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Ep. 341: Big Cameras. Big, Big Cameras – and more

March 16, 2021
 Episode 341 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 –  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographic artist, educator, writer, and speaker, Erin…
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Nikon Z7 II review

March 16, 2021
Introduction Product shots: Dan Bracaglia 89% Overall score Jump to conclusion Late last year, Nikon announced the Z7 II, the second iteration of its (for now) range topping high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera. As the name implies, this is a…
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How a Fresnel Lens Works, Explained with a Simple Blackboard Model

March 15, 2021
If you’ve heard of Fresnel lenses in photography before but have no idea what they are or how they work, here’s a fantastic short primer. In this 3.5-minute video, physicist David G. Willey (AKA the Mad Scientist) explains the science behind the lens style using a simple and easy-to-understand model on a blackboard. Willey is a former physics instructor at the University of Pittsburgh at…
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Adobe Photoshop’s ‘Super Resolution’ Made My Jaw Hit the Floor

March 13, 2021
Adobe just dropped its latest software updates via the Creative Cloud and among those updates is a new feature in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) called “Super Resolution.” You can mark this day down as a major shift in the photo industry. I have seen a bit of reporting out there on this topic from the likes of PetaPixel and Fstoppers, but other than that the ramifications of this new feature in ACR…
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Meyer Optik Görlitz Unveils Primoplan 58mm f/1.9 II Lens

March 13, 2021
Meyer Optik Görlitz has announced the 58mm f/1.9 II for multiple camera mounts and promises a lens that shares the characteristics of the original but manufactured with modern production processes and high-quality materials. The 58mm f/1.9 II will be available for nine…
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Atomos working on Ninja V update for recording ProRes RAW video from Sony's FX3

March 13, 2021
Atomos has announced it’s working alongside Sony to bring ProRes RAW recording to its Ninja V monitor/recorder when connected to Sony’s new FX3 Cinema Line camera over HDMI. Although only in development at this point, the update will enable Atomos’ Ninja V monitor/recorder to record the 16-bit Raw output of Sony’s new FX3 Cinema Line camera at 4K60p. There is one caveat, however. While the…
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