Yongnuo’s Budget 85mm f/1.8 Lens is Officially Available
Yongnuo has officially launched their much-anticipated budget portrait lens: the 85mm f/1.8 Canon clone that you could already find floating around eBay last week.
Rare Night Vision Lens Produces Beautiful Swirly Bokeh for Portraits
Usually, getting some beautiful swirly bokeh on the cheap means looking to used Russian lenses like the Helios 44-2. But if you're determined to get more creative, weird lens hunter Mathieu Stern has an idea for you: try a military grade night vision lens.
Yard Sale Find: $10 for an Amazing Portrait Lens
I recently returned home from my trip to Egypt, and with my wife due any day now, I had some time to squander on lens hunting. A local craigslist post revealed that one of the camera shops in town was having a yard sale to clear out all of their old stuff in preparation for moving to a new location. I wasn’t about to pass up on a camera shop yard sale!
5 Best Lenses for Portrait Photography
Questions on the subject of lens choice are as limitless as lens choice itself. Show me 10 photographers and I’ll show you at least 11 divergent opinions on which lens is right for a particular type of photograph.
Tamron Patents 115mm f/1.4 VC Lens… Watch Out Nikon
Watch out Nikon, that 105mm f/1.4 might not be such a "novel" lens forever. The latest lens in what has been called "a never ending parade of optical formulas" from Tamron is a 115mm f/1.4 VC patent that's bound to get some portrait photographers' hearts pumping.
Samyang Unveils Ultra-Fast 35mm f/1.2 for Mirrorless APS-C Cameras
Samyang just dropped a high-speed bokeh bomb on the mirrorless APS-C market. So if you think your manual focus skills can keep up, meet the brand-new, ultra-fast Samyang 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS.
This is How a Camera Adds 10 Pounds
It's commonly said that a camera adds 10 pounds, making you look heavier than you actually are. Here's a striking animated GIF that shows how much the focal length of a lens affects your apparent weight in a portrait.
Nikon Unveils World’s Fastest 105mm Lens, The Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E
We keep seeing crazy patents come across our desks and filing them under "never-gonna-happen." Is that what we would have thought of Nikon's new AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED 'world's fastest' lens if we'd seen it as a patent? Quite possibly.
Meyer-Optik Releases 3-Element 95mm f/2.6 Lens for Portrait Shooters
Meyer-Optik is on a hot streak—releasing lens, after lens, after special edition lens—and the newest piece of glass to get a USA release is their Trimagon 95mm f/2.6: a "dynamic modern lens" that features a simple 3-element design.
Lensbaby Reveals The Twist 60, Their Take on the Iconic Petzval Lens
We could just let the swirly bokeh of the photo above sweep us away, but alas, we have a new lens to tell you about. It's Lensbaby's exciting new Twist 60, and in case the portrait didn't already clue you in, it's Lensbaby's take on the iconic Petzval lens.
Lensbaby Flagship Lenses Now Available for Fujifilm X Mount Cameras
Lensbaby is known for crafting unique optics that allow photographs to take creative control of their work. Four of the company’s flagship lenses are now available for Fujifilm’s X Mount system of cameras. Newly available lenses include the Composer Pro with Sweet 35 Optic, Composer Pro with Sweet 50 Optic, Circular Fisheye, and Velvet 56 Portrait Lens.
Lensbaby Velvet 56: A 56mm f/1.6 Manual Focus Lens for Soft Portraits and Macro Shots
Lensbaby has just added a new lens to its lens lineup. The Velvet 56 is a 56mm f/1.6 lens that can be used for super soft portrait shots or for macro images that highlight the details of little things.
The ZEISS 85mm f/1.4 Otus is ‘Hands Down’ the Best 85mm Lens DxOMark Has Ever Tested
No surprises, but perhaps further confirmation for those trying to convince themselves that $4,490 is a reasonable price to pay, DxOMark has officially put the new ZEISS 85mm f/1.4 Otus through the wringer and it has come out the other side the most capable 85mm portrait lens they've ever tested.
Fujifilm Adds Black X100s and 56mm f/1.2R Lens to X-Series Lineup
Despite many a rumor of a new X-Series camera coming at CES, Fuji didn't have a brand new shooter up its sleeve -- at least not that we know of. Instead, the company is debuting the much-requested all-black version of the X100s, and a super fast "portrait perfect" XF 56mm f/1.2R premium lens.