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50mm Lens Shoot-Out: f/1.8 or f/1.4?

What kind of image quality does all that money and 2/3 of a stop really get you?

ArticleLenses and Filters Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, December 8, 2010

Experienced photographers know that the humble, inexpensive 50 is a little powerhouse. But should you get the faster f/1.4 or the less expensive f/1.8? Lab test results reveal interesting surprises and practical advice.

PhotoZAP 28: Simply Red

Our critics praise and pan your pictures

ArticlePhotoZAP Techniques and How-Tos - by Adorama Learning Center Editors, January 14, 2010

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“The photographer has captured his young daughter in a natural, unposed, and thoroughly unselfconscious way.”—Monica Cipnic

Leica-M Lenses For Cheapskates, Part II

The Fab Four Leica Summarits

ArticleProduct Reviews Gear Guides & Reviews - by Jason Schneider, December 22, 2009

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You don’t have to spend two grand or (much) more for a bona-fide Leica lens. Does Leica’s new lineup of f/2.5 Summarit-M lenses deliver true Leica performance?

"Normal" lens buying guide

Life begins at 50

ArticleLenses and Filters Gear Guides & Reviews - by Fred Singer, February 21, 2008

If one way to overcome problems associated with low light is to shoot at a wide aperture, then you need a wide-aperture ("fast") lens. Most kit zoom lenses only open to around f/3.5 or f/4, and fast zooms that maintain a maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the zoom range cost a mint.

Use a wider aperture

f/1.8 and be there!

ArticleLenses and Filters Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, February 20, 2008

To overcome many of the problems associated with low-light photography, and give your creative juices a jump-start, use a lens with a wide maximum aperture (in the f/1.4-2.8 range) and shoot away.

Nikon announces D4 flagship DSLR, 85mm f/1.8 portrait lens

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Adorama News Writer, January 6, 2012

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In a midnight product launch last night, Nikon announced its long-anticipated new flagship DSLR, a 16.2MP full-frame pro camera. Read more

Tags: nikon, DSLR, portrait, sports, sports photography, prime lens, sportsshooter, Nikon D4

The right way to design a prime lens...and the wrong way

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, August 10, 2011

A couple of lenses for mirrorless interchangeable-lens compact cameras are actually user-friendly. Here's how I separate the lenses made by and for engineers from the ones made for photographers. Read more

Tags: Panasonic, samsung, sony, Lens advice, prime lens, micro four thirds, system compact, lens, MILC Mirrorless Interchangeable-Lens Compact, MILC, Pentax Q

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50mm Lens Shoot-Out: f/1.8 or f/1.4?

PhotoZAP 28: Simply Red

Leica-M Lenses For Cheapskates, Part II

"Normal" lens buying guide

Use a wider aperture

Nikon announces D4 flagship DSLR, 85mm f/1.8 portrait lens

The right way to design a prime lens...and the wrong way

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