IRND Filters for Cinematography

  There is a lot of confusion around IRND filters for Cinematography. IRND filters are neutral density filters that have an infrared light suppression to create true black colors in modern digital camera sensors. There are four kinds of IRND. Hot mirror, dye based, carbon coated, and bonded carbon coated....

Understanding Camera Flange Depth: Adapt Old Lenses to New Cameras

Camera Flange Distance is a very important subject to understand if you want to adapt older lenses or lenses from one camera brand to another. Why can’t a Nikon F mount lens be adapted to a Canon EF mount camera? Oppositely, why can you adapt a Nikon F mount lens...

How to sell on LensFinder.com

Welcome to the LensFinder “How To” on selling your cameras/lenses/filters with LensFinder. This article will take you step by step through the selling process from creating an account to listing your item to confirming it’s purchased and shipping it out. Step 1: Creating Your Account First, click the “Create Account”...

35mm Prime vs 50mm Prime: Which is Best for You?

If you’re ready to buy your first prime lens, you might be wondering, is a 35mm or a 50mm better? Fortunately, it’s hard to go wrong with either lens, so as long as you choose one of them to add to your bag, you’ll be in good shape. Let’s explore...

Travel Photography on Your Mind? Get a Telephoto Lens for Your Kit

Travel Photography on Your Mind? Get a Telephoto Lens for Your Kit Travel photography necessitates having lenses that are supremely versatile. While many travel photographers have prime lenses in their bag (like a 50mm or a 35mm), having zooms are a must-have as well. In particular, a 24-70mm zoom is a great...

Why a 24-70mm Lens is Ideal for Portraits

When you think of “portrait lenses,” you might automatically think of something like a 35mm, 50mm, or 80mm prime. Plenty of photographers go even longer and use a 135mm prime lens for portraits. But there’s something to be said for zoom lenses in portraiture, particularly a 24-70mm. Here’s a few reasons why...

Canon EF Mount Lens List

Introduced in 1987, the Canon EF lens mount ushered in a new era of lens control and information flow from the lens to the camera body. EF mount lenses are far and away the best-selling camera lenses of all time with more than 130 million copies produced of 190+ different...

All Minolta Lenses Overview

Konica Minolta has been making cameras and lenses since the late-1950’s. The company had many successful camera models and at one time had sales that rivaled Canon and Nikon. Certain Minolta lens designs are razor sharp with excellent character. Due to the lack of modern models, Minolta lenses remain one...

Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE

In today’s lens market, Sony is the current leader in the world of mirrorless systems. Their vast array of quality mirrorless lenses is unmatched by their competitors, and they continue to pump out quality products that close the gap between amateur and professional grade equipment. Lensfinder.com has scavenged the Internet...

All Pentax Lenses Overview

Pentax is one of the most celebrated vintage camera lens brands. Known particularly for its lens coatings and optical designs, Pentax earned a reputation for images with character and precision. The success of Pentax optics has a left a myriad of fine lenses in multiple format sizes to choose. LensFinder...

Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD

Tamron is one of the top 3rd party lens makers for still photography lenses. They continue to delivery exceptional lenses for DSLR and Mirrorless cameras. The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD is no exception and seems to handily beat the similar lens focal length offerings from the mirrorless camera...

All Sony Lenses Overview

Welcome to the LensFinder.com Sony lenses brand page. Here you can find as much info as we can find on Sony brand lenses and history.  LensFinder is a marketplace focused on buying, selling and learning about cameras and lenses. We have consolidated all the info we can find on Sony...

Why You Should Shoot With Vintage Camera Lenses

Modern lenses are great to work with, and their features and cutting-edge technologies no doubt make it easier to take better photos. But aside from the fact that some new lenses are incredibly expensive, vintage lenses have a lot to offer. Here’s just a few reasons why investing in vintage lenses is...

5 Fast Micro 4/3 Zooms

When it comes to Micro 4/3 cameras, one of the biggest challenges starting out is finding the right lens. While prime lenses are great, often we find ourselves with the tough choice of choosing the right focal length. This decision is made more complicated by needing to compensate for the...

4 Reasons Why You Need A Prime Lens

When shopping for a new camera lens, you have the choice of a zoom lens, which has a variable focal length, or a prime lens, which has a fixed focal length. That means with a zoom lens that you have a range of focal lengths at your disposal, say, 24-70mm,...

How to Find the Effective Focal Length of a Lens

If you shoot with a 50mm lens, it’s focal length is 50mm, right? Well, that depends… On a full frame camera - one with a sensor that has a crop factor of 1:1, a 50mm lens does indeed perform like a 50mm lens. But many cameras these days have a...

M.Zuiko Olympus 75mm f1.8

The Olympus 75mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko is a mid-telephoto lens for cameras Micro 4/3 sensor and mount. This lens will perform well on any Micro 4/3 camera such as Panasonic GH series but has special lens mapping and improved image performance when used with an Olympus PEN or OM-D camera.

Understanding Focal Length

Focal length is one of the most important photography terms for you to understand because it informs you about the size of the lens - an important feature when buying glass for your camera. Not only that, but understanding focal length also means that you understand what a particular lens...

Canon FL 55mm F1.2 REVIEW | Cheapest F/1.2 Lens!

Canon FL 55mm F1.2 REVIEW | Cheapest F/1.2 Lens! Many of us desire to own at least one super fast lens! It doesn’t really matter if it’s worth it or not, we are simply drawn to the speed and the idea of owning an F1.2 lens! The problem is that...

Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-s Pancake

The Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-s Pancake lens is a great all around small manual focus lens for still and video. Nikon made 4 versions of the 50mm pancake lens; the original Japan-market only Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-s, the wider release Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-s with a plastic housing, the...

Zero Optik Nikkor-Noct 58mm T1.3 PL Cinema Lens

Angenieux Optimo 15-40mm T2.6

Angenieux has a long history of creating some of the finest cinema zoom lenses money can buy. Angenieux lenses are true cinema zooms that are parfocal and therefore hold focus from the widest to the longest telephoto, do not change image size, and have the quality of craftsmanship that can...

Why You Should Shoot Landscapes With a Telephoto Lens

Normally when people think of landscape photography, they think of wide, horizontal shots that capture as much of the scene as possible. And while wide-angle views are certainly worth it, there’s something to be said for taking a different approach to landscape photography by utilizing a telephoto lens. Let’s take a look...

Tokina Cinema Vista T1.5 Primes

Kenko Tokina Co Ltd is one of the world’s largest optics manufacturers and is known primarily for its affordable Tokina still photography lenses. Tokina decided to enter the cinema lens market in 2016 with an all new ground up all new line of cinema prime lenses.

Pentax-110 Subminiature Lenses for Micro4/3

    Pentax has a long history of making excellent optics of all kinds from eye glass lenses to medical endoscope and microscopes. Photographers know their SLR lenses which are often hailed as budget lenses with excellent color rendition and resolution. Founded in 1919 as Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha in...

What’s in a Name? A Guide to Zeiss Super Speeds

One of the most frequent questions we receive at Duclos Lenses from all over the world is in regards to the different versions of the Zeiss Super Speeds. Sticking to just the 35mm format (not 16mm format) version of Zeiss’ high speed primes, we’ll discuss some of the basic differences in an...

How Do We Decide the Value of a Lens?

A popular topic of discussion these days is whether or not certain lenses are worth their huge price tags. Moreover is there a justified correlation between a lens’ price and how “good” it is. It’s an apt time to continue this conversation since there are more lenses to choose from...

What to Look for When Choosing a Vintage Lens

As visual creatives, we all strive to craft frames that stand out from the rest. We select subjects and shoot in environments that will stamp an image as our own. While a photographer’s gear may not be as important as their vision, it can aid in setting us apart from...

Kinoptik 5.7mm F1.8

I always marveled at how Stanley Kubrick chose his lenses to create some of the most visually stunning images ever exposed to film. After visiting his exhibit at the LACMA, multiple times, a few years ago I saw this very odd looking lens in the display case. The lens in...

Helios 44 58mm F2

Much has been written about the infamous Russian bokeh monster Helios 44 58mm F2. Why infamous you ask? Well, the Helios is a copy of the Carl Zeiss Biotar 58mm. Back in the end of World War II, the Russians occupied East Germany where they went into the Zeiss factory...

Top 3 Go-To “Vintage Lenses For Video”

  I’ve reviewed so many vintage lenses in the last few years, but which ones do I actually use on daily basis? The video above and info below should finally answer this question. My top 3 most used vintage lenses are: Helios 44-2 58mm F2 Canon FD 50mm F1.4 Carl...

Buying Bargain Lenses! Which? Where? When?

Buying Bargain Lenses! Which? Where? When?   Foreword: This post is aimed at people who are just getting into vintage lenses, but maybe even a seasoned vintage lens user will find some useful info here. When it comes to buying lenses, things can get pretty confusing, especially at the start....

Affordable Canon FD Lenses for Sony-E & M4/3 | Buyers Guide

  Affordable Canon FD Lenses for Sony-E & M4/3 | Buyers Guide     I’m often asked about good lens options for M4/3 & Sony E-mount cameras. Most people are hoping to save quite a lot of money when building a vintage set, so this guide will concentrate on affordable...

3 Must-Have Prime Lenses

3 Must-Have Prime Lenses   Prime lenses offer plenty of benefits for shooters of all types and experience levels.   The question is, which prime lenses should you have in your bag?   Whether you’re a new photographer looking to add a new lens to your bag or a seasoned...

5 Reasons Why You Need a 50mm Lens

Ask any group of photographers about the first lens they ever purchased, and I’d be willing to bet the majority of them will say it was a 50mm.   That’s because there’s a lot to love about 50mm, or “nifty fifty” lenses.   If you’re in need of another...

How to Read the Markings on a Lens

How to Read the Markings on a Lens   If you’re new to photography - heck, even for some photographers that have been at it for awhile now - some of the markings on a camera lens can be downright confusing. Not only that, but lenses have a ton of...

The Top 4 Canon Lenses for Landscape Photography

One of the great things about being a photographer these days is the incredible variety of cameras and lenses that are available. Of course, that variety can also be a bit of a curse because there are so many options that it might be difficult to figure out what...

Top Prime Lenses for Nikon Cameras

Top Prime Lenses for Nikon Cameras   Nikon has the distinction of making some really, really good cameras. The new D850 comes to mind on that front… But they also make some incredible lenses for their full frame and crop sensor cameras. The question is, which Nikon prime lenses are...

Why Lenses?

Photography literally means to paint with light. Lenses are your camera’s view to the world and therefore your paintbrush. Most photographers are unaware of the plethora of options available to them to get a new perspective and unlock a new creative tool. Post production tools provide tons of options...

Buying Your Next Lens with Confidence

Buying a lens can be a daunting task if you consider all the factors. Add in additional factors like lens condition as well as accuracy of the seller to give you an honest picture of what you are buying and you get a real chance for problems. There are...

Why an 85mm Lens is Ideal for Portraits

While there is certainly debate regarding the best focal length for portraits, most portrait photographers agree that 85mm is a perfect focal length for portraiture. One of the primary reasons why photographers love 85mm lenses for portraits is because they can take a few steps back from the model...

3 Reasons Why You Need a 24-70mm Lens

 When you’re filling out your kit and deciding what lenses to include in your camera bag, a strong consideration should be made for a 24-70mm lens.  Of all the zoom lenses you can buy, this one might be the most versatile of the bunch. But versatility is just one reason why...

Demystified: Basic Camera Lens Types Explained

Demystified: Basic Camera Lens Types Explained   Fisheye, standard, telephoto, wide-angle, macro...there’s a lot of different types of lenses for your camera. It’s no wonder, then, that beginner photographers (and even some more experienced photographers!) have trouble figuring out which lens should be the next one they buy. In this...

Prime Lenses vs Zooms: Which is Best for You?

Why You Need a 35mm Lens in Your Camera Bag

Many photographers say that the first lens you should buy is a 50mm. And while there’s a lot of reasons for that, a 35mm lens is also a great option. In fact, it might be an even better choice than a 50mm. If you’re ready to upgrade your lens, consider...

Canon RF Mount Lens List

Canon introduced the RF series for the Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras. The RF line is a shallow flange depth lens series optimized for mirrorless cameras to save size, weight, and enhance optical performance.