Laowa is well known for its unique lenses, offering photographers tools that allow them to stretch their creativity. Now, the company has added another lens to its lineup, announcing the 8-15mm F2.8 full-frame fisheye zoom lens. The lens is manual focus only, but it offers a fast and constant F2.8... more
Venus Optics announced the Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 FF Zoom Fisheye lens, a one-of-a-kind lens that delivers a circular fisheye at 8mm and a rectangular fisheye effect at 15mm. There is also a video-oriented version, the Laowa 8-15mm T2.9 FF Zoom Fisheye Cine.
Omnar Lenses has announced the Omnar Bertele 5cm f/2 MC FLB. The 50mm f/2 prime lens is a modern recreation of the classic 5cm f/2 Jena lens created in 1934 by Dr. Ludwig Bertele. Omnar has spent the last five years researching, developing, designing, and engineering its latest lens.
It's Friday, so that means it's time to share some firmware updates. The past few weeks saw a few releases, bringing fixes and new features to Nikon, Fujifilm and Sony cameras, along with four Sigma L-mount lenses. Nikon's updates offer the most significant changes, with newly added support for power zoom features on... more
Last week, PetaPixel spoke to the creative team behind the new immersive documentary, D-Day: The Camera Soldier, that explores the untold story of a D-Day combat cameraman through reconstructed old photos and footage and current-day interviews for Apple Vision Pro users. Today, Blackmagic Design detailed the miniaturized 3D rig it... more
When I first reviewed Leica LUX, I approached it with a blend of cautious optimism and healthy skepticism. Leicas decision to enter the mobile photography app space was bold, considering both the reverence surrounding the Leica name and the saturated, high-standard world of iPhone photography apps -- where names like Halide, Obscura, and... more
In the early 1970s, the United States was facing growing public concern over pollution, environmental degradation, and the future of the natural landscape. In response, the newly formed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a wide-ranging photographic initiative known as Documerica, aimed at capturing the state of the American... more
Microsoft has introduced a new AI video generation tool called Bing Video Creator, which uses OpenAIs Sora model to generate short videos from text prompts.
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is scheduled for Monday, June 9 at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT). Apple is expected to unveil its new operating systems for iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro, and Mac, alongside possible hardware announcements.
