The longest telephoto lens in Fujifilm's medium format lineup has arrived with the introduction of the company's GF 250mm F4 R LM OIS WR.
The lens has a 35mm equivalent of around 200mm, which can be further extended via the 1.4x teleconverter also announced today. The 250mm F4 has 16 elements,... more
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying on Capitol Hill this week regarding his company’s use of users’ personal data. Zuckerberg denied secretly listening to... more
MindShift Gear, the sister company of ThinkTank Photo, has released its all new Exposure messenger bag lineup. Like its backpacks, the MindShift Exposure lineup is made with outdoor photographers in mind, complete with water-repellent material and a rugged bottom.
The Exposure shoulder bags come in two versions: the... more
A small Shenzhen-based company called Cinematics International Company Ltd. recently caught the eye of No Film School at NAB 2018, and in a second you'll understand why. The company is showcasing a smartphone DOF lens adapter that enables full-size lenses to be used with an iPhone or Android handset.
Unfortunately, many key details about the adapterincluding a product's namearen't provided, but the... more
Just as vinyl records have made a comeback as of late, film photography has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. Film is Still Alive is a 10-minute miniature documentary that explores why film photographers these days are still in love with their medium despite the camera industry moving to digital.
The documentary was made by Canadian photographer... more
Here’s a light-painting photo shoot that Star Wars fans may appreciate: photographer Dominic Chiu visited the world’s largest salt flat and shot a series of photos showing a lightsaber duel under the... more
Want to mount a giant camera lens onto your smartphone? The Chinese company Cinematic International Company Limited has created a single universal adapter just for you. It lets you mount... more
Instagram has released version 39 of its iOS and Android mobile apps, and the update brings with it a background-blurring portrait mode similar to the "Portrait", "Depth" and "Bokeh" modes we have seen on most recent high-end smartphones... with one major twist.
While the baked-in bokeh modes on most smartphones use the slightly offset lenses of a dual... more
Satellite photos are generally shot straight down at the Earth and make the world look like flat, detailed maps. But shoot satellite photos at an angle, and suddenly they look like aerial photos captured from impossible heights with the world’s longest telephoto lens.
“Its like getting a view out the window of an airplane 450 kilometers [~280 miles] high,”... more
