David Doubilet, known as a pioneering underwater photographer, has released a photo book that spans decades of his work and shows the symbiosis of the mysterious underwater world and the more familiar surface captured together in a single image.
Doubilet is widely acclaimed as one of the world’s leading underwater photographers and has been a regular contributor to National Geographic for…
Samyang Launches $750 Second-Gen 50mm f/1.4 for Sony E-Mount
November 4, 2021
Samyang has announced the second-generation version of its 50mm f/1.4 for Sony E-mount. The company says that after five years of development, it believes that it has created “a new standard for standard lenses.”
The Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II, as it is officially…
Canon T2i Versus Fujifilm GFX 100s: Can You See the Difference?
November 4, 2021
Let’s compare a basic camera to one of the best cameras out there and more toward the pricey side, let’s be honest. I always heard the best camera is the one you have on you so let’s find out if that is true!
This is more of an artistic comparison than technical. I…
Introduction
Is a 60fps viewfinder refresh rate good enough for shooting peak action? When paired with blackout-free shooting, yes. Processed and cropped in Nikon Studio NX.
1/3200 sec | F2.8 | ISO 100 | Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 S @ 24mm
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the new Nikon Z9, and for good reason: it’s the first truly pro-level Nikon mirrorless camera, and from our…
OM Digital Launches the M.Zuiko 20mm f/1.4 Pro Lens
November 4, 2021
OM Digital has launched its first product since shedding the Olympus name: the M.Zuiko Digital ED 20mm f/1.4 Pro lens. Designed for the Micro Four Thirds (M43) system, OM Digital promises it delivers beautiful bokeh, resolution, and performance.
The 20mm f/1.4, the first…
Venus Optics brings 3 Laowa prime lenses, including its wild 24mm F14 Macro Probe lens, to Canon RF and Nikon Z mount cameras
November 4, 2021
Venus Optics has announced its bringing its popular 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe lens, as well as its 4mm F2.8 Fisheye and 9mm F2.8 Zero-D lenses, to Canon RF and Nikon Z mount mirrorless camera systems.
Venus Optics’ press release says the new mount options will be available…
Panasonic confirms it's still developing its 8K organic CMOS sensor with WDR and 60 fps global shutter recording
November 4, 2021
One of the first images shared by Panasonic revealing what is, at least to our knowledge, still a prototype version of an 8K cinema camera that would use this organic sensor technology.
Back in February 2018, Panasonic announced it was developing an organic 8K image sensor that offered wide dynamic range (WDR) and a global shutter at up to 60 frames per second (fps). While little has been…
Photographer Michael Shainblum chose to capture photos with only his 16-35mm f/4 lens and shares how he composes his seascape images with such a wide angle and how he crops them for a polished finished photo.
Landscape photography that encompasses bodies of water can give…
Pepsi Launches Throwback Polaroid Camera
November 3, 2021
Vintage tech revival company Retrospekt has partnered with Pepsi to release a Polaroid 600 instant film camera emblazoned with the soda company’s iconic colors and logo. It uses refurbished internal photographic components that are taken directly from vintage Polaroid…
Brain Implant and Camera Glasses Restore Sight to Blind Woman
November 3, 2021
A team of researchers has found a way to restore sight to the blind by combining a brain implant with a pair of camera glasses.
As summarized in an article from The University of Utah, a team of researchers from the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah and Spain’s Miguel Hernandez University successfully created a form of artificial vision for a blind 58-year old biology teacher…
