The anonymous street artist known as Banksy just pulled off one of the greatest pranks ever seen in the art world: one of his paintings was sold for nearly $1.4 million at a Sothebys auction in London last night, and immediately after being sold, the painting self-destructed.
The 2006 spray-painted canvas painting titled “Girl With a Balloon” had a final price of 1,042,000 ($1,367,471) with the buyer’s premium.
If youre a film enthusiast, you probably love watching Kodak make a comeback. When Kodak filed for bankruptcy back in 2012, it seemed like the end of an era. Luckily it wasnt so.
Chris and Jordan have been shooting the EOS R for some time now, starting with the launch in Hawaii. Find out what they think of its still photo capabilities and its unique controls, and tune in for probably the first-ever video performance analysis from a swimming pool.
Tamron has issued a warning to its customers that some of the company's Nikon F-mount lenses do not work with the new Nikon Z7 and FTZ adapter. Saying only that 'issues' have been discovered, Tamron promises that it is investigating, and will provide further compatibility updates once a solution has been found.
Meanwhile, Sigma has confirmed to DPReview that its Nikon F-mount lenses should work without limitation on the new Z7 and Z6 using Nikon's FTZ adapter.
Following approval by the House earlier this year, the United States Senate has passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, which was delivered to the White House on October 3, 2018. Under this bill, which grants the FAA federal funding through 2023, law enforcement officials are given the authority to shoot down and/or confiscate private drones if they're deemed a credible threat.
A study newly published by the US National Library of Medicine NIH sheds light on deaths that occurred while taking selfies. The team behind the study found a total of 259 selfie-related fatalities had occurred between October 2011 and November 2017 from a total of 137 incidents around the globe. Risky behavior is cited as the primary cause of these tragedies.
The researchers conducted their study "to assess the epidemiology of selfie-related deaths across the globe," according to the... more
Sigma and Tamron are both popular manufactures of third-party lenses that are used by Nikon DSLR shooters. But customers of the two brands may have different experiences migrating their lens collections over to Nikon’s new Z Series mirrorless ecosystem.
Sigma lens owners shouldn’t have any issues with the switch. The company... more
A Berlin-based startup called ExperimentalOptics has unveiled a 35mm f/2.7 pancake lens for full frame cameras, which it calls “the smallest lens in the world.”
The lens is just 0.276 inches (7mm) in thickness and weighs just 1.4 oz (40g), making it an ultra small and portable lens for taking everywhere. But despite its size, the lens is purported to be “razor sharp.”
“This is not just an engineering achievement, it is truly the perfect... more
The Exposure Triangle; youve heard of it, Im sure. Its fabled in story and song and celebrated by photo instructors everywhere. We can even buy t-shirts commemorating the concept! There have been countless articles written about the exposure triangle (try a Web search and see for yourself), all with the intent of helping newcomers to photography figure out how exposure works in their cameras.
Some of these articles are obscure and pedantic and, as my friend Shaw would put it,... more
