Hands-On Lens Review: The Fuji XF 18-135mm
Nicole S. Young
A good, solid zoom lens is always nice to have in the bag. I’m fairly new to Fuji, but I’m pretty much in the mind-set
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The Benefits of Shooting with Fast Prime Lenses
Rich Harrington
Why use a fast prime lens? Rich Harrington and Robbie Carman cover its benefits in this tutorial, including more accurate lighting and the ability to
Using Lens Wraps to Protect Your Gear
Rich Harrington
Protect your camera lenses with lens wraps. In this tutorial I show you how to avoid dust and impact damage as well as abrasions. This
Going Wide – Exploring the Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar M Wide-Angle Prime
Mark Morrow
One of the biggest challenges for those who enjoy making landscape and architectural photographs is to locate and acquire the ideal wide-angle lens for the
Fix Your Lens to Free Your Vision
Levi Sim
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could buy one thing and it would make you a better photographer? Yet, as I read forums I always
What is “Normal” Focal Length?
Kevin Ames
Normal is defined as conforming to a standard, the usual, the typical or the expected. When it comes to photography, normal most often refers to
Focal Length Explained
Kevin Ames
Focal length has a lot to do with modern photography. It’s always been important, and now, even more so. Changing the focal length makes a
Hot Gear: Sigma 50mm 1.4 and Panasonic GH4
Melissa Niu
In a recent conversation with Chase Reynolds over at LensRentals, we couldn’t wait to talk about all the new “hot gear”. They see quite a
A Sliver of Focus – The Canon TS-E 45mm F/2.8 Tilt-Shift
Mykii Liu
Portraits with a tilt-shift lens? YEAH. I’ve never done it and I wanted to, so I rented the lens! If you aren’t familiar with a
Building Your Bag: Lenses
Mykii Liu
Over the years, Ive found myself purchasing, trading, selling, tactfully acquiring, or otherwise receiving and getting rid of lenses. Ive journeyed through pages and pages
Using Longer Focal Lengths to Compress and Blur Your Backgrounds
Nicole S. Young
One reason for using a telephoto lens (such as 100mm or 200mm) is to keep some distance between you and your subject. This can be
Is it Okay to Buy Used Lenses?
Rich Harrington
As I build out my camera kit, I find myself wanting to expand my options. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using used lenses. With
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