Photographer Bill Hao from Vancouver, Canada, spent two years building a huge oakwood camera. It shoots gigantic wet plate collodion photos measuring 32×48 inches.
The collodion wet plate process has one very critical requirement: the photographer must be able to coat, expose and develop the plate while wet within 15 minutes. This would be fine for shooting in a studio with an attached darkroom…
There is a lot of discussion these days about the pros and cons of post-processing. Is it good or bad, why do we do it at all, shouldn’t photography be representative of reality? Authentic? Isn’t the image out of a camera the real thing? Isn’t editing cheating?
What is…
Tokina has announced the SZ 33mm f/1.2 lens for Fujifilm X and Sony APS-C E-mount. The manual-focus lens is designed to be affordable yet provide what the company calls “superb bokeh” to both photographers and videographers.
The company says that when compared to…
McDonald’s and Wendy’s are being sued by a New York man who claims that advertisements for their burgers look much bigger than they actually are.
The proposed class-action lawsuit says that the marketing photos make the burgers look at least 15% larger than they are when you buy them from the restaurants.
Justin Chimienti was disappointed after buying a Big Mac from McDonald’s and the…
Nikon recently released its annual results which are a key metric in determining how well the manufacturer is doing both in terms of short-term finances as well as implementing its medium-term strategy. The quick takeaway is that it’s making more money, but that camera…
Tokina has announced its latest lens, an SZ 33mm F1.2 manual prime for Fujifilm X-mount and Sony E-mount APS-C camera systems.
The lens, which offers a roughly 50mm full-frame equivalent focal length, is constructed of nine elements in seven groups, has an aperture range of…
Nikon has published a new short film and behind-the-scenes video that is designed to showcase the camera’s newly-updated video prowess. The film was shot in 8K at 60 frames per second in 12-bit RAW.
The Nikon Z9, which the company recently claimed was the top-selling camera in its category so far in 2022, launched in December 2021 with a list of high-end specifications that either matched…
A disturbing set of photographs are at the center of a mystery of the disappearance and death of two young women in Panama and local authorities are currently bewildered by a conspicuously missing photo file on their SD card.
In 2014 Kris Kremers and Lisanne…
Phase One has optimized the world’s first fully automated multispectral imaging solution, which will make it faster and easier for art conservation, forensics, and science professionals to examine delicate subjects.
Multispectral imaging (MSI) captures light from a…
Leica Discontinues the CL and TL2 Cameras
May 19, 2022
Leica appears to be discontinuing the CL and TL2 camera systems. Citing an overall decline in the compact and small sensor camera market, Leica appears to be ready to focus entirely on full-frame.
Originally spotted by Leica Rumors, official-looking documentation from the company appears to confirm that it will be phasing out the CL- and TL2-system cameras. It is not clear where this…
