Remember those heady days of 2010? The release of the iPhone 4 and iPad, the New Orleans Saints won Superbowl XLIV, Iron Man 2 hit the cinemas, Eminem released Recovery, and Biden was Vice-President. It was also the year when camera shipments peaked at over 120 million units. How did the industry become the bit-part player it now is, shifting 9 million units just ten short years later?
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Colorized Photos of Wartime Animals Reveal Their Sacrifice
November 26, 2021
A talented photo colorizer has paid a tribute to wartime animals by breathing a new and colorful life into historical photographs that depict them and their sacrifices.
Tom Marshall is a professional photo colorizer based in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. He has…
Canon EOS R3 studio scene published
November 26, 2021
The sensor in the Canon EOS R3 is key to the image quality the camera is capable of, and it’s Canon’s first ‘stacked’ CMOS sensor to date. Let’s take a quick look at how it compares to other cameras of similar pixel counts.
Our test scene is…
1957 Leica MP Camera Sells for a Staggering $1.34 Million at Auction
November 25, 2021
The 39th Leitz Photographica Auction recently concluded and a rare 1957 Leica MP Black Paint edition camera went for the highest value by far, commanding a final price of 1,200,000 Euros (about $1,344,366).
The Leica MP is one of only 412 ever produced, making it one of the rarest Leica models of all time. The Leitz Photographic auction says that this version was acquired mainly by…
The Kodak Reelz Digitizer Converts 8mm Film Strips into MP4 Files
November 25, 2021
C+A Global, a brand licensee of Eastman Kodak, has announced the Kodak Reelz Film Digitizer, a new 8mm and Super 8 film digital converter that turns old film strips into modern MP4 files.
Just like was the case with the giant inflatable backyard projector screen…
Atomos adds 8K ProRes RAW Recording to Canon's EOS R5, 5.9K ProRes RAW to Panasonic's BS1H and more
November 25, 2021
Atomos has announced an update for its Ninja V and Ninja V+ that brings new ProRes RAW Recording options for Canon’s EOS R5, Panasonic’s Lumix BS1H and legacy Sony FS series cinema cameras. AtomOS version 10.71 also adds support for Atomos’ new AtomX Cast hardware with…
TIME Has Published its 100 Best Photos of the Year
November 24, 2021
TIME Magazine has published its annual selection of the 100 best photos of the year. The publication’s selection of images paints a picture of a year of recovery after 2020 that may not quite be what many hoped for.
The TIME photo department’s selection of images is an unranked list that doesn’t name one particular image as best, but rather is just a series of photos that covers…
Nikon Z9 ‘Dual-Stream’ Tech Records and Displays Images with No Lag
November 24, 2021
Nikon has published a short video that further explains the “Dual-stream” technology in its upcoming Z9 flagship camera, which it says will always assure an accurate reality-to-viewfinder experience.
The Dual-stream technology is part of Nikon’s technology…
The Bronine Volkit Charger Made Me Rethink Camera Batteries
November 24, 2021
Charging is boring and is easily the part of technology, and certainly photography, that I think the least about. But after using the Bronine Volkit, I honestly can say that has changed.
The Bronine Volkit originally landed on our radar nearly exactly a year ago…
Hands-on with the Nikon Z 40mm F2
November 24, 2021
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Hands-on with the Nikon Z 40mm F2
The Nikon Nikkor Z 40mm F2 is one of a pair of compact, lightweight and affordable prime lenses for the mirrorless Z-mount system (the other being the Z 28mm F2.8 which was announced recently). At only 170 g (~6 oz) is an attractive everyday lens for both full-frame and APS-C (where it covers a focal length equivalent to…
