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Brightin Star’s Upcoming 50mm Tri-Sight Lens
credits: Brightin Star
Brightin Star used CP+ 2026 in Yokohama to unveil a new full-frame 50mm f/2 Tri-Sight prime lens, and the headline feature is a control ring that lets you switch between three distinct rendering modes, Smooth, Prime, and Foams. Smooth introduces a soft-focus, diffused look with lower contrast, Prime delivers a more conventional, balanced rendering, and Foams pushes the bokeh toward a brighter, bubble-like style.
Like other lenses that adjust spherical aberration for creative control, changing modes does not just alter the look, it also affects focus behaviour and the effective f-stop. That is why the Tri-Sight includes separate focus distance markings for the S, P, and F modes. It is a concept similar to lenses like the Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8, though Brightin Star goes a step further with a drop-in filter slot that allows additional changes to the character of the bokeh, somewhat reminiscent of Lensbaby’s modular approach.
Optically, the lens uses seven elements in six groups and an 11-bladed aperture diaphragm. It is manual focus only, with a minimum focusing distance of 0.7 meters. The barrel includes a stepless aperture ring for smooth exposure adjustments, a built-in extending hood, and a removable focus lever. At around 460 grams and 74 millimeters long, it is fairly typical in size for a manual 50mm. The Tri-Sight will be offered in Sony E, Nikon Z, L-Mount, and Canon RF versions, though pricing and release date have not been announced yet.
Lomography’s New Fisheye No. 2 Rodeo Denim
credits: Lomography
Lomography has introduced the Fisheye No. 2 Rodeo Denim, a special 35mm film camera. The body is wrapped in denim with orange accents, but the real focus here is the 10mm fisheye lens, which delivers a full 170° field of view. That means you get circular photos with heavy barrel distortion, curved horizons, and exaggerated perspectives. The lens can focus as close as 10 centimetres, ‘‘encouraging photographers to get extremely close to their subject’’ while still capturing the background.
The camera uses standard 35mm film and keeps controls very simple. It has a fixed f/8 aperture and two shutter settings. 1/100 second for normal shooting and Bulb mode for long exposures. There is a built-in flash for low light, along with a hot shoe for attaching an external flash if needed.
Multiple exposure capability is built in, allowing you to layer frames directly on the film without any digital editing. Exposure is determined entirely by the ISO of the film loaded, as there is no ISO adjustment on the body. The flash runs on a single AA battery, and there is no tripod mount or cable release connection. The camera is priced at $59.
You can see full details and sample shots on Lomography’s website here
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