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What Tripod Head is Right For Me?

They're not as glamorous as lenses, but having the right one can make all the difference in the world.

B&H Photo’s December Sales Highlight Top Gear and Exclusive Daily Deals

With the holidays in full swing, B&H Photo is offering deep discounts across a range of photography and creator gear. Their ongoing promotions include top-rated lenses, creator bundles, and high-performance accessories, all capped off by the store’s Daily Deal Zone, which refreshes every 24 hours with limited-time offers. Let’s get into it! Quick Reference: Daily ... Read more
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How Street Photography Helps You Feel at Home in a New City

Moving to a new city throws everything off balance. The streets feel foreign, the rhythms are unfamiliar, and even simple tasks like finding a decent coffee shop require actual effort. It takes time to build the mental map that transforms “somewhere new” into “home.” But here’s something most photographers discover by accident: picking up your ... Read more

Lensrentals Reveals Top Rented Photo & Video Gear of 2025: Canon and Sony Dominate Again

Each December, Lensrentals shares a data-driven snapshot of the most popular gear in the industry—offering not just a rental recap, but a temperature check on real-world demand from working professionals. The 2025 edition, released today, reflects a year of steady innovation, entrenched brand loyalty, and subtle but telling shifts in how photographers and filmmakers are ... Read more

Winxvideo AI Christmas Deal: AI Video/Image Enhancer with “Buy 1 Get 3 Free” Offer

As 2025 comes to a close, Digiarty Software is offering a compelling holiday promotion on its AI-powered video/image suite, Winxvideo AI. For a limited time, the company is bundling its lifetime license with three bonus tools, with no subscriptions and no recurring fees, as part of a Buy 1 Get 3 Free Christmas special. The ... Read more

Cold Weather Photography Tips | How to Defrost and Save a Frozen Camera

In this first video tutorial, we're going to talk about what to do when you get frost on your camera when you shoot at night in extremely cold weather.

Upgrade Your Editing Workflow: DxO Holiday Deals with Up to 25% Off (Code: SLRLounge)

DxO is closing out the year with one of its best promotions yet. From now through January 6, 2026, photographers can save 20% on their purchase of any two or more DxO software titles and get up to a full year of free DxO Premium Support. That means whether you’re diving into RAW editing with ... Read more

Cake Cutting Photography Tips Ideas and Inspiration

The cake cutting ceremony is one of the key moments in a wedding reception that is not without its challenges. From lighting to positioning, the proper techniques and preparation are critical to delivering consistently incredible images for your clients. In this article, we’re going to provide some cake cutting photography tips to level up your ... Read more

Honcho Review: Real-Time Photo Delivery and Sales, Powered by AI Face Recognition

Let’s be honest. If you’ve ever shot a conference or wedding with hundreds of guests, you know the actual photography is the fun and easy part. It’s in the aftermath where things get complicated: spending hours sorting through thousands of nearly identical shots, batch editing until your eyes blur, uploading everything to multiple galleries, and ... Read more
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Jewish Wedding Photography Tips and Guide

Jewish wedding days are built on a number of unique traditions, and even these traditions vary within different branches of Judaism. Furthermore, some Jewish weddings only incorporate one or two traditions out of respect to the families, while others observe several. With such an array of nuances and elements, it is important that photographers know ... Read more
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35mm vs 50mm When Buying Your First Prime Lens

Sean Lewis

Have you outgrown your kit lens? Now that you're ready to buy a prime lens, should you go for a 35mm or a 50mm?

Demystifying Tilt-Shift Lenses | How They Work

Holly Roa

Tilt-shift lenses have long been a favorite tool among architectural and landscape photographers for their ability to control perspective. They ...

Laowa Adds More Lenses for Canon RF Nikon Z Systems SLR Lounge

Laowa Adds Canon RF Mount To The 11mm f/4.5 & Nikon Z Mount Options To The 65mm F/2.8 Ultra-Macro

David Crewe

Venus Optics announces the add of Canon RF mount for Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL lens and Nikon Z mount for Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO

Fujifilm GFX 100S GF 80mm f1.7 Launched SLR Lounge

Fujifilm Unveils The GFX100S Large Format Camera & GF 80mm f/1.7 WR Lens

David Crewe

Fujifilm Announces New FUJIFILM GFX100S Mirrorless Digital Camera and The World’s Widest Aperture Autofocus Lens for a Large Format Camera System!

Samyang Tiny Series Firmware Update Improves Autofocus and Face Detection SLR Lounge

Samyang Enhances Autofocus Performance and Face Detection with Latest Firmware Updates

David Crewe

Samyang recently has updated the firmware for Sony E mount lenses to improve autofocus performance and face detection performance in video mode to meet the needs of both photographers and videographers. Also, Samyang has deligently updated RF mount lenses' firmware after the release of Canon R5 and R6 cameras.

Tamron Announces New Series of Free Webinars SLR Lounge

Tamron USA Announces New Series of Free Webinars With Tamron’s Pro Photographer Tech Team

David Crewe

Tamron has announced a new series of weekly Tamron Pro Photographer Tech Webinars covering a variety of subject matter starting ...

Weekly Online Webinars Reviews Consulting Classes Covid 19 SLR Lounge

Tamron Announces New Series of Free Webinars With Tamron Pro Photographers

David Crewe

Six new PRO WEBINAR sessions beginning November 10th

Tamron User Photo Contest SLR Lounge

Tamron USA Announces The “Tamron User Photo Contest” to Commemorate Their 70th Anniversary

David Crewe

Enter your best photos taken with your Tamron lens by December 18, 2020

Tamron Announces New 70 300mm Telephoto Lens for Sony E Mount SLR Lounge

Tamron Is One Of The Biggest Reasons To Choose Sony Full-Frame Mirrorless Right Now!

Matthew Saville

Tamron announces the development of a new telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras, the 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD (Model A047). The lens is planned to launch in Fall 2020.

Venus Optics Laowa Releases 6 Popular Lenses for L Mount Systems SLR Lounge

Venus Optics Have Released 6 Of Their Popular Lenses For The L-Mount

David Crewe

Panasonic, Leica, and Sigma fp shooters have gotten some good news today; Venus Optics, have added the L-mount option on ...

Venus Optics Launches 3 new ultra wide cine lenses SLR Lounge

Venus Optics Unveiled 3 New Ultra Wide Cine Lenses For Micro Four Thirds, Super 35, and Full Frame Cinema Cameras

David Crewe

There’s some good news today for videographers seeking a little more 3rd party variety to their lens line up. Today, ...

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5 Lenses You Probably Don’t Need to Buy

Shivani Reddy

How many lenses should a photographer have? Hopefully this helps narrow down your list before making your next big purchase.