Last spring, Ricoh launched a crowdfunding campaign in Japan for a Jet Black special edition K-3 Mark III. While originally only available in Japan, "limited quantities" of the camera can now be purchased in the United States.
Photography competitions garner hundreds of thousands of entries per year and give away about as much money to a small subset of winners. But when those competitions are judged by well-known photographers which is expected of any prestigious competition this industry is small enough that it is mathematically impossible to avoid the possibility of... more
NASA has paused the use of one of the modes on the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) due to what it describes as "increased friction" that occurs during its setup phase ahead of new observations.
One of the rare Zeiss Planar 0.7/50mm film lenses used by Stanley Kubrick for his legendary interior shots without artificial light is now exhibited in the Zeiss Museum. Image and caption: Zeiss
Canon has presented the EOS R10 as the little engine that could, a 24MP entry-level APS-C mirrorless weekend warrior for users seeking a step up in control over a smartphone. At a price under $1000... more
Tamron has announced that it is bringing the 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD to Fujifilm X-mount. The lens was originally made for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras in April of 2021.
A U.S. paparazzi is suing Australian television network, Channel 7 for defamation over an interview with Meghan Markle's estranged father, in which he claimed that the photographer conspired to set him up and sabotage the royal wedding.
