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The Second View App is a Light Meter and Distance Scale with Parallax Correction and More

A smartphone mounted on a camera rig displays a live view of green maple leaves, with detailed camera settings visible on the screen. The background shows matching green foliage.

Second View is a newly-developed app that turns an iPhone into an all-in-one assistant device for analog photographers. Not only does it include mainstay functions like a light meter and exposure timers, but it also includes a LiDAR distance scale, parallax correction, and film stock reciprocity correction.

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Photographers and Scientists Partner to Solve the Riddle of the Ghost Orchid

A moth hovers near white flowers against a black background. Large white text reads “CHASING GHOSTS.”.

A new documentary follows photographers and scientists deep into Florida’s most remote swamps in search of answers to one of botany’s most enduring questions: what pollinates the elusive ghost orchid. Long considered one of North America’s rarest and least understood flowers, the species has resisted decades of study, with its reproduction largely undocumented in the wild.

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Stop Using AA Lithium Batteries in Portable Strobes and Speedlights

Three camera flashes—Sony, Canon, and Nikon—are displayed upright side by side against a dark background with dramatic orange flames rising beneath and behind them.

This week, Canon published a Service Notice to its websites urging photographers not to use lithium or lithium-ion batteries in its Speedlites, battery packs, and macro twin light products, surprising many that this was suddenly an issue. The thing is, it's not sudden at all, and almost every manufacturer cautions against it.

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This Compact Digital ‘Film’ Camera Has Raised Nearly $900,000

Two retro-style cameras, one beige and one black, labeled "Rewindpix," are side by side on a glossy surface with a dark background. Both cameras feature large lenses and prominent viewfinders.

Last December, photographer and designer Xiao Liu announced Rewindpix, a digital, screen-free compact camera designed to offer an analog experience. It launched on Kickstarter earlier this month, and with 11 days left in the campaign, it has shattered its funding goal by over $870,000.

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Nikon 24-105mm f/4-7.1 Review: Hey, This Kit Lens Is Good!

A Nikon Nikkor 24-105mm f/4-7.1 camera lens stands upright against a bright yellow background, with a "PetaPixel Reviews" banner in the lower left corner.

The Nikon Z system needed a new kit lens. The 24-120mm f/4 is one of the best lenses I’ve ever used, but it isn't exactly affordable and is understandably beyond the budget of many beginner photographers. The 24-50mm is a decent optic, but it has a slow aperture range and a limited focal range for general-purpose photography. Even the Nikon 24-200mm and Tamron 25-200mm is a bit too expensive for a beginner.

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