Leica has announced the return of the Leitz Photographica Auction, the world’s largest auction of historic cameras that will be held for the 40th time and celebrate its 20th anniversary, with a special piece this year — the Leica 0-Series No. 105, produced in 1923.
Leitz Photographica Auction is renowned for offering beautiful and rare photography equipment pieces, often highly…
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens that provides a plus or minus 11mm shift on full-frame cameras and gives architectural photographers the ability to have more control over perspective.
The new 20mm f/4 Shift lens joins Venus Optics’…
A Canadian film crew was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight at San Francisco’s Twin Peaks parking lot on Friday. A group of attackers took their cameras and footage and, in a video, one can be seen pistol-whipping a victim.
According to NBC Bay Area News, police…
Hungarian photographer Benedek Lampert has shot a beautiful series of photos paying homage to the iconic science fiction movie Back to the Future. What’s neat is that each of the images was created with a LEGO DeLorean car and simple practical effects.
“Back To The Future is my childhood, and a movie that I can watch anytime,” Lampert tells PetaPixel.
LEGO has announced a new $170…
Astrophotographer Vincent Ledvina is an avid northern lights enthusiast, photographer, and physics undergraduate. During his latest trip, he captured a spectacular 8K aurora timelapse in Fort Yukon, Alaska.
The Appeal of Timelapse Photography
Ledvina is majoring in…
NBC has sparked criticism for airing edited photos of transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas that softened the athlete’s facial features. The photographer behind one of the photos says she is “surprised and disappointed” at what was done to her…
Digital cameras are great — the technology they are built upon is remarkable, underpinned by remarkably sophisticated designs. Not only that, but the pictures they acquire are of such astonishing quality that they make anything that went before pale in comparison. So why then do digital cameras have such (relatively) short lifespans compared to film cameras?
The Value of Used Cameras
Leica’s…
Venus Optics has announced its latest lens, the 20mm F4 ‘ Zero-D’ Shift lens.
This manual wide-angle shift lens offers minimal distortion and shifts +/- 11mm on full-frame camera systems, allowing you to control the perspective for architectural and real estate…
Panasonic, The Lumbering Tech Giant That Makes Cameras
March 26, 2022
The camera sector isn’t exactly a thriving business at the moment, with year-on-year declining sales and a slew of manufacturers having exited the market.
The only way to survive — it would appear — is to have a significant market share (like Canon) or to be…
Canon Australia says 'very small number' of EOS R5C units affected by autofocus issues
March 25, 2022
Update (Wednesday March 23, 2022 at 8am ET): Regarding units affected in other areas, a Canon representative said ‘Canon Americas EOS R5 C units were updated and corrected before distribution within the territory.’
Update (Friday March 25, 2022 at 12pm ET): The original version of this article stated this was a recall of Canon EOS R5C units. While Canon is seeking out affected units…
