Ken Rockwell has announced that he has patented a software addition that would leverage the ability for full-frame cameras to shoot in crop modes and automatically apply that feature when a lens is zoomed for extra optical throw in situations like bird photography.
Rockwell says that he along with optical patent attorney and co-inventor Ben […]. petapixel.com
Canon has released two new lenses for its RF full-frame and RF-S APS-C lineups: RF24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM and RF-S55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM. [Read More]
Nikon's most recent lens roadmap reveals it is working on a new power zoom optic as well as hints at a budget "holy trinity" f/2.8 zoom series. [Read More]
Photographer and YouTuber Matt Granger has put together a lens shootout that’ll be really valuable for anybody who is new to Canon’s full-frame mirrorless cameras. In this video, he compares the image quality of the four main RF-mount zoom lenses: the 28-70mm f/2, the 24-70mm f/2.
Panasonic has added two much-anticipated lenses to its “S Pro” lineup of L-Mount lenses for the full-frame mirrorless Lumix S1, S1R and S1H cameras: The Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/2. 8 O. I. S.
The question of zoom lenses versus prime lenses is an endless debate in photography, and one that has never really been definitively resolved. Essentially, the whole thing boils down to what’s more important: image quality, or versatility.
I’m going to preface this by saying that this isn’t a lens review article, there are many photographers better suited for this topic, so if you’re after refraction index comparisons and chromatic aberration charts this article probably isn’t for you.