The Viltrox AF 50mm f/2 Air proves that a lightweight, affordable prime can still deliver genuinely impressive image quality.

My workhorse lens is also my least expensive lens. It's been with me for 20 years and still producing. Learn why this lens is the one I use the most for fly fishing photography. The workhorse lens in ...

This isn’t my first Viltrox lens review, and nor it will it be my last, because the Chinese lens maker is on a roll, producing a string of excellent optics for users of all skill levels and budgets.

Sony already makes a handful of 50mm lenses for its full-frame mirrorless cameras, including the very impressive FE 50mm f/1.2 GM and Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA lenses. And when you factor in ...

The world of photography is ever-evolving, and Nikon continues to lead the charge by expanding its lineup of Z series full-frame lenses. Today, Nikon introduced the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4, a ...

Craig Marshall continues his series on classic Contax stills lenses that make for great video on modern cameras. This time it's the turn of the Zeiss ‘Contax’ Planar 50mm f/1.7. Weekends at RedShark ...

ZY Optics has a new, very fast 50mm prime lens at f/0.95 that was designed exclusively for the Canon EF mount DSLR cameras. This very fast ‘Nifty Fifty’ is potentially a great option for photography ...

Sony’s new flagship fifty sports a total of 14 elements in 10 groups. The company claims it has worked some serious engineering magic with the glass and its coatings. Three of the elements fit what ...

Ditching your camera's zoom lens for a prime might be the best resolution you make this year!

When I was traveling the country back in the mid-2000s doing photojournalism internships at various newspapers, I constantly heard the staff photographers say they were going to “make” a photo. That ...

The same applied to a new tilt-shift lens from Venus Optics, the Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5x Macro. Available for ...