Largest Japanese store reports a revival in Sony RX100VII sales

Yodobashi, Japan’s largest retailer, has published its bestsellers for the first half of April: Fujifilm GFX100RF (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama) Fujifilm X100VI (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama) Canon PowerShot SX70 HS (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama) Sony VLOGCAM ZV-1 II Shooting Grip Kit (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama) OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama) Sony VLOGCAM… The post Largest Japanese store reports a revival in Sony RX100VII sales first appeared on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »

2025-5-3 13:18

Stunning Photos Show Construction of World’s Largest Telescope

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has shared spectacular progress photos of the world's largest telescope which is being constructed on the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-4-24 14:52

World’s Largest Camera is Ready to Take Its First 3,200-Megapixel Photos of the Universe

The groundbreaking 6,600-pound 3,200-megapixel Legacy Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) was installed this week at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. With the final optical component in position, the LSST team will perform final testing before capturing highly anticipated "First Look" photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-3-15 19:45

EssilorLuxottica, World’s Largest Eyewear Company, Buys 5.1% Stake in Nikon

EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest eyewear company, has purchased a 5.1% stake in Nikon and is treating it as a "long-term financial investment to support the company and its management." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-15 19:10

YouTubers Build World’s Largest iPhone With Working Camera

A pair of YouTubers have earned a Guinness World Record after they built the world's largest working replica of an iPhone with a fully-functioning camera. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-10 18:05

Photographer’s Mind-Boggling 360 Image of Observatory Where World’s Largest Camera Will Live

While this surreal image looks like a planet floating in space, it is actually a 360-degree image of an astronomical observatory. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-23 16:22

108-Gigapixel 3D Microscope Scan of Vermeer Masterpiece is Largest Ever

Hirox, a leading provider of 3D digital microscope technology, has painstakingly created the world's largest 3D scan, a super-detailed 108-gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer's iconic painting, "Girl with a Pearl Earring." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-22 22:30

Picture That Won ‘World’s Largest Photo Competition’ Was Staged

A photographer who won the “world’s largest photo competition” and took home the grand prize worth over $25,000 won it with a staged picture, PetaPixel has exclusively learned. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-25 19:12

Photo of Card-Playing Woman Wins ‘World’s Largest Photo Competition’

A photo of a card-playing owner of a traditional Indonesian cafe has won the CEWE Photo Award 2023. The organizers say it is the "world's largest photography competition." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-12 16:44

The World’s Largest Maker of Photo Backdrops Suffers Major Fire

Denny Manufacturing, "the world's largest manufacturer of photographic backgrounds and props," has suffered a significant fire at its facility in Prichard, Alabama. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-9-19 19:16

Leica Operates the ‘Largest Chain of Photo Galleries in the World’

Leica's CEO has revealed that the camera manufacturer owns the largest chain of photo galleries in the world.

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2023-9-19 17:12

Microsoft to Build Largest Image-Based AI Model to Detect Cancer

Microsoft is planning to build the largest image-based artificial intelligence (AI) model to fight cancer -- with up to four million digitized microscopy slides of different types of cancer being used in the groundbreaking project. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-9-12 19:40

Lucky Photographer Catches Largest Supernova in a Decade

The largest supernova seen in over a decade just exploded, and one lucky photographer managed to capture it in a before-and-after sequence of photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-5-25 18:53

Wildlife Photographer Finds ‘Croczilla,’ Largest Croc in the Florida Everglades

A wildlife photographer hunting for a famous crocodile named "Croczilla" in the Florida Everglades finally had her patience pay off when she stumbled across the gigantic creature at a pond. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-15 00:10

Zoner Photo Studio X Spring 2023 Update is its Largest Ever

Zoner Photo Studio X has announced a significant new update, adding key new features to the photo editing application for Windows. The highlights include native support for 1,200 more camera lenses, faster RAW processing, a redesigned RAW demosaicing algorithm, faster import and export, and support for multiple monitors. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-23 21:18

The World’s Largest Photo Returns Home to California

The world's largest photograph taken on the world's largest camera has returned home to California after being exhibited around the world. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-1 20:27

The Largest Sky Map Photo Ever Made Has Gotten Even Bigger

Now in its sixth year, the tenth data release from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys now covers half the sky and totals a petabyte of data combined from three separate telescopes. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-2-27 20:45

One of the World’s Largest Collections of Classic Apple Products is for Sale

One of the world's most comprehensive collections of Apple computers and products ever offered for auction will be available in March. Called "The Apples," the collection includes more than 500 products that span 45 years. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-2-25 22:50

The Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra Features the Largest Sensor Ever in a Webcam

Razer has announced the Kiyo Pro Ultra webcam, which it says uses the largest sensor on any webcam made to date and is positioned as "DSLR-level" in image quality. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-1-6 20:59

3,200 Megapixels: The World’s Largest Camera is Almost Complete

Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are nearly done with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Camera, the world's largest digital camera ever built for astronomy. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-5 19:57

Mosaic of 690 James Webb Photos is Largest Galaxy Survey Ever Made

A team of scientists has leveraged the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to produce a massive mosaic of space made up of 690 photos. The image covers an area of the sky about eight times as large as the telescope's first deep field image released on July 12. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-26 20:01

The 65-inch Looking Glass 8K Holographic Display is Largest Ever Created

Looking Glass Factory, the company behind software and hardware that creates and displays holograms, has announced the largest holographic display ever made: a massive 65-inch, 8K resolution panel. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-6-7 18:46

Take a Soothing 360-Degree Ride on the World’s Largest Model Railway

Miniatur Wunderland, the world's largest model railway, has published an hour-long, 360-degree video that takes viewers on a soothing ride through multiple miniaturized recreations of iconic global locations. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-4-6 22:09

The World’s Largest Digital Camera is Almost Ready to Shoot the Stars

The world’s largest digital camera with a resolution of 3. 2-gigapixels is being prepared for installation atop a Chilean mountain where it will scan the sky to help scientists gain knowledge about the Milky Way, dark matter, and other phenomena. petapixel.com »

2021-11-24 20:00

The Largest Camera Trap Wildlife Study is Now a Free Mobile Game

A massive ten-year-long biodiversity study that represents the largest camera trap effort ever has now been turned into a free mobile game called Unseen Empire. Oxford professor David Macdonald and his Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) undertook the study to research the impact of deforestation on the habitat of the clouded leopard — an endangered […] petapixel.com »

2021-7-28 16:56

This 120 Gigapixel Photo is the Largest of New York City Ever Taken

EarthCam recently unveiled the GigapixelCam X80, which is a robotic camera that can produce more than 80,000-megapixel panoramas. To prove it, the company used the X80 to make the highest resolution photo of New York ever captured: 120,000-megapixels. petapixel.com »

2021-4-29 21:31

CP+, Japan’s Largest Photo Trade Show, Will Be Online-Only in 2021

The organizers of CP+, Camera and Photo Imaging Show, have announced that the largest and most prominent trade show for photography in Japan will be going online-only in 2021. The tradeshow was set to take place February 24 through February 28 next year on-site at the Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall as well as online, […] petapixel.com »

2020-12-10 18:44

Scientists Take World’s First 3,200MP Photos with Sensor Made for World’s Largest Digital Camera

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have just captured the world’s first 3,200MP photos using an image sensor array that will become the heart of the world’s largest digital camera. petapixel.com »

2020-9-9 04:20

I Had An Opportunity To Visit The World’s Largest Hydrothermal Crater (16 Pics)

It has a diameter of 300 meters and the temperatures from the vapors reach boiling points while the colors of oxidation paint the landscape elaborately. boredpanda.com »

2020-8-15 21:02

World's Largest Photo Competition Now Open for Entries

The fourth CEWE Photo Award is now open for entries, with prizes worth a total of more than photographyblog.com »

2020-5-19 16:00

My 91 Images Of Emerging Order And Disorder Of The World’s Largest Cities

I'm a Canadian/Dutch photographer named Ryan Koopmans. Even though I'm well established and published across the world, I've never made a photography book. Until now, at least. boredpanda.com »

2019-12-13 22:27

Behind the Scenes: Visiting the World’s Largest Digital Camera and Optical Lens

A couple of weeks ago, we shared some photos of the world’s largest optical lens, which had just been shipped to the SLAC laboratory in Menlo Park, CA, where it would be joined with the world’s largest digital camera. petapixel.com »

2019-10-8 23:43

Photographer Turns Symphony Hall into the World’s Largest Darkroom

During this year’s STORY conference in Nashville, TN, photographer Blake Wylie did something really cool. He turned a massive symphony hall into what might be the world’s largest darkroom so that he could capture and develop a tintype portrait on-stage, in front of an audience of 1,400 people. The theme of this year’s conference was […] petapixel.com »

2019-10-1 21:02

This is the World’s Largest Optical Lens: It’s 5 Feet Wide and Took 5 Years to Make

When you’re building the world’s largest digital camera, to power one of the world’s most impressive telescopes, you’re going to need to manufacture one of the world’s most incredible lenses. petapixel.com »

2019-9-27 21:49

Kodak’s ‘World’s Largest Puzzle’ Has 51,300 Pieces and a $600 Price Tag

Do you love both doing puzzles and looking at beautiful photos? If so, Kodak is selling the ultimate product for you. It’s “The World’s Largest Puzzle” — a 51,300 piece monster that’s over 28 feet (8. petapixel.com »

2019-2-2 20:40

Canon U.S.A. Selected By City Of Arlington To Outfit Largest Esports Stadium In United States

MELVILLE, NY, January 23, 2019 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its state-of-the-art broadcast lenses will be capturing the Read more... canonrumors.com »

2019-1-24 20:37

A Brief History of B&H, The Largest Non-Chain Camera Store in the US

The camera superstore B&H Photo Video is the largest non-chain camera store in the United States and one of the (if not the) largest in the world. The store made this 1.5-minute video that tells the story of how the juggernaut of the industry came to be. B&H was born over 45 years ago, back […] petapixel.com »

2019-1-1 21:44

How to Use the World’s Largest Polaroid Camera

Back in its heyday, Polaroid made seven 20×24-inch instant cameras, and only six of them are known to exist today. Marco Christian Krenn of Analog Things recently paid a visit to the camera found at Supersense in Vienna. petapixel.com »

2018-11-14 23:09

This Was the World’s Largest Camera Back in 1900

Check out this monster of a camera. It was the world’s largest camera back in 1900, built for the specific purpose of shooting the largest photo in the world of the “handsomest train in the world. petapixel.com »

2018-9-7 17:42

Photos of a Starry Lightsaber Duel in the World’s Largest Salt Flat

Here’s a light-painting photo shoot that Star Wars fans may appreciate: photographer Dominic Chiu visited the world’s largest salt flat and shot a series of photos showing a lightsaber duel under the reflected starry night sky. petapixel.com »

2018-4-11 20:34

The World’s Largest SSD is Now 100TB

It seems the competition for the title of “world’s highest capacity SSD” is heating up. Just a month after Samsung announced an industry-leading 30TB SSD, the bar has just been raised over three times higher. petapixel.com »

2018-3-21 18:08

I Visited The Largest US Air Force Base In Europe

In Germany, Ramstein is the biggest US air force base outside United States. Inside this area, everything is Americain, food, architecture, shops, streets, cars, even churches and mosque for Muslim soldiers. boredpanda.com »

2018-1-12 13:40

This Rare Reflex-Nikkor 2000mm f/11 is the Largest Nikon Lens Ever Made

Something cool has once again emerged from the depths of ebay. A couple of rare Reflex-Nikkor 2000mm f/11 mirror lenses, which should be of interest to vintage photography gear collectors, have been listed by sellers from Japan and the Netherlands. thephoblographer.com »

2018-1-3 17:00

Silberra is Crowdfunding the Largest Film Photography Campaign So Far

This year has been incredibly exciting for film photographers, and the latest news is coming from a brand new company called Silberra. The new company is seeking out $115,000 on IndieGoGo to bring these new films to life. thephoblographer.com »

2017-10-27 16:46

10+ Finalists Of The World’s Largest Photography Competition

Today creative community EyeEm announced the top 100 images from its annual photography competition, which received over 590,000 submissions from more than 88,000 photographers in over 150 countries. boredpanda.com »

2017-8-1 21:27

10+ Finalists Of The World’s Largest Photography Competition From Eyeem Community

Today creative community EyeEm announced the top 100 images from its annual photography competition, which received over 590,000 submissions from more than 88,000 photographers in over 150 countries. boredpanda.com »

2017-7-29 21:27

One of Japan’s Largest Camera Stores Now Accepts Bitcoin at All Shops

Bic Camera, one of Japan’s largest camera and electronics retailers, will be accepting bitcoin as a payment option in all of its stores across the country. The Nikkei Asian Review reports that Bic Camera began accepting the cryptocurrency in Tokyo locations starting in April 2017 as a test, and is now expanding the payment method […] petapixel.com »

2017-7-13 20:10

Italian Nikon distributor sets world record for largest human camera

Nikon is keeping the 100th anniversary party going with a new one-of-a-kind feat: assembling the world's largest 'human camera'. Italian distributor Nital and Media Italia put on the event, and over a thousand volunteers answered the call to don black, grey, white and red t-shirts. dpreview.com »

2017-6-27 23:08

Photographing Hang Son Doong, the World’s Largest Cave

In 2009, I was involved in a near fatal car crash when an oncoming car made an unsafe left turn in front of my vehicle, nearly killing me. This life changing incident was a blessing. It forced me to slow down and really assess how I was living and experiencing my life. This near-death experience […] petapixel.com »

2017-6-26 17:59

Capturing the World’s Largest Ambrotypes with Actor Gary Oldman

Capturing beautiful stories. That’s what wet plate photographer Ian Ruhter set out to do for his 3-year project at Slab City. But some of the most meaningful moments actually transpired within 48 hours, when English actor Gary Oldman paid Ruhter and his crew a surprise visit. Ruhter has developed a way to make 46 x […] petapixel.com »

2017-1-12 21:10