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 | Hacking the Lens (or to hack or not to hack) The purpose of this article is to make you rethink your decision to hack, buy and modify a lens without proper research and making informed decisions. Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to discourage you in your decision to use some old glass on a modern camera. I'm all for it and there's some old and some extremely old glass that really deserve to to be used on modern digital systems. Author: Radovan 09.09.2013 02:19:57  17401  0 |
 | Backfocus calibration tools Accidental comparison between Datacolor SpyderLensCal and Peleng8 printable calibration sheet Today I went to local Sigma dealership to buy me another Sigma lens. Author: Radovan 28.02.2013 02:57:29 10692 0 |
 | How to Use Fish-eye Lens Efficiently or What Should You Know About Fish-eye Lens The dream of almost every beginner photographer is a Fish-eye lens. I do not know way. But taking a good picture with fish-eye is not so easy task. Here are several tips and tricks for Fish-eye lens photo. Author: YuriS 16.01.2013 21:44:07 13104 0 |
 | Lens Aberrations in Photography: Good or Bad? Anyway, let’s get back to trying to answer the main question here: when are aberrations welcome, and when should they be avoided? Author: Sergei Borodin 24.05.2011 09:20:47 8037 0 |
 | What are Lens Aberrations? Introduction to Aberration Theory and typical lens aberrations. Author: Sergei Borodin 20.05.2011 20:56:20 12185 1 |
 | What is a Portrait Lens? This article covers the main characteristics and features of portrait lenses for 35mm SLR cameras. Author: Sergei Borodin 21.12.2012 09:43:42 10170 2 |
 | Right Focal Length Choice for the Face Portraits The topic of this article is the person's face portrait and the lenses which are recommended or are not recommended for shooting of such picture. Author: YuriS 13.01.2013 21:14:27 6016 2 |
 | Canon Lenses Nowadays Canon lenses and SLR cameras are absolute leaders on the photographic market! Why? Author: Sergei Borodin 30.12.2012 23:57:14 6559 1 |
 | Quick guide for purchasing and testing of used lenses This guide is primarily intended to reduce the number of mistakes by people who do not devote much time for that or those who are new in this fascinating business. Author: YuriS 20.10.2012 18:16:11 9955 0 |
 | Japan Carl Zeiss Planar 85/1.4 C/Y Lens VS Germany Lens: Find the Difference I have bought the lens Carl Zeiss Planar 85/1.4 C/Y «made in West Germany» to compare with my Carl Zeiss Planar 85/1.4 C/Y «made in Japan». Author: kenjiz 24.07.2012 17:29:09 21597 0 |