Apple has announced Final Cut Camera 2.0, a major update to its professional video capture app that supports the advanced filmmaking tools introduced in the newest iPhone models, including the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.
A SpaceX Starlink satellite was recently photographed passing over China’s secretive Dingxin Airbase, appearing in an image captured by a commercial Earth-observation satellite.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich's ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 17 contest showcases the best astronomical and night sky images of the year, captured by exceptional photographers worldwide. This year's winning photos include spectacular shots of distant galaxies, unique images of the Sun, magical nightscapes on Earth, and much more.
Godox has announced the MG4K, a powerful new lighting unit aimed at professional video productions and large studio environments.
Sony introduced two new CFexpress 4.0 Type A Tough memory cards, expanding its lineup of ultra-fast memory cards with more affordable, lower-capacity offerings.
A photographer who has spent over 20 years documenting California's Yosemite Park has pulled together an incredible collection of wildlife photos for a new book.
The director of the hit horror movie Weapons has revealed how the photo “The Terror of War,” more commonly known as “Napalm Girl,” inspired the children's unsettling running pose.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has taken high-resolution images of unusual rocks on Mars that could represent the strongest evidence yet of possible ancient life.
Researchers have filmed an adorable, previously unknown species of deep-sea snailfish with oversized eyes more than 10,700 feet beneath the ocean surface.
Amid the horror that unfolded in New York 24 years ago today, dumbfounded people on the ground reacted in different ways. Some fled, some went toward the World Trade Center, some took photos.
A new BBC short documentary has uncovered the story of Lo Manh Hung, a 12-year-old photographer who covered the Vietnam War and is believed to be the world’s youngest photojournalist.
Making a movie of any kind, scripted or otherwise, is a massive endeavor. Not only do you need to assemble the right team, but you also need to figure out budgets, manage every shooting day carefully, and prepare for every eventuality. So while the PetaPixel team may have the camera and editing skills, the multitude of other factors usually preclude us from actually making a movie. So, when the opportunity was presented, we jumped on it.
Fujifilm has fully announced the medium format cinema camera it has been slowly teasing over the past year. It will be called the GFX Eterna 55, will feature a huge list of recording formats and codecs, and will be priced at $16,499.95.
When Fujifilm announced that it was developing the GFX Eterna, now officially unveiled as the GFX Eterna 55, the company also revealed that it was making a Fujinon GF 32-90mm Power Zoom. However, Fujifilm first teased the a GFX power zoom lens way back in September 2023 on its lens roadmap. The long-awaited, oft-teased lens has been completely revealed today, and it is the Fujinon GF 32-90mm T3.5 PZ OIS WR.
Apple just unveiled its highly anticipated flagship iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max smartphones yesterday, …
The Camp Snap is all grown up. Camp Snap announced a new premium version of its super-popular point-and-shoot Camp Snap Camera, the Camp Snap Pro, also known as the CS-Pro.
The International Pet Photography Awards has revealed its winners, with Katie Brockman taking home the top prize for her creative portfolio.
British camera accessory maker 3 Legged Thing has announced the Axis Strap System, a new approach to one of photography’s most fundamental tools.
A new device, the MicroCam X1, has surfaced on Kickstarter, promising to combine microscopy, macro photography, and close-up video capture into an affordable pocket-sized tool. But is it too good to be true?
Bending Spoons has entered a definitive agreement with Vimeo to purchase the video platform for $1.38 billion.
Google recently introduced a powerful new AI model that can edit photos as well as generate synthetic images. And now a viral trend sees people turning theirphotos into imaginary figurines.
During the iPhone 17 Pro segment of Apple's keynote yesterday, the company revealed that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max smartphones now support genlock, which helps filmmakers keep multiple video sources in sync. While discussing this, Apple showed the new Blackmagic Design Camera ProDock accessory for professional videographers, and it promises to power up the iPhone 17 Pro series in a big way.
Leitz Cine, a legendary brand in cinematic optics, has entered the mirrorless lens market. The new Leitz Cine Hektor lens lineup comprises six T2.1 primes, ranging from 18mm to 100mm, all designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
A photographer has been reunited with his long-lost 9/11 commemorative plaque -- a piece he thought he would never see again -- after it was discovered by a stranger and traced back to him through a Reddit post.
OpenAI plans to produce a feature-length animated film using AI technology, in roughly a quarter of the time normally required for a project of this scale.
Far be it from me to criticize one of my fellow PetaPixel writers, but I feel it necessary to counter Bimal Nepal's recent "Stop Making Digital Look Like Film" op-ed.
A 19th-century photography studio based in Gettysburg, PA, that produces Civil War-era wet plate collodion pictures for clients has been devastated by a fire.
When it comes to the longer telephoto ranges, even Micro Four Thirds lenses can still be big, and not everyone needs -- or can afford -- the full reach of an OM System 150-400mm f/4.5. OM System has a couple of 40-150mm lenses in various sizes, and they have longer zooms up to 300mm with slow apertures. The time is ripe for something in the middle, and that's where the 50-200mm f/2.8 IS Pro comes in; but it will cost you $3,699.
OM System has announced the M.Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f/2.8 IS Pro, featuring a massive full-frame equivalent zoom of 100-400mm while maintaining a fast f/2.8 aperture, all in a compact and lightweight lens body.
Blackmagic Design announced that DaVinci Resolve 20.2 and Blackmagic Camera 9.8 (public beta) are available now and add long-awaited support for Apple ProRes RAW, including footage captured using the brand-new iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
