Lenses for the Olympus Pen EE ? I’ve been using quite a lot the Olympus Pen EE and was wondering if any of you had tried lens. Quite interested to do experimental stuff. Do you have any recommendations? submitted by /u/senzare

Which of these lenses should I get? Hi Guys, I bought my first camera, a Canon RP. It’s mainly for architecture, landscape, and street photography. I need now to buy a lens that fits my budget (around $400 in refurbished). For this price, my research gave me the following choices: Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM + Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM (These lenses are cheap, so I can buy both) Canon …

Third party lenses, quality and reputation? We all know the famous Canon L-line and Nikon Z, all top specs and you know you’ll get the best of the best. However there are also third party lenses which offer similar glass but with a much lower build quality of lack of stabilisation or weather sealing. How does Samyang, Sigma and Tamron flagships compare with each other? submitted by …

Veteran photographers, the best site you research lenses and see samples at? Shopping for a new to me lens and want to fine a place that compares them to others. Similar to dxomark. submitted by /u/DizmangPhotography

Cinema Lenses for photography? Had anyone used a cinema lens for photography? I’ve always preferred manual focus, so looking at really nice Lenses like the Nisi Athena, they seem like they would be fine as a manual focus photography lens. But I’ve never really heard of anyone doing this before. submitted by /u/rookery_electric

What lenses do you take on vacation? in about 6 months ill be going to cyprus I currently own 2 cameras: a 5d mk ii and a sony a9, both have a 50mm lens 1.8 im willing to a invest a bit of money (approx 1k) and im wondering which lenses to take with me 24-70? 35mm? I want the setup to be light as possible . thanks in advance! submitted by /u/Late-Cauliflower9137

Selection of lenses, opinions? Using an R50, I have an EF-RF adapter. All of these lenses are within my price range, and open to new suggestions. I primarily shoot wildlife but am also interested in getting something capable of macro photography. In no particular order: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (Or the more expensive II) Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD Canon RF 1…

Macro Lenses: Why the wide range in pricing? I have a Canon R7 and I’m looking to pick up a 1x macro lens for it. I’ve been using a Laowa 2.5-5x but that magnification is overkill for handheld field work. Mainly looking to shoot bugs/spiders/flowers, that sort of thing. I’m looking over some options here, and my knowledge on the ins and outs of lenses is a little lacking. For example, Here…

What are 2 essential lenses? Lens Recommendations I’m looking to buy a Sony A6400 because of the good reviews and how compact it is. However, to keep it compact, I’d like the lens to also be compact, where I can carry this camera around and shoot whatever ( product photos, landscapes, portraits.etc). I know that one lens have different uses, but if you had to choose at MOST…

What camera & lenses should I look into for nature/wildlife as a total newb? I honestly don’t know anything about cameras at all. I’ve never had a real camera before, but I am constantly taking pictures of scenery, animals, plants, fungi, etc. Today I was sitting by a pond and saw a pair of ducks that were just so unique and pretty. My iPhone camera was not doing what I needed it to do. I mainly take photos of mushrooms…

What is the best site that tests and rates lenses? Besides dxomark submitted by /u/DizmangPhotography

what lenses do you usually take for nature / landscape photography with you ? I was hired to do some Instagram reel videos and take photos of the nature around(river hills mountains seaview ) I’ll already be recording a lot, so I’d like to have the least amount of gear with me as possible. the lenses I currently have are ” 50mm/70-200mm/24-70mm/16-35mm/14-24mm. submitted by /u/Dangerous_Pause4921

Which Lenses Should I Use? Hello, I recently bought an R8 to get into shooting photography as a fun hobby. My father let me have some of his older lenses and I just want to know which ones are worth attempting to use, and what is quality vs what isnt. I am mainly interested in shooting Sports and Portraits. The lenses I currently have are; RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM EF 7…

Thoughts about prime telephoto lenses? Been looking at rf 800mm but it feels like prime wildlife lenses is not something that you want. I mean prime lenses for portraits , street photography or landscape are ok , you can always adjust your position and the subject, person or building or view will usually wait. Shooting wild animals like birds,foxes if you are too far or too close are…

Why don’t we see prime lenses between 60-80mm? I was just wondering there aren’t any 60, 65, 70, 75 or 80 mm lenses that I know of & I don’t see any vintage lenses between 60-80mm focal length either, I think there might be a few but, I neither see one being advertised or one being recommended by some photographers on YouTube, is there a reason why this length (60-80) isn’t as important as t…

what lenses are compatible with lumix gx85? hello everyone!! recently i was gifted a gx85 (yay!!) but i am still a veryyyyy beginner when it comes to cameras so im sorry if these questions sound a little silly. the camera did not come with a lens and i’m just wondering if yall have any recommendations? i’m currently looking at the Panasonic Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I or…

WHICH TRAVEL LENSES TO GET? I have been contemplating for awhile now on which lens to get for travel photography. was planning to get the Sigma 35mm f/1/.4 but started to doubt myself if the weight is worth. Things that I thought of while looking was, Should I settle on smaller f1.8 FE lenses that are way lighter and honestly f1.8 is way enough for my needs. What troubles …

Hi, which of the two lenses would you recommend? I recently got myself the Zve10 with the kit lens as my first camera to try out Sony for photography. Now, I’m looking to get a new lens. I do a lot of street photography and portraits, which is why the Sigma 23mm f1.4 caught my eye. However, I’m not sure if it would be better for flexibility to opt for the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8. I’m considering up…

What is your lenses to cameras ratio? A rule of thumb by great photographer, M. Georgio Minlenski once said you should have at least five focal length for your camera. With the increase in quality of zoom lenses and serious upgrades in camera bodies, what is your lens to cameras ratio and do you think it’s good or it has room to improve in some way. submitted by /u/LowKeyPhot…

Do lenses have idiosyncrasies? Hey newbie here, but I get the feeling that lenses are idiosyncratic in the sense that they have unique particularities that lend themselves to a certain hard-to-describe “look” or “feel”. I have a $200 kit lens I don’t much care for, while I picked up $50 used 70-300mm that I love. Is there just something about certain lenses and the subtle qu…