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The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #3 – How to Shoot Your First Wedding
Each week Roger Cicala, founder of Lensrentals.com, hosts conversations about the art and science of capturing images. From photography to videography, film, history, and technology, the show covers a wide range of topics to educate and inspire creators of all kinds. Discussion with Joey Miller on…
First Impressions with the Hasselblad X1D II
When Hasselblad introduced the Hasselblad X1D 50c, I was really excited, but like most early adopters, my enthusiasm was quickly replaced with disappointment in the cameras sluggish operation. It was painfully obvious that this camera wasn’t designed for shooting sports, action, or wildlife. Having…
The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #2 – How Indie Memphis Runs a Film Festival
Each week Roger Cicala, founder of Lensrentals.com, hosts conversations about the art and science of capturing images. From photography to videography, film, history, and technology, the show covers a wide range of topics to educate and inspire creators of all kinds. In-depth Discussion with Ryan &…
First Look at the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
Blackmagic, in record time, announced and released a new camera, but the speedy turnaround for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K makes more and more sense as you start to compare it to the previous Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. Not to give the whole article away in the opening paragraph,…
The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #1 – How Matt Duclos Modifies Lenses
Each week Roger Cicala, founder of Lensrentals.com, hosts conversations about the art and science of capturing images. From photography to videography, film, history, and technology, the show covers a wide range of topics to educate and inspire creators of all kinds. In-depth Discussion with…
MTF Tests of the Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG Art
We just finished testing a couple of 35mm prime lenses and came away quite impressed. But it took a little longer to finish testing the one everyone had been asking about; the Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG Art lens. I declared the Tamron 35mm f/1.4 SP the sharpest 35mm lens we had tested just a week ago, so…
Must Have Accessories for Your GoPro Camera System
GoPro is a popular brand of cameras because they are simple, affordable, and designed to be as versatile as possible. The form factor is petite and unobtrusive meaning you can toss it in a backpack or carry-on, making it great for all kinds of activities. In the world of action cameras, though, the…
Some New Wide Angle Lens MTF Tests: Sony 24mm f1.4 GM; Sony 35mm f/1.8; Tamron 35mm f1.4 SP
Most of you MTF junkies are aware that I’ve published all of our prime lens MTF curves in a series of articles by brand, and that I said I would just add new lenses to those articles. I recently tested a series of new prime lenses, though, and thought they were also worth putting up together…
First Impressions with the Canon EOS RP
Canon dropped a bomb on the full-frame mirrorless world when the Canon EOS RP was released earlier this year, though many may have missed its announcement. Some people were excited to see a new entry-level full-frame mirrorless camera and others were bummed that it wasn’t the “pro” level camera…
Helping Determine the Correct Focal Length for Photography & Videography
Here at Lensrentals.com, we get asked a common question on the daily, which is something to the regards of “I’m shooting X, what do you think the best focal length(s) would be?” By definition, this is an impossible question to answer completely and would need a multitude of variables before we…
Why Side-Mount Buttons and Ports Break on Cameras
We spend a lot of time fixing broken stuff. As sort of a side gig to that, we advise some manufacturers about what is likely to break or is regularly breaking. We offer our input to all manufacturers; some are interested in it, and some don’t give a flying damn. For free, we blog about it, too.…
Comparing the Profoto B1X to the Profoto B10 & Profoto B10 Plus
When Profoto released the Profoto B10 back in September of last year, my initial thought was “Oh okay, that means the Profoto B2‘s are discontinued.” Profoto assured myself and others that they were going to continue support for the Profoto B2 still and that we were wrong. When Profoto announced…