The Daily PetaPixel for 06/01/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by FilterPixel [Ep. 368: Canon Introduces the EOS R7 and R10 – and more]( By Sharky James on Jun 01, 2022 12:33 am  Episode 368 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Jon Erlien [[Read More]( [Wildlife Photographer Runs Everest Marathon in a 33-Pound Tiger Suit]( By Matt Growcoot on May 31, 2022 04:27 pm [tigercostume]( A British wildlife photographer completed the Everest marathon while wearing a tiger suit in order to raise over £100,000 ($126,198) to help protect the endangered predators. [[Read More]( [Best Star Tracker for Astrophotography in 2022]( By Daniel J. Stein on May 31, 2022 04:25 pm So, you have decided you want to take your astrophotography to the next level… maybe you want to capture more detail in the Milky Way core, or perhaps dabble with deep space objects like Andromeda or Orion or maybe you came from my all-in-one astrophotography tutorial. Whatever it is, you know you are looking at buying a star tracker. [[Read More]( [Apple Designs a Way to Hide a Camera in the Apple Watch’s Crown]( By David Crewe on May 31, 2022 04:09 pm [Apple Patents Putting A Camera In The Apple Watch's Crown]( Apple has designed a way to hide a camera inside the digital crown of an Apple Watch which would presumably allow users to stealthily take photos directly with the popular smartwatch. [[Read More]( [Sony is Restarting Production of the a6400 Mirrorless Camera]( By James DeRuvo on May 31, 2022 03:51 pm [Sony a6400]( Sony has announced that the production of the a6400 mirrorless camera has restarted. As a result of the worldwide computer chip shortage, the APS-C mirrorless camera was temporarily discontinued last December. [[Read More]( [ATOLL is a Camera Angle Adjustment Tool for Landscape Photographers]( By David Crewe on May 31, 2022 03:30 pm [Silence Corner Atoll]( Landscape photographers often come against the frustration of needing to change the angle of their camera when it is mounted on a tripod. Silence Corner believes it has created quick and easy solution to this problem with the ATOLL. [[Read More]( [Ukrainian Family’s Stolen Camera Found with Photos of Russian Soldiers]( By Jaron Schneider on May 31, 2022 03:04 pm Ukrainian soldiers recently found a digital camera in a destroyed Russian armored vehicle. Apparently looted from a Ukrainian family, the camera's memory card contained both photos by the family as well as casual snapshots revealing the lives of Russian soldiers as they invade Ukraine. [[Read More]( [ORWO Unveils WOLFEN NC500, its First New Color Film in Decades]( By Matt Growcoot on May 31, 2022 02:47 pm [WOLFEN500]( Film company ORWO has announced a brand new film called WOLFEN NC500 which it says is the first new color film it has created in decades. [[Read More]( [The New Laowa 24mm 2x PeriProbe Lens Has a Rotating Front Optic]( By James DeRuvo on May 31, 2022 01:53 pm [PeriProbe lens]( Venus Optics has unveiled a new unique macro lens: the Laowa 24mm T14 2x PeriProbe. It has many of the same features as the previous Laowa probe lens but with a twist -- a 90-degree rotating periscope tip at the end. [[Read More]( [Smartphone Cameras Will Be Superior to SLRs by 2024, Says Sony CEO]( By Jaron Schneider on May 31, 2022 01:22 pm [Sony CEO Terushi Shimizu]( The CEO of Sony's Semiconductor division claims that smartphone cameras will exceed the quality of single-lens reflex cameras within the next few years, specifically by 2024. [[Read More]( [7 Types of Lighting in Portrait Photography]( By Illya Ovchar on May 31, 2022 01:06 pm Portrait photographers use a myriad of different lights and lighting styles to achieve the results they desire. I’ve seen great portraits done with 10 lights, and even greater portraits done with a single light. The best photographers can do both and play around with lights like tools in their toolbox to create something unique. [[Read More]( [Wildlife Photographers Call on Queen’s Guard to Stop Using Bearskins]( By Matt Growcoot on May 31, 2022 12:41 pm [queensguard]( Ten wildlife photographers have signed a letter calling on the Ministry of Defence to stop using the fur of black bears for the Queen's Guard's famous caps. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures the Strength of Ukrainians in the Face of Suffering]( By Michael Zhang on May 31, 2022 12:24 pm After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, American photographer Gavin Doran visited the country to document the human stories of individuals impacted by the war. [[Read More]( [Watch NASA’s Mars Helicopter Set Another Flight Record]( By Jaron Schneider on May 31, 2022 12:23 pm [Mars Ingenuity Helicopter]( NASA's Mars helicopter drone Ingenuity has set a new record as it flew farther and faster than ever before and was captured by the aircraft's navigation camera. [[Read More]( [Leica and Panasonic Form ‘L Squared’ Partnership to Make Camera Gear]( By Jaron Schneider on May 31, 2022 11:25 am [L Squared Technology]( Panasonic and Leica have announced a new agreement for a comprehensive business alliance and work even more closely together to develop new technologies under the name L2 Technology (L squared Technology). [[Read More]( [Shutterstock Acquires Splash Celebrity News Agency]( By Matt Growcoot on May 31, 2022 11:00 am [Shutterstock and Splash]( Shutterstock has today announced the acquisition of Splash News, with 27 million videos and images being added to the photo library's archive. [[Read More]( [Fujifilm Updates its Lens Roadmap to Include Three New Primes]( By Jaron Schneider on May 31, 2022 10:41 am Fujifilm has updated its lens roadmap to include three new lenses -- a large-diameter mid-telephoto prime lens, a standard macro lens, and an ultra-wide-angle prime lens -- bringing brings the company's total count of produced and planned optics to 42. [[Read More]( [Fujifilm Unveils XF 18-120mm f/4 and 150-600mm f/5.6-8 Lenses]( By Jaron Schneider on May 31, 2022 10:24 am [Fujifilm Lenses]( Fujifilm has announced a pair of new zoom lenses, the XF 18-120mm f/4 LM PZ WR, the first X-Series broadcast/video/photo lens, and the XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM OIS WR, a lightweight telephoto zoom. [[Read More]( [Fujifilm Launches the X-H2S: 26.16MP, 40 FPS Burst Photos, 6.2K Video]( By Jaron Schneider on May 31, 2022 09:59 am [Fujifilm X-H2S]( Fujifilm has announced the company's new flagship X Series mirrorless camera, the X-H2S which features a new 26.16-megapixel APS-C stacked, backside illuminated sensor, a greatly improved autofocus system, and up to 6.2K video recording in 10-bit 4:2:2. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Will Canon Scrap the EOS M Mirrorless Lineup and EF-M Mount?]( [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](.