Cameras & Lenses

Which camera and lens is right for you? Read our guides to the best cameras and lenses to use for different types of photography, and feel confident in your choices.
  1. What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses

    What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses

    Course Beginner

    Gain an in-depth understanding of different types of photography lenses, their uses, and how to choose the right lens for your needs in this all-encompassing...

  2. What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses

    What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses

    Tutorial Beginner

    Gain an in-depth understanding of different types of photography lenses, their uses, and how to choose the right lens for your needs in this all-encompassing...

  3. Creative Uses for 3 Lenses in iPhone Portraiture

    Creative Uses for 3 Lenses in iPhone Portraiture

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how the choice of focal length changes the portrait, and explore the limits and possibilities of the iPhone for portraiture.

  4. On-Camera Audio Recording: Mic Placement 101

    On-Camera Audio Recording: Mic Placement 101

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, we'll teach you about the different types of microphones and how to place them to achieve a high signal-to-noise ratio.

  5. How to Use and Choose Wide-Angle Lenses for Photography

    How to Use and Choose Wide-Angle Lenses for Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you're a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In...

  6. How to Use Fisheye Lenses for Photography

    How to Use Fisheye Lenses for Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn about fisheye lenses and see what they look like in action, as well as how to correct the curve if you prefer a straighter image.

  7. How to Use and Choose Standard Lenses for Photography

    How to Use and Choose Standard Lenses for Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    The standard zoom lens is a great lens to have for situations where you need flexibility and quality. In this tutorial, you’ll learn why it's called a...

  8. What Makes a "Bad" Photography Lens?

    What Makes a "Bad" Photography Lens?

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this lens selection tutorial, you’ll learn about blurring, loss of contrast, chromatic aberration, vignetting and distortion by taking a look at some...

  9. How to Use Focal Length and Field-of-View to Compose Photographs

    How to Use Focal Length and Field-of-View to Compose Photographs

    Tutorial Beginner

    How much will you be able to see through the eyes of your camera? In this article, learn about focal length and field of view and how they're related.

  10. How Super Zoom Lenses Work and How to Choose One for Your Photography

    How Super Zoom Lenses Work and How to Choose One for Your Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you're a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In...

  11. Fancy Photo Lenses: Do You Really Need Stabilisation, Coatings, and Focusing Motors?

    Fancy Photo Lenses: Do You Really Need Stabilisation, Coatings, and Focusing Motors?

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you're a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In...

  12. How to Process Raw Photos With Filmulator (Free for Windows and Linux)

    How to Process Raw Photos With Filmulator (Free for Windows and Linux)

    Tutorial Beginner

    Filmulator is an open-source raw photo editor based around the filming developing process, with a library management feature to help you organise your...