PMA 2001 was a pretty exciting show for new cameras. It saw the release of the Nikon D1X and D1H, the Fujifilm S1 Pro, Kodak mc3 camera/MP3 player (a camera so bad that I couldn't complete my review) and the impressive... more
Harvard researchers have made advancements in development of a flat lens known as a metalens for the first time, it can work with a continuous range of colors rather than one at a time.
Research has been ongoing at the University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, showing last summer that it was possible to create a lens 100,000x thinner than glass that could... more
Hands on with Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 and 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 'G2' zooms
Tamron announced two zoom lens updates at this year's WPPI show in Las Vegas - the full-frame SP 70-200mm F2.8 Di VC USD G2 and the APS-C format 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD. Technically, both are 'updates' to older products, but the improvements are fairly significant. This is the... more
Have you ever wanted to use your DSLR, mirrorless, or other high quality camera for live video streaming on platforms like Facebook Live, Skype, or Periscope? If so, youve probably discovered how challenging it can be to get some of these programs to work with something other than a webcam or smartphone camera. This week, Blackmagic Design announced what appears to be a great solution to this problem. The Blackmagic Web Presenter is a device that captures video from any camera and... more
How many times have you rolled your eyes at those “zoom… enhance… zoom in closer… I SAID ENHANCE!” scenes on television shows? Well, Google is attempting to unroll your eyes with a pair of neural networks that... more
Vincent Moschetti of One Year with Film Only has developed a fun little “tool” that will help film beginners find their perfect 35mm match. It’s called “... more
The world of iPhone lenses is heating up, and Moment doesn’t want to be left behind. The companyknown for its high quality smartphone lensesjust launched a Kickstarter to fund a new wide-angle lens, a slim mounting case, and a battery case that features a two-stage shutter button.
When Moment lenses first came out, getting them onto your... more
It seems intelligent enhancement of image detail is currently high on the agenda at Google. Recently the company brought its RAISR smart image upsampling to Android devices. Now, the Google Brain team has developed a system that uses neural networking to enhance detail in low-resolution images.
The system uses a two-step approach, with a conditioning network first... more
