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TTArtisan’s 100mm f/2.8 Soap Bubble Bokeh lens now available for Leica M
Nov 13, 2023
John Aldred
TTArtisan has a talent for producing interesting and unusual lenses, and this one’s no different. It’s the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 Bubble Bokeh lens (buy here),…
Canada wedding photographer saves a guest from choking
Nov 13, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
A wedding photographer is more than just someone pressing a shutter button while telling you to smile. But a photographer from Canada recently became an…
Meta launches ad-free subscription; it costs more than your phone bill
Nov 13, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
If you’re tired of the annoying ads popping up on your Facebook and Instagram, there’s good news. Well, sort of. For users in Europe, Meta is launching an ad-free subscription. But Meta being Meta, there’s a catch. You’ll have to pay for it, and the price could be significantly higher than your phone or cable bill!
DxO adds 1,872 Optics Modules including Sony A7C II, A7RC and DJI drones
Nov 13, 2023
John Aldred
DxO has announced PureRaw 3.7, which comes with the usual assortment of bug fixes. It also brings the latest DxO Optics Modules updates to the…
Virginia photographer can refuse same-sex weddings, says judge
Nov 13, 2023
Alex Baker
A photographer in Virginia can now refuse to photograph same-sex weddings. Wedding photographer Bob Updegrove filed a lawsuit against an anti-discriminatory state law that said…
James Webb Space Telescope discovers Milky Way’s twin from the early universe
Nov 10, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have made an exciting discovery. They’ve found a galaxy far, far away that’s similar to the Milky…
Plane forced to land after film production lights melt windows
Nov 10, 2023
Alex Baker
An Airbus A321 was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers noticed that the plane’s windows were damaged. The incident occurred during a charter…
Open Planet is a new free-to-use video library to help fight climate change
Nov 9, 2023
Alex Baker
Open Planet is a brand new online library of over 4500 videos that are free to use. The project is a team effort between Studio…
Logitech kills off Loupedeck original in forced obsolescence
Nov 9, 2023
John Aldred
This morning, I received an email from Loupedeck (as a customer) stating that the latest version of the company’s software will render the original Loupedeck…
Euclid space telescope unveils its first stunning images
Nov 8, 2023
Alex Baker
The Euclid telescope has sent back its first images directly from its ‘Dark Universe’ mission. The telescope is part of the European Space Agency‘s (ESA)…