What’s so wrong with kit lenses?
Lately I've seen several comments and videos from photographers discussing why pro and prime lenses are better than kit lenses. I won't discount these arguments, because in many cases they have valid [...]
Lately I've seen several comments and videos from photographers discussing why pro and prime lenses are better than kit lenses. I won't discount these arguments, because in many cases they have valid [...]
Zoom lenses are great because they allow us to have a wide range of focal lengths contained within one lens. However it is still important to put distance between you and the [...]
One of the most common questions I receive from new photographers is which lens to use when photographing food. When choosing gear there is never a correct choice; it all boils down to the [...]
I am on the tail-end of a two week trip to Venice, Cinque Terre, and Florence, and wanted to share the gear I brought along with me (and actually used) on my [...]
At this time tomorrow I will be on a flight to Bangkok, Thailand. I'll be spending a few days in the big city before jumping on a domestic flight to Chiang Mai, where [...]
A good, solid zoom lens is always nice to have in the bag. I'm fairly new to FUJIFILM, but there are a few lenses I'm still waiting on [...]
Whenever I do any type of travel, whether it's domestic or overseas, I always joke that it's difficult for photographers to not look like traveling hoarders. After all, along with the standard [...]
Images with this post were all photographed with the Canon 40mm lens on a Canon 5DMkIII body. Product link: http://amzn.to/PXf8L1 Cost: ~$200 When I saw this lens on the market [...]
Disclosure: BorrowLenses provided the lenses in this article free of charge. As a food photographer there are times when I need to get in close to my subject. Usually this isn't a [...]
I had the opportunity to rent the Canon TS-E 90mm ƒ/2.8 from BorrowLenses for about two weeks, and wanted to do some quick, "non-scientific actual working conditions" focus testing with it. It's [...]
Yesterday I wrote a mini-review of the Canon 85mm f/1.2L lens, and today I'm going to share my thoughts on the 50mm f/1.2L lens. This is not a scientific and thorough review, [...]
For the first time ever I had the opportunity to use a Tilt Shift lens (the Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Tilt-Shift from BorrowLenses.com) and really enjoyed using it. I didn't use it for [...]