I was one of the lucky ones who got their hands on the Canon EOS R5 early in August of 2020. The camera arrived in the morning, just before my flight to the Lofoten Islands. Here’s a summary of my experience climbing to 7 summits in 7 days with Canon’s new flagship…
Retoucher Pratik Naik and his co-workers at Infinite Tools have released a fun (and free) little side-project that you might want to get in on. It’s called the “Infinite Jokes Panel” and it’s a Photoshop add-on that will read you jokes, puns, and condescending…
Hundreds of astronomers, satellite operators, and dark-sky advocates recently joined forces to call out a problem that impacts all three groups: the growing number of SpaceX ‘Starlink‘ satellites in orbit, and how these ‘constellations’ could actively hurt scientific progress and have a ‘fatal’ impact on some forms of astrophotography.
If you’ve been following PetaPixel for any…
Venus Optics unveils an 11mm F4.5 ultra-wide-angle lens for full-frame mirrorless systems
August 28, 2020
Venus Optics has released its latest lens, the Laowa 11mm F4.5 FF RL lens for full-frame mirrorless camera systems.
The ‘FF’ and ‘RL’ initialisms in the name of the lens refer to the lens’ full-frame (FF) and rectilinear (RL) design. The fully-manual lens is…
Specialty lens maker Venus Optics has just released another interesting optic. The Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL is the world’s widest rectilinear lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras that can still accept screw-on filters, offering a 126° field of view from a surprisingly…
Photoshop master Unmesh Dinda at PIXimperfect has put together a simple tutorial that could have a significant impact on your photo editing workflow. In a few minutes, he’ll show you how to customize your editing experience and create your personal “dream Photoshop toolbar.”
Dinda’s tutorials are usually a bit more advanced—and often incredibly useful—but this “back-to-basics”…
Here’s one of the more unique cameras you’ll ever see: designer Adrian Hanft took 28,248 coffee stirrer straws and turned them into a one-of-a-kind camera — the images show up as 28,248 points of light.
After verifying that 250 straws can project an image onto ground…
Netgear today unveiled the new Meural WiFi Photo Frame, a 15.6-inch digital frame that’s designed to be a simple and effortless way to show personal photos and artwork.
“So many photos are captured on smartphones every day, yet many are not seen on screens that showcase…
Olympus Releases Free OM-D Webcam Software for Mac Users
August 28, 2020
Olympus has just announced the release of its OM-D Webcam Beta software for Mac. Almost two months after releasing the software for Windows, Mac users can now turn select OM-D cameras into ultra-high-quality webcams for livestreaming or video conferencing without using a capture card.
The announcement dropped this morning, and it brings OM-D Webcam to Mac users who are on macOS Catalina, Mojave…
