Exclusive: Zeiss Refutes Rumors Cosina Developed Otus ML Lenses

Zeiss is adamant: The Otus ML lenses are its creation.

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

Light is extremely difficult to control.

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Tamron Will Make New Primes, but Only if They Are Unique and Innovative

Tamron says developing innovative new prime lenses is "incredibly challenging."

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Nikon Explains How It Makes Lenses Smaller While Somehow Making Them Better

Lens design is a complex, delicate balance of competing ideals.

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Light and Photography: How Light Travels Through Your Lens

How light travels through your lens and why it matters for your photography.

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Why don't camera lenses have a vacuum in the optical path instead of air?
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Photographers are a gullible bunch who believe that lens design flaws give "character" instead of inaccurate image reproduction.
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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.
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"Swirly bokeh" is an optical defect. Nothing to be proud of.
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