Lens know-how

What’s important besides picture quality? In the first installment of a Roadmap for purchasing a lens, we focused on you: What subjects do you like

An interchangeable lens for every application Do you want to go carefree with your camera on vacation? Or are you going into the Himalayas on

Subjective roadmap to purchasing a lens Modern cameras with interchangeable lenses, both mirrorless system cameras and SLRs, are very, very good. So good, in fact,

When an image does not match reality, it’s distorted. There are several ways a lens can distort your image ans some are associated with the

Chromatic aberration occurs when light breaks in a lens: colors shift towards each other. The most famous example of refraction is probably a rainbow, where

The word ‘boke’ (ボケ味) originates from the Japanese language and is used to describe the blur in out of focus areas of an image. According

  In order to make a picture such that 15 cm tall kingfisher just fits in the camera’s longest dimension, you will need – besides

It is unusual to choose a macro lens as the first addition to a standard kit lens. And yet, it is a logical choice. Not

Very often the following question is asked: “I like photographing my (grand) children and nature, and I just have a kit lens. What should be