If you have been taking photos for a while with your kit lens, or any lens for that matter, you may have a particular lens or particular focal length which you either like to use or actually have used for the majority of your images. You might say: “I absolutely love the 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.”…
Category: Aperture
Night photography: Finding the light in the dark
Have you ever tried to take a photo at night? When the skies are pitch-black, when light is absent in your surroundings, when the only sparks of light are those of the stars out there in space. That overwhelming feeling you get when you look up to night sky, and realize how small we actually…
Zoom lenses
Zoom lenses can easily be described in one word: ‘versatility’. Unlike prime lenses, zoom lenses have more than one focal length. Some lenses have short ranges to maintain higher levels of image quality, and some lenses have longer ranges to achieve higher levels of versatility. “But then again, what range is best?” Short answer, there…
Prime lenses
Ah, prime lenses.. in our opinion, one of the best ways to actually be creative. As you may already know, a prime lens only has one focal length. “What!? Why only one focal length? That’s not versatile at all!” Hold on.. calm down.. we can understand your logic. Yes, a prime lens may not be…
Maximum aperture
Though we have touched the essential elements regarding aperture in our ‘Aperture’ article, we do would like to remind you on the concept of aperture in your camera lens. Your maximum aperture is lens-dependent. Once you have purchased your lens, there is no way that you can alter its maximum aperture. You would have to…
Photography essentials: Everything you need to get a basic understanding of lenses
Lenses are the one of the most important, if not THE most important, aspect among photography equipment. Lenses are what help your image sensor ‘see’ clearly. Let’s take your eye, for example. Inside your eye, there is a structure which helps with refracting incoming light on your retina. However, instead of a retina, your camera…