Sony just announced one of the most ambitious short telephotos that we’ve ever seen: the FE 50-150mm f/2 GM! A full-frame f/2 zoom would already be rare – for this one to reach 150mm on the long end is unique. What’s more, the lens is fairly portable at 1340 g (2.95 lbs) without the tripod foot.
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A neutral density (ND) filter reduces the amount of light entering your lens. Since photographers typically want more light, blocking some light sounds like a crazy idea. But for long exposure photography when you want to purposefully introduce motion blur, or for when you need a longer shutter speed for video or flash photography, neutral density filters are often essential. In this article, I’ll be reviewing one such filter: the K&F Concept Nano-X variable 1-9 stop ND filter. This is a relatively affordable filter, costing $ 73 in the 58mm size that I tested.
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Often, in my lens reviews, I’m guilty of talking about a lens with “good bokeh” or “bad bokeh” without first providing a disclaimer: The quality of a photo’s background blur is only partly due to your lens’s rendering. Other factors matter more – and many of them are well within your control.
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Prime or zoom? That’s the question I asked myself in a new article published yesterday here on Photography Life. Last week, I tried to answer that question in style – not with a conventional prime or zoom, but with something I consider a giga-zoom! What else would you call a lens that goes from 24mm to 3000mm? You can see the first pigeon that landed on my memory card from the Nikon Coolpix P1100 as the opening image of this week’s photography news. Have a Happy Easter and good light.
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As a wildlife photographer, capturing the world’s immense variety through your lens is undoubtedly a romantic idea. But no lens does it all, which is why manufacturers offer so many – from 9mm fisheyes to 1200mm supertelephotos. Which one is right for you? It starts with the critical choice between a prime and a zoom.
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