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NASA’s “Man on the Moon” is the most famous photo of all time
Aug 19, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Have you ever wondered what the most famous photo of all time was? Is there a better day to ask that question than 19 August,…
Canon patents a bunch of cinema lenses including 40-100mm f/1.5, 18-45mm f/1.5 and 70-210mm f/2.5
Aug 16, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this is interesting. Canon patents new lens designed all the time, but these days, it’s typically in relation to RF mount lenses targeted specifically…
This adapter lets you use your old 100-400 Polaroid Land cameras with modern instant film
Aug 15, 2022
John Aldred
With the discontinuation of Type 100 film by pretty much everybody, with the final nail in the coffin coming from Fuji in 2016, finding film…
Create NYC 2022 (AKA PhotoPlus Expo) cancelled – the next one is in 2023
Aug 12, 2022
John Aldred
Create NYC – the event formerly known as PhotoPlus Expo – has announced that the 2022 show is being postponed until 2023. The chance in…
You’ve heard of text-to-image AI, now text-to-video is here
Aug 12, 2022
Alex Baker
By now, you’ve probably heard of text-to-image prompt-based AI such as DALL-E2, Midjourney, and even Google‘s own version. These programmes pretty much do what they…
Astrophotographer captures rare image of STEVE over Canada
Aug 12, 2022
Alex Baker
Early Monday morning a powerful solar storm hit planet Earth. The stream of charged solar particles from the sun caused an arresting display of aurora…
Apple users – Stop using AirPrint to print your photos
Aug 11, 2022
John Aldred
This is something that’s never even occurred to me, but then, not being a Mac user, it wouldn’t. For those that don’t know, Mac users…
Ricoh Europe is killing off and replacing its EU website – existing accounts will not be transferred
Aug 10, 2022
John Aldred
Ricoh has reportedly sent out an email to customers informing them that they’re shutting down their EU website at Ricoh-Imaging.eu on September 5th. It seems…
You think James Webb is powerful? $1 billion Giant Magellan Telescope will have 4x higher resolution
Aug 9, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
James Webb Space Telescope amazed everyone when it sent back its first photos. It continues to impress us as it discovers new details about distant…
Panasonic reported to be dumping “low end models” to target professional photographers and filmmakers
Aug 8, 2022
John Aldred
It seems that Panasonic is dumping development of their lower-end camera systems in favour of higher-end kit for enthusiast and professional photographers and filmmakers, according…