autofocus
This New Lens Equates Specs with Glamorous Writing
Feb 17, 2026
David Prochnow
Viltrox has officially announced the grand unveiling of the Viltrox AF 50mm F1.4 Pro Z-mount for Nikon. This lens is a masterpiece that sounds like…
Viltrox NexusFocus F1 Brings Autofocus to Manual PL Lenses
Jan 16, 2026
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Viltrox has launched the NexusFocus F1, a PL to Sony E-mount adapter that brings autofocus control to fully manual cinema lenses. Introduced via Kickstarter, the…
Brightin Star 24mm f/1.8 full-frame autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount announced
Dec 15, 2025
Anzalna Siddiqui
A fresh entry has just appeared on the full-frame scene that you might find interesting, especially if you’re on a budget. Brightin Star has just…
Laowa 180mm Macro Lens Firmware Update Adds Autofocus and Focus Bracketing
Nov 12, 2025
Anzalna Siddiqui
Laowa is renowned for creating some of the most innovative and advanced camera lenses available, including their renowned Probe lens and impressive ultra-macro lenses. If…
Everybody was All Wrong About this Film Camera. It’s a Gem!
Oct 8, 2025
David Prochnow
Every camera is quirky. From the bottom-loading Leica thread mount cameras to the slide-click light meter switch on the Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic, each camera comes…
Is Manual Focus Relevant in the Digital Age?
Jul 16, 2025
David Prochnow
Photographers are spoiled with a wealth of “automatic” features on today’s cameras. Autoexposure, auto white balance, and autofocus make taking a photograph as easy as…
Is Back Button Focus Still Necessary With a Mirrorless Camera?
Mar 19, 2025
Alex Baker
I remember many years ago when I first heard about back button focus. I was curious about whether it really would up my focusing game,…
Back Button Focus – What it is and why you might want to use it
Dec 20, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Yes, we’re bringing up the back button focus. This is one of those things that regularly seems to split the camera-owning public. One side swears by it, and the other side can’t stand it or just doesn’t see the point. But, like many things in photography, it’s just another way of doing something. In this case, focusing your lens.
How I converted a 103-year-old Zeiss lens to autofocus M-mount
Nov 27, 2023
Jim Headley
Recently I was rummaging around in a box of old cameras, and I stumbled across a cute little Zeiss lens that I didn’t even know I had. It was a 5cm (50mm for you youngsters out there) f: 3.5 Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar. I researched its serial number (in the 411,000 range) to discover this little lens was manufactured in 1920, that’s 103 years ago.
Panasonic teams up with DJI to bring LiDAR AF to your mirrorless camera
Aug 14, 2023
John Aldred
Last year, DJI joined the L mount alliance. This ever-growing list is a shared commitment to collaboration and a degree of interoperability between some products…