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The Best Lenses for Night Photography: A Case for Rokinon Primes

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David Kingham is a lanscape photographer who focuses on the night sky. He field-tested some Rokinon lenses to see how they faired against their Nikon and Canon-branded counterparts. If you’re into astrophotography or night time lanscape shooting, read on to see his results!

Metabones Canon EF to Sony NEX Speed Booster Adds Full Frame Versatility in the Crop Sensor Video World

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Learn more about how this adapter can widen your lenses and give you an extra f-stop for a full frame effect on cropped sensors.

Reviewing the Sigma 15mm f/2.8 and Nikon 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lenses for Night Sky Landscape Photography

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David Kingham is a lanscape photographer who focuses on the night sky. He field-tested some of our fisheye lenses to see which one is most suitable for this kind of work.

Deal of the Week

Company News Deal of the Week

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Check out our Deal of the Week!

Save 25% on the following gear when you place your order this week. If you’ve had your eye on these items to try, now is the time as our discount is good for any rental date as long as your order comes in this week by 11:59PM (PST) Sunday, Jan. 27th using the discount code, “BLDOW.”

Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G AF-S ED

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II

Leica Wide Angle 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Aspherical

Olympus E-P2 Pen Digital Camera Body

Our Take and Test Footage on the Canon 1D C DSLR with 4K Video

Company News Photo Techniques Reviews Tips

Canon has added yet another camera to their cinema line, the 1D C. This addition gives professional and novice filmmakers alike a formidable number of shooting choices, not to mention access to a wide variety of cine-lenses. Get our take on it!

BL East Coast Expansion: 5D Mark III or D800 DSLR Giveaway

Company News Contests & Discounts

To celebrate the opening of our new East Coast Headquarters in Waltham, MA, we’re kicking off a giveaway for a Canon 5D Mark III or Nikon D800.

BorrowLenses Social Media Code of Conduct

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BL-CodeofConduct

We have large and vocal communities on a variety of social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter, G+, Instagram, and Pinterest. We love them all! Open and honest discussion, as well as jokes, are fully welcomed. However, sometimes when discussions get heated they also get personal. We want to keep our pages “PG” rated so as to reduce any chances of someone feeling alienated by the comments on our content. This means that every once in awhile we have to parent the responses to our posts. The following types of comments might get deleted/hidden/banned:

  • Personal attacks/slurs.
  • Excessive cursing.
  • Violent or sexually explicit content.
  • Needlessly negative comments.
  • Links to content that doesn’t have anything to do with the discussion.
  • BL order complains or questions that aren’t pertinent to the thread. Please direct comments/questions to [email protected].
  • Posting your order information. We will hide this content for your own protection.
  • Posting the same content or comments over and over again.
  • Negatively calling out a BL employee by name. If you have a concern or complaint, please email [email protected].

We do our best to keep these kinds of comments off our social sites but sometimes we miss them. You are always welcome to contact us directly if you see something suspicious.