A few years ago I built an ultra-large-format (ULF) camera that is 24 inches by 24 inches. While it was a pretty huge camera, it was a simple build it was just two square standards, one for the front and one from the back that were connected by a big bellow.
There was no support base or focusing rails and I just support the two standards by using two tripods, so it was not the most stable camera.
Instant cameras have made a huge comeback in recent years, but giving that sense of instant, tangible gratification to kids has generally been avoided since it can get pretty expensive. VTech’s KidiZoom PrintCam wants to change that with a per-print cost of just one…
How to Build Your Own Thermal Camera With a Raspberry Pi
March 25, 2021
Thermal cameras are expensive. They can cost anywhere between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars to buy and can cost $50 a day to rent. So why not just build one for around $100?
As published on the Raspberry Pi blog, DIY-er Tom Shaffner wanted to check his house with…
Sigma has announced a high-resolution version of its ultra-compact, full-frame fp, known as the fp L. This new model adds a 61 Megapixel full-frame sensor (almost certainly based on the sensor used in the Sony a7R IV), a hybrid autofocus system, true 24p video capture and…
Sigma fp L initial review
March 25, 2021
Product shots by Dan Bracaglia
The Sigma fp L is a high-resolution development of the company’s compact full-frame interchangeable lens camera. It gains a 61MP BSI CMOS sensor, providing a more stills-focused platform than the original fp 24MP L-mount mirrorless…
Nikon’s Sendai factory.
It’s been a rough few years for Nikon, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Or, so we’re being led to believe based on an interview Nikon’s CFO Muneaki Tokunari gave to Nikkei, wherein he says he expects Nikon to once again reach profitability by the end of its 2022 fiscal year.
In the interview (behind a partial paywall), Tokunari reiterates what Nikon…
A rare collection of some of the world’s earliest photographs is coming up for sale. Sotheby’s will be selling nearly 200 photos by 19th-century photography pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot at auction in New York next month.
The sale, titled “50 Masterworks to…
NASA is Gearing Up to Fly a Camera Drone Above Mars
March 24, 2021
NASA is targetting early April for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a drone that will mark the organization’s first attempt at a powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet where it will hover over the surface and capture aerial images.
I’m photographer Jay P. Morgan from The Slanted Lens. In this video and article we’re going to take a look at why a 50mm lens is the only lens you need for landscape photography.
You might wonder why I say that? Well, when I was shooting with Cheyne Walls, who is an excellent landscape photographer, he only shot with a 50mm equivalent on his Alpa 12 TC and PhaseOne Back.
I wondered, “Why…
