Nearly 10 months after its first successful test photos and six months after its first actual images, the European Space Agency (ESA) has finally released the first full-color science photos from its Euclid space telescope.
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OpenAI has effectively killed off DALL-E 2 after the company announced it is no longer accepting new customers by turning off the ability to purchase generation credits. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-04-18 16:17
Other World Computing (OWC), a leading computer hardware and software provider, has announced four exciting new storage solutions for photographers and videographers, including new Atlas Pro CFexpress 4. petapixel.com »
2024-04-11 16:00
The first music video entirely generated by OpenAI's forthcoming video generator Sora has been released and it's predictably surreal. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-04-04 19:28
Canon's groundbreaking micro-satellite, CE-SAT-IE, has entered orbit and successfully communicated with the ground station at Canon Electronics' Akagi Plant in Japan. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-03-18 19:30
The Associated Press (AP), winner of 58 Pulitzer Prizes and one of the world's most essential and significant news agencies, has named veteran photojournalist Lucy Nicholson its next Director of Photography. petapixel.com »
2024-03-02 01:39
For those looking to level up their photography skills, leading photography education book publisher Rocky Nook is hosting its first ever online conference, called The Art and Craft of Photography. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-09-26 22:20
Ahead of this week's International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, Canon has announced its first set of RF-Mount cinema prime lenses. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-09-12 17:55
The Indian Space Agency (Isro) has shared the first-ever photographs sent by the country's solar observation mission as it makes its way toward the Sun. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-09-11 15:59
Wise has announced a new series of CFexpress Type A memory cards that were engineered specifically for Sony Alpha and FX line cameras. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-08-24 20:10
Sub13's first-of-its-kind underwater housing for Leica’s M series cameras allows photographers to dive as deep as 330 feet with their beloved rangefinder. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-06-22 21:19
Leica has filed a new product with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that is described as a "hybrid instant camera" and sounds very similar to the Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-06-20 18:36
Cosina is expanding to support Canon RF mount this year and will release a Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1 aspherical lens that, while manual focus, will communicate electronically with the camera. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-02-21 21:19
Raspberry Pi has announced the new Camera Module 3 in multiple variants that are higher resolution, feature autofocus and HDR, and that have the ability to capture both visible light and infrared. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-01-09 18:53
OWC has announced the Thunderbolt Go Dock, a fully-featured peripheral that includes multiple USB and Thunderbolt 4 ports, Ethernet, HDMI, an SD reader, and a headphone/microphone jack without needing a bulky power brick. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-01-05 21:48
A Madagascan lemur has been filmed picking its nose and eating it, the first time such behavior has been observed in the species. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-31 22:31
If you’re reading this article, you might be interested in testing out wedding photography or you might be trying to figure out how to build a sustainable career. When people find out we photograph weddings there are a wide variety of responses but one of them is, “I tried that once and I’ll never do it again.” [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-27 19:21
Canon is about to begin constructing a new $345 million plant to build the equipment used in a crucial part of semiconductor manufacturing called lithography. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-04 21:50
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first direct image of a planet outside the Solar System. This exoplanet is a gas giant that has six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter and is relatively young: between 15 and 20 million years old. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-09-02 17:34
Gura Gear has announced the Kiboko City Commuter 18L+ backpack, a bag that rides the line between a day-use commuter and a dedicated professional camera backpack. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-23 18:04
As part of the celebration of its 75th anniversary this year, Magnum Photos is launching its first collection of NFTs. The agency will start with three selections and will slowly release the full 75 image lot through the year. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-06-29 18:34
Film company ORWO has announced a brand new film called WOLFEN NC500 which it says is the first new color film it has created in decades. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-05-31 21:47
The German black-and-white film brand ORWO has announced Wolfen NP100, a new ISO 100 black-and-white 35mm film. It's the first professionally finished film launched by the company in 50 years. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-05-06 22:19
After entering its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, otherwise known as L2, about 1. 5 million kilometers (nearly a million miles) from Earth, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently detected its first photons. dpreview.com »
2022-02-08 19:50
Two self-described rangefinder lens geeks — Hamish Gill and Chris Andreyo — have teamed up to create a new lens manufacturer, Omnar Lenses. The company’s first product is the Omnar CN26-6, a 26mm f/6 fixed-aperture M-mount lens which is constructed using repurposed Canon AF-10 optical elements. petapixel.com »
2021-10-06 21:56
Today, June 1st, marks the 70th anniversary of Sekonic, a Japanese brand known for its light meters, color meters and illuminometers that have become all but a staples in the cinema and photography industries. dpreview.com »
2021-06-02 02:00
NASA’s Ingenuity drone, which was transported to the Martian surface attached to the Perseverance Rover, has successfully taken flight and sent back its first photos while airborne. It is the first successful flight of a controlled, powered aircraft on another planet. petapixel.com »
2021-04-19 18:08
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has published three new high-definition images of Mars taken by the Tianwen-1 probe that has been in orbit around the Red Planet for the last month. Two photos were captured in black and white and the third is in color captured by two different cameras. The color photo is […] petapixel.com »
2021-03-15 21:49
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has published three new high-definition images of Mars taken by the Tianwen-1 probe that has been in orbit around the Red Planet for the last month. Two photos were captured in black and white and the third is in color captured by two different cameras. The color photo is […] petapixel.com »
2021-03-15 21:49
UHD-DIGISUPER 51 and 7×10.7 KAS S Lenses Provide Cutting Edge Imagery Solutions for Sports and Event Production MELVILLE, NY, November 6, 2019 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a Read more... canonrumors.com »
2019-11-11 21:59
Samsung has announced the new Galaxy A7, the company’s first triple-camera smartphone. As dual cameras have become a norm in the industry, the South Korean electronics giant is adding a third module for even greater photography powers. petapixel.com »
2018-09-21 18:50
Meike has announced its new 85mm f/1. 8 full-frame lens, the Hong Kong-based camera gear manufacturer’s first autofocus lens. It’s available in Canon EF, Nikon F, and Sony E mounts (for APS-C cameras). petapixel.com »
2018-04-21 18:34
Magnum Photos, one of the most prestigious photographic agencies in the world, is celebrating a storied 70-year history this year, but it is a history that has not been without financial trouble. The agency has recently announced that they will be taking outside investment for the first time to help them grow and innovate in […] petapixel.com »
2017-06-15 17:10
DJI has announced the availability of its Smart TV App for Samsung Tizen TV and Apple TV.
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The Panasonic G85 is the successor to the Panasonic G7 and shares its DSLR-style design with twin control dials and fully articulating touch display. It also uses the same sensor as the G7, but with no AA filter. dpreview.com »
2016-09-21 11:00
The rumors, patents, and leaks have finally come true. Canon today announced its new EF 70-300mm f/4. 5-5. 6 IS II USM lens, its first lens with a newly developed LCD information display built right into the lens body. petapixel.com »
2016-09-15 18:22
Through his fantastic images, Finnish astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio shows how photos can be breathtakingly beautiful when art meets science. One of Metsavainio's recent images, WR 134 as a Rising Phoenix, is a brilliant example of the aesthetic wonders of the cosmos and the extreme technical precision required to do astrophotography. [Read More]
A new study has found that the increasing number of Elon Musk-owned Starlink satellites in orbit is blocking scientists' ability to view the Universe. [Read More]
The truth, as they say, is out there. And one app is hellbent on getting to the bottom of UFOs by allowing users to upload their photos of unexplained aircraft. [Read More]
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (NGRST or Roman) will feature two primary instruments, a 300. 8-megapixel infrared Wide Field Instrument (WFI) and a Coronagraph designed for studying faint objects, when it launches in 2027.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) blasted off into space on December 25, 2021. Since then readers have been treated to a series of stunning images of the cosmos. [Read More]
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has calibrated more than 40 "milepost markers" of space and time over the course of the last 30 years that scientists are using to measure the expansion of the universe. [Read More]