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DIY Project Turns a Panasonic GF3 and Soviet Fed 5 Into a Digital Rangefinder

15 May 2026 at 18:20

Three vintage cameras are displayed on a wooden surface, with one black camera in sharp focus in the foreground and two blurred cameras in the background against a dark backdrop.

Photographer and creator Mr. 50mm designed a DIY digital rangefinder, which only requires about $200-$250 worth of parts.

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The Pilot 88 Is a Limited Edition Wotancraft Messenger Designed by Chris Niccolls

21 May 2026 at 13:15

A man holding a camera wears a crossbody camera bag with multiple pouches and accessories attached, standing outdoors in both color and black-and-white images.

Wotancraft, Chris Niccolls, and PetaPixel have announced a limited, special edition of the Pilot messenger camera bag. After almost a year of development, the Chris Niccolls x Wotancraft Special Edition Pilot 88 features a unique size and tailored adjustments that are ideal for a traveling photographer.

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Calibrite Colorimeter Is the First That Hardware Calibrates Apple Displays

26 May 2026 at 19:40

A black Calibrite Display Plus HL device is shown in front of three monitors and a laptop displaying different colorful images and editing software, with colored geometric shapes in the background.

The Calibrite Display Plus HL is now approved for use with Apple's display calibration workflow, making it the first colorimeter to work alongside Apple's hardware-based monitor calibration.

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Google Pics Makes AI Image Generation Way Less Annoying

19 May 2026 at 19:29

A photo editing interface displays a picture of three people jogging. An area around one person is selected, with a menu showing options to move, remove, or edit the selection.

Today at Google I/O 2026, the tech giant announced that it is bringing a new AI image creation and editing tool, Google Pics, to Workspace.

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  • Twenty Years, One City: What Tokyo Taught Me About Patience and Glass Jeff Austin
    Most photographers I know are in constant motion. New cities, new continents, new visual problems to solve. There's truth in it. Unfamiliarity forces you to look. Familiarity gives you permission to stop. But there's another, less-discussed school of practice that works in the opposite direction: stay. Return. Go back to the same streets until the strangeness burns away and something else appears in its place. [Read More]
     

Twenty Years, One City: What Tokyo Taught Me About Patience and Glass

6 June 2026 at 12:00

Black and white photo split in two: left side shows a man in a sunlit street holding a can, looking at the camera; right side shows an older man indoors hanging up a backpack, viewed in profile.

Most photographers I know are in constant motion. New cities, new continents, new visual problems to solve. There's truth in it. Unfamiliarity forces you to look. Familiarity gives you permission to stop. But there's another, less-discussed school of practice that works in the opposite direction: stay. Return. Go back to the same streets until the strangeness burns away and something else appears in its place.

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  • Nikon Stock Skyrockets Amid Rumors of a Sale Jeremy Gray
    Nikon lost a lot of money last fiscal year. In fact, Nikon lost a record-breaking amount of money, a whopping 86 billion yen, or more than $542 million at current exchange rates. Nikon's largest shareholder, EssilorLuxottica, is reportedly weighing a major acquisition of the company, sending its stock soaring. [Read More]
     

Nikon Stock Skyrockets Amid Rumors of a Sale

15 May 2026 at 14:21

Large, white "Nikon" sign stands amid greenery outside a modern building, near concrete steps and surrounded by trees and bushes.

Nikon lost a lot of money last fiscal year. In fact, Nikon lost a record-breaking amount of money, a whopping 86 billion yen, or more than $542 million at current exchange rates. Nikon's largest shareholder, EssilorLuxottica, is reportedly weighing a major acquisition of the company, sending its stock soaring.

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Film Friday: Kodak Portra 800 Is High-Speed, Color Perfection

12 June 2026 at 16:28

A split image: on the left, a young person with shoulder-length hair looks thoughtfully into the distance; on the right, a bride and groom walk hand in hand down a wooded path, the groom in brown and the bride in white.

If you were to ask us what the perfect color film is, we’d tell you it is Kodak Portra. Exactly which speed of Portra matters only a little as the whole family of films is pretty amazing.

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The Incredible Photography of β€˜Obsession’

27 May 2026 at 10:41

A person stands alone on the porch of a dimly lit house at night, partially silhouetted by the glow from the doorway, with a white car parked in the foreground.

Low-budget horror movies aren't for everyone. But it's difficult to ignore Obsession, which just raked in over $30 million in ticket sales over the Memorial Day weekend, taking it to $80 million worldwide. Not bad for a film that was made for just $1 million.

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New $50 Y2K-Inspired Compact Camera Looks Thin In Form and Function

1 June 2026 at 20:07

A young woman holds a compact silver camera outdoors. The image is split, with the left side showing the woman and camera, and the right side highlighting the camera's ultra-slim 9.4mm design and side view, with Japanese and English text.

Vintage-inspired, retro-styled cheap digital cameras are everywhere these days. The new Leaf Camera is yet another affordable digital camera trying to be the next Kodak PixPro.

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Photojournalists Say ICE Agents Targeted Them and Their Cameras at Delaney Hall Protests

1 June 2026 at 13:06

A person wearing a beanie and backpack holds a professional camera with a large telephoto lens, photographing a crowd of people outdoors.

Several photojournalists, who were covering the protests outside Delaney Hall, have alleged that they were purposely targeted and attacked by some ICE agents.

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