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 ...

Laowa appears to be working on a new macro lens. This in itself isn't particularly noteworthy, as according to the official Venus Optics website (the parent company of the Laowa brand), there are ...

Olympus has added a new super-zoom to its range, the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm F3.5-6.3 super telephoto zoom lens, offering up to 16.6x magnification for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Promising to be ...

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 ...

The SOD-10X, a new telecentric micromachine lens from Moritex, delivers up to 20X magnification without affecting resolution or numerical aperture. The Super Optical Device has 1.5-mm spatial ...

Venus Optics has just announced the release of the Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro Apo lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras (MFT) – and macro photographers should be buzzing. Originally created for full ...

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 ...

Traditionally, macro lenses tend to run 1:1 or 1:2 magnification — but what if you want to blow up your subjects to absolutely insane levels of detail? The Nanoha lens from Japanese lensmakers ...

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 ...

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 ...