I recently picked up this cool lens: a Canon FD 7.5mm f/5.6 Fisheye lens.
Continue readingCapturing Spring with the Lensbaby Sol 45
This Spring Lensbaby reached out to me to demo their new lens, the Lensbaby Sol 45, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience! The lens is a 45mm fixed f/3.5 lens with built in tilt controls. All you have to do is twist the lens to unlock it and tilt it to adjust the focal plane for subtle to extreme tilt focus effects.
Capturing Dreamy Photos with a Vintage Hit Camera Lens
This winter I found this vintage Hit Camera at an antique store, a miniature camera you could buy out of the back of a comic book in the 1950’s!
The camera is designed to use miniature roll film which is no longer manufactured anywhere, so while I attempt to figure out how to make my own, I removed the camera’s lens and mounted it on my Sony A7S II via a hodgepodge of adapters and tape.
Making a Magnifying Glass Lens
I’ve always wondered what using a magnifying glass as a lens would look like, and this summer I decided to give it a try. I’ve seen people online hold a magnifying glass up to an exposed camera sensor or lens for trippy freelensing experiments, but I really wanted to see how close I could get to building an actual lens. The build was super simple: all I did was tape a magnifying glass to a macro tube and attach it to my camera. Here’s a tutorial video I made for my company, showing my process.
iPhone Fisheye In The Garden
One of the most peaceful places I know is the Chicago Botanic Garden. I spent an entire day there last summer, walking slowly through the palatial grounds trying to take in all the wonderful designs, colors and smells around me. I had a Sony A7R II and some nice vintage glass with me, but I found myself having way more fun shooting with my iPhone 6s and a little snap-on fisheye lens my friend had recently given me.
Crappy Cookie Lens: The Loreo Lens in a Cap
I can only think that the company Loreo got it’s name from their flagship product, a body cap sized lens that has the look and shape of an Oreo cookie. I recently picked up one of these Loreo Lens in a Caps and I was pleasantly surprised by it.