A photographer has used his 3D printer to create an impressive 900mm reflector telescope that is so simple to put together that “it’s like assembling furniture from IKEA.”
The design, which Jonathan Kissner refers to as “Hadley,” has a 114/900mm reflector with a spherical primary mirror housed in mostly 3D-printed parts.
Kissner also says that his Hadley telescope can do…
Tamron has announced the development of an upcoming zoom for Sony full-frame E-mount camera systems. The 50–400mm F4.5–6.3 Di III VC VXD lens is expected to be available in ‘Fall 2022,’ although Tamron notes ‘the current global health crisis’ could affect the…
Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki has revealed that the company’s efforts in making a full-frame Foveon sensor are on track to be finished by the end of the year.
In an interview published on Sigma’s YouTube Channel, spotted by Mirrorless Rumors, Yamaki was asked if…
Untold Stories of the Nikon Z9’s Development
July 27, 2022
The process of designing a flagship digital camera is a heavily guarded secret. But in a rare exception, some of the key individuals responsible for the development of the Nikon Z9 sat down and explained some of the defining aspects that brought the camera to life.
Nikon pulled together a group of engineers and individuals involved with the development of the camera and shared their…
Canon has pulled the latest R3 firmware update that was announced last week. The company has not disclosed why the update has been removed.
When reached for comment, Canon said the following but stopped short of providing an explanation.
“The latest firmware…
Fujifilm’s X-H1 mirrorless camera.
Fujifilm has released a collection of new firmware updates for its X-A5, X-A7, X-H1, X-T100 and X-T200 APS-C mirrorless cameras. While the updates are rather minor, they do fix various bugs and address a few other issues pertaining…
Tokina has announced it is discontinuing 3 of its lenses and raising the price of 13 others, as part of a product line restructure.
According to Tokina, the price increase is due to ‘cost hikes of raw materials and components.’ Despite ‘making every effort to absorb the cost hike,’ Tokina says it is ‘not able to bear all the cost increase any further and [needs] to revise the price of…
In a recent video interview, published to YouTube, Sigma Corporation CEO, Kazuto Yamaki, confirmed the company is working on a full-frame Foveon sensor that will make its debut – at least in prototype form – by the end of the year.
The 17-minute interview covers…
Gear in this story
July 27, 2022
We got our hands on a production version of Canon’s entry-level EOS R10 and took it for a spin. Check out our sample gallery to assess the straight-out-of-camera image quality for yourself. Many samples in this gallery were taken using the new collapsable RF-S 18-45mm…
A view of Tithonium Chasma, part of Mars’ Valles Marineris canyon | ESA
The European Space Agency has released stunning images of the enormous Valles Marineris canyon taken by the Mars Express.
Valles Marineris cuts across Mars like the Grand Canyon cuts across the United States, except the Martian canon is 20 times wider and five times deeper than the American landmark.
The Martian…
