A pancake lens is exactly what it sounds like: a thin, flat lens with a short barrel. Compact with fewer lens elements, these pocketable accessories nevertheless provide quality optics. They even make a nice alternative to point and shoots...
An established favorite of professional videographers + a bundle of shooting essentials.
Full frame cameras have sensors the same size as a frame of 35mm film. These large sensors yield particularly high resolution images, especially where megapixels are concerned. However, they’re also larger than micro four thirds models, and therefore not...
"Telephoto" refers to any lens at 100mm and up. Commonly used to capture pictures at a distance, there are two types of telephoto lenses (well, er, lots of types, but one main distinction): fixed vs. zoom. While fixed prime lenses...
You deserve the best. Or maybe you don’t. Who cares? It’s holiday season! Time to cash in all your nice chips and hide the naughty ones behind the couch. If there’s a new Mirrorless you’ve been eyeing or a...
Stocking stuffers for photographers? Yes, please! You might think that everything photography related is too expensive to stuff in a stocking, but we've found a handful of items that work perfectly as accents to the larger holiday splendor. So, if...
Photographers are tough to shop for. Their hobby is so technical, expensive, and complex, that many of us struggle with what to give them for the holidays. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a photography gift guide with presents...
What’s the best way to welcome newbie photographers into the fold? With a new entry-level camera, of course! There are a lot of Mirrorless and DSLR cameras at or around the $600 mark, and we’re here to break them...
Great for bird watchers, hunters, and naturalists, spotting scopes pick up where binoculars leave off. They’re essentially telescopes for terrestrial use, but with shorter focal lengths. However, unlike stars and planets – which are very hard to startle –...
Back to school is upon us. Every year comes with a list of supplies and must-haves, but it’s good start with some of the basics in the first few weeks. From speakers to smartphones, printers, and hard drives, there’s...
