As you start to shop for lenses, you'll come across the terms "prime" and "zoom." But as with most gear decisions, understanding what those are, what their impact is and what you should choose isn't ...

In the constant battle to provide consumers the best smartphone camera, one area that Apple has yet to innovate is optical zoom, which could use a so-called "periscope lens." We explain what the ...

Some camera features are worth paying for, while others seem to exist exclusively to print big numbers on the box to sway naive buyers. When it comes to zoom — whether on a smartphone or a camera — ...

If you recently acquired your first interchangeable lens camera, you’re probably already thinking about what lenses to add to your bag. As cool as your new DSLR or mirrorless camera is now, it won’t ...

Cellphones with cameras began to arise in the year 2000, with the launch of Samsung's SCH-V200, capable of taking a limited number of shots at a formidable 0.35 megapixels. For those serious about ...

When I was traveling the country back in the mid-2000s doing photojournalism internships at various newspapers, I constantly heard the staff photographers say they were going to “make” a photo. That ...

Smartphone zoom has made significant strides since the iPhone 7 series debuted a 2x telephoto camera back in 2016. In fact, a 2x telephoto shooter seems rather quaint by modern standards when we have ...

Whenever I reach for a Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera, it’s usually for one key reason: lots of zoom without lots of weight. The MFT sensor’s downsides are upsides when it comes to telephoto lenses – ...

The imposing Rubin-1 zoom on the camera it was designed for, the short-lived Zenit-6 (All pics: Roman Yarovitsyn) By Roman Yarovitsyn It happened at last! I’ve got into my hands on a Zenit-6 SLR, ...