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    Cloning lens elements using silicone and epoxy resin
    Dec 8, 2021 John Aldred

    I’ve been following the YouTube channel Breaking Taps for quite a long time. It’s a fun mix of science, engineering and technology covering physics and…

    ZY Optics calls its new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 a “budget alternative” to the Leica Summilux-M
    Nov 30, 2021 John Aldred

    Zhongyi Optics has announced their new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 lens. They’re billing it as “a budget alternative to the legendary Leica Summilux-M“. And at…

    This Canon teddy bear comes complete with a miniature 5D Mark IV
    Nov 30, 2021 Alex Baker

    All I want for Christmas is a camera branded teddy bear with miniature-yet-useless DSLR, said no photographer ever. If however, you have a penchant for…

    Laowa’s new 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO boasts to be the world’s smallest 2x full-frame macro lens
    Nov 29, 2021 John Aldred

    Venus Optics has just announced their new Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. They claim that it’s the world’s…

    K|Lens One, the world’s first light field imaging lens, is finally being released next week
    Nov 22, 2021 John Aldred

    The whole “light field” thing caused a bit of a buzz a few years back when Lytro started announcing light field cameras. They looked like…

    It took 20 hours to cut this SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens in half and it’s a thing of sheer beauty
    Nov 21, 2021 John Aldred

    Some might look at these images from photographer and lens enthusiast Hispan, and call him a monster, but I look at them and just see…

    Painfully hilarious photo of a “nutcracker monkey” wins Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021
    Nov 17, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    The day I’ve anxiously awaited has finally come: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has announced its winners for 2021. And as always, they didn’t disappoint. This…

    This is why you need to stop shooting at apertures smaller than f/11
    Nov 16, 2021 John Aldred

    Lenses these days have all kinds of aperture ranges, with some opening as wide as f/0.95 and others stopping down as much as f/32….

    Two simple ways to make a DIY dreamy Deakinizer lens
    Nov 11, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    If you’re a fan of cinematographer Roger Deakins’s work, you’re most likely familiar with Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Deakins modified…

    Yongnuo expands its full-frame Sony E mount prime lineup with the YN 50mm F1.8S DF DSM
    Nov 10, 2021 John Aldred

    Yongnuo has announced its third full-frame lens in their Sony E-Mount prime lineup. The new Yongnuo YN 50mm F1.8S DF DSM expands the range to…