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  • Laowa Launches β€˜The World’s Widest Probe Zoom’ Lenses Kate Garibaldi
    Laowa has officially unveiled its next-generation Probe Zoom system, which it states is "the world’s widest macro probe lens with the broadest focal range ever made." Designed for cinematic and high-end commercial work, the new 15-24mm T8 and 15-35mm T12 macro lenses expand the company’s well-known probe lineup with a wider focal range, increased flexibility, and a modular design built around extreme close-up imaging. [Read More]
     

Laowa Launches β€˜The World’s Widest Probe Zoom’ Lenses

15 May 2026 at 21:29

A professional camera setup with a Laowa lens on a slider is shown next to three Laowa probe and zoom lenses. Text highlights "PROBE ZOOM 15-24MM T8, 15-35MM T12" on a black background.

Laowa has officially unveiled its next-generation Probe Zoom system, which it states is "the world’s widest macro probe lens with the broadest focal range ever made." Designed for cinematic and high-end commercial work, the new 15-24mm T8 and 15-35mm T12 macro lenses expand the company’s well-known probe lineup with a wider focal range, increased flexibility, and a modular design built around extreme close-up imaging.

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  • Caves Clock icpcat
    icpcat posted a photo: Cave's Clock. April2026. Newly renovated, the reflection is of the Union Plaza Building. This clock is a historic landmark located at the intersection of Main Street and Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock. Originally erected in the early 1930s by Thomas M. Cave, owner of Cave’s Jewelers, the old clock has neon lighting and is a symbol of the city's downtown history. Fomapan100push400. FujicaST801. M42-Fujinon55mm. PolarizingFilter. DiafineDeveloper5+5. Washed:AGOFi
     

Caves Clock

By: icpcat
25 May 2026 at 04:26

icpcat posted a photo:

Caves Clock

Cave's Clock. April2026. Newly renovated, the reflection is of the Union Plaza Building. This clock is a historic landmark located at the intersection of Main Street and Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock. Originally erected in the early 1930s by Thomas M. Cave, owner of Cave’s Jewelers, the old clock has neon lighting and is a symbol of the city's downtown history. Fomapan100push400. FujicaST801. M42-Fujinon55mm. PolarizingFilter. DiafineDeveloper5+5. Washed:AGOFilmProcessor. CameraScan:FujifilmXH1.

Thypoch’s Stylish Ksana 35mm f/2 Prime Promises 1980s-Inspired Flare

22 May 2026 at 15:39

A close-up of a black camera lens with gold markings, standing upright on a glossy, reflective surface against a dark background.

Hot on the heels of its new, ultra-stylish Ksana 21mm f/3.5 lens, Thypoch has launched the Ksana 35mm f/2, a new standard prime Leica M-Mount lens. While a native M lens, this manual focus prime is extremely easy to adapt to full-frame and APS-C mirrorless cameras.

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This Beginner-Friendly 35mm Camera Comes With Two Rolls of Film For Just $50

20 May 2026 at 10:16

A person excitedly looks at a plate of food in a restaurant on the left, while on the right, a hand holds a retro-style camera outdoors against a background of green trees and a blue sky.

Analogue Wonderland, a photographic film store based in the U.K., has released a beginner-friendly analog camera called Pure35.

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  • β€œLuminous Metric of the Moment” (Tasma Isopan-Chrome Type 42) Andrew B. Barkhatov
    Andrew B. Barkhatov posted a photo: Light splits the second, two faces check themselves β€” the world writes a formula. The Bolshoi Theatre has stood for centuries, hosting operas about gods, tsars, and tragic lovers. Today, it hosts two girls checking if their hair looked good in the last photo. The fountain throws water into the airβ€”a useless, beautiful gesture, not unlike the act of taking a selfie. They lean over the glowing rectangle, seeking validation from pixels, while the 1963 Zeiss
     

β€œLuminous Metric of the Moment” (Tasma Isopan-Chrome Type 42)

Andrew B. Barkhatov posted a photo:

β€œLuminous Metric of the Moment” (Tasma Isopan-Chrome Type 42)

Light splits the second,
two faces check themselves β€”
the world writes a formula.

The Bolshoi Theatre has stood for centuries, hosting operas about gods, tsars, and tragic lovers. Today, it hosts two girls checking if their hair looked good in the last photo. The fountain throws water into the airβ€”a useless, beautiful gesture, not unlike the act of taking a selfie. They lean over the glowing rectangle, seeking validation from pixels, while the 1963 Zeiss Ikon watches them through a layer of expired Soviet silver. The film doesn't care about their angles. The film only cares about the light. "Well, what pictures have we got?" we ask. The pictures we got are of people asking what pictures they got. A perfect, closed loop of modern existence, frozen in the grain of a dying factory's last breath. The theatre waits. The water falls. The screen scrolls.

βš™οΈ Technical credits:
Location: Russia. Moscow. Theatre Square (Fountain at the Bolshoi Theatre)
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Colora (1963)
Lens: Novicar 50mm f/2.8-f/22
Focus: Zone focusing (approximately 1.5mβ€”the distance of self-reflection)
Film: Svema A-2Sh (expired 2003)
Date: 13.05.2017
Scanner: Epson Stylus Photo RX500
Philosophy: "The pictures we got are of people asking what pictures they got"

Lomo’s Sprocket Rocket Pano Film Camera Comes In an Ugly New Color

10 June 2026 at 21:46

A pink vintage camera sits on a yellow surface with a pink background. Behind it, a mirror reflects the camera, but the reflection appears as a yellow camera instead of pink.

Lomography's latest release, a pair of new colorways for its popular Sprocket Rocket 35mm panoramic film camera, is a real Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde situation. One of the new colorways is beautiful and understated, while the other is super ugly. The fun part is that some readers may not know which of the two colorways is the ugly one.

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  • 1989 Volkswagen Caddy Pickup Mk1 Type 14D (1.6 Diesel) CamShaw74
    CamShaw74 posted a photo: Event: Festival of 1000 Classic Cars Location: Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, England Camera: Canon AE-1 Program Lens(s): Canon FD 35-70mm f/3.5-f/4.5 Film: Agfa Vista 200 - Expired 2017 Shot ISO: 125 Light Meter: Camera Exposure: 1/125 & 'A' on lens Lighting: Sunny Mounting: Hand-held Firing: Shutter button Developer: Bellini C-41 Kit Scanner: Epson V800 Post: Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop (dust removal)
     

1989 Volkswagen Caddy Pickup Mk1 Type 14D (1.6 Diesel)

19 May 2026 at 08:28

CamShaw74 posted a photo:

1989 Volkswagen Caddy Pickup Mk1 Type 14D (1.6 Diesel)

Event: Festival of 1000 Classic Cars
Location: Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, England
Camera: Canon AE-1 Program
Lens(s): Canon FD 35-70mm f/3.5-f/4.5
Film: Agfa Vista 200 - Expired 2017
Shot ISO: 125
Light Meter: Camera
Exposure: 1/125 & 'A' on lens
Lighting: Sunny
Mounting: Hand-held
Firing: Shutter button
Developer: Bellini C-41 Kit
Scanner: Epson V800
Post: Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop (dust removal)

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