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Which 35mm lens should I buy?

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Which 35mm lens should I buy? Hello everyone, I want to add a 35mm lens to my kit and I’m debating between Sigma and Canon. Which 35mm lens and version between the two is best? Or which do you have and what is your experience with it For reference I have the Canon R6 (with mount adapter) and I shoot mainly portrait but want a sharp lens with good autofocus that works well fo…

Ask Photography 667 2023-11-11

Which macro lens

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Which macro lens Hello all, does anyone know which of these two lenses will offer best quality when shooting macro shots? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-EF-S-2-8-STM-Lens/dp/B00NLBGD1A/ref=sr_1_25?crid=1G5B59EOR279K&keywords=canon+macro+lens&qid=1695932409&s=electronics&sprefix=canon+macro+le%2Celectronics%2C163&sr=1-25&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.cc223b57-2b86-485c…

Ask Photography 788 2023-11-10

New Camera or new lens?

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New Camera or new lens? Hello, I got an old Nikon D200 of my grandpa with two lenses 70-300mm and a 150mm one. Nearly all the photos I take are with the 70-300m lense without zoom. On the search for another lens i realized how expensive they still are. The question now is, is it still worth it to buy a used lense or to save a little and buy a new camera in the price ra…

Ask Photography 734 2023-11-08

What lens should I get for a used Nikon z6?

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What lens should I get for a used Nikon z6? I have been looking around for a new camera and have found a z6 body at b&h. I’m a midrange beginner and a little lost on what lens I should get to go with it, at the moment I shoot still cars, landscape, and figures in artificial light. Also some night shots. I’ve read around that a nifty fifty f1.8 is good but not sure if it fits all of my us…

Ask Photography 933 2023-11-05

Rattling sound coming from inside a zoom lens?

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Rattling sound coming from inside a zoom lens? I recently got my first zoom lens coming from using primes, and I noticed that when the camera is off, theres some rattling from inside the lens when I lightly shake it, as if there was something loose on the inside. However it goes away as soon as I turn on the camera, is this normal? The lens is the Tamron 17-70mm E mount. submitted by …

Ask Photography 890 2023-11-02

Lens Help

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Lens Help Hi all, I’ve been shooting with a Canon crop sensor camera for a while now, and I’ve found myself using it mostly for my food photography for my business (not photography related). But my true passion in photography is landscapes and astrophotography. I’ve made the decision to upgrade to a full frame mirrorless and found some really good deals …

Ask Photography 523 2023-11-02

Best lens options for concert photography

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Best lens options for concert photography I bought myself a camera about a year ago and have been taking pictures of local bands in my city. I’m still learning but really enjoying it and want to buy a better lens for myself. A lot of my pictures turn out pretty dark because of how dark the venues can be, and my current lens doesn’t doesn’t have a zoom. This is my camera type: Olympus om…

Ask Photography 1.1k 2023-10-31

Lens attachment makes lines bendy in picture?

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Lens attachment makes lines bendy in picture? Hi! Just asking out of curiosity. I bought a cheap zoom lens attachment for my phone and wondered why it makes the lines bendy? Is it simply because the glass of the lens isn’t straight? 1st pic is x10 zoom on phone. 2nd pic is lens attachment (20x, but 1x on the phone camera). submitted by /u/mayochuppie

Ask Photography 1.3k 2023-10-26

Best lens for studio work?

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Best lens for studio work? I have been invited to a photoshoot in the studio so I can see what it’s like. Which lens should I bring? I’m on full frame and have 35/50/85 primes and 70-200mm f2.8. submitted by /u/Matt_Bigmonster

Ask Photography 1.2k 2023-10-18

Need some fuji lens advice.

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Need some fuji lens advice. So i got my first camera, a fuji xt30ii last year. It came with a 18-55 kit lens that ive been using since. I noticed that i never managed to get perfectly sharp pics and got told that i should ditch the kit lens for a prime. Now, since i do not know anything about fuji lenses I do not have any particular focal length in mind. I mostly do street…

Ask Photography 1.3k 2023-10-18

Lens for landscape photography

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Lens for landscape photography I have a canon r10 and was wanting to know what lenses anyone would recommend for landscape photography. submitted by /u/ExtensionFox2688

Ask Photography 991 2023-10-17

Has anyone here tried making their own lens?

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Has anyone here tried making their own lens? On the Thorlabs website(a scientific optics shop), I saw that one can purchase a Nikon f-mount adaptor for their own optical elements. It made me wonder, has anyone here had any experience trying to make their own lens for their camera body? submitted by /u/man-vs-spider

Ask Photography 1.1k 2023-10-17