The Daily PetaPixel for 01/28/2021

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Man Loses HR Day Job, Becomes WaPo and NY Times Photographer]( By [Phil Mistry]( on Jan 27, 2021 02:43 pm At the beginning of 2020, [Cornell Watson’s]( full-time job was in human resources. At the end of the year, he was shooting for the New York Times and Washington Post and creating fine-art projects for which he has received a $20,000 grant award. … [[visit site to read more]( [Fujifilm Pokes Fun at ‘Leaked’ Cameras in Clever Commercial]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jan 27, 2021 02:18 pm [Watch the Video]( As part of its launch for [the GFX100S]( medium format camera, Fujifilm has published a commercial that pokes fun at the idea of “leaked” tech products. While it stops short of referencing rumor sites, it does play with an idea that has actually happened. … [[visit site to read more]( [Fixed Prime Lens Photography — Zoom by Cropping]( By Alan Adler on Jan 27, 2021 02:00 pm I haven’t lusted for a fixed prime camera because it’s so easy for me to mount a short prime lens on my ILC. But I am intrigued by the idea of walking around with a short prime on my camera, even though it is limiting compared to walking around with a zoom. … [[visit site to read more]( [Memento Mori: My Late Father and His Love for Photography]( By Shuya Ohno on Jan 27, 2021 12:32 pm My father Ohno Tsuneya (Oct 9, 1937 – Dec 23, 2017) was born into a peaceful small town in the hilly countryside of Saitama prefecture, a few hours by train from Tokyo. … [[visit site to read more]( [Canon to Release $38,400 ‘Mixed Reality’ Headset]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jan 27, 2021 12:11 pm [Watch the Video]( Canon is set to release the MREAL S1 headset in late February for 4 million yen (~$38,400) that can synthesize and display CG images and place them into the wearer’s real-life location to create a mixed/augmented reality experience. … [[visit site to read more]( [Twitter’s Birdwatch Will Let the Public Fact-Check Fake Photos]( By [Michael Zhang]( on Jan 27, 2021 11:43 am Twitter has [launched a new program called Birdwatch]( that puts the power to fight misinformation in the hands of the public. The goal is to have crowdsourced fact-checking that can help identify fake or misleading Tweet content, including photos. … [[visit site to read more]( [Regarding Photographs: On the Ethics of Photography I]( By Andrew Molitor on Jan 27, 2021 11:10 am In [the ongoing spirit]( of applying my new(?) model of thinking about photographs to old questions, let’s take a pass through “ethics” to see if anything interesting shows up. … [[visit site to read more]( [Fujifilm Unveils the Medium Format GFX100S: 102MP, 5-Axis IBIS, $6,000]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jan 27, 2021 09:00 am Fujifilm has announced [the GFX100S]( a camera that takes the “groundbreaking ideas” of the GFX100 and rethinks them with a focus on portability. The result is a compact, high-performance medium format camera that is similar in size to full-frame equivalents and weighs just 1.9 pounds. … [[visit site to read more]( [Fujifilm Reveals the X-E4: The Smallest-Ever X-Series Camera]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jan 27, 2021 09:00 am Fujifilm has announced [the X-E4]( a mirrorless 26.1-megapixel compact camera that the company is referring to as a “rangefinder-style” design. The new camera is highlighted by fast autofocus and the promise of high image quality despite the small and lightweight body. … [[visit site to read more]( [Fujifilm Announces the GF 80mm f/1.7: The Fastest Medium Format AF Lens]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jan 27, 2021 09:00 am Fujifilm has announced the [GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR lens]( which the company is claiming is the world’s first AF-capable f/1.7 interchangeable lens for medium format cameras. It is the fastest lens in the Fujifilm GFX lens lineup and the fastest autofocus lens ever made for medium format cameras. … [[visit site to read more]( [Fujifilm Announces XF 27mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jan 27, 2021 09:00 am Fujifilm has announced a new pancake prime lens for the X-System: [the XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR lens](. With its main feature being its compact size, the lens still promises high image quality despite its compressed design. … [[visit site to read more]( [Fujifilm Announces the ‘Versatile’ XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Zoom Lens]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Jan 27, 2021 09:00 am Fujifilm has announced the [XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens]( a relatively compact zoom lens for the X-system that covers a broad zoom range between 70mm and 300mm. While not particularly fast, it is a lens that is being positioned as “versatile.” … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [The International Space Station Beautifully Captures Earth’s Aurora]( [Finally, Properly Fast Shutter Sync Speed is a Thing Again]( [PetaPixel is Looking for a Part-Time Web Developer!]( [Skylum Has Updated Luminar AI with a More Simplified Edit Flow]( [The Sony Alpha 1 is the Most ‘Pro’ Camera of the Mirrorless Age]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2021 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](.