I really, really miss the fisheye lens look.

In the past decade, lens and camera manufacturers have been engineering the fun out of cameras and lenses. They’ve found ways to shoot themselves in the foot. People adore the look and character of specific lenses. They don’t need to put it in the post-production process. And while people have asked for that look, the engineers have done the complete opposite. Instead, they’re striving for their own type of perfection with sterility. Take Sony, for example. When was the last time that you really, truly heard someone complain about onion bokeh? Or when was the last time you wish you couldn’t have lens flare in a beautiful portrait? That’s why I love reaching for Zeiss and Leica lenses. The character in those lenses is jaw-dropping. More importantly, we’ve gotten rid of distortion. The fisheye look was fun. But now, every manufacturer is trying to create a perfectly rectilinear wide-angle lens instead of embracing the flaws. It’s making photos dull.