What began as an almost impossible attempt to turn raw sand, rocks, and metal into a functioning camera lens became one of ...

For those of us who hack old cameras, the 3D printer has undoubtedly been a boon. High precision, or at least consistent ...

This custom bellows lens fits on a modern Nikon and captures that early 20th century tilt-shifting style like nothing else. Sacrificing a $5 vintage folding camera, the lens complete with the ...

Over on YouTube [Applied Science] shows us how to make an f/0.38 camera lens using an oil immersion microscope objective. The f-number of a lens indicates how well it will perform in low-light. To ...

Tristan Duke uses Arctic ice and a unique technique to offer a fresh perspective on a world transformed by climate change. Artist Tristan Duke traveled to Svalbard, Norway, in 2022 to create camera ...

Engineers at MIT, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, have devised a way to build a camera lens that avoids the typical spherical curve of ultra-wide-angle glass, while ...