New research has revealed the most famous photographs of all time — with NASA’s iconic “Man on the Moon” photo from 1969’s Apollo 11 mission topping the list.
For the study, photo book and printing company Inkifi used a reverse image search to show the significance and reach of images, based on how often each photograph appeared on the internet.
The survey used Bored Panda’s…
Video: Learn how Kodak develops and applies light-sensitive coating to its film (in the dark!)
July 29, 2022
Last year, Destin Sandlin of the YouTube channel Smarter Every Day showed the science behind film development. Sandlin explained how photographic film is constructed, exposed, and developed. Sandlin discussed the film’s chemical structure and then shot some…
Samyang, which also goes under the Rokinon brand name, has announced the release of a second-generation Rokinon 85mm F1.4 AF lens for Sony E-mount camera systems.
The lens is constructed of 11 elements in eight groups, including four high-refractive elements and one…
A newly-released artificial intelligence (AI) model called the “Generative Facial Prior” (GFP-GAN) can repair most old photographs in mere seconds, and it can do it for free.
Anyone who has old photographs of their families and friends that have not held up well against time, regardless of the small and/or poor condition of the image, now has the chance to restore their faded and…
Tamron has announced a new 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras which is expected to be available from this fall.
The versatile ultra-telephoto zoom lens will “create an entirely new category for a high-performance…
Muntaka Chasant
Photographer Muntaka Chasant has documented thousands of washed-up clothes on a beach in Africa, laying bare the environmental impact of fast fashion.
Chasant tells Petapixel that he took a “beating” from the waves in Ghana to capture the…
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…
