Tamron Will Make New Primes, but Only if They Are Unique and Innovative https://petapixel.com/2026/03/30/tamron-will-make-new-primes-but-only-if-they-are-unique-and-innovative/ #tamroninterview #primelenses #Interviews #cpplus2026 #lensdesign #Equipment #interview #lenses #tamron

Nikon Explains How It Makes Lenses Smaller While Somehow Making Them Better https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/nikon-explains-how-it-makes-lenses-smaller-while-somehow-making-them-better/ #nikkorz70200mmf28vrsii #nikkorz2470mmf28sii #nikkorz400mmf28vrs #nikonzmount #Interviews #cpplus2026 #lensdesign #technology #Equipment #interview #nikkorz #optics #nikon

Light and Photography: How Light Travels Through Your Lens https://petapixel.com/2026/03/08/light-and-photography-how-light-travels-through-your-lens/ #chromaticaberration #opticaldesign #Educational #aberrations #lensdesign #education #Lighting #lighting #physics #optics #light #Tips #lens

Why don't camera lenses have a vacuum in the optical path instead of air?
#optics #cameralenses #photography #lensdesign #vacuum #cameras

Photographers are a gullible bunch who believe that lens design flaws give "character" instead of inaccurate image reproduction.
#optics #lensdesign #photographers #cameralenses #opticallenses #photography #cameras #opticaldefects #bokeh #swirlybokeh

I don't understand why photographers spend so much money on standard lenses when a simple achromatic doublet is able to produce images that are significantly free of optical defects.
#cameralenses #cameras #photography #photographers #lensdesign #optics #achromats #achromaticdoublet #simplicity #frugality

"Swirly bokeh" is an optical defect. Nothing to be proud of.
#bokeh #swirlybokeh #photography #photographers #optics #opticaldefects #lensdesign

How Lomography Brings 19th-Century Optics to Photographers in 2025 https://petapixel.com/2025/09/08/how-lomography-brings-19th-century-optics-to-photographers-in-2025/ #lomographypetzvalart #opticaldesign #Interviews #lensdesign #lomography #technology #Equipment #interview #petzval #design #lenses #movies #photo #video