I really want an 85mm f/1.4 AF lens. I can't afford an 85mm f/1.4 AF lens, but I can afford a MF one. I want to use it for concert photography, which I've recently got hooked on (I'm currently using a ...

Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 14 years, which has given me a front row seat for the changeover from DSLRs to mirrorless cameras, ...

Techniques / Ten Reasons When Manual Focus Is Better Than Auto Focus Here are ten situations when manual focus can work better than your camera's auto focus.

"Wait...what? An f/1.8? That's incredible! My Canon lenses start at f/3.5 at the best! Hmm... I wonder if there’s a way to use this manual lens on my DSLR..." I had ...

The DJI Focus Pro is the company’s first independent Automated Manual Focus lens control system and uses LiDAR technology and modular motors to produce a highly impressive bit of kit. The four core ...

Using manual focus in wildlife filmmaking can feel intimidating — but with a few key techniques, it becomes a powerful creative tool. In this beginner-friendly guide, I walk through how to approach ...

Pixel Pro phones feature a manual photography mode that provides advanced control over key settings, including focus, ISO, shutter speed, and more. A little-known tool in Pro mode — a toggleable ...

Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac For most photos, the iPhone camera proves perfectly adequate. You just hold up your phone, point it, and shoot. The exposure and focus are almost always correct, or ...

Adjusting aperture alone can only do so much to get sharp images with a wide depth of field — sometimes, getting both point A and point B tack sharp in one shot is about as possible as a flying pig.