Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) recently captured footage of a giant phantom jellyfish. Sightings are exceedingly rare, and this species has only been seen nine times over thousands of dives.
The MBARI remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts spotted what the Institute describes as a “billowing crimson curtain.” This giant phantom jellyfish…
This 16MP Raspberry Pi Camera with Autofocus is Just $25
December 7, 2021
ArduCam, a Chinese company known for making open-sourced hardware and software for Arduino and Raspberry Pi systems, has launched a $25 Autofocus Camera for Raspberry Pi boards that offers a resolution 40% higher than the standard 12-megapixel Raspberry Pi HQ camera while…
During the long pandemic quarantine, I bought a laser cutter the size of a small Volkswagen to cut ventilator prototype parts, Brooklyn Film Camera Polaroid scan trays, and a number of other photographic equipment parts. I bought the largest cutter that I could fit in my…
13 Camera Settings Every iPhone Photographer Should Know
December 4, 2021
If you do iPhone photography, common sense may say you pick up the iPhone, open the camera app and just start shooting. That’ll work, but there happen to be so many settings and features hidden within these phones that stump way too many people, even some of us pros sometimes.
Thus, I was inspired to jot them all down and explain them one by one, with tips on what I think are the best…
Apple has filed a lawsuit against NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance company, that developed and distributed spyware called Pegasus. It was used by some governments to access the iPhones of journalists and activists and steal their photos.
In July, it became known…
The ongoing chip shortage and general supply chain constraints has impacted nearly every camera and lens manufacturer. Just last week, Sony announced it would no longer take orders for some of its older mirrorless cameras. Now, Canon has published a notice informing…
The Wooden Model Design Shop is a wooden craft company based out of Vietnam that is making some of the most incredibly detailed to-scale wooden models of popular cameras like the Sony Alpha 1, the Hasselblad 500CM, or a RED Komodo 6K.
Wooden Model Design, as spotted by 43rumors, has made a host of some of the most detailed to-scale wooden models of cameras that exist, with some…
All camera manufacturers are struggling to produce enough supply to meet demand, and Canon is no exception. The company has published an apology stating that it could take more than six months before it is able to deliver on new EOS R3 orders.
Canon has published…
Photographer Captures Stunning Up Close Photos of Massive Sharks
December 3, 2021
Photographer Euan Rannachan shares what it’s like to photograph majestic and dangerous sharks up-close, including an encounter with Brutus, a 1,500-pound great white shark.
Rannachan is a California-based photographer whose great white shark photographs have been…
X-Ray Video Shows How the Internals of a Zoom Lens Work
December 3, 2021
Using a digital X-ray detector, this video shows exactly what goes on inside a zoom lens as the ring is turned, revealing the mechanics that are responsible for moving the optical elements inside.
Ben Krasnow is a host on the YouTube channel Applied Science where he shares various projects and experiments that answer curious questions about topics like electromechanical systems…
