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William Anders, the astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo, dies in a plane crash
Jun 9, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
According to Gregory Anders, his father, one of the famous Apollo 8 crew members, William Anders, died in a plane crash in Washington state. William…
Nikon is investing $160M in a new lens factory for high-end lenses
Jun 9, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Nikon is investing $160M million, or ¥25 billion, to renovate its lens manufacturing facilities. The plan is to consolidate the divided existing facilities into two…
Aputure expands its Infinibar range with new accessories and 4-light kits
Jun 7, 2024
John Aldred
Aputure launched its Infinibar range of RGBWW linear LED lights last March, and it seems to have been received rather well. Now, the company is…
If you can’t afford a Leica, don’t worry, just get the Leica Lux app
Jun 7, 2024
Alex Baker
We’d all love a Leica, however, most of us don’t love the Leica price tag that comes with it! But don’t worry, now you can…
Aputure’s new LS 600c Pro II is an IP54-rated RGBWW LED light with 720W output
Jun 6, 2024
John Aldred
Aputure has announced the new Aputure LS 600c Pro II ($2,490), an IP54-rated RGB LED light with Bowens modifier mount and 720W output. As an…
Atmospheric dim sum preparation photo wins Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2024
Jun 6, 2024
Alex Baker
Chinese photographer Zhonghua Yang, has won the overall prize of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2024, with his photo of a rural Chinese…
Peak Design data breach exposes customer information for a decade [resolved]
Jun 5, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Photography gear company Peak Design suffered a major data breach. According to reports, the exposed data included names, email addresses, home addresses, order information, and…
Ansel Adams Estate publicly calls out Adobe over “Ansel Adams-style” AI images
Jun 4, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
This weekend, Adobe faced criticism from the Ansel Adams Estate. The estate took to Threads to express their frustration with Adobe selling AI-generated “Ansel Adams-style”…
Don’t upgrade your Sony FX6 to Firmware 5.00 – Sony’s pulled it
Jun 3, 2024
John Aldred
Sony announced the new firmware version 5.00 for the Sony FX6 (buy here) cinema camera on May 28th. Now, Sony has withdrawn the update after…
Panasonic responds to being caught using Nikon and Canon photos to advertise their cameras
Jun 2, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
If you’ve been following Panasonic news lately, you might have heard they were recently caught red-handed, using photos from non-Panasonic cameras to advertise the new…