Stan Horaczek Best overall Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Check Price Excellent sharpness with beautiful bokeh Most versatile Tamron F1.8 VC 45mm USD Lens Check Price A sturdy lens with built-in stabilization Best budget Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens Check Price A compact lens at an affordable price Picking what lens you will be… Continue reading Best lenses for street photography in 2022
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Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN prime lens review: A solid performer
The relatively small front element accepts a 58mm filter. Stan Horaczek Camera companies once promised that mirrorless systems would shrink our photography gear and make our kits much easier to lug around. Then, they started turning out exotic new lenses that are super-fast, impossibly sharp, and heavier than a triple-meatball sub. Luckily, just about every… Continue reading Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN prime lens review: A solid performer
Is this prototype Leica the world’s most expensive camera?
Leitz Photographica Auction The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction (which also celebrates the auction house’s 20th anniversary) is taking place this June. It’s the biggest opportunity for photographic collectors to drop five-, six-, and seven-figure sums on important, weird, and otherwise wonderful camera gear. At the 39th Leitz Auction, for example, the headline Leica MP Black… Continue reading Is this prototype Leica the world’s most expensive camera?
Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI
Dan Bracaglia Last weekend The New Yorker published an essay by Kyle Chayka with a headline guaranteed to pique my interest and raise my hackles: “Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?” (March 18, 2022). Aside from being a prime example of Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, it feeds into the idea that computational photography is a… Continue reading Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI
Best Father’s Day gifts and camera gear for your shutterbug dad
A DSLR can be a great gift. Ben Collins, Unsplash Photographers are legendarily picky about their camera gear, but if you’re looking for the best Father’s Day gifts for a photography-loving dad, you’re gonna have to get into the weeds a little. You’ll want to know what your giftee’s camera situation is like—are they tied… Continue reading Best Father’s Day gifts and camera gear for your shutterbug dad