Sigma has always created large, heavy lenses. In fact, we have even dissected why that has been the case. Yet, the company has been working on new patents, which include an "industry first" lens as well as new telephoto zooms for wildlife photographers.
APS-C photographers often feel neglected. While there are fewer buyers of full-frame cameras, this segment continues to be the most important one for manufacturers. As a result, APS-C shooters get a second-hand treatment, with many flagship features often trickling down from full frames.
First reported by Nikon Rumors, Artralab has launched Noxika 28mm f2. 8, a lens designed for full-frame users. It is sleek, comes in silver and black colors, making it an ideal option for anyone shooting with the Nikon Zf.
Samyang has created some good lenses that perform well but are also affordable to many photographers. However, there are some exceptions, such as the XP 10mm f3. 5, which costs about $1000 but gives you some truly incredible images.
If you're looking for all hope that a fisheye zoom lens will be coming, you'll need to have hope. That's not what's coming today. Instead, Canon is announcing the Canon 10-20mm f4 L IS USM lens.
The pandemic created a paradigm shift and allowed people to work remotely from a destination of their choice. Given the freedom to relocate, workers changed the real estate landscape as we knew it. Properties were selling sight unseen, and realtors needed images delivered yesterday.
ove bokeh, I think I appreciate being able to tell stories more. The Sony FE 15mm f1.4 G lens was created with mixed media artists in mind. It promises to bridge the gap between video and stills. It's ideal for creating impactful portraits and events. You can also turn it around for fun, spontaneous selfies.
Some lenses are meant to add extra creative flare and others are meant to simply capture the scene as it is. The Panasonic S 35mm f1. 8 falls in the latter category. The 35mm focal length is a favorite for storytelling.
Ultra-wide angle lenses tend to be both huge and expensive. But, Canon’s widest full-frame mirrorless prime is also one of the company’s most affordable lenses. Beat in price by only the $199 nifty fifty, the Canon RF 16mm f2.
Unless you're shooting with Olympus and Panasonic, you've probably never heard of Live Composite. In our constant search to move away from editing, this is a feature we adore. It means that a photographer needs to think about something beforehand.
When you know nothing about using a flash, you're probably going to screw it up. TTL works well, but it probably won't give you what you want. Here's the fact of life: machines don't give us what we want.
Circular Polarizer have become more and more important in my work, and the PolarPro QuartzLine Circular Polarizers act almost like the dehaze tool does in Lightroom. With a solid build quality to them, my only complaint has more to do with the laws of physics and how they perform on wide-angle lenses.
In addition to introducing the brand new Fujifilm X-T30, Fujifilm also showcased the new Fujifilm XF 16mm f2. 8 R WR, a fast aperture ultrawide angle lens that is so compact and lightweight that you can fit it inside one of the pockets in your pants.
We all love to travel, and we all love taking pictures and preserving the memories we make in new lands, but which lenses are suited for travel photography on APS-C Cameras? In this article we will take a look the best lenses for travel photographers who use crop sensor cameras.
Earlier this week, Sony invited members of the photography press to an event in San Francisco where they unveiled the Sony 24mm f1. 4 G Master lens, making it the 30th Full Frame lens for Sony's E mount overall and the 8th lens within the G Master series.
Fall is perhaps the best time to get out and shoot landscape photos. Cooler temperatures make it easier for us to stay out for longer periods, and bright oranges, reds, and yellows make photographs pop, but It can be hard to find a true wide angle lens if you are a APS-C shooter.
Once in a while, we feel the need to shake up our routine, styles, and techniques to improve our photography. If you feel that your work could use something new and different, you might want to try out this quick pro tip.
Out of all the third-party lens manufacturers that have jumped onto the Sony FE ecosystem over the past year or so, none have released as many affordable, yet high-quality AF options as Rokinon. The company continues that trend today with the announcement of their new ultra-compact wide-angle Rokinon 24mm F2.
Out of all the third-party lens manufacturers that have jumped onto the Sony FE ecosystem over the past year or so, none have released as many affordable, yet high-quality AF options as Rokinon. The company continues that trend today with the announcement of their new ultra-compact wide-angle Rokinon 24mm F2.
Photographers who choose to pay the seriously high price tag of the Hasselblad X series cameras and lenses will be delighted to know that more of their hard earned money can potentially go to the Hasselblad XCD 21mm f4.
Landscape photography is one of those great photographic niches that anyone can enjoy and take part in, regardless of gear. You can just go outside, take the nearest walking trail and find plenty of landscape to enjoy and photograph.
Moment has quite a cult following; the company has created a number of stellar lenses for mobile phones that have inspired generations of new photographers. The Moment Lenses are pieces of high quality glass that attach onto a special case or plate on your phone to change the perspective.
Say what you will about DxO and their testing methodology, but the fact is that it still provides an interesting metric to compare various lenses that you would not be able to test on your own.
The Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f2 lens is promising zero distortion, and when in use it honestly holds itself very well to that promise. This lens appeals a whole lot to the urban geometry and architecture photographer in addition to the interior and real estate photographer.
Surely you have run into this situation while trying to get a better handle on what sort of lenses and gear you should invest in for portraits. You have a small space and you are asking for wide angle lens suggestions and everyone goes off the deep end about not using wide angle lenses for portrait without actually explaining why; or by using over simplified responses like ‘bad distortion!’
The Venus Optics Laowa Magic Shift Converter is looking to turn your ultra wide angle lenses into something absolutely, completely distortion free. Think of it like Adobe's upright tool, but organically vs being done via software. And like upright, it comes with a bit of a drawback.
Arguably, the biggest company in mobile photography lenses is Moment: and today they're announcing a few new products that are bound to be as great as their previous offerings. The company got started on Kickstarter, and it's where they're returning to get their newest Wide Angle lens, battery case and photo case going.
DxO has just announced DxO Viewpoint 3, an updated to their wide angle lens correction software that automatically corrects skewed perspectives and horizons. In this update, DxO has improved their automatic corrections tools as well as added a few new features such as auto-horizon and miniature effect.
Getting great bokeh out of a wide angle lens is not always the easiest thing to do, and even when you can, it is very subjective - especially when compared to the bokeh of a telephoto lens. That said, you can get pleasing bokeh form wide angle lenses and today we have 6 killer options for you.
I wanted to share my love for creating miniature worlds via tiny figures and photography. I made a short tutorial on miniature figure photography because I think it's the best way to escape the depressing world we live in during this Pandemic.
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