A periscope camera lens is a lens assembly that uses prisms, mirrors, or a combination of them to redirect light before it reaches the camera sensor. In doing so, it magnifies the image more so than ...

It’s relatively easy to understand how optical microscopes work at low magnifications: one lens magnifies an image, the next magnifies the already-magnified image, and so on until it reaches the eye ...

We’ve heard reports before that Apple plans to include a periscope lens on future iPhones, and a new Ming-Chi Kuo report today suggests this is coming in 2022. But what exactly is a periscope lens, ...

Modern-age telescopes have offered us a tantalizing view of what lies in the vast expanse of space, while also giving us glimpses of the universe’s past. However, making telescopes that can peek deep ...

Sony’s latest enthusiast-focused camera arrived with worrying reports that it didn’t work with third-party lenses. I’ve tested 16 lenses from 6 different brands to establish what’s going on, and how ...

With so many cameras available, figuring out how all the specifications and options translate into your everyday use is complicated. For our first lesson in the Basics of Photography, we're going to ...

MIT's Materials Research Laboratory is working on a camera lens prototype that flips the script on conventional camera focus. This lens, mentioned in detail in this paper here, is able to shift its ...

Documentary photographer Ian Howorth has travelled the globe and tested out countless cameras along the way. He shares his tips for choosing cameras, lenses and accessories for the perfect shot. Ian ...