lens Archives

Kerlee jump into the lens market with world’s first super fast 35mm f/1.2 for full frame cameras

Jun 19, 2016 John Aldred

It seems to be a thing these days for unknown brands to suddenly be jumping into the lens market with things we actually sometimes want…

Panasonic unveil the super fast wide angle Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 lens

Jun 15, 2016 John Aldred

Panasonic have announced a new ultra fast, wide lens built for professional daily use. The Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Micro…

These cheap Soviet lenses are as out of this world as their “Jupiter” name would imply

Jun 11, 2016 John Aldred

Jupiter was a class of lens made by manufacturers of the former Soviet Union. There were quite a few different lenses in the Jupiter lineup, and in this…

Canon’s new 1000mm lens could be half as big and ready in time for the Olympics

Jun 8, 2016 John Aldred

Companies put out patents for new stuff all the time, and Canon have filed 4,134 of them, many of which will never actually exist in…

The camera lenses of the future could be thinner than the light they focus

Jun 3, 2016 John Aldred

A team at Harvard University have build a lens that’s thinner than the waves of light it focuses. Based on light-warping metamaterials, this lens may one…

Quiz – can you match the lens to the flare it creates?

Jun 1, 2016 Stefan Kohler

Do you like lens flares? And I don’t mean those CGI flares. No sirs! We are talking about real lens flares made with real vintage…

Gorgeous stop motion movie shows the internals of Canon’s EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4×

May 26, 2016 Udi Tirosh

Canon’s $11,000 200-400mm f/4L lens is not something you take apart lightly. (In fact, the full official name is Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal…