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Tamron 20-40mm Lens Review – Great for Landscapes and More!

December 12, 2022 By Morgan

(To watch the video go to The Slanted Lens on YouTube.) Hey everybody, Jay P. here from The Slanted Lens. We’re out in Monument Valley. It’s a place that filmmakers have been drawn to forever. John Ford shot here with John Wayne. Just so many films have been made here. An Incredible place. A natural […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Equipment, Landscape, Lens Review, Product Review

Sony a7R IV vs Canon R5 Camera Comparison – Which is Better?

November 30, 2022 By Morgan

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey everybody! How are you doing? We’re back here on The Slanted Lens. We got two new cameras to introduce to you, the Sony a7R 5 versus the Canon R5. Really, creative departments, couldn’t come up with another number? All right, anyway let’s move ahead. I’ve […]

Filed Under: Camera Review, Equipment, Product Review

Tamron Fujifilm 150-500mm Lens Review with Fujifilm X-H2

November 21, 2022 By Morgan

(To watch the video go to The Slanted Lens on YouTube!) I got some great images of this huge owl using the Fujifilm X-H2 and the Tamron 150-500mm lens. What a great combination! I was cheating though, it’s a movie owl. It’s the Brad Pitt of owls. When they say owl, they think of Nicodemus! […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Lens Review, Uncategorized

Fujifilm X-H2 vs Canon R6 vs Sony a7 IV Hands On Comparison

November 14, 2022 By Morgan

(If you want to watch the video go here!) We’ve got three cameras. One of them is a crop sensor. Will that X-H2 compare with full frame sensors? Let’s take a look. It’s 40 megapixels, the Fujifilm X-H2. It’s a crop sensor. It’s an APS-C sensor. But we’re going to take a look at it […]

Filed Under: Camera Review, Equipment

PEAK DESIGN vs HEIPI – Which Travel Tripod is the Best?

November 7, 2022 By Morgan

Peak Design Vs Heipi Travel Tripod

So a couple of weeks ago, we reviewed the HEIPI tripod. I took it around and shot with it downtown. It was really enjoyable to use. I found it really useful. But the questions that we got all through our comments and people emailing us was, how does it compare to the Peak Design? And […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Product Review

Sony a1, What Not To Do!

October 31, 2022 By Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I have to admit I screwed up when I shot the Sony A1 versus the Canon R5c. I saw a crop factor. I was confused by it. But I was getting it and consistently getting it. And of course I heard all the comments […]

Filed Under: Camera Review, Camera Settings, Equipment, Product Review, Quick Tip

Tamron 50-400mm Review – The Lens That Shoots It All!

October 24, 2022 By Morgan

Tamron 50-400mm Lens Review

 I love that this lens is so versatile! This 50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Tamron lens is a great telephoto zoom that does it all: Wildlife, Sports, Landscapes, Portraits, Macro, Travel and Street Photography. It’s very compact and easy to travel with. We tested it out in a lot of different scenarios. It really does have an […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Lens Review, Product Review

Best Travel Tripod I Have Ever Used! Really!!!

October 17, 2022 By Morgan

Heipi Tripod Review

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to review, probably the most unique tripod I have ever seen. It’s like the Swiss army knife of tripods. At first when I got it I wasn’t sure about it. But as I’ve used it I realize that there’s a lot of […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Product Review, Travel Photography

Lighting Techniques for Product Photography With Shiny Metal

October 10, 2022 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we bring you an episode of the Laws of Light. We’re going to look at how to light shiny metal in a still life. This is difficult because we have shiny metal that needs its own attention. But we also have a still […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial

DIY RGB Portraits On A Budget

October 3, 2022 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at DIY RGB lights. Not that these are lights you can change them from red, green and blue. But at Home Depot I noticed they’ve got these lights. They’re LED bulbs. They’re like nine bucks. And I […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, DIY, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

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