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Light Lens Lab 35mm f/1.4 ASPH ‘11873’ Review: All the Joy for Way Less Money

Amongst the plethora of different versions of the Leica M 35mm f/1.4 Summilux lenses, the “11873” model has garnered special attention. This double-aspherical design is famous for...

Light Lens Lab 75mm f/1.5 ‘Z21’ Prime Has An Entirely Original Optical Design

Light Lens Lab has unveiled the 75mm f/1.5 "Z21," a new manual focus mid-telephoto portrait prime lens for Leica M-Mount. [Read More]

Light Lens Lab’s New Black-and-White Film Will Have Unique ‘Character’

Since Light Lens Lab shared its last development update for its black-and-white film project last Summer, it has made significant progress and solved some new problems. [Read More]

Lighthouse Lens

Ever seen a vintage lighthouse lens? Now’s your chance, I’ve found one large enough to almost walk into if they’d let you! Formerly atop an 88-step circular stairway leading to the...

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Tools for Possibilities: issue no. 197

Ulanzi C01 100W Bi-Color COB LED Light with Condenser Lens

The Ulanzi C01 100W Bi-Color COB LED Light with Condenser Lens is a very compact, lightweight fixture that could be used for a variety of lighting applications. The fixture weighs...

Largan lens yields to shape margins

spare eyes

Toronto. Industrial cameras which need to be ready 24/7 are backed by stores of spare parts. Lenses included. We have all seen lenses with various dents and bends all too apparent...

Teachable Tuesday – Index of Refraction

John Seegers of Optician Works and Laramy-K has graciously shared some of their awesome videos with us to share with you. John is one of the top trainers for opticians, and his […]...

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Toronto. For over 30 years now, light values have been of little interest, especially to those brought up on digital technology. Built-in metering and very fast sensitive media aut...

Teachable Tuesday – Specific Gravity and Lens Materials

John Seegers of Optician Works and Laramy-K has graciously shared some of their awesome videos with us to share with you. John is one of the top trainers for opticians, and his […]...

Optical Review Blog No. 59 – Auto Miranda 1:2.8 f=25mm

What do you mean 25mm? I mean, sure, Miranda produced a 28mm lens, but that’s boring. I have a tonne of 28mm lenses. I wanted something wider, but Miranda was always different, and...

Viltrox Launches AF 28mm F4.5 Chip L-mount Lens

Ultra-compact, ultra-light pocket-size full-frame lens built for street photography, travel, or spontaneous everyday shots

New ultrathin lens focuses light into an optical needle

Optical needle allows optical coherence tomography to maintain high resolution over a much greater imaging depth.

A crystal with two optical faces shows one of the strongest light-bending effects seen in a natural material

Atomic-scale MoOCl2 bends light with record strength, enabling ultrathin optics for smart contact lenses, AR glasses, and invisible wearables.

Brightin Star’s New 14mm f/2.8 Lens Promises High-End Astro Photos

Brightin Star has teased the upcoming MF 14mm f/2.8, a new manual-focus ultra-wide-angle lens designed for landscape, architecture, interior, and astrophotography applications. [Re...

The Sharpest 24mm Lenses You Can Buy Right Now

A $200 lens outperforming a Zeiss on corner sharpness is exactly the kind of result that shows how fast optics have moved. The 24mm focal length gives you a wide field of view with...

AI-powered tiny optical device corrects distorted light for sharper imaging

AI-powered tiny optical device corrects distorted light in a single image, enabling sharper imaging for microscopy, astronomy and compact optical systems.

New Opportunities in Specialized Light

A Japanese startup is seeking to transform manufacturing inspections with a world-first lighting technology that eliminates reflected light, making previously hidden defects, conta...

A $999 Anamorphic Lens vs. a $3,900 Cinema Lens: How Close Is the Gap?

Anamorphic lenses produce a look that's immediately recognizable: stretched bokeh, horizontal lens flares, and a cinematic quality that's defined Hollywood films for decades. The q...

Blazar Sentinel 35-60mm 1.33X anamorphic zoom

Blazar's first anamorphic zoom, the Sentinel 35-60mm 1.33X, opens at T2.2, covers full-frame sensors, and pre-orders at $1,099 from June 23.

The Best Places to Buy Replacement Prescription Lenses Online

If you want to keep your favorite glasses frames, but have a new prescription, these are the best online retailers for buying replacement lenses.

Recreating a Legendary Leica Lens: Mandler 35mm F/2

Owing to the growing popularity of Leica cameras in recent years, a bunch of new lens manufacturers have sprung up to provide much cheaper alternatives to Leica lenses. And what's...

What Does It Look to Take a Photo With Half a Lens?

Viltrox has posted one of the more unusual photography demonstrations on Instagram recently, showing what happens when you take a photo with a lens that's been sliced in half. [Rea...