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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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DIY Project Turns a Panasonic GF3 and Soviet Fed 5 Into a Digital Rangefinder

15 May 2026 at 18:20

Three vintage cameras are displayed on a wooden surface, with one black camera in sharp focus in the foreground and two blurred cameras in the background against a dark backdrop.

Photographer and creator Mr. 50mm designed a DIY digital rangefinder, which only requires about $200-$250 worth of parts.

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Light Lens Lab 35mm f/1.4 ASPH β€˜11873’ Review: All the Joy for Way Less Money

6 June 2026 at 14:01

A camera lens with yellow and white distance and aperture markings sits upright on an orange background. The "PetaPixel Reviews" logo appears in the lower left corner.

Amongst the plethora of different versions of the Leica M 35mm f/1.4 Summilux lenses, the β€œ11873” model has garnered special attention. This double-aspherical design is famous for its lens character and classic glow at wider apertures. Of course, lens aficionados have driven the price of this original lens to astronomical values, which is where Light Lens Lab has stepped in.

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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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Zeiss Unveils Cine Lenses Built for the GFX Eterna 55, Ursa Cine 17K, and Alexa 265

3 June 2026 at 14:58

A group of ten professional camera lenses with Zeiss branding are arranged together on a white background, each labeled "Supreme Prime" and featuring various lens sizes and focal lengths.

Zeiss has been very busy in the cinema lens segment ahead of the Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles this weekend. Alongside new Horizon 2x Anamorphic lenses for full-frame cameras, Zeiss unveiled Panoptes 65 lenses that, as their name suggests, cover large-format 65mm cinema camera sensors.

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