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Two-Thirds of the Limited Edition X100VI Sales in the U.S. Were Fraudulent

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Fujifilm launched its promised raffle that will allow photographers the ability to purchase a Limited Edition X100VI today, but perhaps more interesting is how many are available: 200.

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Adobe Brings Creative, AI-Powered Express App to the Palm of Your Hand

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Adobe has announced its new Adobe Express mobile app is available now to all users.

OpenAI Will Close its First AI Image Generator DALL-E 2

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OpenAI has effectively killed off DALL-E 2 after the company announced it is no longer accepting new customers by turning off the ability to purchase generation credits.

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Thousands of Photos Showing Arizona Before it Became a US State are Now Publicly Available

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Thousands of photographs showing Arizona in the early 20th century before it became the 48th state have been made available to the public.

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Perfect Smoke Rings Blow Out of the ‘Gandalf of Volcanoes’

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Spectacular footage of Mount Etna in Italy puffing out smoke rings has amazed onlookers with circular smoke appearing in the skies over Sicily for over a week.

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2024 World Press Photo Winners Show Why Photojournalism Matters

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After announcing the regional winners earlier this month, World Press Photo has unveiled its 2024 global winners. Showcasing the biggest news stories in the world, the competition's winners demonstrate the importance of photojournalism and…

Wednesday, Apr 17

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Apple Develops Novel Advanced Optical Stabilization System for iPhone

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Thanks to improvements in sensor design, iPhone and Android smartphones are gaining traction with enthusiast and professional creators. However, one area that has lagged behind developments in imaging sensors is image stabilization. In a…

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7Artisans Launches Affordable 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift APS-C Lens

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7Artisans has announced an exciting new prime lens, a tilt-shift 50mm f/1.4 for APS-C mirrorless cameras, including those with E, X, and Micro Four Thirds mounts. Although, of course, Micro Four Thirds is smaller than APS-C.

SmallRig’s New Tripod Collaboration with Potato Jet Looks Sick

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SmallRig announced a slew of new products this week and each is designed to make some aspect of photography and filmmaking just a little bit easier.

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Snapchat to Watermark AI-Generated Images

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In the latest move to respond to the influx of visuals created using artificial intelligence, social media app Snapchat announced it would add a watermark to such images.

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Old Movies Are Being Enhanced With AI Tools and Not Everyone is Happy

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The 1994 James Cameron film True Lies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently re-released in Ultra HD 4K disc format giving viewers the opportunity to watch these classic films in unprecedented detail.

Module 8’s Clever Vintage-Inspired Lens Tuner Coming to X and L-Mount

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Last spring, photography gear company Moment announced The Tuner by Module 8, the world's first variable-look cinematic lens system. The Tuner is now coming to even more mounts after initially launching for EF-mount lenses.

Ranking Every Camera Maker’s Software (They’re All Bad) | The PetaPixel Carcast

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Almost every camera manufacturer makes its own photo editing software, but we aren't super enthused to use any of them -- especially if camera features are locked behind them.

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US Navy Mocked for Photo of Commander Shooting Rifle with Scope Backwards

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When shooting a PR photo, it can be important to pay attention to small details. The US Navy learned that lesson the hard way recently after sharing an Instagram photo of a warship commander shooting a rifle -- gun-savvy viewers…

Peak Design Launches Its Camera Straps In New ‘Coyote’ Colorway

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Peak Design has released a new colorway for its camera strap products, including the Cuff, Leash, Slide Lite, and Slide. The new "Coyote" colorway, a medium brown, joins four existing color choices: black, ash, midnight, and sage.

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Photographer Loses $11K Worth of Gear and Almost His Life After Falling Into River

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A wildlife photographer lost $11,000 worth of camera equipment and very nearly his life after falling into a river while shooting wildlife photos.

A New Camera Using Both Nikon and RED Tech Will Come in ‘A Few Years’

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The ink is still wet on Nikon's acquisition of RED Cinema, but the two teams are already meeting and working on integrating their technologies.

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Baby Penguins Jump Off 50-Foot Cliff in First-of-Its-Kind Drone Footage

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Drone footage has captured the astonishing moment hundreds of emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica for the first time.

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The UK Criminalizes Creating Sexually Explicit Deepfake Images

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The creation of sexually explicit deepfake images is to be made a criminal offense in the U.K. -- with anyone sharing these images facing the possibility of jail time.

Trail Camera Captures Rare Allegheny Woodrat in West Virginia

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An Allegheny woodrat is a rare sight even in its natural habitat among the Appalachian Mountains but a trail camera belonging to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service was lucky enough to capture one last month.

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Meta’s Oversight Board to Investigate Two Cases of Explicit AI Images

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Meta's semi-independent policy body The Oversight Board will investigate two instances of sexual AI images of women being shared on Facebook and Instagram.

Tuesday, Apr 16

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Watch the Insane Footage of an Avalanche Engulfing a GoPro

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Avalanches are a terrifying experience that many don't make it out of. But this GoPro survived and lived to tell the tale (through footage).

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Updated Retouch4me Photoshop Panel Adds Cloud-Based AI Editing

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Retouch4me has released an update for its free Adobe Photoshop panel that allows users to edit their images through a single interface with the plugin(s) installed locally or through the cloud, extending its original functionality.

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Bird Photography in New Mexico’s Rio Grande Valley

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Even though the historic flood plains of the once mighty Rio Grande have long been tamed by human dams and irrigation canals, birds keep returning annually to spend winter in the relatively mild climate of New Mexico.

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Male Freelance Photographers Earn 26% More Than Female Peers in US

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Male photographers earn around $25 more per hour on average than their female peers in the U.S., according to new research.

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Blackmagic Teases Groundbreaking 17K Large-Format Cinema Camera

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In addition to unveiling the Pyxis 6K and Ursa Cine 12K cameras, Blackmagic Design also used NAB 2024 to tease an even higher-resolution camera with a large-format image sensor.

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Nikon Began Steps to Acquire RED in 2022 ‘Due to the Lawsuit’

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Nikon confirmed that it began considering acquiring RED due to the lawsuit the cinema company filed against Nikon back in 2022.

Sony G 16-25mm f/2.8 Review: This is the Wide-Angle Zoom Lens To Get

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Do you want a compact lens with a constant f/2.8 aperture? Does it have to be as sharp as a G-Master lens without the high price? Sony may have just given you what you asked for, provided that you don't need an extensive zoom range.

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Sony 16-25mm f/2.8 G Lens Promises Uncompromising Performance

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Sony has announced the FE 16-25mm f/2.8 G, a compact and affordable ultra-wide lens that is the spiritual sibling to the FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G lens Sony announced in February.

The Trailer for the World’s First Fully AI-Generated Film is Here

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The world's first fully AI-generated movie has been announced with the trailer for Next Stop Paris predictably containing one too many fingers.