In December of 2019, I decided to travel to Bulgaria. I went there to expand my ongoing photography project about the personal journeys of young individuals who will ultimately become the ‘torch carriers’ of ancient cultures and traditions.
What caught my attention in Bulgaria was an ancient tradition known as Kukeri. An ancient ritual that many consider being one of the only…
Last month, Fujifilm Japan told dealers that it would be increasing the price of film by as much as 60%. Today, Fujifilm North America specified that while it is still increasing prices, it would be to a lesser degree.
Fujifilm North America Corporation tells…
The Solarcan Puck is a reusable time exposure pinhole camera that is designed to capture the path of the Sun as it moves across the sky over the course of a day.
Solarcan’s original product, the Solarcan Classic, is an experimental camera that was successfully backed…
TTartisan reveals Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount lens adapter with pre-encoded focal length selector
April 19, 2022
Chinese accessories and optics manufacturer TTartisan has revealed its new Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount adapter. What’s unique about this adapter is the inclusion of a little rotary dial on the barrel of the adapter that lets you select the focal length of the attached M-mount lens so that information can then be transferred to the Sony E-mount camera for improved in-body image stabilization…
The Tamron 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD is an all-around zoom lens for Sony and Fujifilm APS-C cameras. Impressively, it provides a full-frame equivalent range of 27-450mm – all in a compact package you can shoot without a tripod.
In this video, we go behind the…
A detailed investigation has revealed what happens to all of the stolen cameras and electronics that are pilfered from cars across San Francisco: they are all sold on the street — often within a matter of hours of theft — and in broad daylight.
PetaPixel has widely…
The ShiftCam SnapGrip is a MagSafe-compatible attachment that adds a grip and shutter button in a way that instantly makes a smartphone operate more like a full-size camera.
ShiftCam has been making smartphone camera enhancement accessories for some time, and over the years has made its products more usable and practical to operate. The RevolCam, which it launched in 2017, was a…
The day after photography was invented in 1839, somebody pointed out that the photographs were just shades of gray – there was no color. The photography inventors knew this was a problem and probably hoped that no one would notice. Paintings were in vivid color and if…
Does Your Lens Rattle? Here’s What You Need To Know
April 18, 2022
It’s quite a scary thought when you hear your new lens rattle for the first time. Let’s face it, you most likely spent a stack of cash to obtain new gear, and if it’s failing out of the box, you’re not going to be too impressed. So rather than ringing the…
Mitochondria in Human Eyes Found to Act Like Tiny Lenses
April 18, 2022
Compound eyes are a common feature in many insects and for years their vision has been treated as very different from that of mammals. A new study, however, may have found that human eyes might be more like an insect’s than previously believed.
In a study published to Science Advances, researchers John Ball, Shan Chen, and Wei Li discovered that mitochondria — often described as the…
