Whether he’s making beet juice prints, shooting with a lens made of ice or adapting one of his ‘weird’ lenses, photographer Mathieu Stern is no stranger to creating and sharing analog-oriented photography videos on his YouTube channel. For his latest video, Stern shares how he restored 110-year-old glass plate negatives using Photoshop and a little help from artificial intelligence.
After…
Tokina’s second-generation 400mm F8 mirror lens is available in eight mounts for $260
December 18, 2021
Tokina has announced an updated version of its 400mm F8 mirror lens that tweaks the optical detain and adds a T-mount system that Tokina says improves the performance of the lens and enables the lens to be used with eight different camera mounts.
The Tokina 400mm F8 N II S…
Vergecast: James Webb Space Telescope’s launch next week, cool gadgets launched this week
December 17, 2021
Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. On the final Vergecast of 2021, Nilay and Dieter invite Verge managing…
Call of Duty League is bringing back in-person events for 2022
December 17, 2021
Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
Call of Duty League has announced the schedule for its 2022 season, and it’s transitioning back into a hybrid event line-up. For the first time since the pandemic, the teams…
Instagram Users Can Now Prevent Others from Embedding Their Photos
December 17, 2021
After a concerted effort by the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and the National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA), Instagram has added a new option that will enable users to prevent others from embedding content they post to Instagram.
The…
Tokina Unveils 400mm f/8 N II S Mirror Lens in 8 Mount Options
December 17, 2021
Tokina has announced an updated 400mm f/8 N II S mirror lens that changes the optical design and integrates a T-mount system that the company says improves performance. It will be available in eight camera mount configurations.
The original version of the lens was…
How to Use Color Grading Panel in Lightroom
December 17, 2021
The color grading panel in Lightroom offers powerful tools that can completely transform an image. Photographer Kevin Raposo has put together a brief tutorial to show what these tools are capable of.
Previously known by Lightroom users as the split toning tab, the recently redesigned color grading tool was introduced in 2020 and brought a new interface and capabilities. Raposo also adds…
3 big problems with datasets in AI and machine learning
December 17, 2021
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more
Datasets fuel AI models like gasoline (or electricity, as the case may be) fuels cars. Whether they’re tasked with generating…
LG adds new pro monitors as lower-cost Pro Display XDR competitors
December 17, 2021
There aren’t too many Pro Display XDR competitors at present, but LG has offered one of the few – and is about to add another …
The top end of the pro monitor market comprises reference monitors costing tens of thousands of dollars. Alongside these, Apple’s Pro…
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for 12/17: A big title has arrived on Apple Arcade, Disney Melee Mania.
You can learn more about and download all the new games by heading to the Arcade tab in the App Store, then…