lens

    Why Your Kit Lens Isn’t as Bad as You Think It Is
    Feb 4, 2014 Jeff Guyer

    One of the things that I try getting across to my students is that despite all of its amazing capabilities, the camera is just a…

    True Tilt-Shift With Smartphones and CCTV Lenses
    Feb 2, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    Maciej Pietuszynski (Instagram) is no stranger to Tilt-Shift Lenses. His shower head tilt shift lens is one of the all time greatest hits here on…

    Improving A Samyang 800mm With A Tuning Key And Some Cardboard
    Jan 24, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    The Samyang mirror 800mm f/8 [B&H | Amazon] has an incredible money-to-mm value. Sadly is developed a reputation as an impossible lens to focus and…

    The Lux Is A Beautiful Waist Level 120 Camera, You Can Build It Too
    Jan 14, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    Lux is a work of beauty. This velvet looking camera is a has a waist level viewfinder and it shoots 120 film. Made by Kevin…

    Is Metal > Plastic? Not When It Comes To Lens Mounts, According To Lensrentals
    Jan 4, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    Every once in a while Roger Cicala from Lensrentals debunks a myth. Today on his operating table is the Plastic vs. Metal lens mount myth….

    Sigma 35mm f/1.4 – Hands On Review
    Dec 5, 2013 JP Danko

    I have been hearing a lot of buzz about the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 for a while now, but up until now, I haven’t had the…

    Single Leaf Shutter Controlled by Arduino
    Oct 24, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    Here is a great little project by Kevin Kadooka if you are starting out on photography and have good Arduino understanding, or if you are…

    Build A $10 Smartphone To Microscope Stand
    Oct 21, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    A while back we shared a tip on taking high magnification macro photographs using a cell phone and a lens from an old DVD. Here…

    Make A Make A Macro Tilt Shift Lens From Old Headphones
    Oct 16, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    If you are tired of your old headset, here is a quick and fun way to make them worthy again – by turning them into…

    Quick Tip: Free-lensing SLR Lenses With Micro 4/3 Bodies
    Sep 7, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    Here is a great free-lensing tip courtesy of DIYP reader Timothy Blair. In a nutshell, free-lensing is creating a tilt/shift lens by separating a lens…