Equipment

Of Course We Took One Apart

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A Look Inside the Canon 16-35 f/4 IS This is a Geek Article. Many of you don’t understand the term ‘Geek’ properly, so perhaps this will help. As the graph shows, if you aren’t both intelligent and obsessed with photo gear, you won’t enjoy this article.  I’ve tried hard to find whom to credit for […]

Resolution Tests

Canon Wide-Angle Zoom Comparison

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  Left to right: Canon 16-35 f/2.8 II, 16-35 f/4 IS, 17-40 f/4. Can you spot the one with the wrong hood? The intern obviously couldn’t.    As is so often the case, I bit off more than I wanted to chew when I came back from vacation. The Canon 16-35mm f/4 IS lens had […]

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Save 15% This Summer

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  Get 15% off this summer when you reserve your order a week in advance. Just place your order at least 7 days in advance of the arrival date and save! Enter the code SUMMER15 during checkout and get 15% off on your order. Order must be placed 7 days in advance Eligible arrival dates: 7/28/14 – […]

New Items

A New Old Lens

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Like a lot of photo history buffs, I’ve been quite excited about Lomography’s new iteration of the Petzval lens in 85mm focal length. For those of you who don’t know about the Petzval lens, I wrote about it a few years ago. It really has a rather a fascinating story. Since writing that article, I’ve […]

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Sensor Stack Thickness Part III: The Summary

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Well, I have to admit this has been a fun series. I’ve learned a whole lot. That’s what makes this so fun — I get some results I don’t understand, get some help figuring out what is going on, and before I know it, I’ve learned something that explains other things I haven’t been able […]

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