Sigma has announced the 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport lens for Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount. It is the company’s first ultra-telephoto zoom lens that Sigma says has been developed from the ground up specifically for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
Sigma touts the new ultra-telephoto zoom lens as one that is both “uncompromising” in performance both optically as well as in its autofocus…
Making Videos and Books From Your Photos
August 4, 2021
I shoot a lot of photos. I try to block time here and there to enjoy them because sometimes I feel I shoot more images than I can look at. After a shooting, there will be a moment, either right after or during the same week, where I will transfer the images to the computer…
Several companies have been grappling with the physical issues that come with hiding a selfie camera behind a display, but Oppo seems to have cracked the code. Its next-generation under-display camera appears to have no distinguishable downsides when compared to one in a…
Photos of Beirut One Year After the Port Explosion
August 4, 2021
The explosion that happened last year in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, has moved everyone. The Port of Beirut explosion on August 4th, 2020, didn’t just make it to the headlines for days, but it also massively impacted the beauty, life, and development of the Paris of the Middle East, i.e., Beirut.
While Beirut once used to be a key spot for tourists, natives, and travelers to spend quality time…
Canon EOS R5 Versus R6: Which Is Right For You?
August 4, 2021
Wondering which oc Canon’s new mirrorless cameras is right for you? Photographer Kevin Raposo breaks down twenty of the major features and deciding factors between the Canon EOS R5 and the Canon EOS R6.
Raposo explains that he personally owns the R6 and has had the…
Apple appears to have added a feature in the latest iOS 15 operating system beta that will automatically remove the “green orb” lens flare that is common when a bright light appears in the frame, but only in certain circumstances.
Noticed by MacRumors, a discussion…
Here Are the Best Astrophotography Photos of 2021
August 4, 2021
The Royal Observatory astrophotography competition — which is the largest such competition in the world — has announced its shortlisted images from this year’s submissions.
A part of the Royal Museums Greenwich, the Royal Observatory is dedicated to enriching people’s understanding of the exploration of space. Its annual photography competition, the “Royal Observatory’s Astronomy…
Facebook’s WhatsApp chat application is adding a feature that was initially popularized by Snapchat: view once, disappearing photos and videos. The app is rolling out support for the feature this week.
Facebook says that even though photos and videos have only grown in…
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NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Leaves for Its Last Field Trip
By dropping probes from a plane into the ocean, the pioneering campaign tracks how seawater is melting glaciers to give insight into the future of sea level rise.
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Microsoft today detailed a large neural network model it’s been using in production to improve the relevance of Bing searches. The company says the model, called a “sparse” neural network, complements existing large Transformer-based networks like OpenAI’s GPT-3.
Transformer-based models have been getting a lot…
