Smartphone cameras have telephoto lenses, wide-angle lenses, lenses made for low-light conditions, and even monochrome lenses; but what do you do if macro shots are your thing? Most phones can get ...

How to choose the right lens Most standard zoom lenses give a maximum magnification factor of about 0.3x. Zoom lenses, and even some prime lenses with a ‘macro’ badge, give a greater magnification of ...

Flip cameras are fun and easy to use, but not particularly versatile. If you’ve had poor results at macrophotography with a Flip, you might be interested in these DIY lenses. One is macroscopic lens ...

So as I learn photography by taking pictures, I am now in the stage of taking macro pics with my 75-300 lens.(Canon) I usually set the lens to f=100mm, get the aperture to max opening to get a nice ...

Apple's i-devices actually have quite good cameras by default. The iPhone 5S for example offers a class-leading camera and I expect the iPhone 6, in whatever varieties it turns up in, to further push ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Over the past few years, cameras have become the de facto ...

Macro lenses provide a unique ability to magnify tiny details to their true-to-life size, or at times even larger than life. They can reveal details our eyes may not be able to pick up on, allowing us ...

LEICESTER, U.K.—Cooke Optics has announced that its new 60mm, 90mm and 150mm Macro/i FF 1:1 lenses are now available to order as a full set. The set of three spherical complimentary macro lenses are ...