Sandmarc’s Probe Lens is a Pro (and Crazy-Looking) 2x Macro for iPhones
Sandmarc is no stranger to interesting iPhone photography accessories, and the company's newest product is perhaps its most unusual yet, a macro probe lens for iPhone.
AstrHori’s New Macro Probe Lens Shoots Close-Ups From All Directions
AstrHori has released a redesigned 28mm f/13 2x Macro Probe Lens, promising full 360-degree rotation, ensuring photographers and videographers can get up close and personal with a diverse range of subjects.
The Best Lenses for Micro Four Thirds Cameras in 2024
While most of the attention in the photography world is focused on full-frame and APS-C products -- hardly surprising since those are what most companies focus on -- Micro Four Thirds is still one of the best systems on the market.
In Photos: 144,000 Ladybugs Released Into the Mall of America on Earth Day
As part of its Earth Day celebrations, the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, released 144,000 ladybugs into the mall to help keep its 30,000 live plants and trees healthy and happy. Conservation photographer and friend of PetaPixel Devon Matthews was on hand to document the event.
Macro Videographer Recreates Nuclear Explosion From Oppenheimer Movie
In Christopher Nolan's blockbuster movie Oppenheimer, the director famously refused special effects for the filming of a nuclear explosion instead opting to do it in-camera. Inspired by this, a video artist made a macro version of the Trinity nuclear test.
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.
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, there is a 90-degree angle attachment available for the distinct tubular macro lens.
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 Life, delivers a breathtaking adventure into nine different micro bug worlds.
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.
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 her favorite photography genres: macro and nature.
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 greater than 90mm," don't let that distract from how compact it is.
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 stump.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 full specs and many incredible sample images.
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.
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.
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 macro lens at spiders, an oft-misunderstood and rarely appreciated arthropod that plays a vital role in ecosystems across every continent, save for Antarctica.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 information comes from translated sources, primarily information shared by Venus Optics on the Chinese social media network Weibo.
The ZY Optics 200mm f/4 Addresses Demand for a Telephoto Macro Lens
The previously rumored Zhong Yi Optics (ZY Optics) APO 200mm f/4 Macro 1X Lens is official and available now for a wide range of lens mounts, including Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, Leica L, and Fujifilm X.
Botanical Studies Series Shows Beauty of ‘Spiky, Round, and Edgy Things’
Photographer Matthias Conrad focuses on landscape, architectural, and commercial photography, although an ongoing series, Botanical Studies, bucks the trend a bit and delivers beautiful minimalist black-and-white photographs of a diverse range of flora.
Photos of the Tarantula Migration Through a Small Town in Colorado
In the southeast corner of Colorado sits a small town of just under 7,000 people called La Junta. Not only is this small town unique, what happens just outside of it is even more so: thousands of tarantulas “migrate” annually through the Comanche National Grasslands.
10 Tips on How To Photograph Spring Flowers
I love spring. Little flowers pop up everywhere -- in your garden, in nature, in parks, next to the roads: basically everywhere. And these flowers are great fun to photograph.
Photographer Uses a Macro Lens to Put a Distinct Spin on Car Photography
Motorsports photographer and automotive journalist Vladimir Ljadov recently picked up a macro lens, putting an unusual and visually stunning twist on his automotive photography.