Here’s one of the more unique cameras you’ll ever see: designer Adrian Hanft took 28,248 coffee stirrer straws and turned them into a one-of-a-kind camera — the images show up as 28,248 points of light.
After verifying that 250 straws can project an image onto ground glass, Hanft ordered tens of thousands of black disposable coffee stirrers on Amazon and began building prototypes of the…
Netgear today unveiled the new Meural WiFi Photo Frame, a 15.6-inch digital frame that’s designed to be a simple and effortless way to show personal photos and artwork.
“So many photos are captured on smartphones every day, yet many are not seen on screens that showcase…
Olympus Releases Free OM-D Webcam Software for Mac Users
August 28, 2020
Olympus has just announced the release of its OM-D Webcam Beta software for Mac. Almost two months after releasing the software for Windows, Mac users can now turn select OM-D cameras into ultra-high-quality webcams for livestreaming or video conferencing without using a…
This morning, YouTuber Matt Granger—known for many years as “That Nikon Guy”—dropped a bit of a bombshell: he’s decided to sell all of his Nikon DSLRs and lenses. In fact, he already did it, and is now brand-less as he tries to decide what mirrorless system he’s going to go with next.
To be fair, Granger hasn’t gone by “That Nikon Guy” since 2013, but up until this week, the vast…
The Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) photo competition has announced the winners of the 2020 contest. The overall winner this year was Majed Alza’abi of Vardø, Norway, who captured the above “artistic and impressionistic” photo of European Shag.
“I took this…
Canon Cameras Can Now Auto-Backup to Google Photos
August 28, 2020
If you’re a Canon shooter who struggles with backing up your photos on a regular basis, you may be happy to know that there’s a new integration with Google Photos that allows for automatic image backups over Wi-Fi.
“If you own a DSLR or point-and-shoot camera, you know…
Most regular consumers haven’t even received their Canon EOS R5 pre-order yet, but the company has already released a major firmware update for the camera. And while Canon doesn’t actually SAY it in the documentation, this update does improve both the base overheating and the recovery times.
First things first, Canon barely even mentions temperature performance in the change log for Firmware…
Putting the words “Leica” and “Cheap” in the same headline is usually an oxymoron, but the company has just announced that it will be selling “Made in Portugal” versions of nine popular M-mount lenses in order to bypass a controversial US tariff established last…
A few weeks ago, it was discovered that Android 11 would limit third-party camera apps’ access, essentially “forcing” apps to use the phone’s built-in camera app even if you have a different app selected as your Default. But while the limitation might seem a bit…
Shooting Video with an f/0.95 Lens: ‘Bokeh Madness’
August 28, 2020
Photographer Mathieu Stern recently had a chance to spend a week with the TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 lens, and he decided to stick it on his Sony a7 III to see what shooting video at f/0.95 is like.
In the 5.5-minute video above, you see Stern’s footage captured while walking around a museum.
Stern then lit a dark room scene with a single candle to show what the lens/camera combo is capable of in…