The Daily PetaPixel for 06/27/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Picflow BOOST YOUR WORKFLOW WITH PICFLOW Do you regularly send photos to clients? Streamline feedback and approvals with the next-generation gallery platform for modern photographers. [Try for Free]( [The Phase One XC is a $62,490 Fixed-Lens, Medium Format Travel Camera]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 27, 2023 06:59 am [Phase One XC Camera]( Phase One has announced the XC Camera, a new travel-friendly all-in-one medium-format system that is the company's most compact digitally integrated camera ever. [[Read More]( [Tamron Opens Up About 3rd-Party Lenses and the Transition to Mirrorless]( By David Etchells on Jun 26, 2023 03:50 pm While attending the CP+ 2023 show in Yokohama, Japan, back in February, I had the opportunity to meet with independent lens manufacturer Tamron. It had been a very long time since my last official contact with them, and a lot has changed over the intervening years. (The last time I attended a formal Tamron event was all the way back in 2015, when they introduced their excellent f/1.8 wide-angle primes.) [[Read More]( [A New Super-Sensitive Camera Could Revolutionize Art Conservation]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 26, 2023 03:38 pm [Art conservation]( A team of scientists has developed a new super-sensitive camera that uses a novel imaging technology and is poised to allow art conservationists to work with significantly more accuracy than before. [[Read More]( [AI Can’t Survive Without Photography]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 26, 2023 03:23 pm [An apocalyptic camera]( As photographers wait nervously for artificially intelligent (AI) robots to replace them, an inherent quirk of the technology may actually be what saves them. [[Read More]( [TTArtisan’s Updated Light Meter II Improves on the First-Gen Design]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 26, 2023 02:58 pm [TTArtisan Light Meter II]( TTArtisan has announced the Light Meter II, a second-generation attempt at its shoe-mount meter that improves on the original that was released in 2021. [[Read More]( [MLB Meets GTA: New Baseball Camera Angle Has People Thinking it’s a Video Game]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 26, 2023 02:32 pm [Baseball meets video game]( Over the weekend, Major League Baseball (MLB) tried out a new camera angle that caught the imagination of many viewers who compared it to a video game. [[Read More]( [Nikon Z8 Recalled: Some Cameras Won’t Accept Lenses]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 26, 2023 01:48 pm [Nikon Z8 Service Advisory]( The Nikon Z8 has proven very popular with photographers since its release last month, helping Nikon make a commercial impact that has thus far evaded the iconic camera company in its mirrorless era. However, some unlucky early adopters have experienced an issue preventing them from mounting a lens to the full-frame camera. [[Read More]( [Irix’s New Black Mist Filters Add an Atmospheric Glow Around Lights]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 26, 2023 01:27 pm [Irix Black Mist]( Irix has announced a new series of black mist filters that it says will lower the contrast and overall highlight intensity while also reducing the visibility of "skin defects" in portraits. [[Read More]( [Photographers Upset That Adobe Firefly AI is Competing Against Them]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 26, 2023 01:07 pm Photographers and creators have raised concerns over Adobe's Firefly accusing the software giant of setting up competition against them without being paid for it. [[Read More]( [Google Pixel Fold Review: For Those Who Really Want to Multitask]( By Chris Niccolls on Jun 26, 2023 12:59 pm [Google Pixel Fold Review]( Google has entered the foldable smartphone fray with its $1799 Pixel Fold, a smartphone design that very well could be the future. Blurring the line between smartphone and tablet, the Google Pixel Fold not only provides a much larger screen area for multitasking, but a unique change to how a modern smartphone is used. [[Read More]( [Camp Snap is a $40 Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera for Kids]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 26, 2023 12:53 pm [Camp Snap Camera]( Camp Snap is a new screen-free digital camera designed to help children "live in the moment" while still creating digital memories. [[Read More]( [The COOPH HelioFlex is Modular, Solar-Powered Photography Backpack]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 26, 2023 12:25 pm [COOPH HelioFlex Backpack]( COOPH, maker of photography-oriented merchandise, accessories, and the COOPH Magazine, has launched a new backpack on Kickstarter. [[Read More]( [Einstein’s Theories Questioned in Evaluation of Time Distortions in Space]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 26, 2023 11:54 am [Testing relativity]( Researchers from the Université de Genève (UNIGE) in Switzerland have developed a novel method for testing Euler's and Einstein's famous theories for the accelerating expansion of the universe and the nature of dark matter. [[Read More]( [The Mercury Stereo 12 is a Medium Format Stereoscopic Camera System]( By Jaron Schneider on Jun 26, 2023 11:41 am [The Mercury Stereo 12]( The Mercury Stereo 12 is a medium format stereoscopic camera designed to give professional photographers the ability to shoot high-quality 3D photos. [[Read More]( [Photographer’s $12K Lens Destroyed After Baseball Hits it at 104 MPH]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 26, 2023 10:37 am [Baseball hits camera lens]( A photographer at a baseball game had his Sony 400mm f/2.8 lens valued at $12,000 destroyed after a foul ball smashed into the glass. [[Read More]( Zipble is a Modular Backpack for Photographers and Everyday Use Zipble is a new modular backpack design available to back on Kickstarter. Designed by a photographer, Nekey, and adventurer, Dylan, the expandable Zipble bag promises "maximum efficiency" thanks to its swappable modules that change the design, shape, and capacity of the bag. 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