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ISO 100, 1/400 sec at F4.5. Photo by Dan Bracaglia

The Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8E FL ED VR is the third version of Nikon's workhorse telezoom. Most of us on staff have spent a bit of time with the previous two versions, and the latest iteration features a new... more

Few cameras in the early days of consumer digital photography are as legendary as the Nikon Coolpix 950. This graphic pulled from the DPReview archives says it all:

In case you're wondering, the answer was 'yes'. It earned a 'Highly Recommended' award, with site founder Phil Askey calling it an 'important camera at an important time for digital photography.'

The thing about the Coolpix 950 that grabbed the most attention was, of course, its rotating lens (or was it the body... more

Episode 147 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Norway is an amazing place and this time-lapse by Morten Rustad definitely does the region justice. Morten says that he travelled some 20,000km, took some 200,000 images, filling 20 terabytes worth of hard drive space to put this film together. Sit back, turn off the lights, crank the sound and definitely enjoy this one in HD.

To find out more about the film and how Morten went about putting it together... more

You gotta start somewhere GlobalXplorer participants' first mission is to look for pits that signal looting.

If you've ever dreamed of becoming an archaeologist, you might want to take a look at GlobalXplorer: a browser-based app that trains ordinary citizens to analyze high-resolution satellite imagery for signs of looting and previously unknown sites. It's the brainchild of Dr. Sarah Parcak, a National Geographic Fellow and... more

Memory manufacturer Lexar has announced it will double the capacity of its 3500x CFast memory card this quarter taking the storage capability to a massive 512GB. The Lexar Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 card will offer write speeds of up to 445MB/s, but will cost an equally impressive $1699.99/1732.99. The company says that the card is designed to be used by movie makers, especially those using memory-intensive techniques such as super-high frame rates for slow motion footage and those... more

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Camera store Adorama has announced that it is to introduce a new line of monoblock studio heads that are designed to work directly with Canons RT radio TTL flash system. The company claims that the Orlit Rovelight RT 610 TTL Wireless Monolight, with its RT... more

My interest in photography began about three years ago when I picked up a digital camera and starting taking the same images that any photography noob would take: long exposures, landscapes, still lifes, sometimes street photography.

I shot everything that was interesting to me: a leaf, my cat, a globe, a tree, editing them, putting them on the Web, and waiting for the big likes (they never came). But the process didnt gave me any real satisfaction. My photos rarely had a story... more

Did you know you can transfer the image on a Polaroid instant print onto paper? It’s called an “emulsion lift,” and this video tutorial by photographer Matt Day... more

As a professional photo retoucher, I owe Adobe most of my life. Without them, I would honestly not be where I am today, being able to do what I love every single day! Over the years, it has also gone through a multitude of changes, and since my life is tied directly to Photoshop, I pay very close attention to them.

The Adobe subscription model has been one of those interesting changes. When it... more

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