Backyard astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has released this remarkable photo of the Sun that he says is the clearest shot he has ever made of the star.
Shot of the afternoon of Monday, April 5th, the photo is a massive 230-megapixel image that was created by stacking over 100,000 individual exposures.
The goal of the image stacking was “to build a massive mosaic of the solar chromosphere while…
Unseen Photos of 9/11 Attacks Found in Old Photo Album
April 26, 2021
A few years ago, a man named Liam Enea got his hands on a photo album from his late relative. Inside, he was surprised to discover a trove of never-before-seen photos captured during the infamous September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers in 2001.
“These…
A Canon EOS R5 user has reported a replicable glitch that appears to be caused by using the camera’s in-body image stabilization which results in blurry photographs.
Canon Rumors reports on a negative experience one of its readers had with their Canon EOS R5 while…
India is in the midst of what is being described as a “devastating” wave of Covid-19 cases across the country which caused a large influx of social media posts critical of the government’s response. Hundreds of posts were ordered to be removed by India’s government, which are now blocked in the country.
Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister, has been under harsh criticism internally for…
If you’re among the list of creative professionals who recently moved to the new Apple M1 Macs, you might have discovered that the latest version of Photoshop is missing something you’re used to seeing.
In any other previous version of Adobe Photoshop under the Windows…
TTartisan releases its $98 50mm F1.2 APS-C lens for Leica L and Nikon Z mount camera systems
April 26, 2021
Chinese optics manufacturer TTartisan has announced its 50mm F1.2 manual lens for APS-C mirrorless camera systems is now available for Nikon Z and Leica L mounts.
Since its release, the lens has been available for Canon EF-M, Fuji X, Micro Four Thirds (MFT) and Sony E…
'A Year in Photos' documentary covers winning imagery from Sony World Photography Awards
April 25, 2021
The annual Sony World Photography Awards is one of the world’s most reputable competitions for creatives. DPReview makes it a point to cover every announcement. Over the course of the past year, over 330,000 images were submitted to its myriad of contests covering contemporary events and issues. A documentary, produced by Chocolate Films, showcasing the winning images, as well as the stories…
It’s been nearly 10 years since I first visited the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It was a great experience for me. I could finally see the place I’d previously only known from books and TV and the tart taste of the Lugol’s iodine I had to drink a few days after the…
The Ethical Consumer, an alternative consumer organization based in the UK, found that it could not rate any camera manufacturer as ethical, and as a result recommends buying second-hand instead.
The organization conducts studies on a three-year basis to determine what…
Samyang, also known as Rokinon and Bower depending on your region, has announced the 12mm F2 E, a new autofocus wide-angle prime lens for Sony APS-C mirrorless camera systems.
The len, which offers a similar angle-of-view to an 18mm lens on a full-frame camera, is constructed of 12 elements in 10 groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements and two aspherical elements. Other…
