The European Space Agency (ESA) has published a video that puts into perspective just how far away the latest target of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Cartwheel Galaxy, is.
On August 2, the Webb Team published a gorgeous high-resolution photo of the Cartwheel Galaxy, a rare ring galaxy that was formed as a result of a collision between a large spiral galaxy and another…
Left: Photo taken with a Samsung Galaxy S22. Right: Photo taken with a 5D Mark III.
For the last several years, manufacturers have repeatedly blamed smartphones as the reason the camera market has collapsed so spectacularly, and a recent experience has me now fully…
Film Friday: Combining a Polaroid Model 455 and Fujifilm Instax 100 to make a retro Instax Wide camera
August 12, 2022
Fujifilm discontinued its FP instant pack film in 2016, opting instead to focus on its Instax film series. You can still find FP online, but it’s old and expensive. Fujifilm Instax Wide Instant film is 10.6 x 8.4cm and costs a bit over a dollar per photo, keeping…
It Looks Like the Nikon Z7 is Being Discontinued
August 11, 2022
Nikon appears to have discontinued the Nikon Z7, the company’s original foray into full-frame mirrorless. The camera is listed as an “old product” which usually indicates it will no longer be actively manufactured.
As spotted by Nikon Rumors, the “old product” tag is the only solid indication that Nikon may be discontinuing the Z7, since Nikon USA, Nikon UK, Nikon Japan, and…
Meike has announced a pair of macro extension tubes designed for use with L-mount Panasonic full-frame cameras. The MK-L-AF1 set comes with both a 13mm and an 18mm extension tube.
Extension tubes are used by macro photographers as a cheap and effective way of…
Image search technology is evolving to a point where researchers can gather information on old photos that was previously impossible to attain.
Investigative journalist Foeke Postama published an article on Bellingcat this week demonstrating the astonishing power…
Bathynomus yucatanensis | Dr. Ming-Chih Huang, Journal of Natural History
Scientists have recently trapped and photographed a giant deep-sea isopod — a giant, underwater cousin of the pillbug — off the coast of Mexico and after studying it closely, realized that it was an entirely new species.
The giant isopod is often seen as a singular creature, but there are actually more than 20…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled in favor of photographer Elliot McGucken who brought a case against Pub Ocean Ltd after they published photos of a lake that had formed in Death Valley without permission.
The decision reversed a lower…
Gear in this story
August 11, 2022
Studio Scene
Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors and detail types you’ll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes to see the effect of different lighting conditions.
We suspect the small difference in apparent…
In May, we wrote about Sigma’s new headquarters in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture. While the new four-story building isn’t open to the public, Gizmomo Freak took a private tour of the new facility. Now CineD has toured the facility, giving us our first English-language look at the impressive building.
Johnnie of CineD not only got to check out Sigma HQ, he also sat down to talk…
