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iPhone Video Camera App Kino Adds Apple Log 2 Support Kino, an iPhone video camera app created by Lux, the same people who make the iPhone photo camera app Halide, received a massive update today that adds Apple Log 2 support. [Read More]
05.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CPW Unveils 2026 Winner of its $10,000 Saltzman Prize The Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) has announced that Sridhar Balasubramaniyam is the recipient of the 2026 Saltzman Prize for Emerging Photographer, which includes a $10,000 award. [Read More]
05.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nothing Phone 4a Pro Goes Metal but Keeps its Transparent Camera Module Nothing is known for its mostly transparent, ultra-stylish smartphones. However, the company's latest offering, the Nothing Phone 4a Pro, ditches the translucent case everywhere except the large, flashy camera module. [Read More]
05.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I Tried to Shoot a Soccer Game on Film with Manual Focus When I was sent a new 35mm film to try out called Harman Switch Azure, my brain went: 'It's a blue film, so I'm going to shoot my local soccer team, whose nickname is Blues.' Makes perfect sense? Maybe not. [Read More]
05.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Llano’s New Fast Charging Case Powers Three Action Camera Batteries Llano has introduced the AC3 30W Fast Charging Case, a compact battery charger designed for action camera users who need to manage multiple batteries quickly while traveling or shooting on location. The portable charging case can power up to three batteries simultaneously and supports a range of popular action cameras from several major brands. [Read More]
05.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vote for Your Favorite Fujifilm Dream Lens Ideas Fujifilm hosted its promised "Focus on Glass: Untold Stories" event this morning, sharing new details on its existing X Mount lenses and offering a peek behind the curtain at the lens concepts the company would like to consider. Photographers can vote for their favorite lens ideas right now. [Read More]
05.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Photographer Drives 1,000 Miles to Death Valley for Spectacular Superbloom A wildflower superbloom has swept Death Valley for the first time in 10 years and photographer Elliot McGucken made the long drive from Yellowstone to California to see the rare phenomenon. [Read More]
05.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Review: The Photographic Lines Are Even Blurrier A wet and rainy San Francisco was the venue for this year’s Galaxy Unpacked launch event and the testing ground for shooting the new Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. The Ultra model is priced at $1,299, which is the same as last year’s model. I’m going into this review with the usual intention of testing this phone more as a camera and seeing how it stacks up as a creative tool. [Read More]
05.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Disturbing Report Says Workers are Watching Private Footage Taken on Meta Smart Glasses An investigation has alleged that footage taken on Meta's AI smart glasses is being watched by tech workers, including intimate moments. [Read More]
05.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Harman Launches Azure: A Kaleidoscopic Film That Switches the Colors Around Harman has announced a funky new film called Switch Azure where the colors swap around -- rendering blues as oranges, yellows as blue, and reds as purple. [Read More]
05.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple’s New $3,299 Studio Display XDR Comes With Some Caveats Apple's new 27-inch Studio Display XDR looks like a great option for photographers and video editors requiring accurate colors and high peak brightness. However, as eagle-eyed prospective customers are discovering, there are some caveats to consider when it comes to compatibility. [Read More]
04.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hubble and Euclid Team Up for Sharpest Ever Photos of Cat’s Eye Nebula The European Space Agency's (ESA) remarkable and relatively new Euclid space telescope teamed up with NASA and ESA's venerable Hubble Space Telescope (Hubble) to capture beautiful photos of the Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543. [Read More]
04.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lomography’s Newest 35mm Film Camera Is Just $28 Lomography has released a new Simple Use Reloadable Film Camera that comes pre-loaded with LomoChrome Classicolor film, an ISO 200 color film Lomography launched last October. [Read More]
04.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nikon Z-Mount Drama Heats Up as Sirui and Meike Lenses Vanish In January, news broke that Nikon had filed a lawsuit against Viltrox in China concerning patents related to Nikon Z-mount technology. A couple of weeks later, Viltrox said that despite the lawsuit, it was not adjusting its lens development roadmap. New reports this week claim that lens makers Sirui (China) and Meike (Hong Kong) have both stopped Nikon Z lenses, which is quite the coincidence given the ongoing legal situation with Viltrox. [Read More]
04.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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vivo Debuts Revamped X300 Ultra Video Camera System at MWC 2026 vivo is taking mobile videography to new lengths in a very literal sense with the X300 Ultra, putting a professional cinema camera into your pocket. This means filmmakers and content creators can now capture professional-grade footage anytime, anywhere, without compromising on quality or creative control. [Read More]
04.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Honor Put a Robotic Camera Gimbal in a Smartphone What happens when you put a small robot into a smartphone and let it control the camera? Honor’s Robot Phone is essentially built on that premise as an Android phone with a built-in gimbal. And the company says it will become a finished product coming to market at some point in 2026, starting in China first. [Read More]
04.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple’s New $599 MacBook Neo Runs on an iPhone 16 Pro Chip Apple has announced a brand-new, low-cost laptop, the MacBook Neo. Starting at $599, it is Apple's most aggressively priced MacBook ever, and it sports an Apple A18 Pro chip, like the one the company used in its iPhone 16 Pro smartphones. [Read More]
04.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GoPro’s New GP3 Processor Promises Better Low-Light Performance GoPro has revealed its new GP3 processor, which the company says will deliver twice the pixel-processing power of the previous generation. [Read More]
04.03.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Photographer Has $12K Worth of Camera Gear Stolen From Manhattan Bar A photographer who had over $12,000 worth of camera gear stolen from a bar in New York is going public with his story in the hope of getting it back. [Read More]
04.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear AI Image Copyright Case The United States Supreme Court has ended the long saga over whether an AI can be registered as the author of an artwork after it declined to take up the case brought by computer scientist Dr. Stephen Thaler. [Read More]
04.03.2026 09:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why the Biggest NCAA Basketball Game of the Year Was Barely Photographed In October, the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) warned photographers against rights-grabbing credentialing agreements after The Gazelle Group, a major firm known for its sports coverage, offered credentials for sporting events in exchange for irrevocable, free use of photos taken by credentialed photographers. This pay-to-play arrangement understandably irritated photographers and wire services, and the fallout has persisted. [Read More]
03.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canon Loaned Out 3,000 Cameras and Lenses During the Winter Olympics Thousands of professional sports photographers descended on northern Italy last month for the Winter Olympics, coming away with many incredible photos captured using a wide range of equipment from all the major brands, including Canon. [Read More]
03.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Washington Post Wins Major Photojournalism Awards With Talent it Laid Off In late February, award-winning photojournalist Matt McClain of The Washington Post was recognized by the annual Best of Photojournalism contest sponsored by National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). Earlier that month, McClain and 300+ Post journalists were laid off as the publication restructured. [Read More]
03.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shure MVX2U Gen 2 Caters to Creators With XLR Mics Shure has introduced the MVX2U Gen 2 Digital Audio Interface, a compact, single-channel XLR-to-USB solution designed to simplify professional audio recording across desktop and mobile devices. [Read More]
03.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tecno’s Modular Magnetic Concept Tries Resurrecting a Dead Idea When it comes to Tecno’s Modular Magnetic Interconnection Technology, the company describes it as a β€œphone that grows on demand”. A magnetic-based system that allows users to stack components -- including various cameras -- onto the back of the phone makes it highly adaptable. At least in theory. [Read More]
03.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple’s All-New 27-Inch Studio Display XDR Has 2,000-nit HDR and a 120Hz Refresh Rate Apple has announced a new Studio Display and an all-new Studio Display XDR, both 27-inch 5K monitors. The former is an update to the Studio Display launched in 2022, while the Studio Display XDR replaces the outgoing 32-inch 6K Pro Display XDR from 2019. [Read More]
03.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple’s New MacBook Pro With M5 Pro and M5 Max Are Supercharged for Creative Pros Apple has unveiled faster, more powerful MacBook Pro laptops with the all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. Apple calls its new MacBook Pro "the world's best pro laptop." [Read More]
03.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple’s New MacBook Air Comes Loaded With Powerful M5 Chip Apple has unveiled an upgraded version of its popular MacBook Air laptop that comes with the company's powerful M5 chips. [Read More]
03.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple Debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips for Demanding Pro Workflows Apple has announced the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, both built to power professional creative workflows. [Read More]
03.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Peak Design Travel Backpack 2-in-1 Review: Much Improved In 2018, I reviewed the Peak Design Travel Backpack for Imaging Resource and while that review has since disappeared from the Internet, I can still recall my feelings in extreme detail: I hated it. [Read More]
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