The Daily PetaPixel for 10/10/2020

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Canon 2021 Lens Roadmap Leaked: 16 New RF Lenses On the Way]( By [DL Cade]( on Oct 09, 2020 02:23 pm Canon has already released a bunch of exciting glass for the full-frame mirrorless RF-mount, but the company is far from done. A leaked lens roadmap for 2021 indicates that Canon has as many as 16 new RF mount lenses in the works, including some of the most-anticipated additions like the 70-200mm f/4 and 50mm f/1.8. … [[visit site to read more]( [UK Passport Photo Checker Shows Bias Against Dark-Skinned Women]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Oct 09, 2020 02:02 pm According to [an investigation by the BBC]( women with darker skin are more than twice as likely to fail the automated United Kingdom passport rules than fair-skinned men when submitted online through the nation’s automated government checker. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photographing Every National Park in Victoria, Australia]( By Jason Freeman on Oct 09, 2020 01:42 pm As a weekend photographer and keen explorer of our natural spaces, I recently(ish) set myself a photo project of capturing every land-based national park in my home state of Victoria, located in the south-east corner of Australia. Visiting all 45 of them took two years of regular trips, outside work and other travels. … [[visit site to read more]( [Why is Adobe Called Adobe? The Story of Garage Startup to Empire]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Oct 09, 2020 01:27 pm [Watch the Video]( Have you ever wondered why Adobe is called Adobe? Or perhaps you are curious about how the company went from a garage startup to one of the most powerful software companies in the world. In this 17-minute video, [ColdFusion]( answers those questions and more. … [[visit site to read more]( [These Guys Strapped a RED Camera to a 100mph FPV Racing Drone]( By [DL Cade]( on Oct 09, 2020 01:01 pm [Watch the Video]( Filmmaker and YouTuber [Potato Jet]( recently teamed up with first person view (FPV) racing drone pilot [Paul Nurkkala]( to try something kind of crazy: they strapped Potato Jet’s RED cinema camera to a custom-built, high-speed octa-copter and took it for a spin… and a flip… and a few more maneuvers besides. … [[visit site to read more]( [Canon Partners with Artist to Make Lens-Inspired Drinking Glasses]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Oct 09, 2020 12:39 pm Canon has partnered with a Japanese craftswoman to [produce drinking glasses]( that are designed to look or feel like using the company’s lenses. There are three sets being produced: one modeled after the look of lenses, one after how light interacts with them, the other modeled after the sound of a shutter. … [[visit site to read more]( [Scientist Captures ‘The Fastest Front Flipping Insect’ in Super Slow Motion]( By [DL Cade]( on Oct 09, 2020 12:03 pm [Watch the Video]( Dr. Adrian Smith—a scientist who is perhaps best known for his educational videos [on YouTube]( released another fascinating super slow motion video highlighting a tiny little insect you’ve probably never heard of. They’re commonly called jumping plant lice, and they’re “the fastest front-flipping insect” on the planet. … [[visit site to read more]( [The History of Astronaut Photography: Using Cameras in Space]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Oct 09, 2020 11:30 am [Watch the Video]( If you ever wanted to get a quick history of cameras and their use by NASA, YouTuber [Scott Manly]( put together an excellent resource. In this 14-minute video, Manly explains the history of cameras used in the Space Program, what they were, and the changes manufacturers eventually made at NASA’s request. … [[visit site to read more]( [4 Things I’ve Learnt About Photography in 2020 (so far)]( By Anthony Epes on Oct 09, 2020 11:04 am What a strange year this has been, right? Yet, curiously, this has also been a year in which I have probably taken the greatest leaps in my photography for some time. Because when you are doing something new, or have been pushed into a new way of life, you can either freeze and panic… or you can use it as an opportunity to try new things. To innovate. … [[visit site to read more]( [Akaka Falls by Moonlight: How I Got the Shot]( By Harry Durgin on Oct 09, 2020 10:22 am Summer and Fall are wonderful for photographing the Milky Way here in Hawai’i. We have many locations with dark skies and breathtaking scenery too. In October, the brightest part of the Milky Way (galactic core) is near the horizon at sunset; by November it’ll be below the horizon when it gets dark. … [[visit site to read more]( [Nikon Will Add CFexpress Support to the D5, D850 and D500 Soon: Report]( By [DL Cade]( on Oct 09, 2020 09:49 am It’s been well over a year since Nikon revealed that the D5, D850, and D500 DSLRs would all be getting CFexpress memory card support “in the future,” but users are still waiting for Nikon to reveal exactly when that future will arrive. Fortunately, it seems that wait is almost over. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [These Five Mistakes Can Hold Back Your Photography Career]( [This Telescope/Camera Hybrid Can Make Anyone An Astrophotographer]( [How Hand-Painted Photographs Helped Introduce Japan to the World]( [New File Recovery Software Can Restore Deleted RAWs and Videos]( [This iOS Widget Puts NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day on Your Home Screen]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2020 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.