Pancake lenses are revered primarily for the superb optics they provide in such a small package. If you're both a street photographer and a pancake lens fan still looking for one to pair your camera with, here's a Kickstarter project that could just pique your interest: possibly the smallest pancake lens in the world!
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A new source just sent me the image of an allegedly new Sony 28mm f/2. 8 FE pancake lens with the following text: Sony is about to launch a new full frame e-mount pancake lens to finally compete directly with the Canon 28mm f/2. sonyalpharumors.com »
2024-09-30 19:00
Image on top shows a lens from the famous Pentax limited Full Frame pancake series I just got this rumor that made me jump off the chair. The source writes that Zeiss is going to launch a new pancake lens series: They are preparing to announce a new compact lens series with astonishing image quality […] The post (SR3) Zeiss rumored to launch the world’s first lens with ALON elements? It’s a 35mm f/1.8 FE pancake? appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-05-02 17:33
As far as I am aware, Yongnuo’s latest entry in its ultra-cheap prime lens lineup is the first F-mount 40mm pancake lens that features autofocus. I was excited to hear the announcement back in September as I’ve always been jealous of Canon users and their 40mm f/2. petapixel.com »
2017-10-18 22:22
Leica owners have a new 17mm F/4.5 handmade lens from MS Optics to spend their hard earned money on, and this lens makes pancake lenses look huge. The Perar Ultra-Wide 17mm f4.5 Retrofocus features a viewing angle of 100 degrees and weighs almost nothing at 60g. thephoblographer.com »
2017-01-19 11:02
"It's not specific colors or patterns that attract me, but interesting light and, at times, absurdity," says photographer Colin Czerwinski to the Phoblographer in an interview. "By absurdity, I mean something tongue-in-cheek.
Meryl Meisler is a legend of street photography. Before people like Erica Reade were making it cool to photograph Beach Lovers, Meryl did it at Fire Island and other places. Her work is a refreshing dive into nostalgia, love, and the sides of humanity that put smiles on our faces when everything else isn't.
Meryl Meisler is a legend of street photography. Before people like Erica Reade were making it cool to photograph Beach Lovers, Meryl did it at Fire Island and other places. Her work is a refreshing dive into nostalgia, love, and the sides of humanity that put smiles on our faces when everything else isn't.
It hit me when being a few feet away from him and hearing his conversations: there will soon be a day that the world loses incredible photographers like Jamel Shabazz. Jamel is part of a breed of photographer that is disappearing -- he's a personable photographer who can speak with people and that puts them before the idea of taking pictures.
"Action, emotion, mystery, and/or a story," says Sean Fryxell to the Phoblographer in an interview when asked about what he looks for in good street photography. "Street photography is extraordinarily difficult because not all actions and stories translate immediately well into a picture.
Arlene Gottfried was a striking street photographer of 1970s and 1980s New York City, when Times Square was more gritty than it was Disney, to say the least. The archive of her work amounts to hundreds of boxes of film which her family is working to preserve. [Read More]
Stare at the lead image of this article. If you're looking at the image above and not having your mind make so many different associations, you're probably not very in tune with what's going on. It's almost impossible to not see the irony.