This week was the CP+ show, where camera and lens manufacturers showed off their latest products and made some major announcements. The action actually started well before the show; in the days leading up to it, we saw two new cameras announced from Sigma and Panasonic, as well as a handful of lenses from Sigma, Zeiss and Sony.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 made its historic lunar landing this morning, March 2, at 3:34 AM EST. Firefly is only the second private company to achieve a soft lunar landing, and the Blue Ghost lander is carrying a payload of NASA scientific equipment as part of the CLPS and Artemis lunar mission programs.
When I heard about Sonys new FE 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G OSS, I was excited. As a wildlife photographer, the appeal of a lens with 800mm reach in a zoom format is undeniable.
Image credits: Female in Focus x Nikon vol. 5 / Florence Bass, Camilla Greenwell, Victoria Ruiz, Alice Poyzer, Margarita Galandina, Rebecca Dorothy, Asma Elbadawi, Eloise Genoud and Dale Rio
Editor's note: Image #5 (6th in the gallery) features nudity and may be considered NSFW... more
Welcome to the weekend, everyone! This week was CP+, which means a ton of news about cameras, lenses, and you guessed it accessories. There's a ton to get through, so let's get right to it.
The Leica I was unveiled 100 years ago today, on March 1, 1925. The Leica I, the first mass-produced 35mm Leica camera, is widely celebrated for its influence on photography.
friend of PetaPixel and photographer Tom Calton 3D-printed his own lens, and it is unlike anything photographers have seen before, probably with very good reason.
Lomography has announced a new product aimed at making home film development more approachable. The Lomo Daylight Developing Tank 35mm is "an all-in-one developing system" for developing 35mm film without needing a darkroom or changing bag.
Transferring film from the canister to the development reel is... more
