Venus Optics has announced a new “red ring” version of its Laowa 15mm lens. Called the 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift lens, it more than doubles the number of aperture blades of the “blue ring” version but doesn’t raise the price.
The 15mm f/4.5 Shift lens was originally launched in October of 2020 and earned the title of world’s widest shift lens with its 65mm image circle and…
A rhino sanctuary in South Africa is publishing heartwarming photos documenting the special relationship between a baby rhino and a baby zebra, both of whom were found orphaned in the wild.
Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary in South Africa first found a baby zebra in…
The DiGi Swap, originally teased earlier this year, is planned to come to market later this summer. A combination holster and app, it works with old cameras and allows photographers to shoot with film bodies as if they were digital.
Originally revealed in January, the team…
Ukraine Opens Russian Drone, Finds Canon DSLR Inside
April 11, 2022
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has released a video in which a Ukrainian soldier disassembles a Russian military surveillance drone. The teardown revealed a remarkably rudimentary design that features a low-end Canon DSLR camera at its core.
The 2-minute video was published by ArmyInform, the information agency of Ukraine’s defense ministry. It shows a soldier sitting next to what it…
Nikon has created a wholly-owned subsidiary called Nikon Creates Corporation that will offer the ability to plan, shoot, and produce volumetric, virtual reality (VR), and 3D content as a licensed partner of Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Capture Studios.
The launch of Nikon…
Fujifilm Japan has published a notice on its website informing consumers that there could be forthcoming shortages of its three remaining 120 format color reversal slide film stocks.
According to the notice, first spotted by Kosmo Foto and embedded below, FujiChrome Velvia…
Venus Optics has announced a slightly updated version of its Laowa 15mm F4.5R Zero-D Shift lens. In addition to minor specification changes, Venus Optics has also added Fujifilm GFX-mount support for both the old (blue ring) and new (red ring) models.
The new red ring Laowa 15mm F4.5R Zero-D Shift lens is almost identical to its blue ring predecessor. The only difference, aside from the addition…
This past week, Nikon shared its ‘Medium Term Management Plan,’ which details what areas of its businesses Nikon will be focusing on from now through 2025. While much of it focuses on Nikon’s non-imaging businesses, Nikon does detail a number of interesting strategies…
Now officially available for selected Samsung Galaxy devices, the Expert RAW 1.0.01 update is rolling out with improvements for low light performance when using the camera application.
Launched initially in Korea, the Expert RAW app allows you to access full manual controls…
iPhone 13 production in India has now begun, says the company, some three months after the planned start date.
The delay was due to horrendous working conditions uncovered at the Foxconn plant in Chennai …
Background
Apple continually works to reduce its manufacturing dependence on China, by diversifying production around the world. The company’s suppliers now carry out iPhone, iPad, and…
