It’s a wonderful time to be considering a new camera. There are so many options for camera type, features, prices, and sensor sizes that the choices can seem overwhelming. For this conversation, we’re going to focus (pardon the pun) on the sensor sizes you might consider for your next camera.
Full disclosure: I photograph with a Fujifilm X-T4 camera, which is a mirrorless camera with APS-C…
Hong Kong-based company H&Y has announced a new series of Black Mist Filters designed to work with the existing variable “REVORING” and magnetic clip-on filter systems.
The REVORING system, announced in July of 2020 and the subject of a successful Kickstarter, was…
PhotoPlus has launched Learning Lens, a new online platform that will play host to educational resources for photographers. The company says that it plans to cover anything and everything photographers could possibly want to learn about, all for free.
Online educational…
Lee Filters has announced a new LEE100 holder designed specifically for the Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S ultra-wide zoom lens.
The new LEE100 for the Nikon mirrorless 14-24mm lens is larger than the standard holders for the 100mm filters and is made from aluminum alloy and features what it describes as a bespoke compression system that allows for safe and secure placement on the lens barrel. The…
Gallery: Photos of Sony’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics service center — a1 bodies, GM glass and more
August 3, 2021
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sony’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics service center
We’ve already had an inside look at Canon and Nikon’s service centers inside the Main Press Centre the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but they’re not alone. Sony also has a service center, which repairs and…
A group of women journalists and activists have shown how and why, in an attempt to intimidate and silence them, authoritarian governments hacked into their phones, stole their private photos, and posted them on social media.
In early July, a report emerged that more than…
Tably is an AI Camera App That Reveals Your Cat’s Mood
August 2, 2021
Think you have a good pulse on how your cat is feeling? Tably is a new AI-powered app that can help confirm whether your suspicions are correct. Simply use your smartphone camera to take a picture of your feline friend and the app will use machine learning to decode its mood.
Sylvester.AI, the company behind the app, writes that Tably is based on the Feline Grimace Scale, a proven tool used by…
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has recently published schematics for a pyramid-like smartphone camera design that stacks multiple lenses on top of each other in a unique telescoping camera mechanism.
According to documentation on the design, Vivo wanted to try and get…
The focal length of lenses doesn’t cause perspective distortion, which is often explained as “lens compression.” Period. Now before you call me crazy and dismiss whatever I have to say, I’d like to invite you to take a dive into how lenses work and what actually…
Here’s an under-the-sea wildlife photo that may be of particular interest if you’re a fan of the hit animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. A research vessel has captured SpongeBob and Patrick look-alikes at the bottom of the ocean.
NPR reports that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Okeanos Explorer research ship was about 200 miles off the Atlantic coast of the US…
