Ultrawide news: New Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 version 2
By Dan Chung Wide angle users with APS-C/Super35mm cameras are well catered for by the excellent Tokina 11-16mm f2.8. It’s my personal favourite ultra wide angle zoom thanks to it’s constant f2.8 aperture and 77mm filter thread size. It is now firmly established as the number one choice for many large sensor video camera shooters...
Ultrawide news: Fotodiox filter solution for Nikon 14-24mm f2.8
By Dan Chung Right in time for the launch of the Nikon D4 and Canon EOS-1DX comes an elegant front filter solution from Fotodiox that allows the use of screw in neutral density filters on the popular 14-24mm f2.8 Nikkor lens. The lens is very sharp and has been very popular with both Nikon and...
Get your lenses de-clicked. It will change your life (disclaimer: It probably won’t change your life!)
If you come from a video background (like me) or a film background then you are used to the joy of an iris on a lens that is smooth as butter and that is located where it should be…on the lens. Every 2/3″ lens I used in my 23 year career has had the ability...
Lenses are to Cameras as Applications are to Computers
By Ctein I got a bit of amusement from Mike's #1 choice for "Most Desirable Camera on the Planet" a few weeks ago because only two days previously I had been thinking about that very same camera and...well.... I was...
Sigma Primes for Mirrorless
At CES yesterday, Sigma announced two prime (i.e., single-focal-length) lenses available in lensmounts for either of two mirrorless camera systems—its first lenses for the formats. The new 30mm ƒ/2.8 EX "Digital Neo" (DN) lens has a focal length equivalent of...
Lens Test w/ Zeiss ZE and CP2′s, Canon L Series and Leica R Glass
Part of being a cinematography intern is not only knowing all the gear, but how it can be used to enhance your visual story telling. The characteristics of a lens can infuse a mood, a style, etc. Being obsessed in the subtleties is key. Shane encourages us to use all our...
Canon Files Patents for a Number of Upcoming Prime Lenses
If you’re curious as to which prime lenses Canon has marked for refreshing, recently filed patents may hold the answer. The lineup consists of a 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.8, 100mm f/2.0, 135mm f/2.0, and 200mm f/2.0. There are also rumors that a 35mm f/1.4 Mark II is already floating around in the wild,...
Wildlife Photography
In the article I wrote a couple of weeks ago, How To Relate To and Learn From Other Photographers I mentioned a photographer I had met at a local art show. I also featured a number of his photos. Today I’m very happy to introduce Greg Stephens as a guest contributor to Beyond Megapixels. Greg’s...
Fall / Winter Canon USA Rebates on lenses and speedlites thru Jan 7th
Just got this notice from B&H about new Canon rebates for the fall/winter on lenses and speedlites – now thru January 7th. The prices should be automatically removed from the site – no rebate forms necessary! Support planet5D Please support planet5D by using these links before buying absolutely anything (software, cameras, equipment, diapers – ANYTHING)...
Canon show new Prototype Cine lenses at the C300 Euro launch
By Dan Chung I’ve just spend a fascinating two days at Canon’s European launch of the C300 cameras in Berlin. Whilst the camera was the star of the show Canon also took the opportunity to unveil four new prototype Cine lenses currently under development. They would not give exact specifications and the prototypes were kept...
Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 Lens: Review
By Ctein "You get what you pay for." This bit of anti-consumerism is frequently trotted out as an excuse for high prices, as if it were some law of nature. It's not. Sometimes you get a lot more than what...
Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.8 Lens: Review
By Ctein The Olympus 45mm ƒ/1.8 lens for Micro 4/3 is a moderately priced ($400) moderate telephoto, equivalent to 90mm in 35mm terms. I fell into lust with this lens as soon as Mike first described it last summer. It...
