Photography

Introduction 88% Overall score Jump to conclusion Panasonic’s Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH is a bright zoom lens aimed at photographers using Micro Four Thirds camera bodies. With a 35mm-equivalent focal range of 50 to 100mm, the 25-50mm F1.7 could make for an attractive – if somewhat unusual – portrait lens for still photographers. But it’s clearly been…

A Canon patent application has been published that shows a radical pass-through design integrated into a full-size camera. The goal of is stated to be one that would make it easier to grip the camera from different positions. Originally spotted by Asobinet and Canon Rumors, the patent describes a design that would aim to secure a good grip in any of a horizontal position and a vertical position.

Elinchrom has announced its first battery-powered monolight, the Elinchrom One. The off-camera light has long been requested by Elinchrom users and includes an integrated battery. The battery provides 725 full-power flashes per charge. In terms of flash features, the Elinchrom One is a 131 watt-second light and offers high-speed sync up to 1/7,000s in ‘Action’ mode. In normal mode…

Finnish company Bonfoton has launched the BonfotonUP, a new device that allows users to project a camera obscura image right-side-up in contrast to how the visual phenomenon — projected onto walls — is traditionally formed upside-down. Camera obscura, which means “dark chamber” in Latin, is an early ancestor of the photographic camera. The phenomenon can be achieved by blocking out any…