Depth of Field: Crop vs Full Frame and Which is Better
The internet is littered with literally thousands of blog posts and youtube videos about crop vs full frame sensors, and there are millions of comments...
Tag: Fundamentals
5 Overrated camera features in 2020…or are they?
There are always a half dozen or so “must-have” features touted by camera reviewers and photo enthusiasts posting on the internet. But some (or all)...
Quick Study on Depth of Field
Articles and videos throw around the term “depth of field” quite casually, as if everyone already knows what it means. Depth of Field (DOF from...
Handy-Dandy List of f-Stops (in a table)
Every wonder what “half a stop” means in relation to the maximum aperture of a lens? Me, too! So here’s a handy-dandy list of f-stops...
How to Read Canon Lens Date Codes
Every Canon lens has a “date code” imprinted somewhere on the lens mount. This tells you where and when the lens was manufactured so that...
Lens Distortion: Pincushion vs Barrel
There are a handful of lens distortion types cited in lens reviews, but the two most common are pincushion distortion and barrel distortion. Both types...
What is Focus Breathing?
This is a term that gets thrown around a lot in lens reviews, but what does it actually mean? Focus breathing is the minuscule change...