Narrowing down a list of the best photo editing monitors is a little different from selecting equipment for playing video games, streaming movies, or surfing the web. Editing photos demands a very specific set of features, technical specifications, and software supports. That’s why it is critical that you do your research and explore your options.…
Why read this guide on the 6 best cameras for blogging? Well, to succeed as a blogger, you must show 100% unique text and captivating photos the moment someone lands on your pages. Internet searchers are a finicky lot, and nowhere near as easy to please as they used to be. The only way to…
Many of us enter the gear world of DSLR photography through the kit portal. You’ve probably bought one or more yourself, the APS-C sensor body plus a lens or two and maybe a gear bag from a big box store. Once we play with it for a while, our camera dreams grow, and we start…
Even those loyal to other brands don’t doubt the quality and reputation of Canon cameras. If you own the amazing EOS 70D mid-range Digital-SLR, you are serious about photography! What we have here is a feature-packed camera with dual-pixel AF technology. My guide looks at some of the best lenses for Canon 70D cameras including…
How many lenses do you need? Maybe just one more! Or at least that’s what we tell ourselves when we’re looking for the next addition to Photophique’s guide for the 10 best all around, everyday lenses for our Canon camera bodies. Whether it’s a wide angle prime for close-up work or a telephoto zoom for…
The Fujifilm X-Mount system isn’t just one of the best mirrorless systems on the market right now. It’s also one of the most adaptable and affordable lens series ever created. Expertly combining the sophisticated technical features of a DSLR, the portability of a Micro Four Thirds system, and the vibrancy of traditional Fuji film cameras,…
This guide looks at the 10 best Sony lenses for the company’s range of interchangeable-lens cameras. That includes Sony’s full-frame 35mm sensors and the smaller—yet still excellent—APS-C sensors. Sony calls their popular mirrorless cameras the α-series (Alpha-series). All a-series cameras share the standard E-mount connection. These are what Sony calls their E lenses. There’re also…
In the past few years, mirrorless cameras have gained some serious traction as viable alternatives to DSLRs. Professional photographers shoot with them all the time, and as more affordable models appear they’ve become more popular with hobbyists as well. Mirrorless cameras are great for a number of reasons: they’re smaller and lighter than DSLRs but…
No matter how successful we feel with our images, one area continues to frustrate many photography enthusiasts. That’s taking a good portrait picture. Noses end up looking too big, ears are too small, and the face is out of proportion. What gives? The answer is probably that you’re not using the right lens, and more…
If your Canon camera kit came with two lenses, chances are excellent that one was a telephoto. It wasn’t the most powerful lens in the arsenal of possibilities, but it does the job and gets you started on a range of photography, meeting your needs for a long time to come. Let’s say, though, that…