Roger's Corner
This is a long article, meant to be read at your leisure. You better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’. Bob Dylan Technology changes tend to be of two types: incremental improvements or disruptive innovations. Incremental improvements allow one manufacturer to take market share from another […]
Lensrentals News and Alerts
It’s nearly Valentine’s Day. This year, we thought we should express our love….for lenses.
Teardowns and Disassembly
The usual warnings apply: Do not try this at home. This post was made by semi-trained, semi-professional repair technicians who sort of know what they’re doing. The following blog post contains graphic images of the inside of a very nice camera. If such things make you squeamish, don’t read further. No cameras were harmed in […]
Lenses and Optics
There’s been a lot of interest in the newly released Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 SP Di VC USD lens. (For those wondering what the initials mean, VC means vibration compensation, the others all read ‘marketing drivel’.) But meaningless initials or not, with a price under $1,100, a superior range, and vibration compensation, this lens has created a lot […]
Equipment
Photography companies love catchword marketing. They like catchwords because photographers make assumptions about what those words mean, even though the words really don’t mean anything. So basically, they say nothing, but it makes you believe something. Two of my favorite examples are “professional quality construction” and “weather resistance”. When I read those terms, my brain […]
