When making PetaPixel’s documentary about Blair Bunting’s U2 photo shoot at the edge of space (which you should really watch now if you haven’t), one thing we decided not to focus on was the camera gear.
But we love talking about cameras and lenses, so Chris sat down with Blair the evening before his epic shoot to discuss the equipment he was bringing up in a U2 spy plane.
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"I had no idea what it would lead to," says Aaron Parke of Camerakote about the first time he attempted to customise his beloved Spotmatic with a new coat of paint. What started as a personal project to spruce up his camera has now turned into something that has gotten him a steady stream of clients. thephoblographer.com »
2022-02-10 08:00
Nikon has finally confirmed the age-old rumor that its going to make a full frame mirrorless camera. It's widely assumed Canon plans to do the same. But what are the things they need to get right? We're way beyond the point where the 'mirrorless or DSLR' question simply depends on whether size or autofocus is more important to you. dpreview.com »
2018-07-25 16:00
There is a whole range of feelings that happen with the delivery of bad news. In my case, like many others, knees lock, the heart speeds up and the hairs on my arms get a funny little tingle. My circumstances, however, were a little less expected. When my dad told my husband and me that […] petapixel.com »
2017-07-12 19:44
Episode 187 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: What the Duck comic strip creator, Aaron Johnson In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others […] petapixel.com »
2017-06-22 16:12
Before to move on to the next bunch of Sony rumors let’s recap what we have posted so far: Cameras: RX camera Back in March we reported about two cameras registered by Sony. One with the code “WW361847” (which turned out to be the A9) and one with the code “WW620081”. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-05-23 19:09
A new video by a tester in Japan shows the a9's Eye AF (in AF-C) tracking working remarkably well with a single subject, tracking the subject's eyes all the way to the edges of the frame. Here are three reasons we're very impressed, and a couple reasons why we're still left a bit ambivalent: What we like: The a9 continues to track the subject's eye when all it sees is his profile. dpreview.com »
2017-05-16 13:00
What does your camera look like? What does that style and appearance say about you as a person, as a photographer? It is not uncommon to care about what your camera looks like, though this aesthetic preference usually takes a back seat (as it should) to other more important issues with a camera, such as image quality, performance, etc. thephoblographer.com »
2017-04-04 16:02
Helicopters can't fly without using their rotor blades, so to see one gliding through the air with its rotor completely still is a somewhat surreal sight. boredpanda.com »
2017-03-06 16:52
Photographer John Kraus has brought rocket launch photography back into the mainstream. His photos regularly go viral online, and we’ve shared several of them here on PetaPixel as well. But these incredible shots come at a price, as he showed us yesterday. petapixel.com »
2016-12-09 20:31
Sony registered a new camera with the code “WW158299” at the Chinese Miit agency. What is it? We know the FS7II is going to be announced next week. But I am not sure that code is for the new E-mount camcorder. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-11-04 19:15
“What was your first camera?” The answer to that question can reveal a lot about a person. Did you start on digital or film? Was it an SLR, a point-and-shoot, maybe even a medium format camera? Was it your mom’s camera? In this fun video, 10 top industry photographers share what their first camera was. […] petapixel.com »
2016-11-04 19:10
We recently asked ten well-known photographers a simple question: "What was your first camera?" Some of the answers may surprise you. What was your first camera? Tell us in the comments! dpreview.com »
2016-11-04 14:00
This is what 20,000 miles of hard travel by thumb, foot, van, and train does to a camera. My name is Mike Quain, and I’m a photographer based in Arkansas. Beginning in 2014, I hitchhiked and train-hopped for two years working on my first photo project, called The Nikon Kidd, a photo essay focused on […] petapixel.com »
2016-11-01 18:15
Not even Leica is sure what the Leicina VC is. Is it a directors viewfinder? A call back to the Leicina Super 8 cameras of old? A gimbal? The answer seems to be (D) All of the above… sort of. Photokina is a great place to debut a strange or crazy concept—look no further than […] petapixel.com »
2016-10-05 00:09
Canon hasn’t given up on the EOS M series of mirrorless cameras. In fact, it seems they’re preparing to launch what might be considered the “next chapter” in the M-line: The EOS M5. petapixel.com »
2016-09-06 23:35
The United States’ U-2 spy plane first to the skies back in 1955 during the heyday of film photography. But even as cameras these days have largely shifted to digital, the U-2 continues to shoot its spy photos on film.