Look Sharp!

Maximizing Lens Performance • Extreme Telephotos And Wide-Angles

By George Lepp

Published October 28, 2015
Updated July 27, 2016

We get a lot of questions about lenses.

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.

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