We all love prime lenses, and today Leica SL, and L Mount Alliance camera users should rejoice. Leica Cameras have just announced that a new fast prime will be joining their family; the APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f2 ASPH.
This high performance lens may have a long name, but it's short, wide focal length will make it popular with street, environmental portrait photographers, and documentarians everywhere. Join us after the break for more details. . thephoblographer.com
It's insane to think that Nikon and Canon both announced their full-frame mirrorless cameras in the same year. Yet a while back, Nikon made me realize a very good point about them in a press call. During the pandemic, they were more or less announcing the equivalence of one new lens a month.
Leica lenses are known for a durable, all-metal build. But, of course, metal weighs more than plastic. The Leica SL 50mm f2 Summicron is designed to be a lighter, more compact alternative to the Leica SL 50mm f1.
It took a while for Canon to introduce many affordable RF lenses for the EOS R, EOS RP, EOS R5, and EOS R6. Now, though, things are starting to change. We have already seen solid options like the RF 35mm f1.
There are two prime lenses that both new and seasoned portrait photographers will always reach for, and they are 50mm primes and 85mm primes. Both of these lenses have great qualities, but even though the focal range is not massively different, they will both produce vastly different results, and they both have the best use cases.
We have waxed lyrical about 35mm primes for years here at The Phoblographer, but just know that it's for good reasons. These seemingly simple lenses can do so much that we truly believe that everyone should own one, and while you might think that they might not be great for portrait photography, we have to tell you that you would be wrong.
Ask any photographer about the lenses that they use for portraits. More than likely, they will come back to you with the same answer every time. The 85mm and 135mm focal lengths have been goto's for portrait photography for many years, and for good reasons, but how do you decide between the two, and what are the most significant differences between them? After the break, we will take a quick look at both prime lenses and will list the pros and cons of both so that you can make a more informed purchasing decision.
The list of lens manufacturers who still support the Pentax K mount may be slightly on the slim side, but IRIX is one of the few who still support the platform, and the great news is that their lenses (thus far) have been seriously impressive.