A Great Birding Lens
By Vicki Uthe I recently purchased a new lens for my Lumix GX-8 micro 4/3 camera body. It’s an Olympus 100-400 mm zoom which translates to a 200-800 mm given the crop sensor on my camera. It. Is. Am...
A fun lens
By David Halgrimson Being a good boy and staying home, I decided to do some exploring, on the internet. Photography being my hobby I was looking for anything photography and ran across a small and ine...
Lensbaby Velvet 56 and Flower Photography
By Sara Goodnick The Lensbaby Velvet 56 is now my go-to lens for flowers. It took some practice but it has been time well spent. About the Lens It’s completely manual. You will have to use your came...
Should You Purchase a Lens Right Away
By John Frelich Think of the times you look at a lens and think of a trip you’re ready to take. If only you had a 100-400mm lens to get some good zoom images. Then you go to the various Photograph...
When Wide Isn’t Wide Enough
Author: David Huffman Sometimes when you’re shooting, you just wish you had a little more angle to your widest lens so you could “get it all in.” Including a sweeping vista in a landscape ca...
Circles of Confusion and the Sweet Spot — Part 2
Author: Sara Goodnick Every lens has an aperture setting where it performs at its best. It usually isn’t constant all the way through the various apertures. Most often, you will find that at the w...