Photography for the Serious Amateur
Photography for the Serious Amateur
Lenses are what enable cameras to capture images. The variety of lenses available makes photography ever-refreshing, with a new vision available with a quick swap of a lens.
In this section, you’ll find all of our lens-related content.
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After portrait photography, landscape photography is probably one of the most popular pastimes among photographers. Choosing the right lens for your landscape photography can significantly improve your shooting experience while also making a significant difference in the quality of your…
We’ve discussed camera maintenance and fungus prevention many, many times. It’s a topic that comes up annually, especially when the weather is hot and humid, and we are worried about our expensive lenses. While modern lenses are seemingly less susceptible…
If you’re interested in still-life photography, you’ll need to choose the right lenses for the job. There are a few factors to consider, such as the size of your subject, the level of detail you want to capture, and the…
Every camera starts to degrade after years of use. Among the many things that happen when cameras are stored away for a long time, is that the camera’s rubber parts start to degrade. Rubber degradation is inevitable. However, there are…
I woke up a couple of days ago to a strange-looking lens being featured by Canon USA on Instagram. This was a surprise announcement and launch of Canon’s rather peculiar-looking RF 5.2mm f L Dual Fisheye Lens that is tailor-made…
This simple-yet-effective lens buying guide helps you make the right decision every time. This is a humorous take on buying a lens. Humorous, but true. Our real “lens buying guide” is actually very comprehensive and in-depth. Please check it out.…
In this article, we’re looking at choosing the Best Walk Around lens for your camera. Whether it’s a Nikon, Canon, Sony, or FujiFilm camera, having a good walk-around lens allows you to have fun while taking photographs. If you’re buying…
There’s a technical aspect to using a polarizing filer, but there’s a visual aspect that you really have to experience if you are a photographer. Have you experienced a Polarizing filter yet? If you have not, I seriously recommend trying…
Photojournalism calls for a wide range of skills, and a selection of lenses to match. Selecting the right lens at the right time is at the core of this discussion simply because of the range of events that they may be…
Increasing Depth Of Field (DOF) beyond a certain point can actually make your photographs slightly blurry. Isn’t that strange? This is because of diffraction. If you want to get as much of a scene in sharp focus, you often must…
Macro photography is a complex topic, so selecting the best lens for macro photography isn’t just about selecting one lens and then being done with it. That’s just the starting. But before that, I’d like you to understand more about…
That’s a big question! You have the money, so should you buy that high-quality lens that you’ve been looking at for a year? Your Grandma gave you a thousand dollars; do you buy the sophisticated camera that everybody’s been raving…