The arrival of a full production sample of the Nikon Z9 at our Seattle offices just before Christmas last year coincided with a heavy snowfall and extended period of cold weather in the Pacific Northwest. But undaunted, we ventured out into the ice and snow, to capture images in a variety of (mostly very cold) environments in and around Seattle. In this gallery you’ll find images shot on…
Nikon more than doubles the dual-format burst performance of the Z9 with 1.10 firmware update
January 6, 2022
Nikon has released a firmware update for its Z9 full-frame mirrorless camera that increases the camera’s burst length for dual-format capture, more than double the rate possible in the Z9’s 1.00 firmware.
According to Nikon, firmware version 1.10 for the Nikon Z9 allows…
Nikon has published a firmware update for its flagship Z9 camera that increases the camera’s ability to capture 20 frames per second in RAW plus JPEG mode for about 15 seconds without buffering, the longest in the industry.
Nikon’s Z9 firmware version 1.10 was…
Asus Unveils a Giant 17-inch Folding OLED Tablet PC
January 6, 2022
ASUS has announced a new lineup of OLED Zenbooks, headlined by a what it claims is the world’s first 17-inch folding OLED Tablet PC called the Zenbook 17 Fold.
The Zenbook 17 Fold
The new foldable tablet is unique to the industry and to Asus, as the 17.3-inch display is bigger than anything the company has previously attempted. Asus set out to create the massive foldable with as…
How the Nikon F Revolutionized Photography 60 Years Ago
January 6, 2022
As an art form and a technology, photography’s youth is only matched by its blisteringly rapid advancement. This creates something of a paradox for us as enthusiasts and professionals, where the history of the medium we so love can feel both short and overstuffed. Neither…
A YouTube creator who goes by NASS revived video footage obtained from the Internet Archive, and colorized it with added sound, to reveal what California looked like almost a century ago. In the 2 clips, taken in the 1940s (above) and 1930s, respectively, viewers are taken…
Huion has launched the Kamvas Pro 2.5K series, a 2.5K resolution pen display tablet is available in 13-inch and 16-inch size configurations. The company says this is the first time a pen display of these sizes has been offered in this resolution.
The company says that both tablets use an upgraded 2.5K QHD resolution (2,560 by 1,600 pixels on the Kamvas Pro 13 and 2,560 by 1,440 for Kamvas…
These Are the First 100% AI-Generated Stock Photos of People
January 5, 2022
Smarterpix, Germany’s leading stock photo agency, has announced an industry-first: a set of stock portraits that are 100% generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and available for legal licensing.
Smarterpix is operated by PantherMedia, the first microstock…
Back in November, LEGO website Brickset released a very limited-edition ‘Vintage Camera’ set for Black Friday that could only be acquired by using VIP points awarded for making purchases on the site. While availability was scarce, YouTuber Wizard of Bricks managed to get…
Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced an updated trio of its Zephyrus G14, G15, and M16 laptops. The G14 features an all-new display while the G15 and M16 see new CPUs and GPUs.
Asus ROG says the new line of Zephyrus laptops have the latest hardware, display technology, and cooling. Specifically, the G14 and M16 each boast one of the new displays to meet the company’s internal…
