The Daily PetaPixel for 02/21/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by MPB [Buy Used Camera Gear from MPB and Save More]( Used camera gear from MPB is affordable, reliable and sustainable. Every item is thoroughly tested and graded by product specialists and comes with a free warranty. Spend less and get more. [Shop Now.]( [Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN Sport Review: The Perfect Telephoto?]( By Chris Niccolls on Feb 20, 2024 08:00 pm [Sigma 500mm Review]( When I heard about the latest Sigma lens, the 500mm f/5.6 DG DN Sport, I wanted to revisit the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary. The new lens sounded ideal because it is unobtrusive, lightweight enough to handhold easily, and has the reach to capture these elusive Wolfdogs in their natural surroundings. [[Read More]( [Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports Lens Is a Mobile Pro-Grade Ultra-Tele]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 20, 2024 07:59 pm [Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens]( Sigma has long struck an exciting balance between offering high-quality alternatives to lenses the major camera makers offer and creating unique optics that offer something different from existing lenses. Sigma's two newest lenses both mostly fall into the latter category. The Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens is not wholly unique but fills an empty void in the E-mount and L-mount systems. [[Read More]( [Sigma 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye Art Lens Is Fast and Unique]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 20, 2024 07:59 pm [Sigma 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye Art]( Alongside the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens, Sigma has announced the 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye Art. The new lens is the world's first-ever f/1.4 diagonal fisheye for interchangeable lens full-frame cameras. [[Read More]( [Fujifilm Teases New XF Kit Lens and Upcoming X Series Firmware Updates]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 20, 2024 05:44 pm [Fujifilm X Summit Tokyo -- February 2024]( Fujifilm made a splash at its X Summit event in Tokyo today. Beyond announcing the highly anticipated X100VI camera, which is nearly everything we wanted from a new X100 camera, Fujifilm added a few interesting tidbits to the end of its keynote speech, including teasing a new XF lens and announcing exciting firmware coming to older cameras. [[Read More]( [Cosina Details the RF, Z, E, and VM Lenses It Is Bringing to CP+ This Week]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 20, 2024 04:38 pm [Cosina details the Lenses it will show at CP+]( The CP+2024 show is slated to start later this week in Yokohama, Japan, and Cosina has announced the Voigtlander lenses it will showcase at the event. [[Read More]( [The Full-Frame Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D is Laowa’s First AF Lens]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 20, 2024 03:01 pm [Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF lens]( Venus Optics has announced its first autofocus lens ever, the Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF. The full-frame lens weighs just 0.93 pounds (420 grams) and is available for multiple mirrorless camera systems, including Canon RF, L-Mount, Nikon Z, and Sony E-mount. [[Read More]( [All The Terrifying AI Videos Made by OpenAI’s Sora So Far]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 20, 2024 02:35 pm [Sora Examples]( Since OpenAI announced Sora last week, its upcoming AI video generator, there has been plenty of buzz as the world reacts to the novel technology. [[Read More]( [Sandmarc Launches 6x Telephoto Lens for iPhone]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 20, 2024 02:23 pm [Sandmarc 6x Telephoto Lens for iPhone]( Photography accessory and equipment company Sandmarc has announced a new Telephoto 6x lens for iPhone. [[Read More]( [Puget Systems Launches Workstation-Grade 17-inch Laptop]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 20, 2024 12:20 pm [Puget Systems Mobile 17" workstation laptop]( Puget Systems, the makers of the famous PugetBench software that many, including PetaPixel, use to test computers, has entered the laptop workstation market. [[Read More]( [Wedding Photographer Goes Viral With ‘Unpopular Opinion’ Asking For Vendors Table]( By Pesala Bandara on Feb 20, 2024 12:15 pm [wedding photographer vendor table sit away from guests]( A wedding photographer has gone viral with her "unpopular opinion" that she would rather be sat at a table with other vendors for dinner -- and not other guests. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Leopard Eating Crocodile in Tree]( By Andrew Andrawes on Feb 20, 2024 11:55 am Years of traveling the plains of the Mara have etched countless wildlife encounters into my memory. From the heart-stopping chase of a cheetah to the tender moments in prides of lions. [[Read More]( [Haunting Image of Whale Skeletons Wins Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 20, 2024 11:50 am [Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024]( A stark photo of a diver examining the aftermath of a whale hunt has won Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024. [[Read More]( [Apple Says Stop Putting Your Wet iPhone in Rice]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 20, 2024 11:29 am [Don't put your wet iPhone in rice, says Apple]( A common method of reviving a wet electronic device, like a smartphone, is to put it in a bag of rice. Per a recent support document, Apple recommends against such phone-saving measures. [[Read More]( [Downpour App Lets Users Turn Their Photos Into Interactive Games]( By Pesala Bandara on Feb 20, 2024 08:23 am [downpour app turns photos in games]( Downpour is a new app that allows users to turn their photos on their smartphone into games. [[Read More]( [Gritty Russian Photographer Dmitry Markov Dies Age 42]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 20, 2024 07:50 am [Photographer Dmitry Markov]( Dmitry Markov, a Russian photographer who shot exclusively on smartphones and was known for capturing provincial areas around Moscow, has died at age 42. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Rapper Cam’ron Must Pay $50k for Using Iconic Photo of Himself Without Permission]( [Fujifilm X100VI Hands-On: It’s Nearly Everything We Wanted]( [Fujifilm’s X100VI Adds 5-Axis Image Stabilization and Jumps to 40MP]( [Wildlife Selfies Harm Animals − Even When Scientists Share Images With Warnings in the Captions]( [Fascinating Photos Show Hong Kong Villages Reclaimed by Nature]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 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](.