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Canon hammered every other brand for gear rentals in 2020

Dec 31, 2020 John Aldred

Although the overall number of photography and video productions has been cut short this year, there have still been many going ahead. Many photographers and…

Fujifilm breaks backup storage records with a tape that can hold 580 Terabytes

Dec 30, 2020 John Aldred

Fujifilm has shattered backup storage records with a new magnetic tape backup solution that offers around 50x the capacity of current commercially available LTO-8 tapes…

Google quietly removes ultra-wide astrophotograhy mode from Pixel 5 and 4a 5G

Dec 30, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

Google introduced the astrophotography mode in its Pixel 4 phone launched last year. The same feature was added to Pixel 5 and 4a a year…

Canon has patented an Osmo gimbal-style camera with interchangeable lenses

Dec 29, 2020 John Aldred

This is pretty odd, but also kind of cool. Canon has patented (through no fewer than five separate patents) a strange DJI Osmo-like gimbal with…

Drone pilot fined $182,000 after breaking the FAA rules in 26 flights

Dec 28, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

A drone pilot from Philadelphia recently earned a massive $182,000 fine from the FAA. He allegedly broke multiple regulations over 26 separate flights over the…

This is what the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction looks like from a moon-orbiting probe

Dec 26, 2020 Udi Tirosh

We have seen a few great photos of the “Great Conjunction” between Jupiter and Saturn. There is even one photo with the International Space Station…

Darktable just dropped 3.4.0 with improved tethering and live histogram, and color calibration

Dec 25, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

Darktable has just released its 3.4.0 version. As always, it’s completely free and available for Windows, iOS, and Linux. The open-source alternative to Lightroom has…