Five-packs of Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros II black and white negative 135 roll film are currently on sale at Adorama for $25, which is 50% off the regular price and is their lowest ever.
Right now, Adorama is offering five-packs of the film for $25, which it tells PetaPixel is the lowest it has ever been available (this same five pack has been sold for as low as $30 in the past); it is…
Microsoft Can Make Pictures from Space Look As Good as Drone Photos
December 10, 2021
Microsoft has announced a set of new partnerships and capabilities for Azure Space, including the ability for satellites to “see” through clouds along with enhanced image fidelity.
Azure Space is Microsoft’s program that it launched last year designed to…
Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 sample gallery
December 10, 2021
We took the second generation of Tamron’s well-priced F2.8 standard zoom with us to Louisiana and Florida over the Thanksgiving weekend, in the hope of catching some sun. It proved itself to be a capable companion, even when tasked with resolving the Sony a7R…
DxO has announced updates to its PhotoLab 5, FilmPack 6 and the Nik Collection by DxO.
PhotoLab version 5.1 includes an improved user interface with GPS coordinates that display directly on Google Maps. There’s a revised photo filter menu that promises improved usability. DxO has added support for the Canon EOS R3, Ricoh GRIIIx, the Fujifilm X-T30 II and Fujifilm GFX 50S II. PhotoLab 5.1…
Leica releases a $5,995 Q2 Reporter with an olive green paint scheme and Kevlar body wrap
December 10, 2021
If you thought supply chain constraints would stop Leica from releasing new, limited-edition camera models, you’ve been bamboozled. Today, Leica has released the Q2 Reporter, a limited-edition version of its Leica Q2 fixed-lens camera that comes wrapped in Kevlar and…
Updated: Nikon Z 40mm F2 sample gallery
December 9, 2021
We’ve been continuing to shoot with Nikon’s compact, fast-aperture 40mm F2, and as autumn turns to winter here in the Pacific Northwest, we’ve updated our initial sample gallery with several new images, for your viewing pleasure.
Check out our updated…
Hands-on with the K-Lens, a light field lens that captures 3D data for post-capture refocusing
December 9, 2021
We’ve seen light field cameras before, such as the Lytro camera, but K-Lens is the first light field interchangeable lens to be available for existing digital still and video cameras. The lens is able to record a grid of images that contain information about the relative distance of different objects in the scene. This information can then be used in post-processing to adjust the focus point in…
Lensrentals reveals its 'Most Rented New Products of 2021'
December 9, 2021
If you’re wondering what new products have proven to be most popular throughout 2021, Lensrentals has you covered. As it’s done in the past, Lensrentals has published a list revealing what products released in 2021 were the most rented by photographers and…
DxO Launches Nik Collection 4.3, PhotoLab 5.1, and FilmPack 6.1
December 8, 2021
DxO has announced updates to PhotoLab 5, FilmPack 6, and the Nik Collection of apps and presets, all of which have improvements, workflow enhancements, or additional presets.
PhotoLab 5.1 will bring an improved User Interface along with GPS coordinates leveraged…
Well-known astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has captured a stunning new photograph of the Sun with an impressive amount of detail by combining 150,000 separate photos captured from his backyard.
The resulting photograph is titled Fire and Fusion and weighs in at a whopping 300 megapixels.
“A detailed look at our star,” McCarthy says. “I captured around 150,000 images of the sun…
