Foremost, this lens is sharp corner to corner with excellent contrast. Being an apochromat, colour fringing is virtually non existent. Being an MFT, it converts to 100mm making it a beauty of a sharp portrait lens rendering a pleasant bokeh. As a 100mm macro, you get some comfortable elbow room […]
Looking at nature through a macro lens is like being transported to a different world. Seeing the details you don’t normally pay attention to and witnessing the beautiful complexity of nature. I just got my new Nikon Nikkor Z MC 105mm and here are a few of the many new […]
Macro photography is both stimulating and, for some, a little dauting. Beginners might feel that they need expensive equipment and numerous accessories in order to create beautiful images. Nowadays, photographers are lucky to have access to excellent lenses well suited for macro photography. In particular, Laowa proposes several superb lenses […]
It was only 28 months ago that I was reviewing the predecessor to this lens, and my final verdict was that it was generally excellent and a strong competitor to lenses like the Canon 100mm f/2.8L IS while undercutting it significantly in price. So why, you might ask, is Tamron […]
About the Author: Stock photographer Peter K. Burian (www.peterkburian.com) is a Contributing Editor with Photo News, Photo Life and Australian Photography as well as the author of many guide books to DSLR systems. He is also an on-line digital photography course instructor with BetterPhoto.com. A superior multi-purpose zoom with fast, […]
Water Drop Art – Blending Science, engineering, art and photography. About the Author: Gordon is a full time telecom engineer, father of 5, and amateur photographer currently residing in DDO Quebec. To see more of his work you can visit his flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/99261386@N04/ After winning the Spring 2014 […]
April 10, 2013 Tamron, distributed in Canada by Amplis Foto, introduces the ultimate in high-power zoom lens, with expanded focal lengths at both wide-angle and telephoto ends of the zoom range, providing the world’s first* zoom ratio of approximately 18.8X 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO (Model: B016) A […]
February 6, 2013 Tamron is developing a cutting-edge high-power zoom lens, with expanded focal lengths at both wide-angle and telephoto ends of the zoom range, providing the world’s first* zoom ratio of approximately 18.8X. 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO (Model B016) A high-performance, high-power zoom lens that delivers […]
Focus stacking? Never heard of it? It’s certainly a tool every photographer should have in their arsenal when looking to bring everything into focus. In a perfect world, we’d all have view cameras with bellows, tilt and shift abilities, and maximum depth of field. However, lugging those dusty old 4×5 […]
In 1913, after two terms as the president of the United States, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, an avid hunter, explorer, and naturalist, decided to take on the most dangerous adventure of his life – to explore and map the course of the Rio da Duvida (River of Doubt) through the Pantanal […]
