Morning Overview on MSN

This camera can keep 2 depths sharp at once, no refocus needed

For more than a century, photographers have had to choose which part of a scene should be tack sharp and which parts would ...

Experimental camera can focus on multiple planes simultaneously

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering have proposed a new photography method that eliminates the need to choose between focusing on the foreground, midground, ...
SlashGear

Why Do Some Smartphones Have 3 (Or More) Camera Lenses & How Do They Work Together?

Back in the day, smartphones only had a single camera. Today, though, seeing three or even more cameras on an Android device or iPhone is completely normal. While it might seem like a marketing ...
The Verge

Instead of carrying multiple camera lenses, this one lets you swap optics

Samyang’s new Remaster Slim prime lens lets photographers change its focal length by simply dropping in new lens elements. Samyang’s new Remaster Slim prime lens lets photographers change its focal ...
Digital Camera World on MSN

Sirui's next lenses could have interchangeable mounts to use one lens across multiple camera brands

Sirui, a lens manufacturer well-regarded for its high-quality yet affordable cine lenses, will soon launch a new series of budget-friendly full-frame cinema lenses via Kickstarter, with powerful specs ...
Ars Technica

A new lens technology is primed to jumpstart phone cameras

The camera on the first iPhone way back in 2007 was a mere 2 megapixels. And it only had a rear camera; there wasn't even a front-facing selfie shooter. Today, you'll find multiple cameras on the ...
Digital Camera World on MSN

I took an old lens from my favorite film camera – and put it on my digital camera. My mirrorless camera has never felt more retro

There’s no auto exposure when adapting a film lens to digital, either, as there are no electronic contacts for the camera to communicate with the lens. I dialed in the aperture on the lovely clicked ...