The Daily PetaPixel for 05/02/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Honor Magic 6 Pro Review: A Strong and Emerging Smartphone Contender]( By Ted Kritsonis on May 01, 2024 05:19 pm [Close-up of a smartphone's camera setup featuring multiple lenses and "100x" label, against a light grey background, with a "petapixel reviews" logo in the corner.]( The Honor Magic 6 Pro is a quality smartphone with a camera array built to make the case that it has the goods to be among the best. Honor is a spinoff of Huawei, which let the brand go in 2021 in a bid to evade U.S. sanctions. Since then, Honor has carved out its own purpose and identity, including a current attempt to go public with an IPO. [[Read More]( [Train Conductor Captures Terrifying Video of a Direct Tornado Strike]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on May 01, 2024 04:49 pm [A vast, dry cornfield under a stormy sky with dark, swirling clouds, suggesting an impending storm. A distant rural horizon is visible beneath the ominous clouds.]( A train conductor in Nebraska recorded a harrowing video from the middle of a tornado hit. [[Read More]( [BenQ’s New Monitor is Photo-Friendly and Under $500]( By Jeremy Gray on May 01, 2024 04:08 pm [Two views of a benq monitor displaying a vibrant aurora over snowy mountains on the screen, with the front and back perspectives showing the sleek design and adjustable stand.]( A good computer monitor is one of the most important aspects of a robust photo editing workflow. However, color-accurate, high-quality displays are often quite pricey, sometimes prohibitively so. BenQ aims to change that with its new SW242Q monitor. [[Read More]( [Celebrate a Year of Chris and Jordan by Watching Their Idaho Travel Show]( By Michael Bonocore on May 01, 2024 03:43 pm [Photographing Idaho]( Today marks the anniversary of Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake joining PetaPixel! Celebrate with us by watching their first (and so far, only) travel show as they drive, eat, and photograph their way across Idaho. [[Read More]( [Shanghai Launches Versatile Shenguang 400 Color Negative Film]( By Jeremy Gray on May 01, 2024 03:09 pm [Left: a film canister next to a small red soda can with cyrillic script. right: a light brown and white dog resting its head on a green surface, looking directly at the camera.]( It feels like only yesterday when there was a steady stream of news about film stocks being discontinued. Lately, however, there have been new film products hitting the scene, which is incredible news for analog photography enthusiasts. [[Read More]( [Delkin’s Next-Gen CFexpress Cards Try to Woo You With New Memory Tech]( By Jaron Schneider on May 01, 2024 02:49 pm [A person's hand inserting a delkin devices black cfexpress type b 650gb memory card into a digital camera, with the memory card's packaging shown on the right.]( Delkin Devices announced a new line of Black CFexpress Type B 4.0 memory cards that rely on a different type of flash memory that it says makes them just as fast as competitors but more reliable. [[Read More]( [Cosina is Bringing the Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 to Nikon Z-Mount]( By Jaron Schneider on May 01, 2024 02:10 pm [Black camera lens isolated on a dark background with visible focus scale and aperture settings.]( Cosina announced that it plans to release its Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens for Nikon Z-mount, and it will arrive on May 15. [[Read More]( [How to Build a Black-and-White Darkroom in Your Home Bathroom]( By Trevor Anderson on May 01, 2024 01:46 pm [Split image of two darkroom setups. left: a modern, tidy darkroom with labeled tubs for developing film. right: a dimly lit, red-illuminated traditional darkroom with trays and chemical bottles.]( Darkroom printing has long been an increasingly forgotten part of film photography. Even with many new photographers picking up film in recent years, a lot of them seem to ignore the practice of darkroom printing. [[Read More]( [Adobe Says AI is the ‘New Digital Camera’]( By Jeremy Gray on May 01, 2024 01:42 pm [Close-up of the adobe logo with a stylized "a" in orange above the word "adobe" in white, affixed to a textured dark gray wall.]( Generative AI is changing how people create and business is done, which has far-reaching impacts. Photography is no stranger to technological revolutions and has thus far always survived. However, the coming storm of AI feels different to many, including Adobe, a company that has been involved with digital imaging since its earliest days. [[Read More]( [Our Tips For Solo Creators Working With Larger Teams for the First Time]( By Jaron Schneider on May 01, 2024 12:51 pm [A diverse group of people on a photo shoot set, including a photographer capturing an image, an assistant holding notes, and others observing the process.]( Photographers or filmmakers who get their start working alone can very easily find it overwhelming when they are suddenly thrust into working with larger teams. So how can they prepare? The PetaPixel Podcast team digs into it. [[Read More]( [Nikon Announced a Gorgeous New Backpack, But There’s a Catch]( By Jaron Schneider on May 01, 2024 11:07 am [A nikon camera rests on two books beside a closed black backpack against a textured gray background. the setting is simple and stylish, emphasizing the camera and bag.]( Nikon announced a partnership with lifestyle brand Gaston Luga to produce what it bills as a stylish yet functional weather-resistant camera backpack, but it isn't available to buy. Not directly, anyway. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Photographer Arrested at Protests Has Felony Assault Charges Dropped]( [Wacom’s Movink 13 OLED Pen Display Is Made for Traveling Photographers]( [The Canon R100 is Down to $414, But You Still Shouldn’t Buy It]( [Private Spacecraft Snaps First Rendezvous Photo of Space Debris]( [Why I Shoot Medium Format Film]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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