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Hands-On with the ROGETI TSE Frame for the Canon 24mm II Tilt-Shift Lens

I have stitched many panoramas, including those I took with my Canon 24 mm TS lens by shifting the lens from side to side. The TS lens gives easy-to-stitch frames. One uncontrolled element that remains in that case is the parallax shift because the lens position changes. Although that may go unnoticed in landscape panoramas, it is still there.

Espresso Display 17 Pro 4K Review: You’ll Never Travel Without It Again

The Espresso Display 17 Pro

I like to think I have relatively basic needs when I'm traveling for work. But the one luxury I miss when traveling is a second monitor for my laptop, especially when I need to edit The PetaPixel Podcast. But with the Espresso Display 17 Pro 4K, a hotel room can be as effective a work location as my office at home. It's a transformative product for my workflow on the road.

People Are Falling Back in Love With Disposable Cameras –The Washington Post

Fujifilm QuickSnap disposable cameras on retro background

In a world where nearly everyone has a very capable digital camera right in their pocket and can instantly capture, view, and share all their favorite images, a growing number look longingly at the “olden days” of photography, when photographers had to wait days to see your shots and camera equipment was terrible.

“Savvy minimalists are swapping out smart devices for ‘dumb’ ones… Tech you thought you’d never see again has a way of popping back up. What’s old to some is new to the young, whose latest discovery-slash-resurrection is the humble disposable camera,” writes Jessica M. Goldstein for The Washington Post.

Young people are flocking to disposable cameras, like the Fujifilm QuickSnap, and enjoying the process of photography more than the results themselves. The very people that older generations believe are addicted to the newest tech are bringing outdated equipment back to life, seeking a slower pace to photography and life in general.

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Huion Kamvas Pro 19 4K UHD Review: Affordable and Accurate Pen Tablet

Since using my first pen tablet over a decade ago, I found that working with display tablets provided an extra level of precision to my work since I could see exactly where my pen strokes were connecting on the screen. This let me be more precise and creative with my edits, but most of these tablets were either incredibly expensive or overly large. The $1,099 Huion Kamvas Pro 19 solves both these problems.

Advanced Navigation's Hydrus underwater drone in action in Australia

The Hydrus Underwater Drone Wants to Be the DJI of the Sea

Underwater drones are still in their infancy. While filmmakers are already using them to create magnificent art, underwater drones haven't approached ubiquity for consumers and enthusiasts. However, Australian company Advanced Navigation believes it can change the landscape (or seascape) with its new Hydrus autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).

Ghostly Stellar Tendrils of the Vela Supernova Remnant

The Detail in This New 1.3-Gigapixel Photo of a Supernova is Incredible

Using the remarkable 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam), astronomers have made a 1.3-gigapixel image of the ghostly Vela Supernova Remnant. The beautiful, detailed, and colorful image is the largest DECam image ever at 35,786 by 35,881 pixels, putting even the highest-resolution medium-format interchangeable lens cameras to shame.

All stages of the total solar eclipse are lined up against a black background.

How to Photograph the Solar Eclipse

The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8 is a highly anticipated event, in large part because it will be the last to cross over North America for 20 years. It is a special event to witness and photograph, though it does require planning and preparation.