The crew at Lensrentals, founded by Roger Cicala, host bi-weekly conversations about the art and science of capturing images. From photography to videography, film, history, and technology, the show covers a wide range of topics to educate and inspire creators of all kinds.
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Shooting the Sh!t: Pay Transparency, PA Work, and BS Reviews
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It's the season finale of The Lensrentals Podcast! This week we're keeping it very informal. Joey, Roger, and Ryan are each bringing in a topic we haven't yet had time to cover in depth on the podcast before. The Lensrentals Podcast is a production of Lensrentals, founded by Roger Cicala. Our production staff includes Drew Cicala, Ryan Hill, Sarah …
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From Concert Photography to Commercial Videography w/Nathan Armstrong and Will Evans
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Nathan Armstrong and Will Evans are co-workers at NLA Projects, a Memphis-area production company that specializes in both photography and videography. Nahan started as a concert photographer before Will joined as his Production Manager and helped guide their work more toward commercial video. Here, they discuss how they went about making that tran…
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We’ve all had it happen before, you just wrapped a great photoshoot, and you get home, excited to look through the photos, only to find that all the images are a hair soft. This can be for a number of reasons, but one of the first things to diagnose will likely be to see if your lens is suddenly back focusing or front focusing a bit. Fortunately, w…
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Ask Lensrentals: Lens Inspection, Filters, and Repair Reliability
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In this week's episode, we sit down with Roger and Joey as they answer some of our listener's questions. And they cover a lot, from how Speedboosters work, to the benefits of various lens filters, and even touch on what the inspection process is when we receive a lens returned from a rental.Roger and Joey are among the most knowledgable on staff wh…
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Much like the ongoing production error at the Captain Crunch factory, causing them to overproduce berries, this episode is entitled 'Oops! All Video'. Enjoy as video experts Ryan, Ally, and Dom sit down and answer all of your video-centric questions, from the importance of reliable memory, to whether you should even bother shooting in RAW. The Lens…
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In this week's episode of the Lensrentals Podcast, Ryan is joined by Roger and Joey as they go through all you need to know when buying a used camera system. From craigslist, to KEH, to even Lensrental's own storefront, there are plenty of places to find used gear at a discounted price, but the process of buying can be overwhelming. The Lensrentals…
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How the Canon 5.2mm Dual Fisheye Could Change VR
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On today's episode of the Lensrentals Podcast, we're doing something a little different and talking about a single piece of gear - the Canon RF 5.2 Dual Fisheye lens for VR applications. We've decided to give a full episode on this lens for a couple of different reasons - one, there is a lot to cover in both the lens itself as well as the VR workfl…
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Why You Can't Trust Weather Sealing w/ Chris Gampat of The Phoblographer
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This week on the Lensrentals podcast, we touch on a topic that Roger has discussed for a number of years here on the blog - Why You Can't Trust Weather Sealing. And to help bring the point home, we're joined with The Phoblographer's own, Chris Gampat. Check out the great gear reviews and features at The Phoblographer. The Lensrentals Podcast is a p…
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Battle of the Flagships: R3 vs. Z9 vs. A1
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The Lensrentals Podcast is finally back, and today we're tackling questions that many people have been wondering about - comparing the three latest flagships from the Canon, Nikon, and Sony. Join Ryan Hill, Joey Miller, and Zach Sutton as they walk through all the features of each camera, to determine which one is best for each use case. Though the…
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BEST OF: How Lensrentals Reached a Million Orders
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In 2006 Roger went on an Alaskan cruise and had to pay big bucks for a lens he knew wouldn’t be very useful to him after he came home. Thus an idea was born, and now 13 years later Lensrentals has fulfilled over 1 million orders! Watch our video celebrating our millionth order. The Lensrentals Podcast is a production of Lensrentals, founded by Roge…
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BEST OF: How to Make the Most of a Small Crew
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Jem Schofield is a producer, DP and educator and the founder of theC47, a full-service production company that focuses on video production, filmmaking, consulting & education. Jem spends most of his time producing content, educating others and joins Ryan to discuss how to prepare for small to no crew productions, the essential roles that need to be…
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BEST OF: How David Carson Won a Pulitzer Covering Ferguson
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David Carson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Carson’s images are featured extensively in the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography that was awarded to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch photo staff. In 2008, his multimedia project “Reporting for Duty” won a regional Emmy award for Advanced Media – Inte…
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BEST OF: How to Make Money Shooting Portraits (Or When the Art of Photography Meets the Business of Photography)
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Zach Sutton is a Los Angeles Photographer specializing in headshot, beauty, and portrait photography. He is also our blog editor! Sarah and Joey talk with Zach about how he built his brand, grew his network, and has become a thriving photographer. He shares why he thinks you should always test shoot, SEO tips, and addresses the ever difficult issue…
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BEST OF: Women's Weekend Film Challenge (Or How a Short Film Contest is Attempting to Change the Industry)
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Ally is joined by Katrina Medoff and Tracy Sayre who are the executive co-directors of the Women's Weekend Film Challenge which is a women-in-film initiative that places professional filmmakers on crews that write, shoot and edit a short film in just one weekend. Through the WWFC, they have produced 24 films to date with more than 500 professional …
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BEST OF: How to Break a Camera (Or Why Saltwater Will Destroy Everything You've Ever Loved)
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Impact damage, sensor scratches, and shutter failure, oh my! Lensrentals Founder Roger Cicala is once again joined by Repair Manager Aaron Cloz and Senior Photo Tech Joey Miller and this time they’re talking about all the ways you can break a camera, what can be fixed, and what is always a kiss of death. Resources Mentioned: Video on how to clean y…
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BEST OF: How to Break a Lens (Or How the Lensrentals Camera Repair Department Has Fixed So Many Lenses)
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Roger is joined by our Repair Manager Aaron and Senior Photo Tech Joey to discuss broken lenses, the types of repairs they’ve encountered, what they think can be attempted at home, and how to prevent repairs from being needed in the first place! They dish on which repair center takes the longest to get the gear back from, what environments they can…
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It’s our year-end review of photography. Host Ryan Hill is talking with Lensrentals Quality Control Manager Joey Miller and Blog Editor Zach Sutton about their favorite gear of the year, what they’re looking forward to next year, and what photographers inspired them. Before first, Lensrentals Founder Roger Cicala wasn’t able to join for the full co…
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This week we’re wrapping up the year from a video perspective. Lensrentals Product Development Supervisor Ally Aycock Patterson and LensProToGo Video Producer Dom Boisvert join host Ryan Hill to discuss their favorite products of the year, the state of the industry today, and what each person hopes to see in the future. Mentioned in the episode: So…
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Photo Gear Rodeo: 100S, R3, and Z9, oh my!
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Yeehaw, it’s a photo gear rodeo y’all! Ryan, Joey, and Zach host our first return guest, Barney Britton, Senior Editor at DPReview. We're talking about several new and upcoming releases from Canon, Sony, Fuji, and yes, Nikon too! Mentioned in this episode: Canon 5.2mm f/2.8 dual fisheye Canon 8-15mm f/4L Canon 85mm f/1.2L DS Fuji GFX 50S II Fuji GF…
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Ask Lensrentals: Time Limits, Thicc Primes, and Third Party Lenses
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Welcome back to one of our favorite types of episodes where we’re answering more of your questions about all things relating to photography and cinematography. Ryan is joined by Joey, who will be answering photo questions and for all things video we’ve got one of our video producers here too, Dom is back! We’ll cover everything from the history of …
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How to Shoot Your First Short Film with Juli Jackson
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This week we’re talking with director, animator, and cinematographer Juli Jackson. Over the last 15 years, Juli has done everything from PA work to directing her own feature, 45RPM. Ryan worked as a camera assistant on Juli’s upcoming short film Delta this summer. They talk about what low-budget, small-crew filmmakers should keep in mind when shoot…
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What is Nightscape Photography? With Matthew Saville
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Ryan and Joey are joined by nightscape photographer Matthew Saville today. Nightscape photography is the art of shooting landscapes at night with particular emphasis on stars. It’s separate from the more scientific astrophotography but shares many of the same challenges such as extremely low light and very long exposure times. Optically it’s one of…
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Ask Lensrentals: Filters, Finances, and the Future
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Ryan, Roger, and Joey are back with more of your questions, and some of our own too. Ranging from where to eat when visiting New Orleans to what cameras and lenses and optical arts will look like 50 years from now, we’re coving a wide range of topics with mostly questions about lenses in the middle. Mentioned on the episode: Turkey and the Wolf Blo…
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If you’ve read more than one or two articles on our blog you’ve likely seen images of MTF charts and heard us discuss testing lenses on the optical bench. But what on earth does that mean, and why do we do it? We’re breaking it down with the best people possible, Roger, Aaron, and our audience surrogate, Ryan. Mentioned this episode: Imatest See th…
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Gather round y’all, it’s time for another gear rodeo where we shoot the you-know-what talking about our experiences with gear from our inventory. Today Ryan is talking to the Lensrentals Onboarding Supervisor, Ally Aycock Patterson, and LensProToGo’s Dom Boisvert about which of our newest video products we’re excited about. We nerd out about produc…
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