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No One Can Seem to Identify This Canon 400mm f/2 Lens

Filmmaker Joel Honeywell has a fascination with rare and unusual lenses, and after seeing a one-of-a-kind 400mm f/2 Canon lens for sale on eBay, he realized he had to have it. Based in London, Honeywell is a cinematographer who has historically focused on a lot of short-form projects before recently breaking into more long-form narrative […]

21:08

Hubble Captures ‘Gravitational Tug-of-War’ Between Three Galaxies

NASA has published a spectacular image that was photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows what the space organization describes as a three-way tug-of-war between interacting galaxies. Hubble captured the dramatic triplet of galaxies — which is known as Arp 195 — and is featured in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which is a […]

23:55

Woman Arrested for Posing as High Schooler To Get Instagram Followers

A Florida woman, and former police officer, was arrested on a litany of charges after allegedly sneaking into a high school and posing as a student in an attempt to gain Instagram followers. 28-year-old Audrey Nicole Francisquini was arrested after she allegedly snuck onto the campus of American Senior High School in Hialeah, Florida. She […]

20:50

A Look at the Ginormous Gowlandflex Twin-Lens Reflex Camera

The Gowlandflex is a ginormous twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera invented by famous American glamour photographer Peter Gowland. The camera equipment shop Camera West got its hands on one through a trade-in and made this 3-minute video that offers a look at the unique camera.

18:27

The Camera-Obsessed Man Who Lives in a Camera-Shaped House

In the Indian city of Belgaum, there’s a man who loves cameras so much that he built a 3-story camera-shaped house. Not only that, but he also named his three sons Canon, Nikon, and Epson. 49-year-old professional photographer Ravi Hongal spent over $94,000 building his unusual dwelling, which features a lens, flash, film reels, memory […]

19:55

Photos of 2,292 Plants Attending a Live Concert in Barcelona

When the Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house in Barcelona reopened on June 22nd after the months of coronavirus lockdowns, its first concert was rather unusual. Instead of humans filling the seats, the live performance was attended by 2,292 plants.

18:47

This Photographer is Printing Photos on Algae

There are various mediums and techniques you can use to create prints of your photos, but have you considered using algae? That’s what photographer Russell Marx has been experimenting with, and the result is impressive.

18:07

How to Show Off Your Ultra-Expensive Camera Gear with an RC Car

Here’s a bit of lighthearted randomness: someone decided to take their large collection of very pricey cameras and lenses and build a tabletop off-road course for their RC car. The tiny Ford Bronco starts off by rolling over a set of three RED MINI-MAG cards that cost $1,450 each. The rest of the course features […]

22:43

I Built Myself a Simple and Thrifty 45 Camera

My name is Richard Evans, and I recently built myself a 4×5 camera. Here’s a look at the camera and what I did. On the front of the camera, shown above, there are two wing screws holding the shutter and lens in place making it super easy to switch out one lens for another. I […]

20:01

This is What Horses Look Like from Below

Everyone knows what a horse looks like, but have you ever looked up at a horse from below? Photographer Andrius Burba wants to show you what this unusual perspective looks like through his latest project, titled Under-Horse.

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21:16

The Conda Camera Strap Can Transform into a Tripod

Frii Designs is launching an unusual camera strap design that uses interlocking pieces to go from loose and flexible, to stiff and sturdy, allowing it to become tripod-like with the flip of a switch.

22:05

This Photographer Made a Working Eyeball Camera Lens

Photographer Mathieu Stern loves experimenting with very old and/or strange camera lenses, but his latest project is quite strange, even by his standards. He used a 3D printer and created a lens that looks like a giant eyeball.

21:11

This Photographer Uses a Quad-Flash

Godox recently released its new EC-200 extension head (AKA Flashpoint eVOLV 200) for the Godox AD200 TTL Pocket Flash (AKA Flashpoint eVOLV 200). Celebrity photographer Markus Klinko decided to combine four extenders and flashes into this unusual-looking quad-flash.

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23:14

Hulking Attachment Gave Canon FD Lens Autofocus 40 Years Ago

The Canon Zoom Lens FD 35-70mm f/4 AF was a lens originally manufactured in 1981 and features an unusual motor system that allowed it to autofocus. In Kai Wong’s 13-minute video, he shows how it still works remarkably well even today.

19:04

I Shot Photos of Cameras Placed on Film

Last summer, I visited Gifford Stevens at his home in Bradley, Maine. He was one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. He taught English at Hampden Academy. His classes were always fascinating, and a few favorites were Folklore and Outdoor Life.

20:37

When a Portrait Photographer is Asked to Photograph a Horse…

As a photographer, I’m asked to shoot unusual assignments sometimes, but I’m always up for the challenge! I started getting into photography a few years ago when my wife told me she wanted some good photos of our kids as they were growing up. She got me a Samsung NX500 camera and I fell in […]

20:20

Making Gobos Out of Unusual Things for Creative Portrait Lighting

Typically, the term “gobo” is reserved for the lens filters and patterns that are affixed to theater lights. The terms “flag” or “cucloris/cookie” are actually more accurate for what we’re going to be using in this post, which is an object placed between the light and the subject, but not attached to it. For the […]