Japanese watch brand TACS has announced an absolutely stunning watch. The TACS Automatic Vintage Lens II. The Automatic Vintage Lens II was designed specifically to “speak” to photographers and ...

Smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung spend millions of dollars to improve the quality of the cameras on their mobile devices, only for users to slap a vintage filter on their shots before sharing ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: George Cairns Back in August 2024 I chatted to cinematographer Andrew Rodger about the ...

Pairing a vintage lens with a modern camera helps bring that older aesthetic to digital photography — and photographers with a flair for the vintage could soon have another lens to choose from. Two ...

“Return of the mack.” — Randy Wedick, technical consultant at Band Pro Film and Digital and Emmy winning DP on the return of the Cooke uncoated speed Panchro design. Says it all really. The uncoated, ...

Sometimes you get plain lucky in multiple ways, enabling you to complete a hack that would otherwise have seemed improbable. [Mario Nagano] managed to attach a vintage 1950’s lens to a modern ...

With the increasing popularity of vintage lenses and glass with exotic coatings, comes a key question, what are these lens coatings made out of and how safe are they to handle? [Note that, as some ...

Proving it's not just Lomography which can give a vintage lens a modern makeover, Lensbaby has announced its latest bit of glass, the Twist 60. The new lens is said to be true to an 1840 design by ...

Take a quick glance at Nikon’s new Z 40mm f/2 (SE) lens, and you might think it’s a vintage lens. The silver band around the lens and distinctive pattern on the focus ring make clearly flick at the ...

It's the Helios 44-2, a beloved bit of glass in the vintage lens community for its signature Petzval "swirly bokeh". Apparently this characteristic is loved by Dune: Part Two's cinematographer, Greig ...

Arri has introduced a new line of prime cine lenses inspired by the ancient Japanese philosophy of Ensō, aiming to provide a versatile choice for all shooting scenarios and a more 'affordable' entry ...