharp focus in the foreground, middle, and…
How I built my own DIY wide-angle macro lens
The wide-angle paradox As we know, wide angle lenses show a larger field of view and therefore make things appear smaller and appear further away…
First real world samples and review of the new Laowa 65mm APS-C 2x macro lens
When we reviewed the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X we said it could compete with a microscope. Laowa’s new 65mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO is…
Adapting industrial lenses for extreme macro photography
If you ever visited some industrial surplus shops, very often you would see some cameras and lenses used in industrial automation. But you probably do…
New Mitakon 85mm f/2.8 is a super macro lens with 1-5x magnification and long working distance
Zhongyi Optics has released Mitakon 85mm f/2.8 1-5x, a new super macro Lens for full frame cameras. It features a wide magnification range for photographing…









































