Researchers from the University of Ottowa have developed a concept that would reduce the size of lenses by a huge margin and effectively eliminate the size of modern optics if combined with a metalens. The team tackled not lens elements themselves, but instead the space between them.
The researchers explain that the last few centuries of optical work rely on perfecting and combining lenses to…
An Ohio wedding photographer recently found herself working the “best maternity session ever” when one of the couple’s horses decided to join in on the shoot, smile for the camera, and crack everyone up.
Cincinnati photographer Kristen Zaffiro was conducting the photo…
Samsung has announced that it is beginning mass production of what it claims has the smallest pixels in the industry: 0.64μm-pixels. The 50-megapixel sensor is called the ISOCELL JN1 and is equipped with ISOCELL 2.0, Smart-ISO, and “Double Super PDAF.”
Smaller pixels…
NASA has shared the first two images from Juno’s June 7th, 2021 flyby of Ganymede that shows dark and bright terrain and long structural features possibly linked to tectonic faults on the surface of Jupiter’s giant moon.
The images captured by Jupiter orbiter’s JunoCam imager and its Stellar Reference Unit star camera have captured images from “closer than any spacecraft has come to this…
A reporter from a Univision affiliate in Arizona has accused police of illegally seizing his phone and threatening to access its contents by “brute force” during an incident in April.
In a 28-page motion filed in Gilbert Arizona’s Municipal court, journalist León…
Voilà, a new mobile app that is available both on iOS and Android, has exploded in popularity. It can to turn selfies and portraits into quick 2D and 3D cartoons, caricatures, and paintings using artificial intelligence (AI).
The Voilà AI Artist Cartoon Photo app, released…
A new report alleges that not only is Facebook working on its first smartwatch, but it will also come equipped with two cameras, with at least one capable of being detached from the wrist to more easily function as a photo and video capture device.
The Verge reports that it has learned that Facebook’s smartwatch’s front-facing camera will function primarily for video calls while the 1080p…
Sony has finally unveiled its foray into aerial robotics and announced the Airpeak S1. The $9,000 professional-level drone promises to feature exceptional flight performance, obstacle detection systems, and “heavy-lift” capability in a device that is just slightly larger…
World’s longest AF SLR lens, the Canon EF 1200mm F5.6, comes up for sale at auction in Germany
June 10, 2021
A used unit of Canon’s EF 1200mm F5.6 L USM lens is set to come up for sale at an auction in Germany slated for 6th October. At 0.8m (2′ 7″) and weighing a massive 16.5kg (36lbs), the lens offered the world’s longest focal length for an interchangeable…
GuruShots, the “World’s Greatest Photo Game,” has announced the winners of its “Beach Days” challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 53.4 million votes. The “Top Photographer” winner of the contest is amuhlh of the United States (whose photo is seen above).
The “Top Photo” winner is Jiří Králík of Czechia:
The “Guru’s Top Pick” winner is Yanni PA of the…