Photographer Thomas Blanchard has captured the unstable mixture of water and sodium acetate. When subjected to even light agitation, the solution moves from a liquid to a solid, a process he captured in brilliant 8K resolution.
The project was shot by Blanchard as the subject of a music video for Sébastien Guérive titled Bellatrix. Guérive explains Bellatrix as the bridge track between…
Cosina has been on a roll the past few weeks, having launched a collection of lenses back in February and a pair of 40mm F2.8 primes for Leica cameras yesterday. Today, the company continues its release with the announcement of a new Voigtländer Nokton 23mm F1.2 manual…
Ricoh Japan has announced that its Pentax DA* 300mm f/4 ED (IF) SDM lens has been installed on Japan’s Kitsune 6U Microsatellite and has been sent into space.
Japan’s Kitsune Satellite
The Kitsune 6U was launched into space on a February 20, 2022 mission aboard…
How to Sell Your Used Camera Gear
March 14, 2022
Camera gear. As photographers, we all love and obsess over our beloved gear; the bodies, lenses, filters, and accessories. Many of us develop a collector’s mindset and tend to amass multiple pieces of gear.
But often, we come to our senses (reluctantly), and realize that as much as we’d like to keep everything we have, we don’t need those extra camera bodies or lenses with…
A new detailed analysis of the modern poster child for UFO footage makes the case that the object in the video is not anything other than glare on the Navy jet’s gimbal camera system.
The Poster Child of UFO Footage
The footage in question appears to show a UFO…
People Have No Idea What a DSLR Actually Is
March 14, 2022
Even though the heyday of the DSLR is well behind us, it does not seem like we’re going to shed the acronym any time soon. A newly-published shopping guide by the New York Post confirms as much: nearly half of its picks for “Best DSLRs” are actually mirrorless cameras.
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nary a day goes by without the press publishing distressing war images, from slightly upsetting to the downright graphic. But, how do newsrooms decide on which war photos will get to see the front page and which ones will be shelved?
Warning: This article contains graphic and distressing images.
As the war in Ukraine remains ongoing, the…
Yongnuo releases $350 85mm F1.8 autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount cameras, but it's limited to China for now
March 14, 2022
Chinese optics manufacturer Yongnuo has announced its latest autofocus lens, the 85mm F1.8 for Nikon Z-mount cameras. Unfortunately, the lens’ release appears to be limited to China, for now.
The lens is constructed of nine elements in eight groups, including one…
Repeat Photos Show Change in Southern African Landscapes
March 12, 2022
Every place in the world has a history. To understand it in the present you need some knowledge of its past. The history of the earth can be read from its rocks; the history of life, from the evolutionary histories and relationships of its species.
But what of the…
My name is Virgil Reglioni, and I am a 33-year-old photographer from France. I have spent the last six winters working as an outdoor nature guide and aurora photographer in the Arctic.
After discovering Lapland, Finland, for the first time in 2016, I witnessed my first northern lights (aurora borealis) and got hooked with night photography and especially the auroras.
This unique niche of…
