A team of engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell have created something that, on the surface, seems impossible: they’ve designed a 180° fisheye lens from a single, 1mm-thin piece of calcium fluoride glass that is completely flat.
The creation—which they claim is “the first flat fisheye lens to produce crisp, 180-degree panoramic images—takes advantage of a bit of…
This is the Sky Replacement Feature Coming to Photoshop
September 21, 2020
Adobe Photoshop will soon be getting a powerful Sky Replacement feature that lets you instantly swap skies in and out of your photos with a click. Here’s a 3-minute video that offers a sneak peek at the AI-powered system.
The Sky Replacement feature will be found under the…
You Can Shoot 96MP Pixel-Shift Astro Photos with the Panasonic Lumix S5
September 21, 2020
The Panasonic Lumix S5 has just been released in New Zealand, and I received mine a few days ago. Last night, with clear skies, I took it to the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand, to see what the new advances in High Resolution mode included in the S5 could bring.
This…
Tamron is extending the closure of two factories through the end of 2020 due to 'decreased demand'
September 21, 2020
Tamron Japan has published a statement [machine-translated] on its website noting that two of its three main factories will remain closed through the end of 2020 due to the ‘decrease in global demand due to the worldwide spread of the [novel] coronavirus.’\
This closure extension affects Tamron’s Hirosaki and Namioka factories, which were originally set to open back up on October 1.
Polaroid Unveils Mandalorian Themed Camera and Instant Film
September 21, 2020
Polaroid has partnered with Disney and Lucasfilm to release a special “collector’s edition” instant camera and a range of special-edition instant film themed after the popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian.
The collaboration includes the release of a…
Today, Adobe published a sneak peek video of its latest Sensei-powered feature coming soon to Photoshop, Sky Replacement.
Similar to the AI-powered sky replacement feature found in Skylum’s Luminar 4 editing program, Adobe’s new feature uses its Sensei AI to determine…
The Olympus M.Zuiko 100-400mm F5-6.3 IS goes to the track
September 21, 2020
The Olympus M.Zuiko 100-400mm F5-6.3 IS offers an equivalent focal length range of 200-800mm, making it perfect for casual wildlife and motorsports photography. Relative compact, lightweight and weather-sealed, the 100-400mm also offers powerful image stabilization, which works with the 5-axis in-body system used in current Olympus mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras.
We took the 100-400mm and…
Samyang has released its own lens simulator web app
September 21, 2020
Optics manufacturer Samyang has released a new lens simulator web app that allows you to see how certain lenses will affect the look of a scene based on sensor size and lens settings.
The web app creates a simulated scene using a cutout portrait of a woman as well as three…
Olympus 100-400mm F5-6.3 IS gallery updated with Raws
September 20, 2020
The Olympus 100-400mm F5-6.3 offers Micro Four Thirds shooters a whole lot of reach in a hand-holdable lens. We’ve been putting its versatile zoom range to use ever since it was announced last month, and have updated our initial sample gallery with even more images…
If you’ve upgraded your iPhone to iOS 14 already, you may have noticed a little green dot at the top of your screen when using certain apps. It’s a new security feature Apple came up with to help you have peace of mind about your camera privacy.
When you see the little green dot, that means that there’s an app that’s actively using your iPhone’s camera. If you see an orange dot, that…
