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Venus Optics has announced the Laowa ‘Argus’ 33mm F0.95 CF APO, a manual lens for APS-C camera systems. The lens is constructed of 14 elements in 9 groups, including one extra-low dispersion element, one aspherical element and three ultra-high-refraction elements. Venus Optics says these elements help ‘to suppress both lateral and longitudinal chromatic aberration (CA) to the minimal…

I was recently comparing the Canon EOS R5 (with the Canon RF 85mm f/1.2) to the Hasselblad X1D II (with the Hasselblad 80mm f/1.9). Initially we were aiming to focus primarily on the lenses, but during the comparison, we noticed that Canon was producing fantastic images, and this was predominantly due to the colors. Once we had the opportunity to review all the images properly, we found that…

There is certainly no shortage of weird cameras and lenses that have been created for both the consumer and professional audiences, but one of the strangest may have been made by Fujifilm back in the 1990s. Rediscovered by photographer and YouTuber Taylor Noel in 2019 and noticed by DIYPhotography, the Fujifilm Rensha Cardia Byu-N 16 is one such and otherwise known as the “GIF Machine.” This…