If you’re a Canon user, you may have recently heard about the fake lens scandal. The short of it is that if you bought a nifty fifty (50mm f/1.8 II) in 2013, there is a decent chance that it is a fake. Basically, they look the same on the outside (almost), but the internal parts […]
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At Lightstalking, you can get the low-down on everything you need to know about Tilt-Shift lenses: How they work, why they do and real examples for you. Take your creativity to new heights and explore what the lenses can do and have fun with creating cool photography!
Let’s talk about prime lenses for street photography. Almost since its inception the genre has been dominated by a few specific focal lengths. And there are good reasons for that – both practical and aesthetic. So let’s take a look at them and explore some of the reasons any budding street photographer might want to […]
Lenses are what define our images, give it contrast, colour and sharpness, or the opposite of these if you buy a dud. Today, we have an amazing variety of lenses at our disposal, some new, some older. However, like cameras, only a very few lenses could be called great, iconic or perhaps game changing. Today […]
When we decide to add to our collection of lenses or purchase lenses for the first time, it can be a challenge select one over another. This article highlights lenses by categories starting with wide & ultra-wide, midrange and telephoto along with where they shine. Links to related articles along with a lens rating site […]
There are some amazing lenses out there. Beautiful, fast and sharp. The interesting thing is that not all of them are brand new or even designed for digital cameras. For those of you who love to work manually there is an entire world of brilliant secondhand lenses that you can attach to your modern camera. […]
