TTArtisan has announced a new 50mm f/2 full-frame manual focus lens. Though not the fastest “nifty fifty” in the company arsenal, the standard focal length lens has a natural viewing angle and the company says it has a fast enough aperture to provide high performance in low light.
The 50mm f/2 is constructed of six elements organized into five groups, with two high refraction index…
Cosina has announced the Voigtländer MACRO APO-ULTRON 35mm F2 lens for Fujifilm X-mount cameras. The lens is manual, but is chipped with electronic contacts so it can transfer lens data to the camera for embedded metadata and better support for features like image…
Nature Photographer Catches Bear Snoozing on Camera
July 15, 2022
Nature photographer Robert Martinez spent three years hoping to capture a brown bear taking a nap in front of his camera, something he finally achieved this month.
Wilford the Bear was caught on Martinez’s camera trap lounging for a full four hours in Angeles National…
According to a new report, Apple is ramping up its supply chain to introduce a periscope lens in the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max phones before expanding to wider integration across the entire iPhone 16 line.
Apple has been rumored to be working on a periscope lens for its iPhone line for some time. In July of 2021, Apple was granted a compact zoom lens patent, otherwise known as a…
Motorola is expected to soon launch a new Moto Edge flagship smartphone device as soon as the next month that will use Samsung’s 200-megapixel ISOCELL HP1 sensor. Ahead of the launch, the company has shared a photo taken with it on social media in China.
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Game Boy and camera enthusiast, Christopher Graves, fused his two passions to create the Game Boy Camera M, a mirrorless Game Boy camera with a sleek design.
The one-of-a-kind camera, complete with its own shutter button, is made from a cannibalized Game Boy…
Of course Nikon is getting out of DSLRs, the only question is: how far behind is Canon?
July 14, 2022
It’s always easy to fall into the trap of thinking, ‘how could this get any better?’ But it’s not obvious what Nikon could do (or how much it’d cost) to make a DSLR significantly better than the D850. And, quite understandably, its focus is likely to be elsewhere.
The Nikkei, Japan’s most prestigious financial newspaper, has reported that Nikon is exiting the…
Micro mobility giant Lime will launch scooters with the first in-house-built computer vision platform that will leverage cameras to detect when users are riding on the sidewalk next month.
It’s often easier for cities to blame transportation companies and scooter riders…
Phase One has announced a new specialized lens for the XT IQ4 camera system: the XT-Rodenstock HR Digaron-W 40mm f/4 Tilt. The optic is designed to support landscape photographers and will retail for $11,990.
The XT camera system was originally announced in 2019…
Of Course Nikon is Getting Out of DSLRs
July 13, 2022
Let’s talk about something obvious that apparently is big news: Nikon is going to stop making DSLRs.
According to Nikkei, Nikon has been “losing out” to smartphones and is aiming to push back against that trend by offering mirrorless products with more unique features. The report goes on to say that the Japanese camera giant will continue the production and distribution of…
