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Canon’s RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM sells new for $749 and used for under $700. At that price, in a mount ecosystem where the equivalent L-series glass runs three to four times higher, the lens should not be this competent. It is. The variable aperture is the …
Compression is one of the most misunderstood effects in photography, routinely attributed to the lens when it belongs entirely to the …
Focus breathing is the change in angle of view that occurs when a lens is racked from one focus distance to another. As a lens focuses …
The Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 is an unusual lens: a constant-aperture telephoto zoom for Sony E-mount that weighs 855 grams — …
The 70-200mm f/2.8 is the most universally deployed professional zoom in photography. Wedding photographers, sports shooters, …
The arithmetic of cropped sensors and telephoto glass is one of the more useful free lunches in photography. The Canon R7 — a serious APS-C …
Telephoto zoom ownership typically involves a familiar trade negotiation: reach versus weight versus cost, with meaningful performance in …
Wildlife and bird photography has a reach problem. Subjects do not cooperate with proximity, environments punish heavy equipment, and the …
The Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM is one of the most respected telephoto primes ever made and one of the few legacy lenses where the secondary …
The 135mm focal length occupies a curious position in the portrait photographer’s arsenal. Long enough to fully compress a face from a …
