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The Glass in Front of Your Glass: All About Filters

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In the ancient days of film, any photographer worth his flash bulbs had a large set of filters in his bag. Filters to correct light, enhance contrast, add special effects to his images, you name it, there was a filter for it. Then came Photoshop and RAW and filters became quaint. Many of them, anyway. […]

Technical Discussions

How Autofocus (Often) Works

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Clarke’s Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke Clark’s Law: Any sufficiently advanced cluelessness is indistinguishable from malice. J. Porter Clark My Apologies Nothing in online forums demonstrates the two laws above better than discussions involving camera autofocus systems. Clarke’s law because very, very few people have the slightest grasp […]

Technical Discussions

Lens Repair Data 3.5

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What Is This? It is our practice to publish our lens repair data every 6 months (data published in May of 2009 is shown in Lens Repair Data 3.0). We started it at the request of some customers who felt that the large number of lenses we deal with and the harsh conditions they are […]

Technical Discussions

Comparing Supertelephotos: Canon and Nikon

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We wanted people who have never handled supertelephoto lenses to be able to gauge their size and weight. So, here’s a comparison of Canon Supertelephoto lenses: And here’s a comparison of Nikon Supertelephoto lenses: Enjoy! Mike Henry Lensrentals.com More Lensrentals Articles

Equipment

Supporting Supertelephoto Lenses

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Take a look at a video we put together to explain the different options people have to support their supertelephoto lenses. Enjoy! Mike Henry Lensrentals.com More Lensrentals Articles

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