Apple’s foray into digital cameras was short-lived but one photographer is still using his, only with a Nikon F-Mount placed on the 1995 camera.
Brian Benchoff made the unique camera by 3D-printing an F-mount adapter to an Apple QuickTake 150, one of the earliest digital cameras ever made that takes photos at a resolution of 640×480.
Adapting the Quicktake
In order to create the…
Gear in this story
August 30, 2022
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…
Nikon China has published a set of photos to the Chinese social media site Weibo advertising an upcoming event. One of the photos is 67-megapixels, a resolution higher than any camera currently in its lineup is able to produce.
The Weibo post was spotted by Nikon…
Snapchat Adds BeReal-Like Dual Camera Feature
August 29, 2022
Snap
Snapchat is getting real. Or, it’s at least taking a cue from fellow social media company BeReal with its new dual camera feature.
Announced today, Snap unveiled the dual camera setting, which can be used in Snaps, Stories, and Spotlight videos. The feature also lets you control how the double image appears, unlike BeReal, by choosing between a horizontal or vertical split, a…
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…
Earlier this year, a major vulnerability in Insta360 camera software was discovered by users on Reddit. In short, it let anyone connect to any Insta360 camera and download the photos. Seven months later and much of the issue remains unfixed.
The Exploit Revealed…
James Eagle created a fascinating data visualization that lays bare the dominance of the smartphone market over the camera.
The self-described “data junkie” entitled his graph, “Have smartphones replaced cameras?” Eagle posted it to Data is Beautiful on Reddit.
Starting in 1950, it details the film camera market which climbs from less than a million products sold in the early…
You Can Now Create Your Own AI-Generated Photos in Photoleap
August 29, 2022
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…
Samsung Beefs Up Camera Support For Galaxy S22 and Z Fold 4
August 29, 2022
Samsung
Samsung has announced that the Z Fold 4 is getting support for the Expert RAW app, which lets users manually change camera settings and shoot in RAW.
The Expert RAW app is an incredibly powerful tool for Android photographers that gives users the control…
Alice Camera has experienced some serious delays but has shared a set of photos taken with its unique camera system which gives an idea of what kind of quality can be expected from the unusual camera system.
The Alice Camera, a Micro Four Thirds system that attaches to the back of a smartphone, has been in development for nearly two years. The concept for the device is simple: an interchangeable…
