Photography

Although better known for its computers, MP3 players and smartphones, Apple was also a pioneer in the digital photography space. Apple’s first digital camera, the QuickTake 100, was released in 1994 in partnership with Kodak. The binocular-like camera captured 640 x 480-pixel images, and its internal memory held just eight shots. The QuickTake 150 was released more than a year later for…

My personal Z9, complete with yellow identifying tape and RRS arca-style modular plate with adjustable L-bracket. All photographs by Barnaby Britton First, a confession, because I know it’s going to come up. I don’t need a Nikon Z9. I bought one because I wanted to (and because I don’t have a mortgage or any children). The Z9 was my ‘resigning from DPReview after 13 years’ gift to…

Canon has ordered lens manufacturer Viltrox to stop selling RF mount products, according to a leaked customer chat text. First seen on DPReview, a screenshot of an exchange between a customer and a representative of Viltrox was posted by user EJ Fudd. As reported by Photo Rumors, a customer contacts the Chinese company enquiring about firmware for RF lenses that are no longer…

Lightricks, the creator of the selfie-editing app Facetune, has released its own artificially intelligent (AI) text-to-image generator. Lightricks announced that users can now create AI-generated images via text prompts on its apps including Photoleap, which is known for its photo editing capabilities and Motionleap, which animates still images, reports TechCrunch. The new feature…