The Daily PetaPixel for 01/19/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by MPB [Get Paid for Your Camera Gear at MPB]( Discover a better way to access cameras and lenses. The average adult is sitting on $2,500 worth of unused tech—and the majority own at least one camera they’re not using. How much is yours worth? [Get an instant quote.]( [AstrHori 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x Is an Ultra-Macro Lens for Full-Frame Cameras]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 18, 2024 09:40 pm [AstrHori 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x macro lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras]( AstrHori announced an exciting new wide-angle macro lens, the 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens is available in E, X, RF, Z, and L mounts. [[Read More]( [Samsung Plans to Charge for Galaxy AI Features After Two Years]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 18, 2024 05:30 pm [Samsung charging for Galaxy AI in S24 smartphones]( While there is a lot of buzz for the new Samsung Galaxy S24 series of smartphones, including their most significant feature, Galaxy AI, some fine print concerning the potential cost of some of these AI functions has dropped some rain on Samsung's parade. [[Read More]( [Yongnuo’s AF 50mm f/1.8 Lens for APS-C Nikon Z Cameras Costs $120]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 18, 2024 03:55 pm [Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8 Z DA DSM lens]( Yongnuo has announced the YN 50mm f/1.8 Z DA DSM prime lens for APS-C Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. [[Read More]( [Despite the Rumors (and Jokes), Nikon is Not Announcing the Z6 III]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 18, 2024 03:34 pm [Nikon Z6 III rumors]( Is Nikon working on the Z6 III camera? Maybe. It would make sense. Is Nikon showing it off to photography "influencers," if that is not too grandiose a term, right now on the Spanish island of Lanzarote? Definitely not. [[Read More]( [Insta360 Brings Its Clever AI Warp Effects Feature to More Action Cams]( By Abby Ferguson on Jan 18, 2024 03:31 pm [A snapshot from a video is edited using the Insta360 AI Warp tool.]( Insta360 is keeping busy in the new year with plenty of announcements. Following the release of a new mount for skiing, the company has revealed that its powerful AI Warp feature will be available on even more products. [[Read More]( [Seagate’s new 30TB Hard Drive is the Largest Ever]( By Abby Ferguson on Jan 18, 2024 01:49 pm [Three angles of the Seagate Exos X Mozaic 3+ 30TB hard drive are placed against a white background.]( With its newly released hard disk drive, storage company Seagate has broken the record for the largest hard drive ever. The Exos X Mozaic 3+ offers a whopping 30TB of space. [[Read More]( [This is the Sharpest Black Hole Image Yet]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 18, 2024 01:16 pm [Event Horizon Telescope M87* using 2018 data]( In a research paper published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics, scientists have released the sharpest image ever of a black hole. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures New York at its ‘Worst and its Very Best’]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 18, 2024 12:57 pm [Phil Penman New York photography]( Wandering the empty streets of New York during the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic, photographer Phil Penman captured the city at one of its lowest ebbs. [[Read More]( [Las Vegas Criminalizes Stopping For Selfies on Pedestrian Bridges]( By Pesala Bandara on Jan 18, 2024 12:30 pm [Tourists banned from stopping to take selfies in Las Vegas pedestrian bridges]( A new law has banned tourists from stopping to take selfies on pedestrian bridges along the Las Vegas Strip -- or face being jailed. [[Read More]( [Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH: Shipping Now]( By Thypoch on Jan 18, 2024 12:22 pm Since its official debut in September 2023, the Thypoch Simera full-frame 28mm f/1.4 has sparked a heated discussion among vintage lens enthusiasts due to its rarely-seen combination of 28mm focal length and fast aperture f/1.4 in this market. Its sibling, Simera 35mm started shipping in late November 2023, the manufacturer has ramped up efforts to scale up the production of 28mm as well. Finally, the queue of back orders for Simera 28mm ushers in the shipping period. [[Read More]( [Webb Answers One of the Early Universe’s Biggest Questions]( By Jeremy Gray on Jan 18, 2024 12:06 pm [Webb helps scientists answer one of the most persistent questions about the nature of the early Universe.]( While the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered many beautiful images, its primary mission is to probe the early Universe and help humanity solve some of the most significant questions it faces. Webb has delivered on this promise by revealing, for the first time, what is in the local environment of galaxies in the very earliest days of the Universe. [[Read More]( [Photographer Encounters Enormous, ‘Alien’ Fish in the Deep Ocean]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 18, 2024 09:18 am [Giant sunfish and photographer]( A photographer has shared the story -- and a magnificent photo -- of his encounter with a huge alien-like ocean sunfish. [[Read More]( [Samsung Galaxy S24 is First-Ever to Upload HDR Photos on Instagram]( By Pesala Bandara on Jan 18, 2024 08:29 am [Samsung Galaxy S24 is First-Ever to Upload HDR Photos on Instagram]( The new series of Samsung Galaxy S24 phones will be the first-ever to upload and display HDR photographs on Instagram and Snapchat. [[Read More]( [Star Trek Symbol Photographed on Mars by Curiosity Rover]( By Matt Growcoot on Jan 18, 2024 08:22 am [Star Trek symbol spotted on Mars]( An amateur astronomer spotted a familiar sight on the surface of Mars in a photograph taken by NASA's Curiosity Rover. 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