If you have been photographing long enough, everyone habitually seems to ask what gear you use. I still believe that it’s the craft that is important, but there are always a few things that really make an image stand out. One of those is the lens. So, here are my
When I bought my very first camera — a Nikon D5100 — my first lens purchase was a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8. I used that lens daily, capturing daily life, events, food … whatever I could find. Fast-forward 10 years and I’m still using a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, but this time,
I have been using the original Tamron 28-75mm Sony E-mount lens as my studio workhorse few several years now. I love it. It’s small, lightweight and compact, but packs a punch. It’s quiet with quick autofocus and outstanding image quality, not to mention really good value for money compared to
Aah, the 24-70mm lens. Or in Tamron’s case, the 28-75mm lens. While this focal length isn’t exactly cutting edge, it seems to be a necessary zoom lens that you’ll find in a lot of professional photographers’ bags. So when the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 came out for
It doesn’t matter what genre you shoot, someone always asks what gear you use. While I do believe that it’s the craft that is important, I do have a few favorite go-to lenses I always pull out of my bag. So here are my favorite E-mount lenses for portraits, which
Late Wednesday night, Tamron announced the development of the second generation of its 28-75mm f/2.8 lens for Sony E-mount. The lens is expected to launch in 2021. Top features of the 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 The 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 is the successor of the 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD (Model A036),
Often when using a large aperture like f/2.8, you get a small or narrow depth of field. A small horizontal slice of the image, rather than the whole image in focus. This could be due to shooting in low light or wanting to keep your background in blur. The problem
When it comes to portraits, what’s the best focal length to use? That’s a great question, so I set out to test this for myself. So I decided to have a little bit of a length comparison. In part one, I tried a mid-range close up shot. In this article,
When it comes to portraits, what’s the best focal length to use? That’s a great question, some swear by a 50mm, some by an 85mm. So I decided to have a little bit of a length comparison. I recently wrote an article on lens compression, and due to varying lengths
When I first switched over to my Sony system, I had a basic kit lens which I bought with it. It was great, but had a variable f/3.5-5.6 aperture. I wanted something that would do f/2.8 without breaking the bank. After talking to a few photographer friends and doing a
