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.

All Cameras & Lenses content:

  1. Minimum Viable Camera: How to Get a Good Enough Full-Frame Digital Kit For Less

    Minimum Viable Camera: How to Get a Good Enough Full-Frame Digital Kit For Less

    Tutorial Beginner

    What makes a camera viable? There are many answers to this question but I firmly believe any reliable camera that meets your needs is viable. You don’t need...

  2. Before You Buy a Better Camera, Buy Better Lenses

    Before You Buy a Better Camera, Buy Better Lenses

    Tutorial Beginner

    It can be hard to determine what piece of equipment will help you take your photos to the next level. With all the marketing around new cameras being...

  3. DSLR Video in 60 Seconds

    DSLR Video in 60 Seconds

    Tutorial Beginner

    Do you wonder whether to choose a camcorder or DSLR when filming? Maybe a professional camcorder is out of your budget and you're wondering if a DSLR will do...

  4. Five Fantastic Film Cameras for Under $100

    Five Fantastic Film Cameras for Under $100

    Tutorial Beginner

    Film is alive and kicking but to find out just how lively it is, you need a film camera. These fantastic film cameras will get you shooting film without...

  5. How to Calculate the Sharpest Aperture for Any Lens

    How to Calculate the Sharpest Aperture for Any Lens

    Tutorial Advanced

    Lenses aren't equally sharp at all apertures. Some are better than others. In this tutorial, I look at how to calculate the sharpest aperture for any scenario.

  6. Five Fantastic Film Cameras Under $1000

    Five Fantastic Film Cameras Under $1000

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you have never used film before, or haven’t in some time, now is a great time to rediscover analog image making. Film is still viable as a photographic...

  7. Recommended Camera Equipment for Night Photography

    Recommended Camera Equipment for Night Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    There is a lot to think about when investing in camera gear. Before you go out and buy equipment you need to ask yourself one simple question: what do I...

  8. Choosing a Camera for the Street: 7 Tips to Help You Find the Equipment You Need

    Choosing a Camera for the Street: 7 Tips to Help You Find the Equipment You Need

    Tutorial Beginner

    With so many cameras available today, finding the one that's right for you to use on the street can seem daunting—but it doesn’t need to. Following are 7...

  9. Focus Versus Exposure: f-Stops, T-Stops, and Lenses for Video

    Focus Versus Exposure: f-Stops, T-Stops, and Lenses for Video

    Tutorial Beginner

    This can be confusing when shopping for a new lens. Learn the difference between F-Stops and T-Stops to help with your next lens purchase.

  10. The DSLR Revolution: No Longer Just About the Camera

    The DSLR Revolution: No Longer Just About the Camera

    Tutorial Beginner

    When the DSLR video camera came along, the dream of making beautiful, cinematic films became an affordable reality. While it's easy to get hung up on the...

  11. 10 Tips on How to Photograph a Business Conference

    10 Tips on How to Photograph a Business Conference

    Tutorial Beginner

    The sound of working a business conference may not fill you with excitement, but if you do it well, they can become a solid line of work and you may even...

  12. Mind the Gaps: Creating Convincing Crowd Scenes

    Mind the Gaps: Creating Convincing Crowd Scenes

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Shooting convincing crowd scenes is difficult when you only have a few actors. This tutorial shows how to create a the appearance of a huge crowd with a...