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Samsung has just unveiled an interesting new gadget at their annual Samsung Developer Conference. Meet the Samsung 360 Round: a 3D VR camera.

The new device uses 17 total lenseseight horizontally positioned stereo pairs and one upwards pointing single lensto capture and livestream 4K 3D panoramic video at 30 frames per second. Each camera module features a 1/2.8 2MP sensor and F1.8 aperture. All of this is housed in a compact and rugged (IP65 water and dust resistance) uni-body that... more

We usually dig a bit further into the past for Throwback Thursday, but decided to make an exception for the Samsung NX1. Announced just three years ago, the NX1 is the camera that still leaves us wondering what might have been had Samsung decided to remain in the camera market. Alas, we'll never know.

On paper, the NX1 had... more

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The looks of a classic beauty in the body of a modern camera, the X-E3 is Fujifilm's latest rangefinder ILC and also a lot of fun to shoot with. Sporting the brand... more

Episode 221 of thePetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Disclaimer: I'm an avid Lightroom user who uses a NAS with 12 TB of local storage. Yet I agree with Adobe's decisions. Am I crazy? Read on...

It's an inevitable truth that Adobe, like any other company, can't please everyone. Today's news of a new, all-cloud Lightroom CC has definitely ruffled some feathers among loyal users. But it might just be time to embrace the future consider some important points here:

  • The current version of Lightroom is not going away. It's... more

In all the fanfare of the launch of its more cloud integrated, edit-anywhere Lightroom CC software, Adobe has made a lot of noise about ease-of-use and faster speeds, but it also quietly made reference to the death of the standalone desktop version, Lightroom 6.

With it, it feels like Adobe is turning its back on a certain type of enthusiast... more

The use of slit-scan photography is actually quite old. It is often called line-scan, photo finish, or streak photography. Slit-scan photography has a rich and colorful history rooted in chemical analog photography. This technique is often used to visualize high-speed events such as missiles and bullets, although it is probably best known as photo finish photography used to determine the outcome of races.

In the past, slit-scan photographic systems used a sheet of film that was... more

As far as I am aware, Yongnuos latest entry in its ultra-cheap prime lens lineup is the first F-mount 40mm pancake lens that features autofocus. I was excited to hear the announcement back in September as Ive always been jealous of Canon users and their 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens with its ridiculously slim profile.

The closest we have for Nikons F-mount is... more

An urbex photographer was killed after he fell from the 20th floor of a luxury hotel in Chicago.

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Pholio is a new device that’s aiming to take on Google Photos with a hard drive for your photos that’s searchable by using keywords. The difference here is that Pholio keeps your data secure, and searchable... more

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