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New “Hasselblad’s Home” documentary series reveals the X-series camera design philosophy
Feb 22, 2021
John Aldred
It wasn’t until I watched this that it struck me that the Hasselblad X1D was announced almost five years ago now, back in 2016. It…
First photos leak of Sigma’s 28-70mm f/2.8 mirrorless lens
Feb 22, 2021
John Aldred
Sony isn’t the only one suffering from leaks today, as Nokishita has also leaked Sigma’s upcoming 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for mirrorless cameras….
A whole bunch of new Sony FX3 images have leaked ahead of official announcement
Feb 22, 2021
John Aldred
A slew of new Sony FX3 images has been leaked by Nokishita ahead of the official Sony announcement expected tomorrow. There isn’t much in the…
Sigma’s full-frame Foveon still far from ready, but “we’re still working on it” says Sigma
Feb 19, 2021
John Aldred
It’s been a long, strange trip for Sigma’s Foveon X3 sensor since the L mount alliance was announced in 2018. During that announcement, Sigma said…
Here’s the first Mars photo from NASA’s Perseverance rover
Feb 19, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
On 30 July 2020, NASA launched its Perseverance rover to Mars. And yesterday, the whole world watched the rover’s landing with great excitement. Perseverance landed…
Nikon has announced a 17.8-megapixel square CMOS HDR sensor that shoots 1,000fps
Feb 18, 2021
John Aldred
With as many sensors as Nikon buys from companies like Sony, TowerJazz, Toshiba, etc. it’s easy to forget that Nikon can and does actually design…
Dispo is a weird new photo-sharing platform that won’t let you see your images until the next morning
Feb 18, 2021
John Aldred
So, there’s a weird new photo-sharing social media platform in town. Well, it’s kind of new. Dispo was founded in 2019 as “David’s Disposables” by…
This is how a 16mm movie film camera works, shot at 1,000 frames per second
Feb 18, 2021
John Aldred
The videos posted by Gav and Dan (who’s currently MIA), AKA The Slow Mo Guys, are always visually very appealing. But for me, they’re at…
Instagrammers, stop taking selfies with gorillas, you’re giving them COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The chase for likes on social media brought us many irrational and dangerous behaviors. One of them is approaching wild animals in order to take…
Nikon has announced new Z6 II/Z7 II firmware with improved AF, 4K60P, Blackmagic RAW video
Feb 18, 2021
John Aldred
Nikon has now officially announced the rumoured new firmware for the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II mirrorless cameras. While a complete changelog has not…