Podcast Episode

The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #51 – Ask Lensrentals: Time Limits, Thicc Primes, and Third Party Lenses

By Lensrentals

Welcome back to one of our favorite types of episodes where we’re answering more of your questions about all things relating to photography and cinematography. Ryan is joined by Joey, who will be answering photo questions and for all things video we’ve got one of our video producers here too, Dom is back! We’ll cover everything from the history of Lensrentals, to why it’s so hard to find a decent video camera that shoots decent stills.

Equipment

How Lens Adapters Work & Why You Should Try Them

By Zach Sutton

With both Nikon and Canon switching out their DSLR markets for mirrorless platforms and offering up new lens mounts as a result, and with Sony and Fuji both developing great lenses for their platforms, a common question we get asked is about lens adapters.

Podcast Episode

The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #50 – How to Shoot Your First Short Film with Juli Jackson

By Lensrentals

This week we’re talking with director, animator, and cinematographer Juli Jackson. Over the last 15 years, Juli has done everything from PA work to directing her own feature, 45RPM. Lensrentals.com’s own, Ryan worked as a camera assistant on Juli’s upcoming short film Delta this summer.

Equipment

A Look at the Progression of the Canon Mirrorless Platform

By Zach Sutton

The month of October marks the 3rd anniversary of the Canon EOS R line of cameras and lenses – a product lineup that they’ve poured a significant amount of attention and resources into in these three years. The initial announcement of Canon’s focus on their mirrorless platform was met with a lot of criticism, as […]

Podcast Episode

The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #49 – What is Nightscape Photography? With Matthew Saville

By Lensrentals

Ryan and Joey are joined by nightscape photographer Matthew Saville today. Nightscape photography is the art of shooting landscapes at night with particular emphasis on stars. It’s separate from the more scientific astrophotography but shares many of the same challenges such as extremely low light, and very long exposure times. Optically it’s one of the most demanding types of photography imaginable. Just about any flaw in a lens is going to be more noticeable when shooting nightscapes so we’ll be covering Matthew’s go-to gear, how he decides what to take on a shoot, and his favorite techniques for capturing nightcaps.