Lensbaby just announced a new array of mountable lens designed for use with PL mount motion image capture cameras. The new Muse PL will compliment Lensbaby’s existing motion picture camera lens, Lensbaby 3GPL, which will remain in Lensbaby’s product line. The Muse PL allows for highly creative focusing effects on any 16mm or 35mm PL mount movie camera, as well as several PL to video camera adapters such as the P+S Technik, Redrockmicro M2, Brevis35, Letus35, and SGpro. No word on pricing or availability at this time. [Press Release]
Clik Elite today released a new line of high performance packs for adventure sports photographers. This camera bag features hydration systems, adjustable harnesses and waist belts. It is constructed from high tech materials like ballistic fabric and high-tenacity nylon to withstand rough use. [Image-acquire]
The Holga is an inexpensive and a medium format 120 roll film toy camera that is appreciated for its low-fidelity aesthetic. If you want to make your Holga photos more artistic, then you can use the Holga color lens filters. The 4 filters in the Soft Surround Filter Set have clear centers and patterns that are designed for enhancing the already dreamy quality. Meanwhile, the Split Image Filter Lens Set contains 3 multifaceted lenses, which blend and split images. The lens is priced at around $10 to $12. [Image-Acquire]
Schneider comes back with the APO-Xenoplan 1.4 23mm lens for high resolution mega pixel CCD and CMOS cameras. The lens is perfect for ultra-precise imaging such as traffic supervision, geometric metrology, and many other applications. It is actually the first Schneider lens to be planned from the ground up to maximize the benefits of the newest 5 megapixel CCD and CMOS cameras having up to 2/3-inch sensors and pixels as small as 3.45 micrometers. [Image-acquire]
Here is a new ultra wide-angle zoom lens for DSLR cameras from Tamron. Known as the SP AF10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical IF, the lens is a perfect tool for creating dramatic landscape, cityscape, and seascape imagery. Using this zoom lens, you will be able to capture picture beyond what the eye can see at the ultra wide-angle setting. At the semi-wide-angle setting, you will also able to capture scenes with angles of view almost as spectacular. [AVING]
SLIK today rolled out the new PRO 340 BH tripod and the SBH-200DQ ball head. The tripod comes with 4 legs sections that can collapse down to up to 20 inches. The SBH-200DQ compact ball head offers a durable all-metal construction and dual-axis bubble levels that will keep the camera level even when a tripod is set up on the rough ground. The PRO 340 BH tripod and the SBH-200DQ ball head are perfect for traveling and backpacking. More
