Our friend Roger Cicala over at LensRentals recently decided to take on a few optical “platitudes” that he’s always hearing, and see if the data can back them up. So, are “all lenses the same at f/8”? And is it true that you “don’t need primes because I shoot everything stopped down”? Let’s find out. […]
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NYA spotted a second new Sony camera registration in China. This means we now have two “professional” cameras that will be announced soon! Back on September 4 Sony registered a camera with the code “WW559681” And the new addition has been registered on September 20 with the code “WW459276” There are two important things we… sonyalpharumors.com »
2023-10-07 14:39
GuruShots, the “World’s Greatest Photo Game,” has announced the winners of its “Life in Macro” challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 75. 7 million votes. petapixel.com »
2021-09-13 19:38
Minutiaecoins itself as the “anti-social” social app. It challenges conventional design by restricting users to just one minute of usage per day and anonymizes shares in an attempt to encourage users to “embrace the boring and mundane. petapixel.com »
2021-06-11 00:52
A new “Victims” or “Holocaust” or “Trauma Porn” trend has popped up on video sharing app TikTok that has prompted reactions ranging from outrage to disbelief. While the point of the trend seems to be educational, many people have called it out as offensive and tone-deaf at best, or disturbing and inhumane at worse. While […] petapixel.com »
2020-08-27 19:18
Over the past several days, more than 100 women have shared stories of harassment and assault at the hands on an “unnamed photographer.” As the number of allegations grew, Australian music photographer Jack Stafford eventually went online and confessed to being the unnamed “abuser,” apologizing for his actions and saying that he would be “cancelling” […] petapixel.com »
2020-07-16 00:54
Photographer and educator Serge Ramelli recently shared a brilliant little post-processing tip that he’s calling “the best kept secret to Dodge and Burn in Lightroom. ” It’s a simple technique, but it could end up saving you a lot of post-processing time. petapixel.com »
2020-02-11 00:27
Miniature cameras installed in the starting blocks at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Quatar may have crossed the line from “cool new angle” into “creepy and voyeuristic,” according to female track athletes. petapixel.com »
2019-10-08 20:36
Meyer Optik Gorlitz is working its way back from the dead. After the company’s very public failure—including the embarrassing admission that the $3,000 “Nocturnus” was just a modified $850 Chinese lens—the brand and its new owner, OPC Optics, is preparing to re-release “optimized” and “redesigned” versions of several lenses this year. In an announcement published […] petapixel.com »
2019-08-01 20:39
“The Possession Of Hannah Grace” is a new Hollywood thriller that hit theaters at the end of November 2018. What most theatergoers won’t know is that it’s the first Hollywood feature film shot start-to-finish on a full-frame mirrorless camera, the Sony a7S II. petapixel.com »
2018-12-03 19:43
Nikon has just released the third of six planned teasers for the full frame mirrorless camera that will be announced on August 23rd. After “Travel of Light” and “Mount,” this latest video is titled “The Body. petapixel.com »
2018-08-09 17:59
Nikon has released a second teaser for its upcoming full frame mirrorless camera after “Travel of Light. ” This one, titled “Mount,” offers a clearer look at the new lens mount found on the camera. petapixel.com »
2018-08-02 17:54
Zoltan Kerenyi, a photographer from Hungary, recently drew the attention of the internet with his pictures that we can truly call a time capsule. By combining modern days with the feeling of nostalgia, Kerenyi has just opened a “Window to the Past”. boredpanda.com »
2018-07-12 00:49
Want to squeeze some extra juice out of your Windows 10 workstation? Microsoft has just unveiled a new “Ultimate Performance” power plan that’s coming to Windows 10 Pro. The new plan is designed for advanced users for whom “High Performance” isn’t enough. petapixel.com »
2018-02-15 20:56
Did you know that hidden within Photoshop CC are a number of “easter eggs” that customize the photo editing app in wacky ways? Three that you can activate in the latest version of Photoshop CC are “Layer Monkey,” the “Banana Toolbar,” and “Coffee & Toast. petapixel.com »
2017-11-22 20:32
That’s a great question and we are only getting very vague answers from people that know what’s coming. We’re told that the 3 lenses shown in the certification documents are going to be a “series”. canonrumors.com »
2017-07-20 20:05
The cinema camera company RED just made a huge announcement: its first smartphone. The new RED Hydrogen One is an Android OS smartphone that’s being referred to as a “holographic media machine” for viewing and capturing “multi-dimensional” imagery. petapixel.com »
2017-07-06 20:14
The “dolly zoom,” also known as the “Hitchcock zoom” or “Vertigo effect,” is a filmmaking technique that involves changing a zoom lens’ angle of view while moving the camera toward or away from a subject to keep their relative size in the frame the same. petapixel.com »
2017-05-30 18:29
ThatCameraGuy is testing the A9 and reports: I take the Sony a9 out for a test run at a swim meet. The overheating indicator turned on within 20 minutes of use in 81 degree Fahrenheit temperature. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-05-28 13:50
Profoto isn’t being shy about their new B1X monolight. They’re calling it the “new benchmark for on-location lighting. ” A significant improvement on the Profoto B1, “This isn’t an update,” explains Profoto. petapixel.com »
2017-05-15 19:29
Epic. I hate that word. But when it comes to Benjamin Von Wong‘s crazy photography stunts, it’s really the one that fits best. So call it “amazing. ” Call it “awesome. petapixel.com »
2017-05-08 22:25
Sometimes “Older” camera come back to live. This is the case of the Sony A7 which now sells for $948 only at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon. With the 28-70mm lens you get it for $1098 only. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-05-08 21:18
Over the past few weeks, the PetaPixel tip line has been flooded by reports of Instagram ‘shadow banning’ accounts. This practice, ostensibly limited to business accounts, is destroying engagement on these photographer’s profiles. petapixel.com »
2017-03-28 23:58
It’s the first time I see such an “electric lens” patent from Sony. It describes a zoom lens having normal optical elements and in the center two liquid crystal lenses. The liquid crystal lenses can change the “refractive index” with the use of electric signal. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-12-15 16:33
“The Blue Moment” is the latest photo series by Hong Kong-based photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagreze. His goal was to capture his city during the beautiful and “fleeting time between day and night when a mystical blue veil envelops the city” — a time commonly referred to by photographers as “blue hour.” “Each day at the very […] petapixel.com »
2016-11-17 00:38
SLRlounge posted a hands-on review of the A99II: “Sony not only hangs with the Nikon and Canon big boys, it does so while enabling many more selectable AF points, wider AF coverage, doubling the resolution, and all within a smaller lighter body that uses comparatively much less expensive standard SD cards. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-10-28 15:52
The latest photo trend taking over your Twitter feed this week is also quickly rising to the top of the Internet’s “Reasons I Shattered My Smartphone Screen” list. It’s been dubbed the “hands-free…” or “self-five selfie,” and it’s exactly as ridiculous as it sounds. petapixel.com »
2016-10-11 21:40
“I get it digital picture frames are dead, uninteresting things that we all tried and left on the wayside with fax machines and 8-track tapes,” wrote Aura founder Abdur Chowdhury a few days ago. petapixel.com »
2016-10-01 00:38
Getty Images has filed their official response to Carol Highsmith’s highly-publicized $1 Billion copyright claim against the company. And the gist of the response is, in essence, “no take backsies. petapixel.com »
2016-09-12 20:10
Film photographers sick of the same-old who want to try something totally different definitely need to give Film Washi a look. The self-styled “world’s smallest film company” just started making its signature black-and-white film “W” in 35mm format! What sets Film Washi apart is the “Washi. petapixel.com »
2016-09-07 00:37
Big surprise folks! This is the first image of the Tokina “FIRIN” 20mm f/2. 0 manual focusing Full Frame E-mount lens. It will be announced right before the Photokina start. This is the first Tokina FE lens. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-08-25 15:42
“365 Days of Photos,” “One Photo a Day,” “One Shot, One Day,” “365 Challenge” – Do these sound familiar to you? Have you ever wanted to take at least one photo a day, every day… and I mean Every. petapixel.com »
2016-08-22 17:46
Sony G Master 70-200 Hands On Review For Shooting Video. Sony informed the dealers that they expect to ship a new Stock of 70-200mm GM lenses “sometimes in September”. I guess it’s more likely this means by “end of September” otherwise they would have a more precise shipping info. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-08-22 11:23
“The Light Collector” is a new 3. 5-minute short film about Dilish Parekh, the man who holds the Guinness World Record for “Largest Collection of Cameras” by amassing a collection of about 4,500 cameras. petapixel.com »
2016-08-17 20:08
Alongside its new ZV-E10 II vlogging camera, Sony has unveiled a new APS-C kit zoom lens for content creators, the E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS II. [Read More]
Zoom lenses are great, but what do photographers reach for when they need extra zoom and don't have a longer lens? A handy little add-on lens known as the teleconverter allows them to get closer to the subject without sacrificing resolution.
The new Mercedes-Benz 2024 E-Class sedan is laden with technology in the cabin, including a dashboard-mounted selfie camera that allows owners to use their vehicle like an in-car office. [Read More]
In a return to the old normal, Snap Camera, which added filters to Zoom calls, is going away.
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The Google Pixel 7 Pro introduces a lot of new software tactics to get better images, particularly at various zoom levels. I did some detailed testing and noticed something curious with the zoom processing. [Read More]
In these brief but incredible videos, award-winning cinematographer Claudio Miranda discusses behind-the-scenes footage, logistics, and shares stories from the set of the 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. [Read More]
In April, Protocol published a report that alleged Zoom was working on a way to use artificial intelligence (AI) to track the emotion of people on camera. Now, 27 human rights organizations are demanding it abandons the research. [Read More]