There’s a lot of misinformation about radioactive lenses – from scare stories about growing an extra arm and getting cancer, all the way to saying that radioactive lenses are entirely harmless. The truth is somewhere between the two extremes and requires careful consideration.
After all, these lenses contain radioactive substances, and we should treat them […]. petapixel.com
Some lenses produced from the 1940s through the 1970s were treated with radioactive thorium oxide to curb chromatic aberration. But as Andrew Walker explains in this 7.5-minute video, modern digital cameras can actually “see” that radiation as image noise that has the potential ruin your long exposures. There are a significant number of lenses produced […] petapixel.com »
2021-02-24 00:56
If you're a film photographer or an avid collector of decades-old photography gear, chances are, you've run into some or heard about radioactive lenses. Or, you could be actively shooting with them right now and are completely unaware of it. thephoblographer.com »
2017-09-14 19:00
Warning: This video contains a bit of strong language and disturbing (comical) gore. Vintage lens lover and YouTuber Mathieu Stern gets a lot of questions about radioactive lenses—will they give me cancer? are they dangerous? should I avoid buying them? These old lenses use radioactive thorium oxide, and this fact gives a lot of photographers pause when they're thinking of buying one. dpreview.com »
2017-08-01 17:43
I'm gonna let you in on a dirty little secret of mine: I never liked the original Fujifilm X100. When it first came out, I was -like many others- enamored by the beautiful styling, but the operation of the camera just never gelled with me.
As we wrap up 2023, a year that featured a ton of incredible photography gear that will undoubtedly feature in many a photographer's kits for years to come, we began to wonder, "What popular photography gear from years past is much less common now?" [Read More]
Godox's new Lux Cadet Retro Camera Flash embraces old-school style, following up on last year's Lux Junior and Senior on-camera flashes. [Read More]
I consider myself an ardent supporter of Ricoh/Pentax products and have always endeavored to review its cameras and lenses when many others have chosen not to. I also think that the Pentax brand has really found its niche as more of a boutique manufacturer, focusing on the classic SLR design -- a move that I think makes a ton of sense in today's waning market. [Read More]
Relegated to hard disks, USB drives, and the lately often unseen CD ROMs, digital photos aren't as lovingly stored as their predecessors. This wasn't the case with negatives and photo prints, which had a tactile experience when viewed.
As Gen Z snatches up 20-year-old point-and-shoots to get crappy photos without the distraction of a smartphone, an Australia-based start-up has a different approach. The Flashback ONE35 is a cheap digital point-and-shoot with the soul of a disposable film camera.
A Massachusetts couple tasked with cleaning out a storage unit was blown away after finding that it contained roughly 2,000 vintage cameras and lenses. [Read More]