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 show you how it performs both in the field and in the lab.
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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 macro is another one. It has a maximum magnification of 1:2, which at 15mm will give a distinct look to your macro shots.
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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 to put together a methodology to test UV filters, and other filters, more precisely. Today, I’ll be performing those tests on the K&F Concept Nano-X 67mm UV filter.
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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 only available to our paid Members, but I was happy with our inaugural post and wanted to publish it here too!
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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 Condamine, Godin, and Bouguer. Their mid-18th-century adventure would make for a fantastic movie.
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