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The best 50mm lens: which 'standard prime' is the right one for you?
By Matthew Richards last updated
Updated The best 50mm lens, or nifty fifty, is a great low-cost wide-aperture lens for bokehlicious portraits and for low light

Canon is working on its first RF lens with a built-in teleconverter (report)
By Gareth Bevan published
NEWS Rumors suggest a Canon EF 100-500mm f/4L IS USM 1.4x Extender lens is in the pipeline – just in time for the release of the EOS R1 in November

Meike has a new super-cheap fast prime, and it's even got autofocus
By Ben Andrews published
news This looks like a bargain 35mm lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, and L-mount shooters

How do you choose the right focal length of lens to use for your photography?
By Mike Harris published
TUTORIAL Choosing the right focal length for your photography is a crucial part of the creative process... we explain all!

AstrHori 120mm F2.8 Macro 2x review: is twice as much really twice as good?
By Matthew Richards published
Review The fully manual AstrHori 120mm F2.8 Macro 2x has a slightly longer focal length than most macro lenses and gives double the magnification

Big up background blur in your photo portraits using the Brenizer bokeh-rama effect
By Mike Harris published
TUTORIAL Learn the Brenizer method – shoot and edit a 'bokeh panorama' to create a wide field of view with a shallow depth of field

Report: Chinese lens manufacturers are developing autofocus zoom lenses
By Ben Andrews published
news Details are scarce, but there's good reason to believe China is more than capable of producing AF zoom lenses

Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN C review: head to head with Canon’s own-brand lens
By Matthew Richards published
Review Now available in Canon RF-S mount, the Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN C offers a faster alternative to Canon’s APS-C format ultra-wide-angle zoom.
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