Olloclip iPhone Lens

Olloclip iPhone Lens

I ♥ Lenses.

This has been my mantra for over a decade and recently put onto fabric in the form of t-shirts that can be had here. I love lenses so much, I have a hard time not purchasing all sorts of lenses including cheap little iPhone lenses. There’s a flurry of iPhone lenses scattered about the interwebs that can be had for as little as $5 or as much as several hundred dollars. I was at my local Apple store this past weekend killing time while my wife shopped for whatever she shops for. I picked up a new AppleTV (cause, you know… 720p just wasn’t cutting it) and while I was waiting for a smurf to become available I saw a nicely packaged Olloclip “iPhone 4 lens system” for the iPhone 4s. I checked the price tag and just as I expected, the little accessory sat right in the middle of the iPhone lens range. I figured why not… I use my iPhone so often for Instagram and Facebook, why not give this little guy a try. I proceeded to flag down one of the blue garbed employees who was ready to check me out. New AppleTV and Olloclip bagged and anxious, I headed to the nearest seating area to tear open and anywise this cute little piece of glass, aluminum, and plastic.

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Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2/ZE Ultra-Wide (fatty)

Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2/ZE Ultra-Wide (fatty)

Everyone knows that Zeiss is paving new ground as a result of the HDSLR revolution. Camera manufacturers are releasing new products every month making your previous camera obsolete. Zeiss takes a slightly more calculated approach to the subject and releases a new lens about once a year. Last year they produced two new lenses that simply replaced existing focal lengths with faster counterparts, the 35mm f/1.4 and the 25mm f/2.0. Both lenses were a welcome addition to an already impressive line-up of lenses. But a set of lenses is only as strong as it’s weakest link. In this case, the 18mm f/3.5 was by far the slowest lens in the set, closely followed y the 21mm at f/2.8. Most of the other lenses in the set topped out at a respectable f/2.0 or faster. Additionally, 18mm was a wide as one could go which is pretty darn wide but with a large portion of shooters using APS-C and Super-35 sized sensors, everyone wanted something with a field of view larger than that of the 18mm and faster than f/3.5. Zeiss delivered. Continue reading “Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2/ZE Ultra-Wide (fatty)”

Burglary at CineBob

Burglary at CineBob

As a recent victim of burglary here at Duclos Lenses, I feel it’s my duty to spread the word as much as possible to catch cowardly thieves. Cinebob, long-time rental house customer of Duclos Lenses was recently burglarized and a lot of equipment was taken. Please take note of these items and serial numbers and notify them if you hear of or see anything that resembles these items. Their contact info is listed below. Continue reading “Burglary at CineBob”