Photographer and content creator Manny recently tried out the Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Shift Lens which, while clearly very niche, he argues can be used very effectively for architecture photography in this 12-minute video.
The Laowa 15mm f/4.5 was announced late last year and was called the widest shift lens for full-frame cameras. It is available for several different mounts in both mirrorless and…
One of the unavoidable truths about being an artistic creator is that you’ll undoubtedly and inevitably hit a rut. As is the case with landscape photography, that wall hit me after I realized that all of my photos started to look the same, even when the locations varied.
The StarScope Monocular is advertised as both a hand-held scope and incredible zoom lens for smartphones accompanied by some rather unbelievable performance claims. Krazy Ken of YouTube Channel Computer Clan first looks at the ads and dissects the promises before putting the…
Ep. 341: Big Cameras. Big, Big Cameras – and more
March 16, 2021
Episode 341 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Photographic artist, educator, writer, and speaker, Erin…
Self-driving startup Voyage announced it has been acquired by Cruise, a larger autonomous driving company. The California-based company previously made breakthroughs in self-driving technologies by transporting senior citizens around their communities. Voyage looks to pair…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 15, 2021
March 16, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Tesla learns from Model Y’s first winter, issues update with cold weather improvements
March 16, 2021
Tesla has learned from Model Y’s first winter and it started pushing a new software update with cold weather improvements.
Over the years, Tesla has often been accused of being a “California company” that doesn’t design cars for cold climates.
The truth is that Tesla vehicles perform very well in the cold when it comes to driving performance.
Electric powertrains provide a lot of torque…
Autonomous Drones Proved Themselves in Army Ammo Resupply Tests. Now, the XVIII Airborne Wants In
March 16, 2021
Soldiers participating in Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) 2021 at Fort Benning, Georgia carry two five-gallon water cans strapped together that were delivered by an autonomous quadcopter. (U.S. Army)
Army maneuver officials are pushing for additional testing…
iOS 14.5 beta 4 is rolling out to registered developers and public beta users today, coming two weeks after the release of iOS 14.5 beta 3. iOS 14.5 packs a variety of new features including the ability to unlock your iPhone using Apple Watch, and beta four makes further…
The fourth developer beta version of the upcoming watchOS 7.4 software update for Apple Watch is now available. iPhone users will especially appreciate this update as it allows the Apple Watch to replace Face ID and a passcode when wearing a facial covering.
Here’s how Apple describes the feature in Face ID and Passcode settings on the iPhone:
iPhone can use your Apple Watch to unlock when…
