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By definition, ‘fixed-lens’ cameras aren’t designed to have their lenses removed. But that didn’t stop photographer Ronaldo Carvalho from taking apart an old Olympus Trip 35 camera to adapt its 40mm F2. dpreview.com »
Dirk Fletcher is no stranger to building custom cameras. Over the years, he’s built countless custom medium format cameras, many of which are based on Zeiss Ikonta 520/15 camera bodies. One of his latest commissions, however, took him into new territory with a custom 6x9 camera with a 47mm lens attached, so as to offer a roughly 28mm full-frame equivalent field-of-view. dpreview.com »
Petzval Portrait Lens, circa 1890, from author's collection. It’s amazing to me that we’re rapidly approaching the 200th anniversary of the first photograph being made: Niepce’s View from the Window of Le Gras, taken in 1827. dpreview.com »
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside a zoom lens as you turn the ring through the various focal lengths? If so, this brilliant X-ray video will help you better understand what mechanics are involved in moving the various optical elements around inside the lens. dpreview.com »
Sam McKenzie from the YouTube channel 3D Printor recently embarked on a fun project. Using a 3D printed adapter he found on Thingiverse, he modded a classic Game Boy Camera, shot portraits using a 70-200mm lens (approximately 3000mm equivalent), and printed one of those portraits on canvas. petapixel.com »
Mathieu Stern of the Weird Lens Museum recently traveled to Tampere, Finland, where he was invited to tour The Camera Rescue Project, a large collection of vintage cameras being rescued from disrepair and potential loss. dpreview.com »
Through his YouTube channel GxAce, cinematographer Casey Cavanaugh has published a new video showcasing his homemade 'GX-Pan' anamorphic lens adapter used with the $32k Hasselblad H6D-100C medium-format digital camera. dpreview.com »
Photographer Stuart Hendricks practices street photography with his Sony a6300. His favorite lens is the Sigma 56mm f1. 4, but for a short while he decided to give the Sigma 16mm f1. 4 a spin around the streets of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in Vietnam. thephoblographer.com »
In pursuit of something different Mathieu Stern, who runs the Weird Lens Museum website, has adapted an old projector lens to fit on the front of his Sony a7 lll. The lens he used is a Rollei 90mm f/2. dpreview.com »
Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners Now in its 54th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition continues to celebrate photography of the natural world. This year's winners were selected from over 45,000 entries, with Dutch photographer Marsel van Oosten's portrait of two Qinling golden snub-nosed monkeys taking the top prize. dpreview.com »
French photographer and YouTuber Mathieu Stern is known for his look at rare, vintage glass, but his latest lens might just top it all. While on Iceland's famous "iceberg beach," Stern fulfilled his dream of shooting photos and videos with a lens made of ice. dpreview.com »
Photographer Daniel Zvereff lost his precious custom-modified Canon 50mm f/0. 95 “dream lens” last month, and this week he came across that very lens for sale through an eBay auction. He then watched as the auction ended yesterday with a ridiculous winning bid of $65,100. petapixel.com »
Talk about making a splash! The winners from Scuba Diving magazine’s annual photo contest have been announced and they will make you want to rush out and charge a underwater housing to your credit card! Now in its 13th year, the Through Your Lens contest attracted thousands of entries from around the world and Greg Lecoeur took the Grand Prize for his jaw-dropping shot of gannets spearing into the waters off Shetland, near Scotland. digitalrev.com »
Plenty of photographers these days try their hands at making their own cameras, but Swedish photographer, inventor, and camera maker Mats Wernersson recently did something a little more unusual: he made his own 90mm f/2. petapixel.com »
You know what they say about one man's trash. Well, lens enthusiast and freelance video producer Mathieu Stern took the phrase to heart when he found an old lens tube at his local flea market. It was in a box of unsold items destined for the trash when he rescued it and gave it a new life. dpreview.com »
Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) has risen to internet prominence in recent years on the Tested network. A nerd hero, Savage has long been a revered gadget hobbyist and DIYer, and on the latest episode of his web show entitled ‘Still Untitled’ he touched on repairing a lens for his friend and co-host Norman Chan. digitalrev.com »
