Equipment
Though time has felt like it has stopped over the last year, the last few months have given us some pretty exciting photography and videography products to look forward to. Though many of these cameras aren’t readily available, I felt it was something worth discussing regardless; in the effort to find the absolute best camera […]
Podcast Episode
In this episode Roger and Ryan are speaking with Barney Britton from DPReview about where the industry is going, what was predicted to change that hasn’t, what products have stood out as surprises over the last few years, and what kinds of changes the future may bring. Working at DPReview for over ten years now, Barney Britton has seen a lot of changes in the industry over the last several years. And so in this fun episode, Roger, Ryan, and Barney all take their knowledge of the industry and make some predictions as to where they expect it to go in the coming years. Which companies will grow, which companies will disappear? What specs will become the standard in the coming years? Listen to all these predictions and more from some of the most credible experts in the field.
Geek Articles
We’re used to seeing a lot of lenses disassembled on this blog, where MTF charts are more frequent than example photos. So I walked into this article with a bit of skepticism – certainly, we’ve never tried an elaborate photo breakdown before. But with photoshoots this past year far less frequent than the years prior, […]
Podcast Episode
We’ve spoken about the start of Lensrentals before, with our founder Roger starting it all in his home as a way to loan out his photo gear to his friends. From there, we’ve grown quite a bit in size, and now rent out hundreds of thousands of pieces of gear to help photographers and videographers alike achieve their vision. Over the years, Roger’s skills have grown quite a bit as well, and he has become one of the biggest banks of knowledge for optical testing in the world. So it felt time to ask him a series of questions submitted by our customers and give you his no-nonsense advice that we’ve come to love.
Lenses and Optics
I haven’t published much optical testing in the last year for many reasons; some obvious, some not. But published or not, we still test things, and occasionally something comes up that I think I need to write up. The Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G is one of those things. As wide-angle primes go, it’s reasonably priced […]
