The Daily PetaPixel for 02/07/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by OM SYSTEM [The OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II: Revealing Wonder]( The OM-1 Mark II is a statement of blazing fast speeds and unparalleled computational capabilities in a user-friendly design. A true wonder of outdoor photography equipment that will perform wherever you go. [Pre-Order Now]( [Nikon Releases the First Major Firmware Update for the Z8]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 06, 2024 11:01 pm [Nikon Z8]( Nikon is making the Z8 mirrorless camera -- PetaPixel's 2023 Camera of the Year -- even better through firmware version 2.0, a free update which adds multiple features and enhancements for still-image, video capture and improved workflow. [[Read More]( [NASA Goes Mirrorless: The Nikon Z9 is on the International Space Station]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 06, 2024 07:59 pm [the ISS]( The International Space Station (ISS) has been equipped with a large batch of Nikon Z9 cameras as the astronauts there prepare to finally retire the Nikon DSLRs that have served as the primary systems in orbit for years. [[Read More]( [Sleepy Polar Bear Portrait Wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 06, 2024 07:01 pm [Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award winners announced by the Natural History Museum, London]( British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani's dreamy and serene portrait of a sleepy polar bear on an iceberg has been voted the People's Choice winner in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, the 59th edition of the famous photo contest. [[Read More]( [Meta to Label AI Images on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Feb 06, 2024 04:24 pm [A screenshot of what AI labels would look like on Meta's Instagram app.]( Meta announced Tuesday it will begin labeling images detected to be AI-generated across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. [[Read More]( [GoPro’s New Annual Subscriptions Add Many Perks and Cost up to $100]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 06, 2024 04:05 pm [GoPro's new subscription tiers]( GoPro has expanded its subscription offerings and now offers its users three tiers: Premium, Premium+, and Quik. [[Read More]( [Man Who Stopped AFC Championship with Illegal Drone Charged by FBI]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 06, 2024 03:22 pm [M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland -- aerial photo]( The FBI has charged a 44-year-old Pennsylvania man with two felonies after the man allegedly flew a drone over M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, during the AFC Championship Game between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs on January 28. [[Read More]( [Super Nintendo Tripod Mount Makes the Game Boy Camera Even Cooler]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 06, 2024 02:36 pm [Super Nintendo Tripod Mount for Game Boy Camera]( Musician, director, and video-game enthusiast Chris Graue of the 8-bit ska punk band Lo(u)ser filmed an amazing music video in late 2021 using a Nintendo Game Boy Camera. He has now created a tool that would've made the project much more convenient -- a tripod mount. [[Read More]( [‘Photo Tour’ is an Upcoming Travel Photography-Themed Board Game]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Feb 06, 2024 02:27 pm [Photo Tour: North America board game against a gray illustrated background.]( An upcoming board game the turns players into travel photographers is taking off on Kickstarter. [[Read More]( [How to Use the Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop]( By Brandon Jackson on Feb 06, 2024 01:26 pm Adobe Photoshop contains a very broad and deep set of tools for making edits and adjustments to images. While there is little limitation to what can be achieved using the native tools available in Photoshop for more than two decades, they may not be as intuitive and user-friendly to photographers who have spent most of their time editing raw images in Lightroom. [[Read More]( [An AI Image App That Puts Clothes on Nude Women is Suddenly Popular]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 06, 2024 01:06 pm [DignifAI]( After PetaPixel reported AI image apps that "undress" women are on the rise, a new AI image tool aimed at women is gaining traction -- but this one puts clothes on instead of removing them. [[Read More]( [German Data Specialists Finds Many Faulty USB Thumb Drives]( By Abby Ferguson on Feb 06, 2024 12:23 pm [A black USB drive sits on a black laptop.]( Dubious storage solutions are not new, with reports of cheap components in hard drives and inaccurate storage capacities on memory cards and thumb drives. Unfortunately, that trend is increasing, according to German data recovery specialists CBL. [[Read More]( [New Zeiss Nano Prime T1.5 Full-Frame Cine Lenses Range from 18 to 100mm]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 06, 2024 12:01 pm [Zeiss Nano Prime cinema lenses for full-frame E-mount cameras]( Following a short teaser campaign and a lengthy hiatus in the interchangeable lens space, Zeiss has announced a new series of cinema lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The Zeiss Nano Prime lenses come in six focal lengths, ranging from 18mm to 100mm, and every lens features a fast T1.5 aperture. [[Read More]( [Google’s Super Bowl Ad Shows the Pixel Helping Blind People Take Photos]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 06, 2024 10:43 am [Pixel 8 Super Bowl ad]( Google has revealed its ad for Super Bowl 2024 which shows off the Pixel 8's feature for disabled people by following a blind man and his girlfriend. [[Read More]( [OM System OM-1 II Review: Could This Have Been a Firmware Update?]( By Chris Niccolls on Feb 06, 2024 10:01 am [OM-1 Mark II Review]( When OM Digital Solutions purchased, and thereby saved, Olympus' incredible photographic history and slate of digital cameras from the brink of collapse in 2021, there were many questions about what would happen to the Olympus Micro Four Thirds system. OM answered these concerns the following year with the OM System OM-1 camera, the most impressive Micro Four Thirds camera ever released at the time. [[Read More]( [The Most Notable Film Cameras That Have Appeared in Cinema]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 06, 2024 07:17 am [Film cameras in movies]( Photographers get a kick when a character in a movie starts taking pictures, but film shooter Jason Kummerfeldt is overcome with excitement when a 35mm camera shows up on screen. 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