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The Venus Optics Laowa Aurogon is a 10-50x Microscope Lens
Venus Optics has announced a new Laowa super macro lens for a diverse range of full-frame cameras. The Aurogon FF 10-50x NA0.5 Supermicro APO lens has thus far only been announced in China, so...
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Mycologists Capture Fantastic Photos of Fungi in Ecuadorian Cloud Forest
In an Ecuadorian cloud forest, mycologists Danny Newman and Roo Vandergrift have spent more than a decade studying, cataloging, and photographing the diverse fungi of the region. [Read More]
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Nikon Z 105mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Review: A Stunning Tele Macro Combo
The 105mm macro lens has been a long-standing staple lens for most professional photographers, and I have never met a wedding photographer who didn't have one in their kit. [Read More]
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See How a Tattoo Machine Works in Macro Detail at 20,000 FPS
Gav and Dan of the popular YouTube channel The Slow Mo Guys have taken an up close and personal look at what happens when someone gets a tattoo at a blazing-fast 20,000 frames per second. [Read More]
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A Psychedelic and Nightmarish Macro Look at Mosquito Larvae
Jens Braun of the YouTube channel Another Perspective offers a disturbing close-up look at mosquito larvae in his latest video. [Read More]
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Photographer Searches for Spiders Nightly for Amazing Macro Photos
The last time PetaPixel spoke with talented macro photographer David Joseph, he was using his smartphone to incredible effect. Joseph has now upgraded to a dedicated camera system and pointed his new...
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Fuji’s GF 30mm and 110mm Tilt/Shift Lenses Offer Control and Versatility
The GFX System's highly anticipated pair of tilt-shift lenses are due to arrive in stores this autumn. [Read More]
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How Modern Camera Tech Enables Ethical Macro Insect Photography
Pete Burford is an award-winning macro photographer based in the United Kingdom who uses very specific camera technology to take remarkably detailed, incredible images of live, unharmed insects. [Read...
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Laowa Makes Microscopy Affordable with 10-50x Aurogon Lens
Venus Optics announced the Laowa Aurogon 10-50x Supermicro APO lens set this summer, although details were extremely scarce at the time. Now Venus Optics has completely revealed the lens, including...
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Sandmarc’s iPhone Microscope Puts 40x Magnification In Your Palm
Mobile photography specialist Sandmarc has announced the Microscope Lens Edition for iPhone, an optical add-on for iPhone that offers 40x magnification to smartphone shooters. [Read More]
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AstrHori’s New and Improved 28mm f/13 2x Macro Probe Lens Now Rotates
AstrHori has announced a new version of its 28mm f/13 2x Macro Probe lens. [Read More]
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This 3D-printed Stereoscopic Macro Lens is Weird and Wonderful
Photographer Nicholas Sherlock designed a 3D-printed macro lens that allows photographers to join two cameras and capture stereoscopic 3D photos of super-tiny critters. [Read More]
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Panasonic’s 100mm f/2.8 is the World’s Smallest Full-Frame Macro Lens
Panasonic announced the Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro, the world's smallest and lightest full-frame macro lens with a focal length greater than 90mm. [Read More]
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The Best Photos From the 2023 Close-Up Photographer of the Year Contest
The 2023 Close-up Photographer of the Year has been named. Hungarian photographer Csaba Daróczi has won the top prize for his striking image of a Eurasian nuthatch flying overhead a hollowed-out tree...
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Look How Small Panasonic’s New 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Is
On Monday, Panasonic announced its 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens for full-frame L-mount cameras with the tagline of "smallest full-frame macro lens." While that came with a stipulation of "with a focal length...
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7 Tips To Improve Your Macro Photography
French photographer Emilie Talpin did not pick up her first camera until 2018 but within just a few years, she became both an OM SYSTEM Ambassador and a highly respected photo educator best known for...
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AstrHori 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x Is an Ultra-Macro Lens for Full-Frame Cameras
AstrHori announced an exciting new wide-angle macro lens, the 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens is available in E, X, RF, Z, and L mounts. [Read More]
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The Big Story Behind Filming the Tiny Creatures in ‘A Real Bug’s Life’
More than 25 years after Pixar's groundbreaking feature film A Bug's Life first hit theaters, Disney has returned to the incredible world of insects for inspiration. A new docu-series, A Real Bug's...
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AstrHori Introduces 90-Degree 18mm f/8 ‘Periprobe’ 2x Macro Lens
AstrHori has upgraded its APS-C macro probe lens. The 18mm f/8 2x Macro Probe lens brings its full-frame probe lens to crop-sensor cameras, including those with E, F, RF, Z, L, and M43 mounts. And now,...
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This Macro HDR Video of Glitter and Liquid is Cosmically Wonderful
Photographer and filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov, whose work PetaPixel has featured on numerous occasions, recently forayed into HDR video with a brilliant short film, Creation. [Read More]
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