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Street Photo Stress Test: Ricoh GXR with 28mm/APS Sensor Module

Modular, small, an APS sensor...and street-savvy?

ArticleMirrorless Interchangeable-Lens Compacts Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, September 22, 2011

At under $1,000, does the Ricoh GXR with the 28mm lens/APS sensor module offer the balance of image quality, performance, and price that street photographers have been waiting for?

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TAGS: street photography,  wide angle,  system compact,  APS,  Ricoh GXR 

Shooting Reflections—AdoramaTV

You Keep Shooting

ArticleAdorama TV Techniques and How-Tos - by Bryan F. Peterson , September 2, 2011

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Bryan Peterson shows how to use the Pro-Optic 14mm super-wide-angle lens to transform a scene by adding a reflection from a small shiny surface and making it look like a shiny lake.

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TAGS: composition,  reflections,  wide angle,  pro-optic,  lens 

Interesting Point of View—AdoramaTV

You Keep Shooting

ArticleAdorama TV Techniques and How-Tos - by Bryan F. Peterson , August 29, 2011

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In this week's episode of You Keep Shooting, Bryan Peterson demonstrates how to improve pictures by adding something interesting to the foreground when you're shooting with a wide-angle lens.

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TAGS: composition,  wide angle,  foreground,  bryan peterson,  Adorama TV 

Product Review: Olympus Zuiko 12mm f/2.0 Lens for Micro Four Thirds

Pro-caliber lens for street, documentary shooters

ArticleLenses and Filters Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, July 7, 2011

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Olympus is targeting street photographers with the simultaneous release of the fast-working E-P3 Micro Four Thirds compact camera and a posh prime lens, the Zuiko 12mm f/2.0. Did they get the lens right? Here's what one street shooting thinks after taking it for a walk around NYC.

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TAGS: Olympus,  street photography,  photojournalism,  wide angle,  lenses,  lens,  Olympus E-P3 

Wide-Angle Macro Photography

Mini landscapes at 1:1 magnification

ArticleMacro Techniques and How-Tos - by Carl Heilman II, May 25, 2011

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I enjoy working with different equipment to get ‘close’ to subjects with a camera, but I especially like adding thin extension tubes to shorter focal length lenses to create wide angle close-ups.

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TAGS: landscapes,  macro,  macro photography,  wide angle,  Focus on Macro Photography,  extension tubes 

Product Review: Pro Optic 14mm f/2.8 Ultrawide Lens

A budget-busting wide-angle alternative

ArticleLenses and Filters Gear Guides & Reviews - by Sandy Ramirez, April 28, 2011

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The Pro Optic 14mm f/2.8 lens offers a low-cost entry to wide-angle photography. But can it deliver the quality to compete with the more expensive versions?

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TAGS: wide angle,  pro-optic,  lens 

Choosing the Right Lens—AdoramaTV

Digital Photography One on One

ArticleAdorama TV Techniques and How-Tos - by Mark Wallace, April 28, 2011

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AdoramaTV presents Digital Photography One on One. In this episode Mark Wallace answers the question, "which lens should I buy?"

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TAGS: composition,  wide angle,  telephoto,  depth of field,  lenses,  lens,  Adorama TV,  hyperfocal distance 

Product Review: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 HSM Zoom Lens

An ultrawide that takes it all in

ArticleLenses and Filters Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, August 4, 2010

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I consider ultrawide zoom lenses to be primarily special-effects tools and the Sigma 8-16mm  certainly falls into this category. Let’s take a close, undistorted look at its features and abilities.

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TAGS: sigma,  wide angle,  zoom lens,  ultrawide 

Introduction to Interchangeable Lenses

Just stepped up to a DSLR or MILC? Lenses can expand your creative options. Here are the basics about interchangeable lenses.

ArticleBuying Guides Gear Guides & Reviews - by Jon Sienkiewicz, June 28, 2010

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Your digital SLR or mirrorless interchangealbe lens compact camera probably came with a lens--a zoom lens, no doubt. But one of the most attractive things about a digital SLR is the ability to change lenses.

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TAGS: nikon,  canon,  digital,  camera,  DSLR,  pentax,  zoom,  wide angle,  tele,  telephoto 

Buying Guide: Choosing a Lens

The best lens might not always be the right lens for you

ArticleLenses and Filters Gear Guides & Reviews - by Bob Atkins, June 28, 2010

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Choosing a lens for your DSLR or mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera can be a difficult task, not because there are so few choices, but because there are often so many.

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TAGS: adorama,  digital,  camera,  buying guide,  DSLR,  beginner,  wide angle,  zoom lens,  bob atkins,  lens 

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