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Get the best photos with your first camera lens, aka a kit lens! As a beginner photographer or video creator, you probably have so many questions. What mistakes should I avoid? What camera settings do I use? What does shallow depth of mean, and is it better than a deeper depth of field? How do I make sure my camera is always focusing on my subject? What kind of in-camera effects can I accomplish? Matt answers these questions in this tips video.
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Photography Tips
6:11 - Video Tips
11:37 - An Important Tip
Tamron is announcing the Nikon Z-mount and Canon RF-mount versions of their popular all-in-one APS-C zoom lens, the 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A2 VC VXD, are now available for pre-order. Originally released in 2021 for Sony and FUJIFILM, the lens’s monstrous focal range has a full-frame equivalence of 27-450mm in a compact form factor, making it a true all-day, everywhere lens for almost any scene.
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Is the Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8 the best option for wildlife photographers? From relatively wide environmental shots to animal portraits, this lens just might be able to do it all. Matt shares what this lens has to offer in Yellowstone National Park.
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Specs & Photographing Bison
4:17 - Big Horn Sheep
6:01 - 1.4x & 2x Teleconverters
7:21 - Dueling Bison
8:32 - Why This
There are few lenses more comforting than a compact, bright 50mm prime. The Viltrox AF 50mm f/2 Air is exactly that—one of the smaller and lighter 50mm lenses available for the Nikon Z lens mount and one of the few third-party lenses for the system with autofocus. The beauty of a lens like this is its inherent simplicity; it’s a straightforward normal-length prime and a perfect go-to
FUJIFILM’s 2025 run of mirrorless crowd-pleasers continues with its latest camera, the X-E5, available in black and silver colorways. Iterating on its winning formula of compact, film-inflected, rangefinder-style bodies, the company’s latest interchangeable lens camera is accompanied by a brand-new pancake lens, the
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As 2024 draws to a close, the Matts take a deep dive into the year’s standout cameras and lenses, featuring exciting upgrades for the Sony a1 II, Canon R5 II, and Nikon Z6 III. Tune in as they explore
Panasonic updates a classic zoom with the Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. POWER O.I.S Lens. Providing the equivalent of a 24-70mm focal range, the new zoom serves as an excellent all-in-one option for street, landscape, and even portrait photography. Designed to replace the LUMIX G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8, it boasts the optical excellence of Leica glass, dual image stabilization, and a rugged build begging to be taken on an adventure.
New Year’s resolutions: We all know them as thoughts about positive changes that we wish to enact in the new year, and we are also aware that many do not survive through the end of the professional football season. Diets and exercise all seem like grand ideas with which to spring into the new calendar year, but, often, the road to summer swimsuit bodies is paved with the best of intentions. In the spirit of the season, let me share with you my (too personal?) photography-centric New Year’s resolutions. Maybe my personal goals/confessional
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Photographer David Flores explains why photographers can benefit from upgrading their kit to go beyond the standard kit lens. Flores runs through the most popular upgrades, such as wide-angle primes for landscapes or telephoto glass for portraits. To check out what kind of images you can get by upgrading your gear, check out the entire video. To find out about how much farther beyond the kit lens you can go, click here. Be sure to
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Watch with delight as Doug Guerra fills us in on all the details of Panasonic’s latest announcements, which include a world’s first 10-25mm Micro Four Thirds zoom with a constant f/1.7 aperture and the long-awaited Filmmaker’s Firmware Upgrade for the S1 Camera. Starting with the 10-25mm lens, Guerra describes all the key