Cameras & Lenses

Which camera and lens is right for you? Read our guides to the best cameras and lenses to use for different types of photography, and feel confident in your choices.

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  1. The Complete Guide to Renting a Lens Online

    The Complete Guide to Renting a Lens Online

    Tutorial Beginner

    There's no doubt that photography can become an expensive hobby or career. The market keeps producing faster, better cameras and lenses. You love to use...

  2. Sony NEX-3: A Beautiful Design, But How Does It Stack Up?

    Sony NEX-3: A Beautiful Design, But How Does It Stack Up?

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today we're looking at Sony's foray into the hybrid camera market. Sony's NEX models pack a big sensor into a tiny body, and even the cheaper NEX-3 gives its...

  3. Introducing the Wonderful World of 50mm Prime Lenses

    Introducing the Wonderful World of 50mm Prime Lenses

    Tutorial Beginner

    What do Henri Cartier-Bresson and Ralph Gibson have in common? They're both famous photographers - yes. But something else - they both used a 50mm prime lens...

  4. Sigma DP2s Review: Back to Basics, But Has It Gone Too Far?

    Sigma DP2s Review: Back to Basics, But Has It Gone Too Far?

    Tutorial Beginner

    The Sigma DP2s is the latest version of Sigma's ground-breaking DP-series compact cameras, which first reached the market in Spring 2008 with the launch of...

  5. Quick Tip: Avoiding Camera Damage

    Quick Tip: Avoiding Camera Damage

    Tutorial Beginner

    A camera is the most important asset of any photographer. It's your defining piece of equipment, and well worth protecting carefully from any damage, or...

  6. The Benefits of Wide Aperture (And Choosing a Lens for Under $500)

    The Benefits of Wide Aperture (And Choosing a Lens for Under $500)

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today we'll look at a few of the benefits of shooting with a wide aperture. If you're new to photography there will be some key insight here into one of the...

  7. The Medium Format Advantage

    The Medium Format Advantage

    Tutorial Beginner

    This article will dive head-first into the world of medium format photography. We'll take you through a basic introduction, then look at different cameras,...

  8. Helpful Tips for Solving Common Camera Failures

    Helpful Tips for Solving Common Camera Failures

    Tutorial Beginner

    All photographers invest in their gear and desire rigid build quality in any purchase. But the truth of the matter is that cameras are just machines and we...

  9. Samsung NX10: A Digital SLR in a Compact Hybrid Body

    Samsung NX10: A Digital SLR in a Compact Hybrid Body

    Tutorial Beginner

    Samsung's managed to cram a Digital SLR sensor into a compact hybrid body, but how does the NX10 perform? We'll be taking an in-depth look at this new...

  10. The Comprehensive Concert Photography Primer

    The Comprehensive Concert Photography Primer

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Concert photography can be a tough challenge for new photographers. Without the right gear and realistic expectations, it can be one of the most frustrating...

  11. DSLR's with Video Capability Compared

    DSLR's with Video Capability Compared

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today we'll be exploring a fairly new technology: DSLR's that shoot video. We'll take a brief look into how and when these cameras came around, compare a few...

  12. 40 Fantastic Photos Taken With a Fisheye Lens

    40 Fantastic Photos Taken With a Fisheye Lens

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today we're going to focus on a wonderfully distorted area of photography: fisheye shots. Fisheye lenses are essentially extreme wide angle lenses that were...