Review Rokinon 24mm f2.8 If you are looking for an affordable wide angle, E mount lens, the Rokinon AF 24mm f/2.8 FE may be just what you want. This Full-Frame, Autofocus pancake lens is less than $140 at Amazon. You won't find a better lens at this price. This...
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Waterproof 4K 60fps Action Camera
The Insta360 ONE RS has a modular design including the core, battery, and changeable lens is waterproof and shoots 4K 60fps. It can also record 6K 360 videos. This action camera features Interchangeable Lenses, Stabilization, 48MP Photo, and AI Editing. It allows you...
Modify A Cheap Camera to take C-Mount Lenses
I stumbled on this interesting project on YouTube. The modification is done to a $35 4K camera you can find on eBay. To that he adds a c-mount. Then this camera can take any c-mount lenses. There are scores of great inexpensive c-mount lenses out on eBay and...
Cleaning The Camera Sensor
Talk to ten professionals and you may get ten different answers on the question of cleaning the camera sensor. But most agree that you want to err on the side of inaction. Cleaning the camera sensor too often or too aggressively is a very bad idea. When Should You...
Eclipse Burned These Cameras
(Photos courtesy of LensRentals.com) The Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017 destroyed a few rental cameras as LensRentals.com discovered. The Tennessee-based camera rental shop reported that not all their customers heeded the warnings to use solar filters on cameras...
The Sweet Spot of a Lens
To understand the sweet spot of a lens, we need to look into the math of f stops. Don't worry. It's not that bad and once you get the basic idea, you will be able to apply this knowledge in many situations. F stop is the measure of how much light can pass through a...
Sigma 200-500mm Lens -Funniest Customer Reviews Ever
The Sigma 200 - 500mm with a Nikon F mount is an amazing lens (currently unavailable). It has an aperture of F2.8 at the 500mm end and F5.6 at the 1000mm focal length. It's a heavy one at 35 pounds. It's pretty amazing. The only real catch I see is its price :...
Canon EF to Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera Active Metabones Speed Booster
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC) now has an Active Speed Booster for Canon EF lenses. The Canon EF to MFT (micro four thirds) speed booster has been long awaited, but this one is only designed for the BMPCC. Active means it is fully electronic It is available...
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day
April 25 - 27 every year is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. Pinhole photography is photography without a lens. Instead of a lens, there's a tiny hole in the camera box. Light enters the camera through the hole just like it would through a lens. The light forms an...
Ultra-Telephoto Zoom Lens From Tamron
150-600mm for full-frame and APS-C format DSLRs The 4x "ultra" telephoto zoom has a focal length range of 150mm - 600mm. . When mounted on an APS-C camera, the focal length range effectively increases to 233-930mm. That's ideal for filming wildlife and sports, but I...
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