Earlier this week, OnePlus fully revealed its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 12. While PetaPixel continues to work on a full review, which will deliver a deep dive into the phone's photo features, it is worth taking a closer look at the Hasselblad-branded camera system.
People do many creative things with 360-degree cameras. Athletes can take the compact cameras skiing, scientists can rocket them into space, and as Insta360 has shown in a new video, professional drivers can throw them around corners at breakneck speed.
Two powerful solar flares exploded nearly simultaneously on the Sun earlier this week, creating a spectacular and exceptionally rare sight.
Following PetaPixel's Nikkor lens interview with Kouichi Ohshita, a member of Nikon's optical engineering division, we are back with the promised part two centered around user experience and camera design.
ACSL, a leading Japanese drone maker, is entering the United States market with its compact Soten drone.
The annual BCN Awards provide a reasonably good indication of what cameras and lenses proved popular in the year past, and the BCN Awards 2024 show that some familiar faces sold a lot of photography equipment last year.
Hasselblad unveiled the 907X camera body in 2019 alongside the CFV II 50C digital back. Hasselblad has today unveiled the CFV 100C digital back. The 907X and CFV 100C combine to offer what Hasselblad calls "the most versatile medium format camera" in the industry.
Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation announced the Pentax PF-85EDA spotting scope, a portable terrestrial telescope designed for birdwatching and nature observations.
The Los Angeles Times reports that it has begun laying off employees on Tuesday, with at least 115 newsroom staff slated to be let go. The cuts amount to more than 20% of the newsroom, which comprises writers, photographers, and other vital positions.
Cyme makes macOS software for photographers, including Avalanche and the photo cataloging app Peakto. Whereas Peakto helps photographers organize their photos across multiple locations and apps, Avalanche allows users to migrate their photos from one editing app to another easily.
NASA and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have teamed up on two new Priority Mail stamps that celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST/Webb).
The Travel Photographer of the Year revealed the winners of its 21st annual photo competition. The 2023 winners showcase the best in travel photography and celebrate the diverse landscapes, nature, cultures, and people worldwide.
OnePlus is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style by launching its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 12. The new handheld boasts the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform, the 4th generation Hasselblad Camera for Mobile, a new display, and a beautiful design, among other novel features and improvements.
As part of Nikon's 90th anniversary of Nikkor lenses, Nikon provided PetaPixel the opportunity to interview three Nikon employees involved in Nikon's lens and user experience design.
The BeBop Channel has filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts against Ziplin Group, LLP and its owner, Jeffrey Wolk, over BeBop's acquisition of Madavor Media early last year.
More than 25 years after Pixar's groundbreaking feature film A Bug's Life first hit theaters, Disney has returned to the incredible world of insects for inspiration. A new docu-series, A Real Bug's Life, delivers a breathtaking adventure into nine different micro bug worlds.
While the James Webb Space Telescope has been busy helping scientists solve some of the greatest mysteries of the early Universe, the powerful telescope has also found that many distant galaxies have flattened oval disk and tube-like shapes, unlike the spiral and elliptical structures that are more typically seen in closer galaxies.
Photographer Mathieu Stern is known for his fun projects like turning a Parisian apartment into a giant camera and shooting travel photos with a full-spectrum converted Sony camera, often shoots with vintage lenses. Stern significantly improved one by putting the world's blackest material inside it.
Internationally acclaimed Danish photographer Søren Solkær released his ninth photographic monograph, Starling, just after Christmas. The sequel to Solkær's best-selling book, Black Sun, Starling shows starling murmurations in a hauntingly beautiful way.
Sports Illustrated, the foremost sports journalism outlet and purveyor of some of the world's best sports photography, has reportedly laid off many staffers.
Apple has officially entered the era of spatial computing, with the Vision Pro headset now available for customers to purchase. And being first through the door is not cheap.
ProGrade Digital Inc. announced new CFexpress 2.0 Type A Gold Series memory cards that promise "optimal capacity for RAW cinema-level video shooting."
AstrHori announced an exciting new wide-angle macro lens, the 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens is available in E, X, RF, Z, and L mounts.
While there is a lot of buzz for the new Samsung Galaxy S24 series of smartphones, including their most significant feature, Galaxy AI, some fine print concerning the potential cost of some of these AI functions has dropped some rain on Samsung's parade.
Yongnuo has announced the YN 50mm f/1.8 Z DA DSM prime lens for APS-C Nikon Z mirrorless cameras.
Is Nikon working on the Z6 III camera? Maybe. It would make sense. Is Nikon showing it off to photography "influencers," if that is not too grandiose a term, right now on the Spanish island of Lanzarote? Definitely not.
In a research paper published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics, scientists have released the sharpest image ever of a black hole.
While the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered many beautiful images, its primary mission is to probe the early Universe and help humanity solve some of the most significant questions it faces. Webb has delivered on this promise by revealing, for the first time, what is in the local environment of galaxies in the very earliest days of the Universe.
An International Data Corporation (IDC) report shows that Apple has grabbed the top spot from Samsung in global smartphone shipments. This marks the first time since 2010 that a company other than Samsung has held the position, and the first time Apple has ever been number one.
Rode announced the Wireless ME wearable microphone last April and has today debuted a new dual transmitter version of the popular audio solution.
Video gear company Edelkrone has introduced the Tripod X, a motorized video tripod that the company says represents "A new era in videography."
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) is officially oppsing the inclusion of Russian photographer, Mary Gelman, called "Maria" in some publications, as part of the jury for the World Press Photo 2024 competition.
The strategic partnership between Qualcomm and Samsung has borne more fruit with today's announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series smartphones. The trio of new handhelds are powered by Qualcomm's most advanced chipset yet, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform.
At its Unpacked event today, Samsung announced the Galaxy S24 series of smartphones, including the new S24, S24+, and flagship S24 Ultra.
DJI, primarily known for its drones, action cameras, and gimbals, has launched DJI Mic 2. DJI promises that the Mic 2 sets a new benchmark in audio recording solutions.
150 million light-years from Earth, a relatively small galaxy, UGC 5189A, was the site of a massive supernova, a super-powerful star explosion.
File this under "products lost in the shuffle during the chaos of CES." During the annual electronics trade show, HP announced a new member of its Sprocket family, the HP Sprocket Photobooth.
Designed for photographers with a lighter camera kit, the Think Tank Photo BackLight Sprint is a slim, lightweight backpack built for hikes and treks.
Cosina has announced a tiny new lens for Fujifilm X-Mount cameras. The Voigtlander Color-Skopar 18mm f/2.8 Aspherical is a pancake-style prime lens designed exclusively for Fujifilm X Series cameras.
Thanks to significant audio workflow updates, Adobe Premiere Pro promises to be easier to use and more powerful than ever before.
"Reductionist" design studio Nuevo.Tokyo has collaborated with designer Mireia Gordi Vila to create a digital camera for panoramic photography.
Many digital cameras include an optical low-pass filter (OLPF) in front of the image sensor to blur some of the finest details before they reach the sensor. While it may seem counterintuitive to make an image softer, an OLPF helps prevent a very ugly digital artifact called moiré.
After reaching the necessary amount of votes of support in the LEGO Ideas community in 2022, Minibrick Productions' LEGO Polaroid OneStep SX-70 instant camera is now available.
Ted, a prequel series to the famous 2012 comedy movie of the same name, hit Peacock this week and marks the first time an animated lead character was filmed alongside human actors in real-time for a TV series.
Although this year's CES has ended, there is still plenty left to come this month, including the much-anticipated Samsung Unpacked event next week. So, what is the Korean tech giant expected to announce?
Even alleged criminals, including those caught on camera, have presumed innocence and in Canada -- well, at least a right to privacy. Police in Quebec have warned residents against posting surveillance footage from home security cameras, like Ring doorbell cameras, on social media.
Belkin's Auto-Tracking Stand Pro with DockKit turns a user's iPhone into a pan/tilt video camera.
Every fall, as the days get shorter and colder, a groundswell of tarantulas takes over the landscape of La Junta, Colorado, and the surrounding southeastern Colorado region. Conservation and wildlife photographers Devon Matthews and Kristi Odom were on site this year to document the incredible annual event.
The fine folks at PeriscopeFilm have gotten their hands on an old educational film created by Eastman Kodak in the 1950s. While the copy of the vintage movie is incomplete, it shows part of a documentary about how the company makes film for cameras.
There have been numerous examples in the news recently about how generative AI can be used to violate or scam people. Taylor Swift and her fans are the latest victims of deceptive AI practices.