Photographer Aleksi Koski has created what he calls the world's first 4x5 camera that is equipped with autofocus. Called the Conflict AF45, it uses a laser-based focusing system to create what is basically a giant point-and-shoot.
The Sunny 16 Rule is one of the simplest rules in photography that helps you gain correct exposure. It’s a formula that will tell you what shutter speed to use on a bright sunny day when the lens’s aperture is set to f/16.
A strange, bright, swirling mass was seen over the skies of Hawaii and was captured on camera by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera located on Mauna Kea. While some might have thought it was a UFO, it was actually caused by a SpaceX Rocket.
Ever wonder what it looks like to get eaten by a shark? A cinematographer recently had his underwater action camera gobbled up by a shark, and the 360-degree camera captured a fascinating look inside the creature's mouth.
Exascend has announced the new 512GB Nitro CFexpress Type B card which is the first to be certified VPG400 by the CompactFlash Association (CFA), indicating a sustained read and write speed of at least 400 MB/s over the capacity of the card.
Episode 366 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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TTArtisan's latest M-mount to E-mount adapter has a focal length dial that transmits focal length info to the camera for lenses with no electronic contacts.
The Solarcan Puck is a reusable time exposure pinhole camera that is designed to capture the path of the Sun as it moves across the sky over the course of a day.
Drop Shots is a remote workplace solution that allows clients to take part in and collaborate on photo shoots virtually and in real-time via a low-latency view through the lens of the photographer's camera.
Photographer and filmmaker Clay Cook has captured the humanitarian efforts of former NFL player Chris Long's organization Waterboys, which helps East African communities gain access to clean drinking water.
An unusual photo shoot involving an old railroad bridge and a circus performer shocked a passerby so much that they called 911 and sparked a massive rescue operation that caught the photographer and subject by surprise.
The updated mirrorless version of the legendary ultra-wide 14-24mm f/2.8 lens lives up to its F-mount predecessor and then some. It offers incredible performance, a sturdy and stylish build, impressive image quality, and it comes with its own screw-in filter attachment lens hood.
Award-winning pet photographer Cat Race uses clever tricks and intuition to capture unusual and stunning dog portraits.
Last month, Fujifilm Japan told dealers that it would be increasing the price of film by as much as 60%. Today, Fujifilm North America specified that while it is still increasing prices, it would be to a lesser degree.
In December of 2019, I decided to travel to Bulgaria. I went there to expand my ongoing photography project about the personal journeys of young individuals who will ultimately become the 'torch carriers' of ancient cultures and traditions.
Nitecore, a Chinese third-party battery manufacturer and maker of "smart" battery solutions for digital cameras, has announced a replacement rechargeable battery for Sony cameras that has a built-in USB-C port for charging, eliminating the need for a separate wall charger.
Astropad Studio, which turns an iPad into a professional drawing tablet by mirroring any desktop app onto its screen over WiFi or USB, is now available and fully supported for use on Windows PCs.
Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve 18 brings a ton of new features, but the headline addition is cloud collaboration which could make DaVinci a serious threat to the dominance of Adobe Premiere even amidst its recent Frame.io integration.
A detailed investigation has revealed what happens to all of the stolen cameras and electronics that are pilfered from cars across San Francisco: they are all sold on the street -- often within a matter of hours of theft -- and in broad daylight.
The X-Driver is a CFexpress Type-B memory card that has an integrated USB-C plug that lets it work right out of the camera with any modern computer, no reader necessary.
The ability to tag products in Feed posts on Instagram is rolling out to all users today, enabling any photo to act as an advertisement.
Compound eyes are a common feature in many insects and for years their vision has been treated as very different from that of mammals. A new study, however, may have found that human eyes might be more like an insect's than previously believed.
Adobe has announced that its annual creativity conference, MAX, is returning to in-person this year after two years of virtual-only shows that came about due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It's quite a scary thought when you hear your new lens rattle for the first time. Let's face it, you most likely spent a stack of cash to obtain new gear, and if it's failing out of the box, you're not going to be too impressed. So rather than ringing the manufacturer's support line to complain, know that there is nothing wrong with your rattling lens.
The Chinese government is warning its citizens that foreign governments may trick them into becoming spies. Two photographers have recently been imprisoned for sending photos of military targets to foreign agents in exchange for cash.
The day after photography was invented in 1839, somebody pointed out that the photographs were just shades of gray – there was no color. The photography inventors knew this was a problem and probably hoped that no one would notice. Paintings were in vivid color and if photography was ever to compete with painting, there needed to be some color in them.
The ShiftCam SnapGrip is a MagSafe-compatible attachment that adds a grip and shutter button in a way that instantly makes a smartphone operate more like a full-size camera.
The photographer Dorothea Lange once famously said “A camera is a device that teaches you to see without a camera.” I always loved this quotation. Once you get good at shooting, you start to see the world like a photographer — you notice things, you notice light, you look slower, you take pictures in your mind. The camera saves them, but even without one, you see differently.
It's been just over four decades since autofocus 35mm cameras have become a reality. In 1987, Canon had just released their first autofocus 35mm film camera called the EOS 650, with the EF lens mount and lightning-fast autofocus. It was a bold new design that many thought would fail, but the EOS and its successors changed the game for 35mm photography, dominating the industry.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court, was being grilled at the Senate confirmation hearings. Her 17-year-old daughter was in attendance and beamed with pride as she watched her mother bravely tackle the often-hostile questioning. This split-second moment between daughter and mother was captured by The New York Times fellow Sarahbeth Maney and went viral.
As photographers, when we hear the word "bokeh", we probably already have a visual in our mind of its meaning. Since bokeh can be somewhat abstract and subjective, describing it can be difficult.
A mysterious mosaic created during the heyday of Kodak has been rediscovered after decades when the owners of a former Kodak research building knocked down a wall during renovations.
What are the most important features you look for when buying a flash? Many photographers consider the amount of power a unit has to be the most important, but there are a few other specifications that are just as important, including flash duration. In this article, I will break down exactly what flash duration is and how it works.
An unofficial anthem for creative professionals has resurfaced as a playful and passive-aggressive way to explain why projects cost what they do and can't be paid for in exposure. (Warning: This song and article contain profanity).
Turning on the lights in your photos can change the whole atmosphere of your scene and let the glow …
Atomos made the somewhat surprising announcement this week, as CEO Estelle McGechie, who was appointed to the position last fall, is no longer with the company because she had failed to move to Atomos's base of operations in Australia.
The Hubble Space Telescope has been responsible for some of the most exciting astronomical finds in history and while research time with Hubble is highly sought after, anyone can check what the storied telescope is currently pointed at whenever they like.
Aputure has announced the LS 600D LED point source light, a scaled-down version of its LS 600D Pro. It packs the same punch, but drops a few of those "pro" features in exchange for a more approachable price.
Photographer and light painter Darren Pearson has been meticulously crafting his colorful photos of a ghostly skeleton band in various locations over the course of the last several years.
According to a new leak, Apple has begun testing four new M2 chip variations in as many as nine total Mac computers. This tracks, as Apple already said the M1 Ultra in the Mac Studio was the last of its current generation of processors.
The Cosina Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical that was originally released for Sony E-Mount cameras (and later released for Leica M-mount) is being made available for Nikon Z-Mount cameras in May.
Autel Robotics’ new EVO Lite+ drone combines a 1-inch 20-megapixel sensor with a variable aperture to shoot detailed, rich images. The company might not be a household name like DJI, but the EVO Lite+ deserves your attention.
MS Optics has added the Sonnetair 50mm f/1.3 to its lens catalog and like most of its lens designs, it has an old-school 60s vibe that screams a vintage look and buttery bokeh.
Nikon seems to have put the bad days of 2020 behind it and is accelerating into a new business positive future in which its Imaging Division plays a significant, but not central, role in its financial stability.
National Geographic's May 2022 issue is focused entirely on trees, critically endangered forests, their importance to the planet, and the need to preserve them.
I hear the soft familiar thud of footsteps, followed by the slosh of hot water filling a canvas water bucket. “Jambo!”, Swahili for “Hello,” comes the disembodied voice in the dark. “Jambo,” I replied. Every morning in the Masai Mara begins at 5:30 am with this friendly wake-up call. Wiping the sleep from my eyes, my desire to stay beneath the cozy warmth of my wool blanket surrenders to my excitement for the coming day. I unzip the flap of my tent and breathe in the cool, crisp air.
Greek photographer and filmmaker Christophe Anagnostopoulos is determined to show the world the side of his home country that most don't see.
The development in metalens technology continues, and researchers have designed a new compact camera that takes high-quality wide-angle photos and eliminates the typical bulk of optics.
Parking lots exhibiting Rothko and Diebenkorn paintings in Portland Oregon? That’s what I encountered during the Covid Pandemic of 2020.
Space Perspective, which calls itself a luxury spaceflight experience company, plans to send tourists into Earth's stratosphere by attaching a floating lounge to its giant SpaceBalloon to provide 360-degree views of the edge of space.