The Daily PetaPixel for 05/04/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by OM SYSTEM EVERY JOURNEY IS WAITING TO BE TOLD Tell your story in stunning clarity and detail with the OM-5 camera from OM SYSTEM, packed with easy-to-use, yet advanced shooting features combined in an astoundingly light, compact design. [Learn More]( [The Camera Store in Canada Hit by Burglars: Over $30,000 of Gear Stolen]( By Jaron Schneider on May 03, 2023 05:53 pm [Camera Store Robbery]( The Camera Store (TCS), one of the most popular camera, lens, and photography equipment retailers in western Canada, suffered a break-in this morning, May 3, and over $30,000 worth of Sony, Nikon, and DJI equipment was stolen. [[Read More]( [Nikon Zfc Review: Lots of Style But Lacking in Substance]( By David Crewe on May 03, 2023 05:32 pm [Nikon Zfc Review]( The Nikon Zfc is a crop sensor mirrorless digital camera designed to replicate the classic Nikon FM2 Film camera, often considered one of the best 35mm film cameras of all time. While the system looks amazing and definitely brings a huge hit of nostalgia, does it live up to that legacy? [[Read More]( [Jennifer Lopez Directs Photographer on how Best to Shoot Her at Met Gala]( By Pesala Bandara on May 03, 2023 04:13 pm [JLO Giving Instructions to Photographers]( Jennifer Lopez directed a professional photographer on exactly how to shoot her at the Met Gala. [[Read More]( [Spinn is Back with a New Version of its Soft Yet Adhesive Gear Wrap]( By Jaron Schneider on May 03, 2023 03:47 pm [Spinn wrap]( The Spinn CW.01 is a self-adhesive protective soft wrap for camera equipment that is easily folded over all manner of equipment that needs to be kept safe during transport or storage. [[Read More]( [Google Photos is Testing Better Search That Supports Complex Queries]( By Jeremy Gray on May 03, 2023 03:09 pm [Google Photos]( Google is experimenting with ways to make Google Photos' search function significantly more powerful. [[Read More]( [Scientists Use AI to Read Mouse’s Brain and Reconstruct Movie Clip It’s Watching]( By Pesala Bandara on May 03, 2023 02:56 pm [mouse ai brain signals]( Scientists used artificial intelligence (AI) to decode a mouse's brain signals as it was watching a film and accurately reproduce the movie clip it was seeing. [[Read More]( [A Photographer’s Brutal Images of Small Pro-Wrestling Shows]( By Matt Growcoot on May 03, 2023 02:33 pm [Pro wrestling photography]( Photographer Michael Watson has spent the last decade traveling to small, independent wrestling shows capturing the brave men and women who put their bodies on the line night after night. [[Read More]( [Researchers Have Created an AI-Powered Mind Reader]( By Jeremy Gray on May 03, 2023 02:27 pm [AI-generated language decoding research]( Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have published a study that describes a brain-computer interface that can decode continuous language from non-invasive brain recordings. In other words, an interface that can decode someone's thoughts into a word sequence. [[Read More]( [Saramonic’s BlinkMe Wireless Mics Are Controlled With Touchscreens]( By Jaron Schneider on May 03, 2023 01:52 pm [Saramonic BlinkMe]( Saramonic has announced the BlinkMe dual-channel wireless microphone which it bills as a cutting-edge and revolutionary system that can not only deliver excellent sound but also "serves as a platform for expressing creators' unique personality." [[Read More]( [In Bid to Stay Relevant, BeReal Rolls Out New Photo Feed of Famous People]( By Pesala Bandara on May 03, 2023 01:19 pm [BeReal App]( BeReal has launched a new feed for photos exclusively of famous people in a bid to stay relevant. [[Read More]( [Sabrent’s Latest CFexpress Cards Improve Capacity and Performance]( By Jaron Schneider on May 03, 2023 01:14 pm [Sabrent CFexpress]( Sabrent has followed up on its first-generation CFexpress Type B cards with a new set that improves transfer speeds and also doubles the previous cards' highest capacity. [[Read More]( [White House to Host Tech Leaders to Discuss the Dangers of AI]( By Jeremy Gray on May 03, 2023 12:55 pm [White House meeting on artificial intelligence]( Vice President Kamala Harris and top government officials will meet with chief executives from Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic at the White House later this week to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) technology. [[Read More]( [Smartphone Camera Destroyed by Laser Beam During Concert]( By Matt Growcoot on May 03, 2023 12:45 pm A concert-goer had their smartphone camera broken by a laser beam that fired directly into the lens. [[Read More]( [Ice Spice Attends Met Gala with a $6,000 Camera Purse]( By Pesala Bandara on May 03, 2023 12:19 pm [Ice Spice with a Judith Leiber Couture camera bag]( Rapper Ice Spice caused a stir at the Met Gala on Monday when she arrived with an unlikely accessory on the red carpet -- a bejeweled clutch bag seemingly in the shape of an iconic vintage film camera. [[Read More]( [Eco Zonefix is a New Powered Earth-Friendly Rapid Fixer for Film and Paper]( By Jaron Schneider on May 03, 2023 12:04 pm [Eco Zonefix]( Zone Imaging has released a new film development fixer called Eco Zonefix that it claims is much safer than other products on the market and is, as the name suggests, eco-friendly. [[Read More]( [Historical Photo Page is Duped into Posting a Fake Image Made by AI]( By Matt Growcoot on May 03, 2023 08:29 am [AI image of rude boys in London]( A historical photo account fell "hook line and sinker" for an artificial intelligence (AI) image -- further underlining the dangers of generative AI. [[Read More]( [ProMaster’s Air Support Monopod Puts a Premium on Speedy Deployment]( ProMaster's Air Support Monopods are designed with a primary focus on speed and ease of use. Forgoing typical twist or clip locks, the system instead uses a single-button system that's way simpler. 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