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Cloud-based backup company Backblaze has published its full-year 2020 hard drive stats, revealing just how many hard drives in its data centers have failed over the past calendar year. According to Backblaze’s data, the company added 39,792 hard drives to its collection 2020, bringing the total to 165,530 drives. dpreview.com »
Following rumors, the LG today confirmed that it is shutting its mobile division down amid mounting losses. The company had been known for its “quirky” and unusual designs that were produced as the company tried to differentiate its devices. petapixel.com »
Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has shared a teaser on its YouTube page confirming its forthcoming Mi Mix smartphone will feature a liquid lens — the first of its kind in a smartphone — that’s capable of changing focus and focal length by altering the shape of the liquid element. dpreview.com »
Back in February, Ricoh announced its Theta Z1 360-degree camera had been sold out ‘due to its popularity’ and suggested more units weren’t being produced due to supply chain issues and ‘compliance with new [Japanese] laws and regulations. dpreview.com »
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_8727255617","galleryId":"8727255617","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); Sigma has announced a high-resolution version of its ultra-compact, full-frame fp, known as the fp L. dpreview.com »
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which was responsible for producing the first-ever image of a black hole in 2019, has today revealed a new polarized view of the M87 black hole that reveals the structure of its magnetic fields, key in explaining how it is able to launch energetic jets from its core. Since releasing […] petapixel.com »
Nikon’s Sendai factory. It’s been a rough few years for Nikon, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Or, so we’re being led to believe based on an interview Nikon’s CFO Muneaki Tokunari gave to Nikkei, wherein he says he expects Nikon to once again reach profitability by the end of its 2022 fiscal year. dpreview.com »
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Leica has quietly announced that it will be raising the prices across its entire product line by varying degrees, averaging around 2-5% on most items but getting as high as nearly 10% in the case of some of its cameras. petapixel.com »
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has published three new high-definition images of Mars taken by the Tianwen-1 probe that has been in orbit around the Red Planet for the last month. Two photos were captured in black and white and the third is in color captured by two different cameras. The color photo is […] petapixel.com »
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has published three new high-definition images of Mars taken by the Tianwen-1 probe that has been in orbit around the Red Planet for the last month. Two photos were captured in black and white and the third is in color captured by two different cameras. The color photo is […] petapixel.com »
Introduction $(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryStripV2({"galleryId":"5855925593","isMobile":false}) }) Product shots: Dan Bracaglia 89%Overall scoreJump to conclusion Late last year, Nikon announced the Z7 II, the second iteration of its (for now) range topping high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera. dpreview.com »
BCN+R, one of the largest databases of electronics sales in Japan, has published a trends report from 2020. While the whole industry struggled, it reveals Nikon specifically is in a rough market position. petapixel.com »
500px has announced Portfolios, which it describes as a simple, modern, and efficient way to build a website in a matter of minutes and included with the website’s Pro Membership plan. The offering here looks similar to popular photography portfolio hosting options from companies like Smugmug, PhotoShelter, Zenfolio, or even Squarespace. What makes it more […] petapixel.com »
Sony’s latest Alpha-series cameras have a unique feature integrated into the hot-shoe mount: a proprietary multi-interface that allows for digital signal passthrough of audio devices. The company today expanded product support for this interface with a new wireless microphone and lavalier microphone. petapixel.com »
Apple has confirmed it will be discontinuing its iMac Pro lineup. On Friday, March 5, Mac Rumors noticed Apple had added a ‘while supplies last’ notice to its iMac Pro product page and removed all optional upgrade options. dpreview.com »
New tripod company Gearing says that it has developed a modular design that offers a mix of outstanding materials, tremendous stability, and unprecedented modularity that, when combined, results in a device that “is the future of tripods. petapixel.com »
In August of 2020, concerns were raised about images in Magnum’s archives with relation to how they safeguard the identities and lives of vulnerable children. Magnum has published a public apology for its past failures and vows to do better. petapixel.com »
Earlier today, Sigma broadcasted a livestream wherein it gave updates on its mirrorless lens development efforts. The 30-minute detailed covered a number of topics regarding its ongoing efforts to develop more lenses for mirrorless camera systems, but one of the most interesting bits was a little tease of a forthcoming ‘DG DN Sports’ zoom lens at the 25:25 time mark. dpreview.com »
https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=aem1NcISVX4 Australian audio experts Rode has announced the Wireless Go II, its second-generation dual channel wireless microphone system. The new system consists of the same basic form factor as its Wireless Go predecessor, but adds the ability to record two sound sources at once, improved device compatibility and onboard storage. dpreview.com »
Popular Canadian photography publication Photo Life has announced that the March 2021 issue will be its last. In a letter to readers on its website, the Photo Life team says that while it has weathered many of the storms the industry has faced, the pandemic was one it could not overcome. Photo Life announced the […] petapixel.com »
Popular Canadian photography publication PhotoLife has announced that the March 2021 issue will be its last. In a letter to readers on its website, the PhotoLife team says that while it has weathered many of the storms the industry has faced, the pandemic was one it could not overcome. PhotoLife announced the unfortunate closure after […] petapixel.com »
Samsung is bringing several of the new capabilities that came with the Galaxy S21 Ultra and its One UI OS to its older phones, including the Galaxy S20, Note 20, Z Fold 2, and Z Flip devices. While not all the features in its latest One UI Android skin are coming, many camera features are. […] petapixel.com »
Hasselblad has started a new series on YouTube that aims to give viewers an inside, behind-the-scenes look at the company’s headquarters in Sweden. Its first episode centers around the design philosophy of its X-system of mirrorless cameras, and the thought process behind it. petapixel.com »
Nikon Japan has announced (machine-translated) it’s developed a 17. 84-megapixel 1”-type stacked CMOS image sensor that can capture high dynamic range video at up to 1,000 frames per second. dpreview.com »
Introduction A difficult 2020 that has blended into a difficult 2021 has made it harder for many of us to get outside and shoot, but that doesn't mean you have to neglect your photography. If you're like me, you probably still have years' worth of unscanned slides and negatives waiting to be tended to some rainy day, and a COVID lockdown gives you a golden opportunity. dpreview.com »
Sony National & Regional awards announces its winners from over 50 countries. The post Sony National & Regional Photography Awards Announces Its Winners And They’re Pretty Impressive first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
Photo: Marc Vanstraelen In many regards, the Voigtlander Bessaflex TM is the perfect fully mechanical film SLR (batteries are only needed for the meter): it's small and light, sports a bright viewfinder and is incredibly straightforward to shoot with. dpreview.com »
The Royal Photographic Society has digitized its archive and made issues of its magazine, the RPS Journal, free to read online. Visitors to the Society’s website will be able to read issues dating right back to the first magazine that was published on 3rd March 1853. dpreview.com »
Nikon has released third-quarter (Q3) financial results for its 2021 fiscal year (FY2021), revealing the harsh realities of a shrinking market further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As doom-and-gloom as the numbers may appear though, it seems Nikon’s Imaging Products Business has survived the worst of it and has set itself up for a sustainable future going forward. dpreview.com »
Canon's current collection of EF and RF lenses for both still and cinema cameras. Click to enlarge. Canon has announced it reached the ‘significant milestone’ of producing its 150-millionth interchangeable (EF and RF) lens in January 2021. dpreview.com »
A promotional image from Nikon showing off just some of its expansive lens lineup. According to a report (translated, partially walled behind a free account) from Nikkei Shimbun, Nikon is set cease operations at two of its Japanese interchangeable lens manufacturing factories next month, leaving just a single factory to produce lenses domestically. dpreview.com »
Nikon is set to cease operations at two of its Japanese factories in March. Those two factories are used to produce interchangeable lenses for its digital cameras, and the remaining domestic operations will be consolidated into its one remaining factory in Otawara City. petapixel.com »
Lomography has launched its Kickstarter for the Atoll Ultra-Wide 17mm f/2. 8 Art Lens for Nikon Z, Canon RF, Sony E, and Leica M-mount. The fully manual lens makes many lofty promises for its $550 asking price. petapixel.com »
It's usually impossible to keep all the people happy all the time, but that's exactly what Samsung is aiming to do with future cameras that will learn what we like and dislike. In a recent interview, the head of the company’s smartphone camera research and development (R&D) division said that, through understanding which filters uses go to most often and which pictures they delete and which they save, its future cameras could one day personalize themselves to suit individual users. dpreview.com »
Canon’s official crowdfunding page for the PowerShot PICK, its latest experimental camera, reveals more information on how the camera will operate. The campaign is already wildly successful, surpassing 5,900% of its goal at the time of publication. petapixel.com »
The last Leica Noctilux 50mm F1. 2 lens was produced 46 years ago. Now, nearly half-a-century later, the iconic lens has been reborn in the form of the Noctilux-M 50mm F1. 2 ASPH, a ‘new’ lens from Leica that pays homage to a classic. dpreview.com »
Sales of Canon's new R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras helped to mitigate further losses in a tumultuous 2020. Today, canon issued its financial report for its entire 2020 fiscal year (FY2020), which ran from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. dpreview.com »
Introduction Shown with accessory grip attached The role of the Fujifilm's X-E models has changed subtly since the X-E1 arrived as the second camera in the company's X-mount range of mirrorless interchangable lens cameras. dpreview.com »
Fujifilm has announced a new pancake prime lens for the X-System: the XF 27mm f/2. 8 R WR lens. With its main feature being its compact size, the lens still promises high image quality despite its compressed design. petapixel.com »
The SD card slot on an old MacBook Pro. When Apple introduced the Touch Bar into its popular MacBook Pro series, the response was mixed. I'm writing this article on the first MacBook Pro model to come standard with a Touch Bar, and I can honestly say I wouldn't miss it at all if it were gone. dpreview.com »
Leica has launched a Kevlar-trim 'Reporter' version of its M10-P camera , but at $8795/ $(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_8906473069","galleryId":"8906473069","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); The new Leica M10-P ‘Reporter’ features a deep green paint that looks to me like NATO Green, and is wrapped in Kevlar where the usual leatherette would be on an M body. dpreview.com »
In an update from its artificial intelligence team today, Facebook revealed that it has improved the automatic alternative text (AAT) technology it first introduced in 2016. With this system, Facebook is able to automatically add alternative text to images shared on its platform for users who are blind or visually impaired (BVI). dpreview.com »
Face recognition developer Paravision AI has been ordered to delete masses of user data it held and used illegally to create face recognition applications from the images stored on its former cloud storage service Ever. dpreview.com »
In the latest in the ongoing saga involving Magnum Photos, the company has made good on its promise to publish its previously-private Code of Conduct. In it, the company specifically bans the publication of images without the subject’s consent but does not mention specifically child protection. petapixel.com »
During its recent Unpacked event, Samsung revealed its new S21 flagship smartphones, including the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra. Though both the S21 and S21 Plus models retain essentially the same camera hardware found on the S20 and S20 Plus handsets, the S21 Ultra packs a 108MP 'pro sensor' and support for capturing 12-bit HDR images. dpreview.com »
TTartisan has announced a new special-edition version of its fully-manual 50mm F0. 95 Leica M mount lens to celebrate the Year of the Ox. The lens is optically identical to its more monochrome siblings, featuring eleven elements in eight groups including one double-sided aspherical element, one ultra-low dispersion element and five high-refractive elements. dpreview.com »
The success of Canon’s R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras have exceeded the company’s expectations and it has revised its 2020 fiscal year earnings over initial projections. The company logged net income of more than a quarter of a billion dollars in excess of its original estimations. petapixel.com »
As a showcase of its CE-SAT-1 Earth-imaging satellite, Canon is allowing anyone to take their own photos of Earth from space as part of a demonstration for CES. The Canon CE-SAT-1 is a microsatellite – roughly the size of a wine barrel – that the company launched into space in June of 2017 and is […] petapixel.com »
Sony originally announced Airpeak, its entry into drones, late last year. Today as part of its CES announcements, the company revealed a few more details: namely, what the drone looks like. Very little information was provided on how the drone would operate, with Sony instead focusing on showing what we can expect when it comes […] petapixel.com »
