Snapchat AI turns prompts into new lens Image: SnapchatSnapchat offered an early look at its upcoming on-device AI model capable of transforming a user’s surroundings with augmented reality (AR). The new model will eventually let creators turn a text prompt into a custom lens — potentially opening the door for some wild looks to try on and send to friends. You can see how this might l…

What are the implications of using wide lens vs tele lens for landscape photography? I’ve had 24-105mm and 100-400mm lens for a while and I’ve found myself preferring the tele lens even for landscapes. I think it has to do with the fact that in social media it’s very common to see photos taken with a smartphone, which is mostly a wide lens shot. On the other hand, it’s less common to see landscape photos taken with tele lens, si…

Travel prime lens for a6000? I want something that’s compact to bring travelling that I can just whip out the camera take a shot and keep moving on. All I have for the a6000 is the kit lens Landscapes of mountains, street and portraits is what I would like to capture I was thinking around 27mm (40FF equivalent) would be a good in-between for everything I was looking at th…

Need help with selecting a macro lens? I’m looking at getting into macro photography more and snagging a dedicated lens since the extension tubes I got are pretty meh. Here’s what I’m looking at: Laowa 90mm 2x Macro Sigma 105mm f2.8 (already have the f1.4 and love it) Sony 90mm Macro Any recs on which would be best to go with intitially? I’m really stuck deciding between getting 2x…

best lens for sports photography? hello! i am a new photographer who is interested in sports photography! currently i have a canon 4000d camera and a 18-55mm lens. the sports i will be photographing are hockey, football, basketball and baseball. i am looking for a lense that would be best suited for sports photography and i have a budget of 1k, but would prefer to keep it under …

Location and Lens suggestions for Hawaii? Heading to Hawaii in the fall, Kona specifically. Main reason for the trip is a family member is doing the Iron Man there, but we’re building a week long family trip around it. Haven’t been there before so not sure what locations to check out and thus what a good travel kit will be. We haven’t made specific sightseeing plans yet but I don’t thin…

Lens buying help? I’m looking into starting my own family photography business and I need help with what lens to buy. I already have an 85mm 1.8 which I LOVE, but I know it’s not ideal for families since I’ll have to be so so far away. So I’m looking to either get a 50mm or a 35mm. My questions are, is a 50mm really that much different than an 85mm with how far y…

Lightweight and fun lens recommendations? I have a Sony A7ii and I also have tennis elbow in both of my arms lol. My favorite genre is macro but with my injury it’s a bit too much weight. The camera is 600g, 60mm laowa lens 500g (I also have a 100mm), flash idek but it’s a lot to hold up to my face. I would usually be crawling around on the ground looking for bugs this time of year but …

Lots of small dust, or fungus inside of used lens? eBay seller described the condition of the glass as “like brand new”. I’ve never seen even as close to this much dust inside a lens (outside is pretty dirty too). submitted by /u/kenshinislost

Vintage or modern manual lens? I’m pretty much decided on a focal length of around 23-25mm (equivalent to about 35-38mm FOV in FF terms for my little APS-C camera) being my favourite for street photography, and I would like to hone my manual focusing skills, particularly zone focusing. I have a few vintage lenses in my bag, but all are around the 50mm+ range, so I’m looking f…

Weird lens flare on retro obejective? So I like to buy older lenses and adapt them to E-Mount (A5000). Today I tested a Beroflex MC auto zoom 80-200mm f3.9 and had this wierd lens flare on some of my pictures in the lower left corner. It’s only in the pictures of the duck I took. (Yes I know both aren’t in focus) How does this happen? It almost looks like an rectangle with a gradien…

Large spec under my lens? Its painfully noticable in pictures. Is it possible to clean this or is it time for a new lens? submitted by /u/xXNighteaglexX

Canon R50 zoom lens question? Hi all, looking for a recommendation for a zoom lens for a newly purchased R50. Zoom will be used mainly for sports, wildlife photography- bird watching and safaris. Have a EFS Canon 55-250 IS 1:4-5.6 II that can be used with an adapter, will that be adequate? We also have a Tamaron 16-300mm f3.5-6.3, can it be used with an adapter too? Thank yo…

Tips on outdoor lens? Hii everyone Just bought a Sony A6400 as a first camera, intended to be taken on family trips (beach and city mainly) and wanted to see if anyone has any recommendations on outdoor lens that work for a lot of weathers or any other kind of tip. Please and thank u submitted by /u/Wrong-Mousse-9673

What lens is this? Can someone help me to identify what lens is this, unfortunately I don’t have better quality images submitted by /u/Expensive_Sort_9071

Best zoom lens for trip ?!?? Hey there, i currentlt have 35mm 1.4 , 14mm 2.8 and the cheap kit 28-70 of sony I wanted to sell my 35mm and my 28-70 and get the samyang 35 to 150 f2-2.8 Someone had it ? I saw a lot of bad reviews on it in b&h abd people suggested to go with the tamron but its damn to expensive I also consider buying the sigma 24-70 f2.8 because of its higher …

Which lens is this? submitted by /u/saltysoup7

Wide angle Macro lens options? I do Lego photography. I have a 105mm macro and extensions tubes for other lenses. What I’m looking for is a wide angle macro that will both have the minifigs life size and able to include a wide background city or nature scene. I just received what I thought would work, 15mm laowa, but the working distance is a huge problem. Basically have to b…

Which mm is this lens? submitted by /u/Hairy_Disaster6854

Next lens? Need help with picking my second lens. I currently have a 35mm GM on my Sony A7RIV. I sold everything I had (canon) when I was doing weddings and engagement photos and went back to school and now after being stable I picked it back up as a hobby. Mostly shooting landscape and street. Some photos for friends and family. I was looking at two lens …