Actor Jason Momoa apologized for taking photos in the Sistine Chapel after disgruntled fans pointed out to him that the series of images he posted on his Instagram violated the rules that are normally enforced for everyone else.
Momoa is currently in Rome shooting the 10th installment of the Fast and Furious film series, Fast X, and posted a few photos and videos to his Instagram in the…
Australian photographer Craig Loechel went from blindly experimenting with a water drop kit for the first time to mastering the art of macro liquid photography.
The Unpredictable Nature of Liquid Art Photography
Loechel has been “a serious photographer” for…
LensKit is a new iOS app that helps you pick the right camera, lens for your next video shoot
May 16, 2022
Zak Ray, a cinematographer, colorist and developer who creates apps for filmmakers, has released LensKit, a new tool that makes it easy to plan a video shoot. LensKit consists of a comprehensive database of adapters, cameras and lenses that work together to show you what…
Cosina announces $930 Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm F2 Aspherical lens for Nikon Z-mount cameras
May 16, 2022
Cosina has announced the details of its upcoming Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm F2 Aspherical lens for Nikon Z mount cameras. Previously only available for Sony E-mount camera systems, Nikon Z-mount users will soon be able to get their own native version.
The manual lens is constructed of 11 elements in nine groups, including five low-dispersion elements and two double-sided aspherical elements.
Driverless vehicles have been tested on public San Francisco streets for several years, but a newly revealed training document shows the cameras that allow them to avoid obstacles are also being used by the police to surveil the public.
According to an internal…
A storm-chasing photographer was out in Iowa documenting a tornado when the car he was driving was struck and disabled by a bolt of lightning. The hair-raising incident was caught on multiple cameras.
“I’m a storm chasing YouTuber,” says the photographer who…
The year 2020 saw digital camera shipments nosedive to a new low of 8.9 million units, down from 121 million units in 2010. It was believed it couldn’t get any worse and, indeed, shipments stabilized in 2021. So why do sales appear to be in free-fall again?
Looking back at camera shipments (which are different but closely related to sales) — as reported by CIPA — it’s actually…
Adobe Premiere Pro can now export 10-bit 4:2:0 HEVC video 10x faster on Macs, AMD-powered PCs
May 12, 2022
Adobe has announced an update for Premiere Pro that dramatically improves exports for 10-bit 4:2:0 HEVC video, speeds up smart rendering, improves playback of QuickTime screen recordings and adds the ability to create HDR proxies of your media.
The most substantial update in…
Panasonic GH6 video sample gallery
May 12, 2022
The Lumix GH6 from Panasonic is a video-centric Micro Four Thirds hybrid camera that boasts impressive capabilities from a digital mirrorless system. We took a closer look at some of the video options by shooting multiple clips to highlight some of the compression options…
Last week, Canon and The Hollywood Reporter hosted a premiere of the animated short film The Forest Haunt whicih was created thanks to a partnership between Canon and actor Joseph Gorgon-Levitt’s production company HitRecord. The team leveraged Canon’s in-development AMLOS remote working system to collaborate with hundreds of people around the world as if they were all in one place.
The AMLOS…
