The Daily PetaPixel for 04/26/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by ProMaster [Introducing the Epoch Tripod by ProMaster]( The new Epoch tripod takes photography back to its image making roots. The Epoch combines classic looks and contemporary performance, with 3-section legs and a precision 4-way head. [Learn More]( [A Woman Lost $50,000 to a Deepfake Elon Musk in AI Romance Scam]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 26, 2024 06:11 am [Deep Fake Elon Musk is Scamming People on YouTube]( A woman was scammed of $50,000 by a deepfake Elon Musk who sent her AI-generated photos and told her he loved her over a deepfake video call. [[Read More]( [Study Says AI Can Predict a Person’s Political Views From a Selfie]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 26, 2024 04:37 am [vote-selfie-ai-political-views-photograph.jpg]( AI technology can predict a person's political views from a single photograph of them, according to a recent study. [[Read More]( [Photojournalist Gabriele Micalizzi Gets Up Close and Personal to War]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 25, 2024 04:48 pm [A split image showing contrasting scenes: on the left, a soldier firing a rocket launcher in a sandy desert; on the right, a bullet-riddled window displaying an elegant dress.]( Photojournalist Gabriele Micalizzi's first exhibition is now open in Milan, Italy, at the renowned 29 Arts in Progress gallery. [[Read More]( [Multi-Modal AI on Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Makes Wearable AI Less Dumb]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 25, 2024 04:12 pm [A man with a beard and glasses looking upwards, with a colorful, abstract mural in the background. he wears a brown jacket and carries a backpack strap over one shoulder.]( The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses II, which Chris Niccolls described as impressive but ultimately a "luxury solution in search of a problem" in his review for PetaPixel, look to have found a problem to solve thanks to some fancy new AI technology. [[Read More]( [Should We Just Use ‘DSLR’ to Describe Big Cameras, Mirror or Not?]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 25, 2024 03:57 pm [A sony alpha a9 mirrorless camera without a lens, displayed against a black background with the letters "dslr" in gray.]( This week, director Steven Soderbergh took part in an interview where he discussed the making of Presence, in which he revealed it was filmed on a Sony a9 III... which he gleefully referred to as a DSLR. [[Read More]( [7Artisans’ 50mm f/1.8 Prime Is an Affordable Choice for Nikon Z Cameras]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 25, 2024 02:59 pm [A split image showing two hands holding professional cameras. the left side features a camera with a large telephoto lens, and the right side shows a camera with a smaller lens, held by a person in a blue jacket.]( Alongside its new 27mm f/2.8 lens for APS-C E-mount cameras, 7Artisans has released its affordable 50mm f/1.8 prime lens for Nikon Z mount. [[Read More]( [Canon Hopes Nikon’s Purchase of RED Leads to Video Market ‘Revitalization’]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 25, 2024 02:11 pm [A red komodo 6k digital cinema camera with a black body and a large lens mount, displayed against a dark background. the camera features prominent branding and a compact design.]( While it would prefer that filmmakers remember the advantages of RF-mount, speaking exclusively to PetaPixel, Canon is looking on the bright side of Nikon's acquisition of RED Cinema, [[Read More]( [Annie Leibovitz is Selling Her 65-Acre California Farm Home for $8.99 Million]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 25, 2024 01:33 pm [annie-Leibovitz-sells-property-california-millions-ansel-adams.jpg]( Renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz is selling her 65-acre California farm estate just five years after she purchased the property. [[Read More]( [Adobe Reveals AI Upscaler That Can Improve Video Resolution By 8x]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 25, 2024 01:22 pm [Split image showing two swans on a lake; the left side is blurry with one swan mostly obscured, and the right side is clear with a close-up of a swan swimming gracefully.]( Adobe has previewed a new generative AI upscaler called VideoGigaGAN that is capable of upscaling low-resolution and blurry videos up to eight times. [[Read More]( [AI is Corrupting the Internet as We Know It]( By Shane Balkowitsch on Apr 25, 2024 01:22 pm [A digital artwork of a person wearing headphones, sitting at a desk with a laptop, against a vibrant pixelated cityscape at sunset. the scene conveys a futuristic, tech-inspired ambiance.]( The internet is being overrun by fake and bogus AI imagery and text. The question is, what are we going to do about it? The internet has always had a problem with misinformation, but that problem is being accelerated by AI and the deluge of fabricated lies and deceit. Is it not important that the truth is determined by how it matches up with reality? [[Read More]( [Viltrox Adds Compact 40mm f/2.5 AF Lens to its Full-Frame Nikon Z Lineup]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 25, 2024 01:20 pm [Close-up of a person's hand holding a camera lens over an open black bag, with a blurred green and white background.]( Viltrox announced a 40mm f/2.5 lens for full-frame Nikon Z-mount cameras that is super affordable, compact, and promises precise, accurate autofocus performance. [[Read More]( [7Artisans Launches $129 27mm f/2.8 Prime for Sony APS-C Cameras]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 25, 2024 12:37 pm [A black mirrorless sony camera with an artisans lens is positioned prominently against a subdued gray background. the lens and camera labels are clearly visible.]( 7Artisans has announced a 27mm f/2.8 STM autofocus lens for APS-C Sony E-mount cameras, like the a6400, a6700, and vlog-centric ZV-E10. 7Artisans only just recently began making autofocus-equipped lenses. [[Read More]( [Scientists Develop Technique For Recovering Old Daguerreotype Photos]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 25, 2024 12:01 pm [before-after-scientists-new-technique-recover-reveal-daguerreotype-photos-19th-century-200-year-old.jpg]( Researchers have developed a new technique for salvaging tarnished 19th-century daguerreotype photographs and revealing images that otherwise "seemed lost forever." [[Read More]( [Creepy AI-Generated Film Trailers ‘Shot on Super Panavision 70’ are Everywhere]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 25, 2024 11:53 am [Split screen image featuring a young man holding a lightsaber on the left and a man dressed as mario eating a hamburger on the right. both are depicted in vibrant, thematic settings.]( A bizarre AI video trend has seen scores of AI-generated trailers for movies and TV shows uploaded to YouTube and Instagram in a "Super Panavision 70" style. [[Read More]( [Fujifilm X100VI Review: Joy Masquerading as a Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 25, 2024 10:06 am [A smiling man holding a camera in front of him, focused on the lens, with "petapixel reviews" overlay text, in a garden setting.]( It is highly unlikely that you have not heard of the Fujifilm X100VI. Similarly, you've probably seen some polarizing discourse around it. For some reason, it's seemingly only appropriate to love this camera or dunk on it. There is no in between. [[Read More]( [Color Photography Competition Celebrates All the World’s Hues]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 25, 2024 09:18 am [Three contrasting images: a kingfisher with a fish on a book, neon-lit boats on a river at night, and a silhouette of a person playing basketball under a full moon.]( The winners of the reFocus Awards 2024 Color Photography Contest have been announced with over $4,000 in cash prizes being handed out. [[Read More]( [Japanese Photographer is Living Her Dream Capturing Orcas All Over the World]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 25, 2024 07:57 am [Split image with a close-up of a killer whale underwater on the left and a smiling woman with a camera on a boat on the right, with a coastal background.]( When Machi Yoshida visited an aquarium and saw orcas when she was a five-year-old child, the Japanese photographer instantly knew what she wanted to do with her life. 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