First Solar, the largest American solar panel maker, today announced that it will invest up to $1.2 billion to ramp up production of US-made solar panels. The announcement follows the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act two weeks ago, which incentivizes domestic clean energy manufacturing.
First Solar’s new factory will be its fourth in the US. The company says the factory will be fully…
Tesla shared some rare and stunning images of its internal vehicle testing; this time, for extreme heat and durability testing in Dubai.
Since it has dissolved its PR department, Tesla has only rarely shared images of its internal testing.
The automaker has a…
A set of startling photos show the devastating impact heatwaves and droughts have brought to rivers, lakes, and canals this summer.
The world’s waterways have been drying up at an alarming rate with climate change the underlying reason for reduced water levels.
Tamron is Developing a 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 for Nikon Z Mount
August 30, 2022
Tamron has announced that it is developing its first Z-mount system lens in the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD, which it bills as the smallest and lightest telephoto zoom for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
The lens appears identical to the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD that was made for Sony E-mount cameras in 2020, and shares many if not all the design decisions found in that lens…
Matterport has announced the new Pro3 camera system along with updates to its “digital twin” cloud platform. The Pro3 stands out as it is capable of digitizing every aspect of a physical environment, both inside and outside.
Matterport camera systems are used…
Revisiting the D1, Nikon’s First DSLR, 23 Years Later
August 30, 2022
Photographer Gordon Laing is back with a new edition of Dino Bytes, the series where he revisits classic cameras from decades past. This time he’s dusting off the 23-year-old Nikon D1, the company’s first DSLR.
The Nikon D1 was first introduced in 1999 and…
France is estimated to have about 3.2 million private swimming pools, but many of them are unregistered. Authorities are using satellite photos and AI to find them to recover about €10 million in unpaid taxes.
The system has been developed by Google and French IT company Capgemini and was deployed by the French tax office to spot private residential swimming pools that were…
Chroma Cameras, a company that has been a maker of unique large format field cameras and accessories since 2018, has announced its first lens: a super compact 24mm f/11 lens for 35mm Leica screw-mount cameras.
According to the report from Kosmo Foto, the new…
3D-printed adapter lets you use Nikon F-mount lenses on Apple’s 1996 QuickTake camera
August 30, 2022
Although better known for its computers, MP3 players and smartphones, Apple was also a pioneer in the digital photography space. Apple’s first digital camera, the QuickTake 100, was released in 1994 in partnership with Kodak. The binocular-like camera captured 640 x…
Tamron has announced it’s developing a 70–300mm F4.5–6.3 Di III RXD lens for Nikon Z-mount camera systems. This would make it the first third-party zoom lens for Nikon Z-mount cameras with autofocus capabilities.
Based on the external design and the specifications that are mentioned, this ‘new’ lens appears to be a Z-mount version of the company’s 70–300mm F4.5–6.3 Di III RXD lens…
