The age of lugging around a pricey DSLR kit just to capture casual fisheye, wide-angle and macro photos may be nearing its end -- for some of us, at least. Designed by a startup duo in California, the ...
One of the lesser-known ways that camera manufacturers have been able to make digital cameras ever smaller and less expensive is by using in-camera software to correct for lens distortion on the fly.
Portrait photographers tend to avoid barrel distortion by using standard or telephoto lenses. But when used intentionally, extreme barrel distortion can be a great way to capture creative portraits.
We look at the wonderful world of wide-angle lenses; how they’re used and pitfalls to avoid. These two images show the differences between an ultra-wide (14mm equivalent) and a normal wide-angle (28mm ...
Buying and shooting tips for different types of wide angle lenses. Wide angle lenses range from a very modest increase in the angle of view through to so-called ‘fisheye’ lenses that encompass angles ...
Theimagingfactory has released Debarrelizer 1.0 for iMovie. It’s a free iMovie plug-in for correcting “barrel distortion” in digital video shoots and can also be used for adding wide-angle effects.
For travel photography, I think a lens with a wide field of view is crucial, letting you capture the rolling hills of Tuscany, the frenetic neon and glass canyons of Tokyo, and the tight stone rooms ...