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 […]
The Kickstarter project for the Meyer-Optik Primoplan 58mm f/1.9 lens ends tomorrow. So far over $780k were raised (the initial goal was $50k). In addition to the Primoplan 58mm f/1.9 lens, Meyer-Optik also included a new Primoplan 75mm f/1.9 lens for certain support price levels. Here are few sample images from the prototype Primoplan 75/f1.9 lens taken with […]
So there were two new Meyer-Optik lenses on that teaser after all – the company just announced today a second lens, the Primoplan 75/f1.9, that will join the Primoplan 58/f1.9 on Kickstarter: Additional infromation:
The Kodak SL10 Pixpro lens camera for smartphones is now 56% off. Pictar is a new Kickstarter project for a grip that will make the iPhone feel like a real camera. StandPlus is a new tripod replacement solution without any knobs or buttons. The Phottix Cerberus Multi Mount is a new all-in-one mounting solution for […]
There is a new Kickstarter project for a Petzvar 120mm f/4 lens with central leaf shutter for Hasselblad 500 cameras. This is a second generation lens based on the first Petzvar 120mm f/3.8 version:
SteadXP is a new Kickstarter project that can deliver 3 axis video stabilization and is compatible with almost all cameras on the market (including GoPro, DSLRs and cinema cameras). This is how it works:
