F-Zero Camera ‘Breaks the Laws of Physics’ by Shooting f/0.3 to f/0.6
While there are physical limitations to lens apertures, through the use of adapters, photographers can seemingly bypass the laws of physics and make very, very fast glass.
One such adapter is the F-Zero Camera, launching on Kickstarter on May 30. As seen on ISO 1200, the F-Zero Camera uses specialized optics to “capture images which are physically impossible to achieve with any other method.”
“Images take on a three-dimensional quality, unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. The F-Zero Camera opens up entirely new ways to tell stories, and the results are pure magic,” F-Zero explains.
The F-Zero Camera uses the same principle as a depth-of-field adapter. It is constructed using an aircraft-grade alloy and has been CNC-machined. It comprises an objective lens inside a carrier frame, a sensor assembly, and a second carrier frame that users attach their personal camera and lens to, all of which go on a tripod and slider rail. The user’s camera captures the image that’s projected through the objective lens onto the F-Zero’s sensor assembly. Bellows cover the distance between the objective lens and taking camera.
The system’s objective lens is nominally a 500mm f/4.5 lens; if it were mounted directly to a camera, that’s what it would behave like. However, the lens projects an image circle much larger than the size of a camera’s sensor.
