For the last month, I have been testing out Lensbaby's new fisheye and soft-focus optics, two glass cores which are drop-in replacements for the optic which comes inside the Lensbaby composer. The ...

Did you know that your Lensbaby Composer has a removable optic inside? Using the right tool you can extract this glassy core and swap in one of Lensbaby's new Fisheye or Soft Focus optics. The ...

The complex optics involved with putting a screen an inch away from the eye in VR headsets could make for smartglasses that correct for vision problems. These prototype “autofocals” from Stanford ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Band Pro has introduced the wide and short Ruby 14mm-24mm T2.8 zoom from Focus Optics. This niche ...

Recently a semiconductor capital-equipment maker was designing a new wire-bonding machine that included a vision system. Engineers there knew the demands on the vision system were not particularly ...

Reams of scientific research has been published about the benefits of meditation—everything from improved cognitive ability to better cardiovascular health—but it can be difficult to find the time for ...

It's easy to design a lens that is costly to produce. A few tricks can keep things economical. Incorporation of a special fisheye lens lets a standard LCD projector beam realistic images over more ...

There was a time when visitors to Tucson International Airport were greeted with a sign that read "Welcome to Tucson! Optics Valley" with a picture of a smiling Mayor Bob Walkup. The sign's absence ...