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How to turn (almost) any lens into a tilt-shift lens

Jul 18, 2024 John Aldred

Tilt-shift lenses are expensive. Of that, there is no question. Even Laowa’s 15mm f/4.5 Shift is only a shift lens – no tilt – it’s…



A brave new world: exploring the potential of vintage cameras using digital adapters

Jun 25, 2024 David Hayden

We need to protect our gear. As professionals and creatives, we need to be very protective of our gear and time. Dust in our cameras…



The Fotodiox RhinoCam Vertex shoots medium format images on L mount cameras

Sep 27, 2023 John Aldred

Medium-format digital photography is expensive. There’s no two ways around it. Digital large format isn’t even really a thing outside of scanning backs, either. But…



How to make a pinhole lens from a coke can

Jun 8, 2023 John Aldred

Pinhole photography is photography at its most fundamental. Based on the camera obscure that came before it, the principle is essentially the same. The only…



Fotodiox release new auto extension tubes for shooting macro with L mount cameras

Jun 23, 2022 John Aldred

Extension tubes are one of the best ways to get started in macro. They’re easy to use with your existing lenses to be able to…



Photographer adapts a 1984 Ghostbusters toy lens to a mirrorless camera

Jan 26, 2022 Dunja Đuđić

As we have already seen, you can make a working lens from pretty much anything. Sean of Fotodiox decided to use a toy lens and…



How to make a DIY telephoto pinhole lens from a Pringles can

Dec 20, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

There’s an unusual amount of photo-related stuff you can make from a simple Pringles can: a macro flash diffuser, an extension tube, or a “saberstrip.”…



How to make a DIY camera lens using a magnifying glass and cheap macro bellows

Sep 6, 2021 John Aldred

If you ever want to experiment with optics, making your own lenses (or adapting old ones to fit on current cameras) is definitely a good…



Fotodiox’s new PRONTO adapter lets you autofocus Leica M lenses on your Fuji X cameras

Aug 12, 2020 John Aldred

Fotodiox has announced their new Fotodiox Pro PRONTO AF lens adapter that lets you autofocus Leica M lenses on your Fujifilm X mount mirrorless cameras….



Fotodiox has announced its new Pro Fusion “Smart” AF adapter for Canon EF to Leica L mount

Apr 8, 2020 John Aldred

Fotodiox has announced their new EF-L Fusion Smart AF adapter for Canon EF lenses to let you mount them to most L mount bodies. It…