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Our 7 Favorite Classic Lenses of All Time
Jason Schneider  |  Oct 07, 2016  | 

I’ve shot thousands of pictures with hundreds of great lenses over the past 40+ years, but these seven have a special place in my heart. That’s because they capture beautiful images that have “the look”—an elusive quality that may be a combination of excellent detail and sharpness plus a natural roundness in their rendition. It’s not bokeh exactly—that refers to smooth transitions and shape retention in the out-of-focus areas of the image—although these lenses all have gorgeous bokeh as well. 

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Take a Gander at the Massive Tamron 150-600mm Superzoom Lens that Debuted at Photokina
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 27, 2016  | 

We wrote about the new Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (Model A022) lens when it was announced at the beginning of the month but it was only at the photokina show in Germany last week that we got to see this impressive superzoom in person. And man, is it big!

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Leica and Lensbaby Intro New Lenses at Photokina: Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux SL & Lensbaby Twist60
Jason Schneider  |  Sep 26, 2016  | 

Photokina 2016  may have ended, but we have a couple more interesting lens introductions to share with you: Leica’s 50mm f/1.4 Summilux SL ASPH, and the Lensbaby Twist60 announced earlier in the U.S.

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Venus Optics Just Introduced the Weirdest Lens You’ve Ever Seen: The Laowa 24mm f/14 Macro
Ron Leach  |  Sep 26, 2016  | 

Venus Optics is a Chinese lens manufacturer that has been producing some unique and highly regarded lenses under its Laowa brand. But their new 24mm f/14 Relay 2X Macro lens, previewed at Photokina, may have changed the meaning of “unique” forever—at least as far as optics are concerned. 

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Hands-On with the Sigma 500mm Lens & Hasselblad's V1D Medium Format Camera (PHOTOS)
Jason Schneider  |  Sep 22, 2016  | 

Part of the fun of the photokina show in Cologne, Germany this week is getting to actually touch and try much of the new camera gear that’s been announced in the past month.

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Hasselblad Unveils Snazzy V1D Digital Concept Camera & All-Black X1D Mirrorless Model
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

Hasselblad kicked off the photokina 2016 show with a bang today, announcing two new snazzy-looking medium format cameras. The new Hasseblad V1D 4116 is just a “concept” camera, at this point, but it sure looks enticing. It’s an updated version of Hasselblad’s classic Hasselblad V camera, with a modular design and a 75-megapixel, square-format image sensor.

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Big News From Fujifilm: The Hi-Res 51.4MP GFX Medium Format Camera & 3 New Premium Lenses
Ron Leach  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

Fujifilm just created some major excitement at Photokina with the introduction of the 51.4-megapixel Fujifilm GFX medium format mirrorless camera and three lenses designed to handle future cameras with 100-megapixel resolution.

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Sigma Intros 3 New Lenses: 85mm F/1.4 DG HSM, 12-24mm F/4 DG HSM and 500mm F/4 OS HSM
Ron Leach  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

Today at Photokina Sigma added three new lenses to its Global Vision Line: the 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art, a 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM Art and a 500mm f/4 OS HSM Sport.

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Olympus Unveils Compact Pen E-PL8 Mirrorless Camera and Three New Lenses at Photokina
Ron Leach  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

The big news from Olympus this morning was the introduction of their new flagship mirrorless camera, the OM-D EM-1 Mark II. But the company had more in store with the launch of the compact Pen E-PL8 mirrorless camera and three new lenses.

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Canon Unveils EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM Zoom Lens
Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 14, 2016  | 

Canon just unveiled the new EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM lens featuring NANO USM technology for fast and quiet focusing in both still and video modes. The lens also features a new LCD information display and four-stop image stabilization. 

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Cameras, Lenses & Accessories Debut Next Week at Photokina, the World’s Largest Imaging Show
Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 13, 2016  | 

Photokina, the world’s largest imaging show, will open its doors in Cologne, Germany in a week and an array of new cameras, lenses, and assorted photo accessories are set to make their debuts at this massive event.

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Here’s How to Get a 50mm F/1.2 Lens for Only $20
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 12, 2016  | 

Mathieu Stern always has great ideas on weird and inexpensive lenses and his latest project is one of his best yet. In the below video, Stern shows how you can get a 50mm F/1.2 lens for only $20.

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Interested In How Camera Lenses Work? Watch This Easy-to-Understand, 3.5-Minute Video
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 09, 2016  | 

Lenses are, perhaps, the most important (pardon the pun) element in photography but most photographers probably have no idea how they really work. If you want to learn about lens but you don’t have a lot of time and don’t want to break your brain, Canon has released simple and straightforward 3.5-minute video titled “How Lenses Function.”

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Zeiss Adds Two Super-Wides and a Short Telephoto to Their Milvus Line of MF Lenses for DSLRs
Ron Leach  |  Sep 08, 2016  | 

Zeiss has just added three fast prime lenses to their Milvus line of premium manual-focus lenses for DSLR cameras—a 15mm f/2.8, an 18mm f/2.8 and a 135mm f/2 telephoto. This expands the respected Milvus line to nine lenses offering optimum image characteristics, premium coatings, smooth bokeh, and uncompromising build quality.

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The Goods: Our Favorite New Premium Photo Gear
Staff  |  Sep 06, 2016  | 

The Goods spotlights the hottest premium photo gear out there.

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