Laowa appears to be working on a new macro lens. This in itself isn't particularly noteworthy, as according to the official ...

Most consumer point and shoot digital cameras say something like, "5x optical zoom," or "9x optical zoom" on the box. But, when you move up to micro-4/3s and SLRs, you lose that. It makes sense - the ...

Macro lenses provide a unique ability to magnify tiny details to their true-to-life size, or at times even larger than life. They can reveal details our eyes may not be able to pick up on, allowing us ...

A periscope camera lens is a lens assembly that uses prisms, mirrors, or a combination of them to redirect light before it reaches the camera sensor. In doing so, it magnifies the image more so than ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among older adults in the western world. Unfortunately, conventional optical aids provide little help for a retina which has ...

You can find objective lenses at low prices by searching online shops. For example, Mr. Niemchuk seems to have gotten the following objective lens from AliExpress. A mount adapter is required to ...

There are some types of projects that we see quite often here on Hackaday; 3D Printers, Development Boards and Video Game Hardware to name a few. Once in a while we see an optics-based project but ...

The magnification (or power) you will see through a given optical system depends on the telescope and the eyepiece. The simple formula is: Magnification = Focal length of telescope ÷ focal length of ...