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 5 Recommended APS-C Lenses for Travel Photography
5 Recommended APS-C Lenses for Travel Photography
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted 08/04/2026
Traveling with camera gear can be a daunting experience, especially as we start expanding our arsenal of lenses. Picking the right lens for the job is a challenge in itself, and now we’re finding the space to pack it among our clothes, and other essentials. Wouldn’t it be nice if we had one lens to do it all? Luckily, such lenses do exist, and these travel-ready all-in-one zooms come in a variety of mounts, some brand specific, and others available for many different cameras. In today’s guide, we’re covering the best travel zooms for APS-C or
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SLR Lenses
Essential Wide-Angle Lenses for the Wedding Photographer
Essential Wide-Angle Lenses for the Wedding Photographer
by Bjorn Petersen · Posted 05/25/2026
When assembling a kit of lenses for photographing a wedding, one should take into consideration the location in which the wedding is taking place, the number of guests and, of course, the type of imagery you are seeking to create. To best represent a wedding in a dynamic manner, it is often preferable to have a range of lenses to achieve different perspectives of the event, rather than maintaining a constant perspective of your subject matter. A wide-angle lens, specifically, is a highly effective tool for capturing many of the scenes that
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SLR Lenses
Small World, Big Detail: The Ultimate Macro Lens Buying Guide
Small World, Big Detail: The Ultimate Macro Lens Buying Guide
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted 12/23/2025
We’ve all tried to photograph something up close. This small-scale world fascinates us all, whether it be a stunning flower or a bumble bee crawling about, but our cameras can’t seem to focus as close as we want. So, what is a struggling photographer to do? There are several ways to do close-up, or "macro" photography, but the 
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Macro Photography
Close-Up
Macro Lenses
Tripod Buying Guide
Tripod Buying Guide
by Richard Scali · Posted 03/18/2016
As complementary as peanut butter is to jelly, the camera and tripod are an age-old pairing that still manages to maintain relevance and unmatched functionality in a world dominated by image stabilization and Photoshop tricks. While the form and function of a tripod is far simpler to understand than the scrolling menus of today’s feature-packed cameras, it can still be a chore to choose the right setup for your needs from among a sea of manufacturers and seemingly comparable models. Now, what’s the big deal with tripods? Most photographers
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Tripods & Monopods