The Daily PetaPixel for 03/30/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by MPB.com Change gear and get paid within two days. Cash in on the photo and video kit you're not using. How much is it worth? MPB is the simplest and safest way to sell your used cameras and lenses. [Get a free instant quote now.]( [JCH Unveils the First Completely New Film Emulation in Nearly 20 Years]( By David Crewe on Mar 29, 2022 05:41 pm [JCH-Announces-400-ISO-FuguFilm-Slide-Film]( Japan Camera Hunter (JCH) has announced the development of FuguFilm 400, a 400 ISO positive film emulation set to arrive later in 2022. JCH claims it is the first completely new reversal film emulsion in nearly two decades. [[Read More]( [Camtraptions Launches Solar Panel for Camera Trap Speedlights]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 29, 2022 04:27 pm [Camptraptions Solar Powered Speelight]( Camtraptions has announced a solar panel that works in tandem with its speedlight for use in long-term, off-the-grid camera traps. The compact solar panel allows the flashes to be deployed for extended or even unlimited periods of time. [[Read More]( [Richard Gere is Selling His Photo Collection Worth $2 Million]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 29, 2022 03:35 pm [Photographs from the Richard Gere Collection]( A selection of photos from actor Richard Gere's personal collection is being offered at auction through Christie's and the value of the collection carries a low estimate of nearly $2 million. [[Read More]( [How to Fake Caustic Light (Like What’s on the Bottom of Swimming Pools)]( By Jake Hicks on Mar 29, 2022 02:39 pm For many years I’ve played with the idea of recreating various lighting looks that many of us may know and love from the natural world around us. [[Read More]( [Pinhole Pro Max is an Advanced 6-Aperture 18-36mm Pinhole Lens]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 29, 2022 02:13 pm [pinhole pro max]( Thingyfy has announced the Pinhole Pro Max, what it claims is the most advanced pinhole lens in the world thanks to its variable 18-36mm focal length and six apertures. [[Read More]( [Researchers Say LinkedIn is Overrun with Fake, AI-Generated Profiles]( By Anete Lusina on Mar 29, 2022 01:24 pm [Fake AI-generated profile photos]( Two Stanford researchers have found widespread use of fake Linkedin accounts created with artificial intelligence-generated (AI) profile photos. These profiles target real users in an attempt to increase interest in certain companies before passing the successful leads to a real salesperson. [[Read More]( [DJI Denies Aiding Russians as Major German Retailer Drops its Drones]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 29, 2022 01:07 pm [DJI Cine]( MediaMarkt, the largest electronics retailer in Germany, has removed drones made by DJI from its retail locations and its website amid allegations the Chinese company is leaking GPS data to the Russian military. DJI vehemently denies these reports. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Dazzling Aerial Photos of Solar Power Plants]( By Michael Zhang on Mar 29, 2022 12:36 pm Photographer Tom Hegen has captured a stunning series of aerial photos showing what sprawling solar power plants look like from a bird's-eye view. The project is titled The Solar Power Series. [[Read More]( [OM Digital OM-1 Review: The Best Micro Four Thirds Camera Ever Made]( By Matt Williams on Mar 29, 2022 12:16 pm [OM Digital OM System OM-1 Review]( I’ve been an Olympus and Micro Four Thirds user since I purchased a used E-M5 in 2016. I love Olympus, and like many others was sad to hear the news when the company’s photo division came to an end. There was a lot of speculation and anxiety over what JIP would do with the business, but the rebranding to OM Digital encouraged confidence. Since then, I have eagerly awaited the new company’s first camera. And now we have it: the OM System OM-1. [[Read More]( [Moment Launches MagSafe Camera Cage for iPhone Filmmakers]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 29, 2022 12:00 pm [Moment Mobile Filmmaker Cage - for MagSafe]( Moment is taking the advantages of MagSafe well beyond what Apple offers with the launch of an accessory cage for mobile filmmaking that uses a more powerful proprietary magnet array to keep an iPhone secure. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Oskar Barnack’s 1923 0-Series Leica May Fetch $3.2M at Auction]( [Photographer Called Out for Charging More to Shoot Plus-Sized Models]( [Samsung’s M8 4K Smart Display Blurs the Lines Between TV and Monitor]( [Photographer Captures the Decline of the Church in Italy]( [Why Digital Cameras Will All Die but Film Cameras Live On]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 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](.