Lensbaby’s LM-10 Sweet Spot lens for smartphones has now officially launched, after its original Kickstarter introduction in April. The lens allows users to create a depth-of-field look when capturing images on their iPhone, ideal for a variety of subjects, such as food.The Sweet Spot attaches to the camera of the user’s phone with an adhesive-backed, […]
Canon USA has announced its new CN-E35mm T1.5 L F single-focal-length Cinema prime lens, designed for large-format, single-sensor digital cinematography cameras employing Super 35mm or full-frame 35mm imagers. The sixth product in Canon’s line of compact, EF-mount Cinema prime lenses, the CN-E35mm lens is due to be available in December 2013, for $5200
The previously rumored “lens camera” smartphone attachments from Sony have been confirmed thanks to images leaked to the Internet. The forthcoming devices still don’t have a prospective release date, but the images show the attachments in greater detail than have previous leaks. Sony Alpha Rumors’ report holds that Sony will announce the new devices on […]
Lensbaby has released a more affordable version of its creative lens system, geared towards younger photographers. The Spark, for both Canon and Nikon DSLRs, lets users focus on a specific area of the frame, allowing the photographer to perform some creative shots using a manually-controllable artistic blur. Focussing can be performed by squeezing the lens, […]
Lensbaby is now selling the Pro Effects Kit, a bundle of lenses and accessories. The kit includes the Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 and Edge 80 optics, macro converters, lens cleaning cloth and a bag. The Composer Pro is a focus positioning attachment, letting the photographer choose the area of sharp focus, and to […]
Nikon on Wednesday marked the rare start to a new camera format in launching the 1 System. Starting off with the J1 and V1, the two use a new CX-format, 2.7X crop factor 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor and mirrorless interchangeable lens system that’s below Micro Four Thirds but still larger and richer than in compact cameras. […]
Samsung has revealed several prototype cameras, including several square models and three compact designs. The prototypes, which were shown in a picture on the company’s Imaging Blog, include a retro-styled design that resembles a Leica X1 or Fujifilm X100. The square camera mimics the appearance of some medium-format mirrorless cameras. It is unclear if any […]
Lensbaby has released the Composer Pro for SLRs. Like the original Composer, the new lens is ball and socket-based optic that allows the user to focus each shot in the neutral position. The user can then move the focal point, or “sweet spot” anywhere in the frame that they choose. It improves the repeatability of […]
Samsung has released details of five lenses for the NX swappable lens system found on cameras like the NX11. the first lens is aimed at everyday users with an 18-200mm, f3.5-6.3 long zoom lens to cover most shooting situations with a single lens. While image stabilized, it won’t have a silent autofocus system and is […]
With the of news that Carl Zeiss and Schneider Kreuznach have signed up to make Micro Four Thirds lenses, Sony has announced that it has opened up the NEX’s proprietary E-mount system to other lens makers. Sony has even opted not to charge a licence fee for the privilege, which given its history of pushing […]