Valoi easy120 Can Digitize a Medium Format Film Roll in Two Minutes

The Valoi easy120 film scanner for scanning and digitizing medium-format film is now available to order.

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2024-10-31 17:15

Phase one announced a new fixed lens camera using the Sony 150MP medium format sensor

If ultimate Image Quality is your aim and you don’t mind psending 20k than check out the new Phase One XC 40 Camera. It’s a medium format camera with a fixed 40mm f/4. 0 lens (25mm f/2. 5 quivalent in Full Frame). sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-9-30 09:26

Intrepid Makes Large Format Photography More Accessible With New Shutter and Lens

British large format photography company Intrepid Camera, known for its handmade 4x5 cameras, has launched a new lens and electronic shutter system for large format cameras on Kickstarter. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-25 16:58

Blackmagic’s Large Format Ursa Cine 17K Camera Costs (Just) $30,000

Blackmagic announced that its new Ursa Cine 17K 65 camera costs $29,995. It features a new large format 65mm RGBW 17,520 by 8,040 sensor with bigger photo-sites for 16 stops of dynamic range as well as interchangeable PL, LPL, and Hasselblad lens mounts. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-13 20:39

Путин заявил о необходимости перевода всех госуслуг в электронный формат

В ходе открытого урока «Разговор о важном», проведенного в электронному формату предоставления госуслуг. Он подчеркнул, что использование IT-технологий в государственном управлении стало одним из самых заметных направлений в России, выделяясь даже на фоне международной конкуренции. ferra.ru »

2024-9-3 13:42

Capturing ‘Britain’s Only Desert’ on a Medium Format Film Camera

When thinking of the climate in Britain, it is easy to conjure up images of rain, grey skies, and big red buses going through puddles. Deserts? Not so much. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-11 14:41

The Medium Format Photos for Fallout Might Be the Best Set Pictures Ever

Movie set photography is often directors with their arms over an actor or a view of the camera crew, but photographer JoJo Whilden's pictures for Fallout take a different approach. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-30 16:02

Fujinon GF 500mm f/5.6 LM WR OIS Review: Medium Format Wildlife? Yup.

"Medium Format cameras can’t shoot sports, action, and wildlife," they said. Well, maybe now they can.

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2024-5-28 17:01

Watch This Large Format Photographer Take a Landscape Photo

Film photographer Dominique Pierre-Nina describes large format photography as the "progression of photographers" in this fascinating video where he shoots a landscape photo on 4x5. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-14 17:54

Hasselblad’s New 25mm f/2.5 V Lens is for Medium Format Star Photos

Hasselblad announced the 25mm f/2.5V (which it writes as 2,5/25V), its widest V-series lens for the XCD system. The wide-angle prime is designed for photographing cityscapes, starry skies, and indoor portraits. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-7 15:59

Why I Shoot Medium Format Film

Back in the day, 35mm film was called “miniature” format; its itty bitty negatives were considered only good for snapshots and maybe street photography (sorry, Leica shooter Henri Cartier-Bresson). petapixel.com »

2024-5-1 22:22

Sony Develops New 247-Megapixel Medium Format Sensor

Sony Semiconductor Solutions (SSS) announced a new 247-megapixel medium-format image sensor roughly the same size as the 100- and 150-megapixel sensors in the Phase One IQ4 digital backs and the Hasselblad H6D series. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-26 18:36

Amazing: Sony just announced a new 247 Megapixel medium format sensor!

Sony just released the full details for a new 247 Megapixel medium format sensor. This sensor is meant for “industrial use” so it’s not clear if this can be used on regular cameras too. sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-3-26 17:41

Leica Will Deliver a Mirrorless Medium Format Hybrid Camera ‘Within 2 Years’

Leica's medium format S-system has not seen an update since the S3 debuted in 2018 -- six years is an eternity as far as camera technology is concerned. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-15 19:21

Sigma’s CEO Wants to Make Lenses for Medium Format Cameras

Sigma's CEO Kazuto Yamaki says that he is "very much personally interested in supporting medium format," and now that the company has filled out its support of full-frame mirrorless, perhaps the time to expand to larger sensors is nigh. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-26 21:22

The State of Medium Format in 2024 | The PetaPixel Podcast

With Hasselblad's 100-megapixel upgrade to its classy 907x medium format modular camera being announced, the PetaPixel Podcast team got to thinking about medium format overall and its place in the current photography market. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-31 21:28

NEW Fotodiox Shift Adapters: Turn a Medium Format Lens into a Shift Lens

You can buy those adapters on Amazon US&EU (Click here). And you can find plenty of excellent and low cost medium format lenses on eBay (Click here). sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-1-31 14:17

Hasselblad Announces 907X & CFV 100C Medium Format System

Hasselblad has announced its latest medium format camera, the 907X & CFV 100C. Or, more specifically, today’s announcement is all about the CFV 100C digital back—a 100MP sensor-imbued update to the brand’s line of V-system interface digital backs, which are compatible with three separate camera platforms for tremendous versatility. canonrumors.com »

2024-1-25 16:39

Curiosity: New $8200 Hasselblad camera with the Sony 100MP medium format sensor

Hasseblad just announced a new $8,200 digital back you can preorder it now at BHphoto and Adorama. Full press text at Explora. Full review at ThePhoBlographer. The camera uses the Sony 100MP medium format sensor. sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-1-25 16:23

Micron представил новый формат оперативки: LPCAMM2 на смену SO-DIMM?

Micron утверждает, что ее модули с оперативной памятью LPDDR5X (доступны объемом от 16 до 64 ГБ) занимают на 64 процента меньше места, чем память SODIMM, потребляют на 61 процент меньше энергии и на 71 процент быстрее выполняют основные рабочие нагрузки PCMark 10. prophotos.ru »

2024-1-9 17:20

Конец эпохи: E3 отменили навсегда, или почему современный мир такой формат уже не любит

Шокирующее заявление Entertainment Software Association (ESA) подтвердило окончательное закрытие выставки Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), ознаменовав тем самым конец 28-летней истории культового мероприятия игровой индустрии. Решение было не мгновенное. ferra.ru »

2023-12-14 23:15

“The Swiss Army Knife of Medium Format” Has a Discount

In our review, we called the Fujifilm GFX 100s the "Swiss Army Knife of Medium Format. " It's a great camera that's on sale right now! If you're wondering why you need medium format cameras, then consider the ultimate with image quality. thephoblographer.com »

2023-11-24 14:00

Fujifilm GFX 100 II Review: Pushing Medium Format Boundaries

Fujifilm has come to dominate the medium format market and for good reason. Combining the ergonomic controls and autofocusing capabilities of its APS-C cameras with the colossal image quality from the 100-megapixel sensor has paid dividends for the company. petapixel.com »

2023-11-21 18:00

The Phase One P5 is a 128-Megapixel Medium Format Camera Built for Drones

In collaboration with Quantum Systems and Trimble, Phase One announced a state-of-the-art 128-megapixel camera purpose-built for survey-grade applications. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-7 00:34

«Россети» перевели 98% операций по подключению к сетям в цифровой формат

Заместитель генерального директора по инвестициям и капитальному строительству группы "Россети" Алексей Мольский во время форума "Региональный инвестиционный стандарт" рассказал, что группа "Россети" перевела 98% операций, которые связаны с технологическим присоединением к электрическим сетям, в цифровой формат, ТАСС. ferra.ru »

2023-10-15 13:15

Negative Supply Releases Improved Medium Format Film Carrier

Negative Supply has launched a new negative film scanner that promises to make scanning far simpler and more affordable.

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2023-10-7 18:58

Fotodiox’s Medium Format Stitching Adapters Now Available for L-Mount

Fotodiox's RhinoCam Vertex stitching adapters have been available for some time but the company finally has a version for L-mount cameras. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-9-26 01:07

Why Square Format Portraits are the Best

There's something about the square format portrait that I think lends itself to being perfect for anything.  In fact, there are a ton of reasons why. Unfortunately, it isn't always as widely accepted in the photography communtiy despite there being validation for the format. thephoblographer.com »

2023-9-19 13:00

Fuji announced the new stunning GX100II with NEW Sony medium format sensor

Fuji just announced the new GFX100II (preorders at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama). A full intro text can be read at Explora. The camera uses a NEW Sony 102MP medium format sensor. You know I am a big believer in Sony also doing a medium format camera. I believe there is a market for that and Sony… sonyalpharumors.com »

2023-9-12 13:10

Ondu Eikan is a Modular Large Format Camera Designed to ‘Grow With You’

The Ondu Eikan is a large format camera system designed to "grow" with photographers thanks to its modular design.

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2023-6-24 20:53

Some of Fujifilm’s Beautiful Medium Format Lenses Have Discounts

The Fujifilm GF lens lineup is truly stunning, some of them have discounts right now — and will be until June 25th. “There’s also stuff like the Fujifilm GFX 50s II, X mount lenses, and XH2, XH2s that have got rebates available. thephoblographer.com »

2023-5-31 19:00

The Alluring Beauty of Ben Horne’s Large Format Film Landscape Photos

Prominent large format wilderness photographer Ben Horne has enchanted viewers with incredible landscape and nature photography, primarily of the American West, for over a decade. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-5-27 23:41

Now’s Your Chance to Get Into Medium Format!

The original Fujifilm 56mm f1. 2 R is being sold at quite a heavy discount right now, and will until June 25th. There’s also stuff like the Fujifilm GFX 50s II, X mount lenses, XH2, and XH2s that have got rebates available. thephoblographer.com »

2023-5-10 19:00

How I Repaired a Broken Mamiya RB67 Medium Format Camera

I had the Mamiya RB67 and Pentax 67 on my medium-format wanted list for many years now, but I simply could not justify the price tag or bear the unfortunate realization that either camera would sit lonely and unused on a shelf. petapixel.com »

2023-4-9 18:13

М.Видео открыла новый формат компактных магазинов

Сеть «М.Видео-Эльдорадо» запускает новый формат магазинов электроники под названием «М.Компакт». Они будут иметь площадь 500–600 кв. м вместо стандартных 1000–1500 кв. м и использовать вертикальное торговое оборудование. ferra.ru »

2023-4-5 11:46

ТОП10 новостей фотоиндустрии| Canon EOS R5 II, средний формат Pentax, Xiaomi 13 Ultra

На прошедшей неделе стали известны подробности о скорых анонсах компании Sony — речь идет о смартфоне и телеоптике премиум-класса. Появилась информация о разработке среднеформатной камеры Pentax, подробности о Canon EOS R5 Mark II с предположительным периодом анонса, а также раскрыта информация о новой нестандартной функции в Adobe Premiere Pro, которая находится в стадии бета-тестирования. Также […] photar.ru »

2023-2-21 16:48

How to Shoot Medium Format Portraits

There are excellent cameras out there. In fact, no brand is making a bad camera. However, very few can do what medium format does when it comes to portraits. Since way before digital, medium format has done a better job than 35mm full frame. thephoblographer.com »

2023-1-26 02:00

RAW vs. JPEG: Which Image Format is Best?

We all have been there at some point in our photographic journeys: Our cameras, set to AUTO, pointing and clicking, saving JPEG images that we perhaps edit a little and put in an album to archive. petapixel.com »

2023-1-4 00:19

Photographer Restores His Majestic 100-Year-Old Large Format Camera

A photographer has renovated his 100-year-old 8x10 large format film camera after its original bellows began leaking light.

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2022-12-23 17:30

Ukrainian Photographer Prints Large Format Photos on his Country’s Soil

A Ukrainian photographer documents his family's life on large format cameras as they live through the Russian invasion. He then prints the photos on the soil of his country. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-16 19:27

Demolition Photographer Uses Large Format Camera to Capture Explosive Images

A photographer who has been capturing demolitions on large format cameras for 15 years only gets one shot to capture the one-off explosion. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-10 21:32

Fully-Functional 24K Gold Polaroid Honors 50 Years of SX-70 Format

In celebration of 50 years of the Polaroid SX-70 format, Retrospekt, the only licensed source for restored vintage Polaroid cameras, has announced a $999 Polaroid 50th Anniversary Edition Gold SX-70 Instant Film Camera. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-5 19:59

How Square Format Sensors Could Be Great for Photographers

Years ago, we reported on the possibility of Canon making a medium format camera with a square sensor. Today, I highly doubt Canon would do such a thing considering how conservative they are. While all the camera brands are busy running after content creators, they're forgetting in some ways about photographers. thephoblographer.com »

2022-10-29 01:00

Get the Medium Format Acros Look, Digitally!

Have you seen what Medium Format Acros looks like? It’s beautiful! The Fujifilm GFX 50R is on sale right now for an insanely great deal! Some of us only need a 50MP medium format camera body and don’t care for AI scene detection. thephoblographer.com »

2022-10-26 19:00

Prototype Square Format Leica M from 1954 Sells for $667,765

An experimental, prototype square-format Leica M model from 1954 that lacks a built-in viewfinder or rangefinder was surprisingly popular at the most recent Wetzlar Camera Auction, pulling in an astounding 687,500 euros hammer price. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-11 18:35

Eerie Photos of Remote, Restricted Locations Captured on Large Format Film

Photographer Gregor Sailer travels to remote, hidden areas at the ends of the Earth so he can document them on large format cameras. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-1 19:48

Large Format Photos Document Black Communities in the 1980s Deep South

Baldwin Lee toured the Deep South throughout the 1980s where he captured Black Americans on a 4x5 large format camera.

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2022-9-24 23:07

Large Format Camera Captures the Decay of America’s Movie Theaters

These incredible photos, captured on a large format camera, shine a light on the decay and dereliction of movie theaters in the United States. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-9-1 14:37

Massive Brenizer Method Portraits Made from 16 Medium Format Photos

Most portrait photographers are familiar with the Brenizer Method for creating massive "bokehramas," but photographer Steven Schultz takes things a step further by using an entire roll of 120 film to create a single portrait. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-16 22:05

Instagram Plan to Test Ultra-Tall Photographs To Match Reels Format

Instagram will be testing full-screen photographs on feeds, which will allow users to post ultra-tall, 9:16 images that match the format for Reels. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-8 20:43