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Lenses and Optics

Inspecting an ‘In Spec’ Lens

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I’m going to open a can of worms today.  I’ve been getting more and more emails from people telling me the same story that goes like this: I’ve got this lens. It’s awful. I’ve sent it in for adjustment and the service center tells me it’s ‘in spec’ and nothing is wrong with it. Am […]

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Photo Geek Awards Get No Respect

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When I came up with the idea for the Photogeek Geek Photo Contest, it was mostly for fun. I didn’t think too many people would actually enter. But at last count there are nearly 100 entries up on the contest page already. There are even a couple of people who managed to capture the bokeh […]

Technical Discussions

Bad Times with Bad Filters

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A long time ago I wrote a blog post called Good Times with Bad Filters about how cheap UV protective filters are different from good ones. It was mostly in fun. Today I’ve got a post about how cheap UV filters may hurt your lens. It’s not in fun. Here at Lensrentals we see lenses […]

Lenses and Optics

There Is No Perfect Lens Test, Either

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In my last article, I wrote about the fact that every copy of a given lens has some bit of sample variation. This affects lens reviews, whether lab-based or photography-based, because the copy they tested will be just a bit different from the copy you buy. I suggested, that if you want to get a […]

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Lensrentals is Coming to Nashville!

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We are happy to announce the opening of our satellite location in the Nashville area. Our Nashville office will serve as a pick-up center beginning on September 12th. There is no charge to pick-up from the Nashville location. Initially, all Nashville orders will be available the next day, although we hope to soon offer same-day […]

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