Photography

Zhong Yi Optics has announced it’s released its Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III lens for Leica L mount camera systems, making it the first-ever F0.95 L mount lens. The L mount version of the lens joins the previously-released Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and Sony E mount versions of the lens. The Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm F0.95 III lens mounted on a Sigma fp camera system. The lens is…

Venus Optics has launched a version of the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) that includes a chip that provides metadata in EXIF as well as allows aperture control digitally through the camera. Originally launched in 2017, Laowa claimed the 7.5mm f/2 MFT was the widest rectilinear f/2 lens for micro four thirds. The company claims that this is still the case to date. This new version…

Camera accessory manufacturer Fotodiox has published a video that explains how to make a digital camera obscura that can be used for both video and photo capture made from a box, a magnifying glass, and frosted plastic. The build is promised to be super-simple and results in an unusual video capture device as well as a fun photography tool. While the photos and videos can be digitized by simply…

An Ohio wedding photographer recently found herself working the “best maternity session ever” when one of the couple’s horses decided to join in on the shoot, smile for the camera, and crack everyone up. Cincinnati photographer Kristen Zaffiro was conducting the photo shoot for Phil and Amanda (Zaffiro’s cousin) on the couple’s pasture. “We tried the photo shoot two other times and got…