The iPhone is a capable everyday camera, but distance is still a problem. Once you start photographing wildlife, live events, architecture, or distant details, digital zoom can quickly become the weak link. Sandmarc 96mm Telephoto Lens Price: $345 Where to Buy: Sandmarc The Sandmarc Telephoto 96mm Lens is designed to push past that limit. It […]
Sandmarc’s 96mm Telephoto Lens Gives Recent iPhones Much More Reach Read More
If you’ve ever chased that vintage “Super Six” look and given up because the originals cost a fortune and rarely mount cleanly on a modern body, DK-Optic just handed you another route. The new DK-Optic Chiaro 1.5-inch f/1.9 is a from-scratch recreation of that legendary mid-20th century British optic, built for native Leica M-mount and
The Vintage Lens Look Everyone Gave Up On Just Came Back for Leica M Read More
Full-frame kits get left at home because of size. Viltrox’s new AF 26mm F2.8 EVO aims straight at that problem, and it keeps a clicked aperture ring and a separate focus ring while doing it. The Sony E version measures about 23.8mm long, per Viltrox. Price: $299 Where to Buy: Sony Viltrox showed both full-frame
Viltrox’s New 26mm EVO Makes Full-Frame Cameras Easier to Carry Read More
For some reason, ThinkGeek calls this the Smartphone Kit of Perpetual Cleaning. It’s not just for cleaning smartphones, though. You can clean any of your devices with delicate glass parts, such as your camera lenses, as well as binoculars, telescopes, microscopes, and even your glasses and sunglasses. The kit includes 12 disposable lens cleaners, Dust
Clean your camera lens, smartphone screen, and other delicate devices with this kit Read More
Canon’s EF 16-35 f/2.8 L II is a very popular lens, particularly for landscape and architectural photography. It has remained out of the reach of many enthusiast photographers due to its very high price ($1700, but at the time of this writing there is a $200 mail-in rebate). The lens is also not image stabilized,
Canon EF 16-35 f/4 L IS: a cheaper and stable alternative Read More
Someone once said that your best camera is the one you happen to have with you. Sometimes your iPad is the camera you happen to have, and for some people, the iPad is the only camera they have. The iPad’s back camera is pretty good, but it could be improved, and that’s the purpose of
Improve photo and video quality with the Olloclip iPad 4-in-1 Photo Lens Read More
Sigh. There’s a bird out on that branch. Boy, is it pretty. Too bad all I’ve got here is a 70-200mm lens! I’m gonna have to crop the heck out of this shot to get anything out of it. SNAP! Sigh. Sigh no longer, fellow photographers! The preliminary reviews are in and the still-up-for-preorder Tamron
The Tamron SP 150-600mm might be the Great White Whale of lenses Read More
This Holga lens with built-in filters and prisms will let you play around with filter effects without having to break the bank. Granted, this lens kit isn’t going to be professional quality, but it will work with digital or film SLR cameras with Canon EF or EF-S mounts or Nikon F mounts. You just mount it
Add a kaleidoscope of lenses to your DSLR or SLR camera Read More
Since my HTC EVO is replacing more and more of the other gadgets in my life, I was happy to discover that there is an entire category of enhancements for the camera lens, such as this magnetically mounted 2-part lens that brings wide-angle and/or macro capabilities to the party!
W-67 Wide/Macro Lens for Cellphones Review Read More
Sony announced on their blog the new NEX-VG10 digital camcorder. This is the video camera they teased everyone with back in May. It uses the same sensor as the NEX-5 and NEX-3 and will use the same e-mount lenses. It will also support the mount adaptor that will let you use the catalog of A-mount lenses for
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Griffin has a polycarbonate case for the iPhone 3G that offers a macro lense for the iPhone’s camera. Griffin says the iPhone’s camera normally takes 18 inches to focus. Slide the Clarifi’s lens into place over the camera to take close-up photos requiring only 4 inches to focus. The polycarbonate cover is available in white or black,
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