A growing obsession with digitally archiving everyday life has given rise to countless apps facilitating your diaristic tendencies. Rising above the clutter is Bokeh, a new service that strips lifelogging to its essentials with a pared-down app that stresses less is more.
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When it was invented in 1840, the Petzval lens revolutionized photography thanks to its f/3.6 aperture. It’s legendary for producing images with super sharp centers and unique backgrounds with a whirly bokeh — as such it’s particularly well suited for shooting portraits. Most Petzval lenses today are defective because of age and not optimized for modern cameras, so Lomography set out to reinvent the lens for the 21st century. The company just launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the Petzval lens back for $300 — it’s teaming up with Zenit to manufacture high-quality lenses for analog and digital SLRs with Nikon F and Canon EF mounts. Lomography’s Petzval lens is made of brass, features a gear rack focusing mechanism and comes with a Waterhouse aperture set (f/2.2, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11 and f/16). Are you as intrigued as we are? Follow the source link below for the full campaign details.
Filed under: Cameras, Nikon, Canon
Source: Lomography (Kickstarter)
Lensbaby, maker of creative optics that let you take pictures you’d otherwise have to make in Photoshop is going after youthful crowd with its newest product, the Spark. The selective focus lens attaches to your Canon or Nikon DSLR, allowing you to create bokeh-rich images — simply squeeze the unit to focus and tilt it on its axis to move the “sweet spot” as you go. The 50mm lens features a fixed f/5.6 aperture and focuses from 13-inches to infinity, and goes on sale from today from the company’s website, Amazon and specialist retailers who deal in such things.
Gallery: Lensbaby Spark Product Images
Gallery: Lensbaby Spark sample images
Filed under: Cameras
Lensbaby lets your imagination run wild on a budget with the Spark, an $80 selective-focus lens originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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