Sigma will donate 5% of sales from 24 participating retail partners to charitable organizations to aid communities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of its Focused on the Fight initiative.
Sigma says that in 2020, that Focused on the Fight campaign raised over $93,000 for charitable organizations across the United States in partnership with eighteen participating retail partners.
Scientists have been able to capture the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart using a sheet of graphene to record an image. The result is almost like a video camera, and the generated images show the electric fields that trigger a heartbeat.
Graphene is a…
Video: Photographer uses a 4x5 large format camera and expired film for wildlife photography
June 19, 2021
Austrian photographer Markus Hofstätter is known for his analog photography. He primarily works with the collodion wet plate process and primarily does portraiture. The educator and photographer has spent time during the pandemic getting out and exploring nature. At a local…
Since Canon’s initial development announcement for the EOS R3, rumors have swirled that the company — despite its statement otherwise — was not the manufacturer of the backside illuminated sensor at its core. A report published on June 17 stated factually that the R3 sensor is made by Sony, and Canon has responded.
As PetaPixel reported on April 13, Canon stated that the upcoming EOS R3…
The Nizhne-Svirsky Nature Reserve in Russia has shared a video that shows a local black woodpecker methodically destroying a camera trap that was hidden in the trees.
In a post on Facebook, the Nature Reserve writes that the black woodpecker “easily” discovered the…
Samsung has filed a patent for a folding smartphone with a rotating camera as well as another for an under-display camera as well as other sensors such as an in-display fingerprint sensor.
Although Samsung has already released a smartphone with rotating camera technology…
The LargeSense LS911 is definitely a camera that is not for everyone. It is well-suited to individuals who want to thoroughly explore large format photography or who already have experience working with large format camera systems. Either way, the venture depends on having a large budget.
That said, what it lacks in portability and cost, it more than makes up for in sharpness, clarity, and…
Photographer Markus Hofstätter discovered a family of swans and, over time, gained their trust enough to approach and photograph them. Eventually, he decided to do so with his large-format camera and an expired Kodak Readyload film.
Hofstätter, based in Austria, is…
Chinese accessory company Haida Photo has released a 150-millimeter magnetic filter holder for the Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM lens that provides quick and easy release of filters and does not require the lens to be removed from the camera body to affix and use.
As spotted by…
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art field review
June 18, 2021
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The Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art is a designed-for-mirrorless companion to the company’s first Global Vision lens, the 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Art from 2012. It’s available for both the L-mount shared by Leica, Panasonic and Sigma, as well as for Sony E-mount and will work on both full-frame or APS-C cameras.
Its 35mm focal length and…
