This experiment revisits a long-running attempt to build a working camera lens and image system from scratch, then upgrades it into a usable camera for a live public event. After previously producing ...

LENS-FREE IS THE WAY TO BE. For a camera to work, it’s pretty much gotta have a lens. That little piece of glass is responsible for directing light to the camera’s sensor so it can produce an image.

If you’re a photography enthusiast, you probably own quite a few cameras, but the chances are your “good” one will have interchangeable lenses. Once you’ve exhausted the possibilities of the kit lens, ...

In a show full of 100MP sensors, VR lenses and AI shenanigans, it was a breath of fresh air at CP+ 2026 to get my hands on the P-Sharan Ami-35 – a film camera made of paper card that only costs $18 / ...