Uncovering the Secret Lenses Inside Old-School Analog Photo Booths

It was never about the lens at all, as it turns out.

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This Photographer Found a Beautiful Vintage Angenieux Lens for Just $10

This photographer scored a real vintage Angenieux 70mm f/1.5 lens on eBay... for $10.

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Photographer Adds Wheels to a Probe Lens to Make 'Weirdest Lens Even Weirder'

Experimental photographer Mathieu Stern added wheels to a Laowa Probe Lens, and its actually kinda cool.

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This One-of-a-Kind Lens Was Disney's Biggest Gamble

A wonderful and weird trip through Disney's cinematic history.

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What Happens When You Shoot Film That Expired in 1946?

Expired film is a huge gamble.

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Hands-On with the Pixless Camera for ’90s-Style Pixel Art Photography

Forget megapixels, Pixless is a quirky digital camera built for pixel art images.

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You've Not Seen an Anamorphic Lens Like This Before

This is a very odd anamorphic lens.

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Close-Up Filters Can Deliver Macro Photography On a Budget

Getting up close and personal without a macro lens.

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What Happens When You Put the World's Blackest Material Inside a Lens

Creating a black hole lens.

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This fabric is a black hole for light, and a game changer for photography.

Photographer Mathieu Stern used an ultra-black cloth to create the world's darkest photography backdrop, and the results are fascinating.

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