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Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 II Review

pay per click advertising The Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 II is a full-frame, manual focus lens designed with an emphasis on build quality and image quality. Today, I wanted to offer my full review of this interesting little lens and … Continue reading

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Venus Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Macro Announced

Venus Laowa has just released the 15mm f/4.5 1:2 macro lens available for Nikon Z, Canon EF, Sony E, Nikon F, Canon RF, and L-mounts. Venus is well-known for making a variety of unique macro lenses, and this 15mm f/4.5 … Continue reading

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K&F Concept Nano-X UV Filter Review

UV filters are perhaps the most popular type of lens filter, with many photographers using them to protect the front element of an expensive lens. Unfortunately, there’s a huge range in the quality of UV filters out there. I wanted … Continue reading

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Seven Weather-Related Photography Tips

Beginning this week, Photography Life is launching a series of weekly photography tips on our Member Page! These replace our daily tips, but not at the expense of volume – we’ll still do seven tips each week. Normally, these are … Continue reading

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Photography News: Leica M11-P Safari, Memory Card Deals

Yesterday, as part of my cultural prep for an upcoming photography expedition, I finished a chapter from the excellent book Amazonia and the Rivers of Stories by Vladimír Plešinger. The protagonists of this chapter were French mathematicians and geographers La … Continue reading

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