Matterport has announced the new Pro3 camera system along with updates to its “digital twin” cloud platform. The Pro3 stands out as it is capable of digitizing every aspect of a physical environment, both inside and outside.
Matterport camera systems are used to create 3D digital copies of physical spaces and are extremely useful for real-estate applications to create immersive…
Revisiting the D1, Nikon’s First DSLR, 23 Years Later
August 30, 2022
Photographer Gordon Laing is back with a new edition of Dino Bytes, the series where he revisits classic cameras from decades past. This time he’s dusting off the 23-year-old Nikon D1, the company’s first DSLR.
The Nikon D1 was first introduced in 1999 and…
France is estimated to have about 3.2 million private swimming pools, but many of them are unregistered. Authorities are using satellite photos and AI to find them to recover about €10 million in unpaid taxes.
The system has been developed by Google and French…
Chroma Cameras, a company that has been a maker of unique large format field cameras and accessories since 2018, has announced its first lens: a super compact 24mm f/11 lens for 35mm Leica screw-mount cameras.
According to the report from Kosmo Foto, the new full-frame lens from Chroma Cameras (temporarily named “Glass”) is built with double-coated glass elements that exhibit minimal…
3D-printed adapter lets you use Nikon F-mount lenses on Apple’s 1996 QuickTake camera
August 30, 2022
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…
Tamron has announced it’s developing a 70–300mm F4.5–6.3 Di III RXD lens for Nikon Z-mount camera systems. This would make it the first third-party zoom lens for Nikon Z-mount cameras with autofocus capabilities.
Based on the external design and the specifications that…
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
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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…
