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What Is Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration and Why Is it So Hard to Correct?

14 June 2026 at 14:30

Close-up of a shiny metal flute on the left, and a digital illustration of curved camera lens elements with colored light paths on the right.

Have you ever looked at a photo and wondered, "What's with all the green and pink colors around high-contrast edges?" That's longitudinal, or axial, chromatic aberration. LoCA. It's common, very difficult to prevent optically and nearly as hard to remove during post-processing.

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Exclusive: Zeiss Refutes Rumors Cosina Developed Otus ML Lenses

16 June 2026 at 18:02

Three Zeiss Otus camera lenses are displayed on a white background; two stand upright with lens hoods attached, and one is lying on its side showing the front element and blue Zeiss logo.

Despite rumors to the contrary, Zeiss tells PetaPixel that it did develop its new series of Otus ML prime lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras.

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