The lenses that photojournalists use need to be equally adept to ever changing conditions, and they need to able to withstand the hardest of jolts, and the hottest, coldest, and rainiest of days. To be successful in this field, a wide range of focal lengths needs to be covered.
When it comes to budgeting money for a camera kit, the majority of your money should go into high quality lenses. Camera technology changes often but a good lens can last a lifetime. In this roundup, we look at high performing lenses for DSLR's that won't break the bank.
Travel photography is an interesting segment of the photography world, it is a project that requires versatility from a photographer's kit while at the same time requiring the footprint of that kit to remain as minimal as possible to reduce added fees and weight.
Travel photography is an interesting segment of the photography world, it is a project that requires versatility from a photographer's kit while at the same time requiring the footprint of that kit to remain as minimal as possible to reduce added fees and weight.
We have known about the Tokina FiRIN 20mm F2 since it was announced back at CP+, but until now we did not know what the timetable for US availability of the lens would be, nor what it’s price tag would be.
The march of Sony’s FE mirrorless mount continues as today Tokina officially unveiled a special treat, a new version of their 20mm F2 FE, but rather than being the manual focus – this time Tokina went the distance and added Autofocus! The lens had leaked earlier in the day, but it seems that it only just beat the presses, as the lens was officially unveiled just hours later.
The march of Sony’s FE mirrorless mount continues as today Tokina officially unveiled a special treat, a new version of their 20mm F2 FE, but rather than being the manual focus – this time Tokina went the distance and added Autofocus! The lens had leaked earlier in the day, but it seems that it only just beat the presses, as the lens was officially unveiled just hours later.
A while back we mentioned reports indicating that Myer Optik or Zeiss could be looking into relaunching the famed Biotar lens lineup, specifically the legendary 75mm F1.5. Now those reports have been officially addressed by a company called Oprema Jena, a sister company to Myer Optik, in an email both confirming the reports about the development of the lens and explaining those involved in the project.
Many photographers, myself included, often tout the ability of mirrorless cameras to utilize old film era lenses to save money and try new focal lengths without breaking the bank. But at what point does doing this actually, make sense, and when does it start to be a bad decision.
Landscape photography is one of those great niches of photography where you can just grab your gear and go, no need to line up a client or model, just drive out to your nearest wilderness area and you are golden.
While photojournalists, at least those with full-time paid gigs, are a dying bread, the idea of documentary photography and photojournalism, in general, are stronger than ever. More and more people are taking to the streets to document protests, and atrocities happening across the world on a daily basis.
Telephoto zooms are more popular in the party and event scene than you might think initially from the outside. These fast lenses with long-range help photographers capture interactions from a distance without disturbing anyone.
Telephoto zooms are more popular in the party and event scene than you might think initially from the outside. These fast lenses with long-range help photographers capture interactions from a distance without disturbing anyone.