If you’ve always fancied getting involved with tilt-shift photography but never wanted to drop the cash on a specific lens, here’s you chance. Lensbaby’s new Edge 80 Optic can turn most of their lenses into tilt-controlled versions.
After a few seasons on the slopes, you realise that having a set of goggles with interchangeable lenses is a must. Then you realise that changing the lenses on those goggles is a huge pain in the arse. Well magical magnets are once again the answer to all of our troubles.
The number of lenses available for micro four thirds snappers is dwarfed by those available for Canon SLRs. But there’s no reason to feel inferior now that Conurus’ Canon EF lens adapter for Sony’s NEX cameras is finally available.
Despite its pending legal problems, Olympus makes some of the best Micro Four Thirds shooters out there. This brand new lens has a motorised zoom for video shooters and middle ground specs that combine a wide f3.5 aperture with 4.2x zoom.
This is simply genius. Since smartphone cameras don’t have lens mounts, attaching a macro or zoom lens usually requires a cumbersome case. But by embedding one in an elastic band, this macro lens can easily be used on any smartphone.
For a couple of bucks you get an app that lets you churn out retro-looking photos from your iPhone. Orrrrrrrr you bring some analogue back in to the process with Holga’s dope new iPhone case. It packs a rotary dial filled with nine plastic lenses and filters.
Ever wonder why you may look prettier in some photos and uglier in others, even with the same smile and the same lighting? It’s all about the camera lens. These portraits — taken by Stephen Eastwood — show how this works.
If you’re in the market for a new camera, have your eye on a fancy DSLR, and care about more than just the price, you’ll want to take a few minutes and peruse this tutorial from the folks at LensProToGo. In the video they explain what terms like sensor size, crop factor and depth of field mean, and illustrate how each one can affect the photos or videos you’re shooting.
