autofocus
Back Button Focus – What it is and why you might want to use it
Yes, we’re bringing up the back button focus. This is one of those things that regularly seems to split the camera-owning public. One side swears by it, and the other side can’t stand it or just doesn’t see the point. But, like many things in photography, it’s just another way of doing something. In this case, focusing your lens.
How I converted a 103-year-old Zeiss lens to autofocus M-mount
Recently I was rummaging around in a box of old cameras, and I stumbled across a cute little Zeiss lens that I didn’t even know I had. It was a 5cm (50mm for you youngsters out there) f: 3.5 Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar. I researched its serial number (in the 411,000 range) to discover this little lens was manufactured in 1920, that’s 103 years ago.
Panasonic teams up with DJI to bring LiDAR AF to your mirrorless camera
Last year, DJI joined the L mount alliance. This ever-growing list is a shared commitment to collaboration and a degree of interoperability between some products…
What are focusing modes, and how do you choose one?
There is a range of different focusing modes within autofocus. By choosing the right one for your shooting situation, you can get a whole lot more out of your camera and improve your photography
Photos of upcoming full-frame Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE lens show built-in display
Viltrox is planning to release a number of new lenses, according to a post on Weibo. A number of images of one of them, the…
Canon is starting to let 3rd parties make RF mount lenses
In a recent interview at CP+ 2023, the team from DPReview spoke with Canon about a wide range of topics. Two of them stick out…
Panasonic confirms PDAF is coming to MFT
In an interview with Yosuke Yamane, Panasonic’s Imaging and Business division director, Phototrend confirmed that Panasonic plans to implement phase detection autofocus into the Micro…
Nikon Z5 firmware adds Eye AF support when shooting video
Nikon has announced a new firmware update for the Nikon Z5 full-frame mirrorless camera. The new v1.40 update expands the previous v1.22 update with support…
Nikon is limiting third party manufacturers from competing on Z Mount lenses, a report
This is a bit of an interesting one and it potentially explains why we’ve seen a handful of autofocus Z mount lenses over the last…
Nikon adds Eye AF while shooting video to the Nikon Z50 with new firmware
Nikon has released the new version 2.4.0 firmware for the Nikon Z50, and it looks like the focus (no pun intended) for this one is eye-detection…
