In the 1940s, the photographer Gjon Mili teamed up with Pablo Picasso to play with light painting using a simple penlight. During a period of experimentation in the 1950s, Weegee used prisms to create kaleidoscopic distortions. In the 1960s, the film Easy Rider made lens flare look cool. For generations, photographers have used creative lighting… Continue reading Getting creative with lighting
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Faster than F1! 3 F0.95 Lenses Portraits Photographers Will Love!
The f0.95 lens is fantastic if you’re looking for a very specific look. They’re great for APS-C cameras and those with smaller sensors. But even if you’re using a full-frame camera, you can get beautiful photos with f0.95 lenses. And indeed, they’re all manual focus. We dove into our reviews index to find some of… Continue reading Faster than F1! 3 F0.95 Lenses Portraits Photographers Will Love!
Want a 40mm Lens? Here Are 3 with Stunning Image Quality
The 40mm lens is seriously something that we’re happy to see has made a comeback in the past few years. The folks over at Sony, Sigma, and other companies have made them. And honestly, the 40mm lens deserves to live right up there with the 35mm, 28mm, 50mm, and other lens offerings. Lucky for you,… Continue reading Want a 40mm Lens? Here Are 3 with Stunning Image Quality
3 Affordable M-Mount Lenses to Adapt to Your Camera
The cool thing about Leica M-mount is how versatile the entire lens lineup is. It’s easy to get lots of them used at great prices. But it’s also very possible to score M-mount lenses from other manufacturers for extremely affordable prices. Lucky for you, we’ve reviewed tons of M-mount lenses by Leica and lots of… Continue reading 3 Affordable M-Mount Lenses to Adapt to Your Camera
Adapt These 3 Great Leica Lenses to Sony Cameras
It’s not every day that we think about adapting luxurious Leica lenses to Sony cameras. But the truth is that when you do, you get the best of two worlds. You get great full-frame image quality with some of the best lenses money can buy. Of course, you don’t always need to dish out lots… Continue reading Adapt These 3 Great Leica Lenses to Sony Cameras
3 Great Leica Lenses to Adapt to L Mount Cameras
The great thing about the Leica L mount is that it’s incredibly adaptable. But more than anything else, you can adapt a ton of Leica M-mount lenses onto the camera bodies. Leica has an official adapter that boasts incredible build quality and reliability. But more than that, there are also tons of options available on… Continue reading 3 Great Leica Lenses to Adapt to L Mount Cameras
3 Great Lenses to Adapt to Sony Cameras You’ll Love
The Sony E Mount has a ton of lenses available. But the cool thing is that Sony bought the Minolta camera division many years ago. To that end, they took over the Minolta A-mount. The Sony a99 II was the last A-mount camera. Despite that, all the old lenses can be given a lot of… Continue reading 3 Great Lenses to Adapt to Sony Cameras You’ll Love
Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Review: Affordable and Surprisingly Useful
Despite a nearly two-year global supply chain shortage, Nikon has been making good on the company’s promise to deliver a plethora of new lenses for the mirrorless Z system. Filling in most of the missing gaps from the F-mount lineup with greatly improved lenses, this time with a unique and affordable “in-between” focal length lens… Continue reading Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Review: Affordable and Surprisingly Useful
The Leica M Lens Guide: How to Pick the Right One for You
We’ve got some great news; we’ve reviewed every single Leica M-Mount lens currently offered! We’re incredibly excited to have done this. Along the way, we’ve all learned so much about Leica optics and even about ourselves as photographers. Leica M lenses help you move at two speeds: super fast or super slow. Sometimes, it’s a… Continue reading The Leica M Lens Guide: How to Pick the Right One for You
It’s Stunning! Leica 50mm F0.95 Noctilux Review
g a Leica is often revered as having achieved a certain level of success amongst photographers. It’s what many, myself included, aspire to attain someday. Out of all of the 50mm lenses on the market today, Leica’s lineup of 50mm has easily been my favorite. The Leica 50mm f0.95 lens is the flagship within their… Continue reading It’s Stunning! Leica 50mm F0.95 Noctilux Review