Photographer, YouTuber, and weird lens connoisseur Mathieu Stern recently made one of his coolest finds yet. It’s the Carl Zeiss 105mm f/1.9 Kipronar T, a cinema projector lens he describes as “one of the most amazing swirly bokeh lenses I ever tested”… and yet it only cost him $25. Projector lenses like this are not […]
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Photographer and YouTuber Mathieu Stern is no stranger to finding and adapting unusual lenses, but his latest find might just be the best projector lens he's ever come across. The Isco MC 65mm F2 lens, which can be found for around $100 on eBay, is an old projector lens that was used for 35m cinema projectors. dpreview.com »
2019-04-01 21:47
In pursuit of something different Mathieu Stern, who runs the Weird Lens Museum website, has adapted an old projector lens to fit on the front of his Sony a7 lll. The lens he used is a Rollei 90mm f/2. dpreview.com »
2019-01-24 18:00
The Carl Zeiss Kipronar 120mm f/1.9 is a vintage cinema projector lens that was designed to beam images rather than capture photos, but you can mount it to modern cameras using adapters. Photographer Mathieu Stern created a homemade adapter after buying the lens for $70 and has been delighted by the “insane swirly bokeh” that […] petapixel.com »
2018-05-29 21:55
If you want to show off your photos, nothing looks better than projecting them huge onto a wall. VISIO is a mobile photo-projector that works with your camera lenses to make a big statement. Recently launched on Kickstarter, VISIO has already smashed through its $17,000 target with over 3 weeks still to go. But it’s no surprise, […] petapixel.com »
2017-06-30 18:20
Using a massive Fresnel element and relying upon the physics of light, photographer Christopher Getschmann built a "hypercentric camera" that makes objects that are further away from the camera appear larger than what's closer. [Read More]
Weird lens aficionado Mathieu Stern has created the rarest of camera lenses with the most precious of materials (in the ongoing pandemic): a roll of toilet paper. Stern found an optical lens that fit perfectly inside the cardboard tube and then added another tube (with an aperture and rear mount attached to it) to serve […]
While in Finland visiting The Camera Rescue Project, YouTuber and vintage lens enthusiast Mathieu Stern got to try out a rare Canon “dream lens”: the Canon 50mm f/0. 95. And like any good camera nerd, Stern immediately set it to f/0.
The folks at Fotodiox found one of the weirdest, most threatening lenses you’ll ever see at an antique store recently. Totally homemade—the thing doesn’t even include an aperture—this rifle stock lens is one we do NOT suggest you travel with… unless you really want to freak out the TSA. Bohus bought the lens, and he […]
Want to make your portraits look like they were taken in some weird Minecraft universe full of squares? Weird lens expert Mathieu Stern can help. He found a cheap, strange little lens that produces square bokeh that immediately makes photos and videos stand out.
Usually, getting some beautiful swirly bokeh on the cheap means looking to used Russian lenses like the Helios 44-2. But if you’re determined to get more creative, weird lens hunter Mathieu Stern has an idea for you: try a military grade night vision lens. Stern got his hands on just such a lens, a C-Mount […]