Retro-inspired cameras have become exceptionally trendy – but part of the retro look lies not in the camera at all, but in the lens. Film lenses were often not as sharp as their digital counterparts, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The HDF in the name of the new cameras stands for Highlight Diffusion Filter, and it’s a genuine optical filter built into the ...

[IMSAI Guy] presents for your viewing pleasure, a nice video on the topic of optical filters and mirrors. (Video, embedded below) The first optical device is a simple absorption filter, where incoming ...

Easily one of the more intriguing exhibits at IBC was LC-Tec's prototype Electronically Variable Diffusion filter for cine lenses. Designed to be mounted in a matte box, LC-Tec’s Electronically ...

For the first time, filmmakers who are lucky enough to use ARRI Signature lenses can add Tiffen filters to the Magnetic Rear Filter Holder on each lens. The ARRI Signature lenses' detachable Magnetic ...

The Hollywood Black Magic is Schneider Optics latest professional diffusion filter for HD digital cameras. Building on the HD Classic Soft filters with their Micro-lenslet design and the Black Frost ...

The HDF editions of Ricoh's premium compacts introduce a soft-focus diffusion filter to the line, but drop ND support to get there. Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've ...

LOS ANGELES—Zylight is ready to put its patented electronic diffusion technology into the hands of consumers, announcing a new partnership with Chimera Lighting to manufacture and distribute Active ...