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WideluxX Camera Now Available for Pre-Order: Limited Quantities
Apr 29, 2026
David Prochnow
If you’ve been following the re-birth of the Widelux F8 camera, now embodied as the WideluxX camera, then you’re well aware of the arduous struggle…
Two Rovers, Two Panoramas: NASA Reveals Two Eras of Mars
Apr 28, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Planetary geology relies on context. A single rock sample can reveal chemistry, but a landscape reveals history. In recent work, NASA has combined high-resolution panoramas…
Leica Moves Toward Custom Sensor Design With New Gpixel Partnership
Apr 28, 2026
Alysa Gavilan
Leica partners with Gpixel to co-develop a custom CMOS sensor, aiming to improve image quality and gain deeper control over future camera imaging pipelines.
eROSITA Telescope Captures Our Solar System “Breathing”
Apr 27, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Recent X-ray observations have revealed a time-dependent diffuse emission associated with the solar system. This emission arises from interactions between the solar wind and neutral…
Ricoh GR Series Hits 30-Year Milestone With “Forever a Snapshooter” Campaign
Apr 27, 2026
Alysa Gavilan
Ricoh celebrates 30 years of the GR series, from the 1996 GR1 to modern digital models, with global events and commemorative plans in 2026.
NASA Captures the Disintegration of Comet MAPS Near the Sun
Apr 26, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
In April 2026, a small sungrazing comet offered astronomers a rare and well-documented case of how fragile bodies behave near the Sun. The object, C/2026…
Dark Energy Camera Unveils Sombrero Galaxy in New Depth
Apr 25, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) remains one of the most structurally distinctive galaxies in the nearby universe. Its nearly edge-on orientation provides a clear view…
Hubble Celebrates 36th Birthday: 36 Breathtaking Images of Space
Apr 24, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
For over three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has been humanity’s window to the universe‘s wonders, capturing images that have reshaped our understanding of space…
PSA: Fujifilm’s Popular Compact Camera will Be Available Soon–Very Soon!
Apr 24, 2026
David Prochnow
Quickly and quietly emerging from the perpetually backordered stock list, DIYP has learned that the Fujifilm X100VI “should be” available for purchase on 29 or…
A New Down Under Film Company with a Very Curious Name and Brand
Apr 24, 2026
David Prochnow
What sounds like a worker at a conspiracy theory Web site is, in reality, the name of an Australian-based film company. Known as Mr. Negative,…