Meyer Optik will soon start a Kickstarter funding campaign for another retro lens remake: APO Makro 105mm f/2.7. The price is expected to be $2,999 but you can expect discounts for the first orders. Shipping is scheduled for May 1, 2019. Here are the technical specifications: Update: the funding campaign is now live on Kickstarter […]
Today Meyer Optik Goerlitz started a new campaign on Indiegogo for a Primoplan 75/1.9 lens (P75 II). The new version can now cover mirrorless medium format cameras like the Hasselblad X1D or Fuji GFX 50s:
There has been some speculation online about the possibility of attaching a digital back to the Reflex manual film SLR camera (currently on Kickstarter): Here is the official answer I got from Reflex:
The Reflex manual film SLR camera I have been reported about in the last few weeks is now listed on Kickstarter. Here are the details: Reflex manual film SLR camera specifications – different “I-plates” for the most popular mounts will be available:
The Reflex manual film SLR camera I reported about a few weeks ago will be officially launched on Kickstarter on November 7th (the Kickstarter price will be £399):
Several people are questioning the validity of the Yashica digiFilm camera on Kickstarter (currently at $1,100,886 raised) and the last update with some sample photos from the people behind the project added even more confusion – watch the videos for a detailed report:
The “unprecedented” Yashica digiFilm camera is already close to raising 1 million dollars on Kickstarter just two days after it was started and with another 38 days to go (backed by almost 5,000 people so far). This will make the Yashica Kickstarter one of the best crowd-funded photo gear campaign ever. I will just put […]
Reflex is another upcoming Kickstarter project for an all manual film SLR camera (see also the upcoming Yashica and JCH film cameras). Expect the funding to start somewhere at the end of October. The Reflex website has only a blur of the camera (see above) but I was able to find also this additional drawing: It is […]
Last week I reported about a new “Petzval-like” portrait from a German company. Today the Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 is officially launched on Kickstarter: In 1910, Emil Busch introduced the Glaukar, a fully corrected photographic lens, which besides solving spherical aberration, corrected coma and astigmatism was a “usable” lens. Unlike Rudolph’s Protar, which did not […]
The new C.P. Goerz Citograph 35mm f/8 “always-in-focus” lens I mentioned a few days ago is now officially launched on Kickstarter. The “always-in-focus” means that everything from 9 feet in front of them to infinity will be in focus. Technical specs: Focal length 35 mm Magnification ratio 1:8 Optical construction 4 elements in 3 groups […]
