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The Phoblographer’s Guide to The Right Canon Lens For You

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Since we believe that your lenses are more important than your camera, one of the most common questions we get here at The Phoblographer is which lens to purchase for a Canon DSLR. While we have a list of some of the best budget lenses, and we’ve answered multiple questions on the subject, it became apparent that there is a need for a comprehensive lens guide of some sort. While you’re at it, you may also want to sneak a peek at our recommended lenses for videography. And since there are strengths each side of primes vs zooms, this list will feature both types of lenses.

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Written by Chris Gampat

February 17th, 2011 at 12:00 am

Hands On Review: Panasonic ZS-7

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Last week, the Panasonic folks invited me over for some personal fondling time with their cameras. The ZS-7 stood out the most to me because of the feature set and the types of cameras that the readers of this blog usually use (even more so than the TS2.) Though it isn’t the LX3, it is still quite an advanced camera, quite a beauty and loaded with all sorts of bells and whistles. More on this all after the jump.

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Written by Chris Gampat

January 26th, 2010 at 1:00 am

Sexy New Pentax Cameras Are Sexy

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Today, Pentax announced their new compacts including that gorgeous sexiness of a camera up above: the I-10. Others include the E90 and H90 which still have pretty nice specs as well. Target audiences, major specs and press releases after the jump.

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Written by Chris Gampat

January 25th, 2010 at 5:00 pm