What third party lens are good? Hi I’m a film student and I’m wondering if there are lens that are budget friendly but still good quality. I was looking at TTartisan recently and I don’t know if it’s good. I’m currently looking for 35mm lens with autofocus submitted by /u/Mandu_dump

Do i need to keep my 50mm 1.8 prime lens if i am about to purchase a 24-70mm lens? hello i have a question. I just recently purchased a 50mm 1.8 lens for my camera. I am looking to pull the plug on a 24-70 zoom lens. Since there is a 50mm option on the zoom lens do I need to keep the prime 50mm lens? i know they say prime lenses are sharper but i am new to photography and was wanting some help with this issue. submitted by…

Next lens advice? I have just upgraded from a canon 110D to a canon EOS R50. I stopped going out with my 1100D and regret it and dropping the hobby so i want to throw myself in and really stick to it. I have a 18-45mm f/4.6 and a 55-210mm f/5, i have been looking for my next lenses, i have been looking at mainly the RF 50mm 1.8 and the RF 35mm 1.8, i mainly take …

Dust specks in my lens? Hey y’all! Looking at the above photos, would you say the tiny black dots are dust specks in my lens or something more permanent? They only seem to appear when I zoom in I’m certain it’s the lens and not the camera sensor as swapping lenses clears it up. Camera is a Sony A6300 w/kit lens Thanks! submitted by /u/Minimum-Manager-1215 …

What Zoom lens/Telephoto lens i can get for 600$? So i have a canon rebel t6 with just the 75-300MM Kit lens and a 18-55MM kit lens. My shots look okay but i would like to upgrade. At first i thought maybe i need a better camera but people keep saying its honestly the lens that makes the photos. I usually photograph basketball, football And even Nature and all that. Really enjoy close up shots!…

what lens adapter do i get? i have a Canon T70 and i need the lenses for it to go on my Nikon D3200. what adapter do i get? i’ve looked for some and they don’t look like they would fit. (under $40) submitted by /u/Historical-Nose4159

Opinion on Canon rf 35mm 1.4 L VCM lens? I have an r50 and I’m looking to shoot portraits! I am definitely a beginner but I’d like to have crisp high quality images. Would this be a good lens for my camera? Any advice on this lens in general would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. submitted by /u/pixxiedvstt

Which mm Lens for bokeh? Which mm Lens for bokeh So i do product photography in a lightbox (not professional, just hobby related). I know that < f (preferably lower than 2.0) is more bokeh. I can shoot decent bokeh pictures with my 15 - 45 mm f 3.5 - 5.6 but i want a lens that is better at bokeh (the kit was a very good black friday sale and a seperate body with no lens...

Can anyone tell me what this lens is? I know you probably cannot tell from the second photo lol. I know this camera is a Leica SL2. This is photographer Lee Jeffries. Can anyone tell me what kind of lens this is? Or is there a canon lens that could take similar to the photo of James Hetfield? I am very new to this all… clearly. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am very lost! …

About to purchase preset bundle pack from Luxe Lens. Worth it? Hello all, I’ve been editing photos for 3 years using Lightroom classic. I know I can create my own presets yes I’ve done that. But I wanted to start trying something new. I wanted to make my workflow a lil easier because I’m on the go. Do you think purchasing preset bundles are worth it? I was thinking Luxe Lens bundle pack. What do you guys th…

Trying to get into vintage lens photography? I have Sony A7ii and looking to get Pentax K lenses. Do i have to get right size adapter cuz someobe talking about lens and sensor distance. Have you tried vintage lens looking for some tips and photos? submitted by /u/KurreHusse

How do I test an open-box discount lens? Hi all, after saving up and many decisions I finally bought a Tamron 17-70mm for my Sony A6000, and with black friday deals and an open box discount I managed to get it for around 540 euros in supposedly new condition. I’ve attached it to my camera, focusing and stabilisation seem fine but the front element was a little dusty on arrival… Even …

Scratch on Lens? Negotiating buying a Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 EF but there is a slight scratch on it based on the pictures. Could anyone who knows about lens issues let me know if a scratch of this size will affect image quality? (I plan on primarily using it for video and filmmaking) submitted by /u/RichBaseball5317

70-200 Lens + 1.4 Teleconverter + APS-C mode? Impracticalities of this aside, theoretically does this get you to a 420mm reach? Are you asking for a blurry mess by doing this, or will the sharpness of a photo still be decent despite the quality drop off? Before anyone asks I’m already planning on getting a 100-400 tomorrow, but I’m curious if this is considered horrible or manageable. …

Setting lens to infinity for astrophotography? So I’m a professional photographer and have been for around ten years now, real estate, weddings, events. I recently went on a trip to Iceland and fancied giving some astrophotography a go but what I encountered which I hadn’t really anticipated was how difficult it was to focus to infinity with my glass, especially shooting at 1.4. I remember b…

Nikon D5500 and 30mm Sigma 1.4 lens auto-focus problem? Hi all – sorry for the noob question! I bought a second hand 30mm Sigma 1.4 lens for my friend who has a Nikon D5500. I had the same lens for my Canon 7D back in the day and i loved it! The Nikon D5500 doesn’t seem to be able to get auto-focus to work? The auto-focus works when the kit lens is on there, but we are not getting the auto-focus to a…

How do I remove the adapter from my lens? submitted by /u/WorthAppointment4171

Sharpest manual EF lens? Wondering what the sharpest vintage/manual EF lens is? submitted by /u/commandant100

How many lens you all keep for your shooting? I purchased a 35mm a 50 mm and an 85mm. I am started to think that i have to many lens and would like to narrow it down to maybe two lens. So my question is out of the prime lens i have which one should i keep? I want to start taking sports pictures (preferably of my daughter and son because they both made the basketball team and i want to be ab…

Beginner lens question: Sigma 10-18 f2.8 Sony E or Sony 10-18 f4 OSS? Trying to figure out which of these two I should spring for. The OSS is appealing but I’m curious if the increased light from the Sigma will allow me to shoot a darker screen fast enough that the OSS isn’t really needed. submitted by /u/digital0verdose