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ContractPodAI, an AI-powered contract management solution provider, today announced that it raised $115 million in a series C investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at “five times” its valuation compared with July 2019. The round, which saw participation from Eagle…
How to Make a DIY Photo Enlarger from an Afghan Box Camera
September 30, 2021
I previously shared how I converted my Afghan Box Camera into a slide projector. The principle of the slide projector involves putting a light source at the back whose light passes through some condenser lens. The light then goes through the slide, passes through the…
Adobe Has Completely Redesigned Masking in Lightroom and ACR
September 30, 2021
Adobe has announced that it will be launching a redesigned and more powerful way to make selective adjustments — collectively referred to as masking — in Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) and all Lightroom applications at the end of October.
Adobe says that while it has been…
Irix Unveils the Cinema-Inspired 30mm f/1.4 Lens for DSLRs
September 30, 2021
Irix has announced a new 30mm f/1.4 lens that it says uses the same optical design found in its 30mm cine model, but has been rehoused to work for still photographers. The new DSLR lens is available in Nikon F, Canon EF, and Pentax K mounts.
The Irix 30mm f/1.4 is constructed of 13 elements in 11 groups and features an optical design that includes three ultra-low dispersion glass elements, two…
Exposure Software Launches Exposure X7, Its Complete Photo Editor
September 30, 2021
Exposure Software, which was previously known as Alien Skin, has announced Exposure X7. The latest version of the RAW photo editor, the company says it can handle every step in a photo editing workflow.
The new software is available as a stand-alone application as well as…
Photographer Shot by Robbers in SF After Refusing to Give Up Camera
September 30, 2021
A woman who was taking photos in San Francisco’s Mission District was shot in the leg when she refused to turn over her camera to two would-be thieves.
The 43-year-old woman says she was taking photos along the street on the afternoon of September 15 when two men…
YouTubers Try to Tell Between Canon and Sony Shots – Can You?
September 30, 2021
Photographers and filmmakers constantly argue over what camera takes better images and video, but when asked to pick whether footage was shot by a Canon or Sony camera, these YouTubers struggle to tell them apart.
Youtuber Parker Walbeck and members of the film school Full Time Filmmaker captured 10 clips on both a Canon R5 and a Sony Alpha 7S III using identical settings and color graded them…
Adapting a Huge Vintage Kodak Slide Projector Lens for Photography
September 30, 2021
Browsing through an antique shop, I stumbled upon a Kodak slide projector with a very peculiar attachment: a large lens. This particular lens caught my eye as it was an absolute behemoth. It was heavy and had “ISCO GERMANY” engraved into it.
After seeing the price of…
Google Lens Soon to Allow Search with Photos and Text Combined
September 30, 2021
Google Lens, the company’s image recognition technology, will soon allow a smartphone’s camera to not only recognize objects in the real world but be combined with search terms to allow users to ask questions about what the camera sees.
Google will add functionality…
Honor is now the third-largest smartphone brand in China
September 30, 2021
According to , Honor has outpaced Xiaomi in terms of smartphone sales in China for August and is thus one of the top-three largest smartphone brands in the country behind Oppo and vivo. The new report states an 18% increase in monthly Honor smartphone sales for August which also made the company one of the fastest growers in the region.
Counterpoint Research Monthly Market Pulse, August…
