Venus Optics has announced the release of the Laowa 14mm F4 Zero-D lens for Canon and Nikon DSLR camera systems.
The lens is constructed of 13 elements in 10 elements, including two extra-low dispersion elements and two aspherical elements. Like other Laowa ‘Zero-D’ lenses, the lens features near-zero distortion, despite its wide angle of view.
It’s also the first lens to get what…
Venus Optics has announced a new Laowa 14mm f/4 Zero-D (zero distortion) wide-angle manual focus prime lens for Nikon and Canon DSLRs. The company says that it uses a completely different optical design from the mirrorless version of the lens.
Venus Optics says that the…
In an effort to challenge herself, Italian photographer Ursula Ferrara has made her own lenses for her large-format film camera using plastic epoxy and silicone cake molds.
Ferrara is a photographer, painter, and animation film director from Italy who first became…
A new report suggests that Fujifilm’s next medium format camera will be announced this September. The GFX50S Mark II is expected to look identical to the GFX100S and cost $4,000.
According to a report on FujiRumors that the publication is putting a high-degree of certainty behind, the camera will start shipping in September. Also of note, the publication believes that despite rumors stating the…
YouTuber befinitiv has published a video where he shows how he updated an old Cosina Hi-Lite film camera with a cartridge based on a Raspberry Pi that turned the analog camera into one capable of capturing digital photos and videos.
Befinitiv’s video shows any curious…
The Leica Lisse store in the Netherlands has acquired an extremely rare lens: the huge, 26-pound Leica / Hughes Leitz 17mm f/2. This is the only example of this wide-angle lens produced and is currently available for purchase for just $47,200.
The Leica Store Lisse…
Cosina has announced its new Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2 lens for Fujifilm X series camera systems. While this lens features the same focal length and aperture as its M-mount equivalent, it features a different optical design and construction specifically for Fujifilm’s X mount cameras.
The fully-manual lens features an electronic chip for transferring EXIF data to the camera body from the…
Sigma fp L initial review
July 16, 2021
Product shots by Dan Bracaglia
Updated July 15, 2021 with video quality analysis
The Sigma fp L is a high-resolution development of the company’s compact full-frame interchangeable lens camera. It gains a 61MP BSI CMOS sensor, providing a more stills-focused platform…
Drawing inspiration from classic rangefinder cameras and DSLRs, the Fjorden camera grip attaches to an iPhone and transforms it into a camera that mimics the feel of a full-size DSLR or mirrorless with more functionality.
While many iPhone camera add-ons either use…
Cosina has launched the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2 for Fujifilm X-mount that it describes as a double-Gauss type configuration with a symmetrical optical arrangement that provides smooth, large bokeh.
Designed exclusively for Fujifilm X-mount, Cosina touts the Nokton 35mm f/1.2 as a lens that will provide high resolving power from edge to edge without depending on the optical correction…
