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[Sigma BF Review: Riding The Knifeā€™s Edge of ā€˜Too Simpleā€™](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/sigma-bf-review-riding-the-knifes-edge-of-too-simple/)

[After Living With Adapted Lenses, Switching to Native Glass Changed Everything](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/after-living-with-adapted-lenses-switching-to-native-glass-changed-everything/)

[The Clever Camera Effect Used on ā€˜Severanceā€™ When Outies Becomes Innies](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/the-clever-camera-effect-used-on-severance-when-outies-becomes-innies/)

[Thypoch is Moving Away From Its Polarizing Focus Lock Switch](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/thypoch-is-moving-away-from-its-polarizing-focus-lock-switch/)

[Rare Lighting That Shoots Upward Captured From Space](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/rare-lighting-that-shoots-upward-captured-from-space/)

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[Photographer Vijay Anil Captures a Carā€™s Soul and Magic Through His Lens](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/photographer-vijay-anil-captures-a-cars-soul-and-magic-through-his-lens/)

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[Dramatic Footage Shows Rocket Debris Falling to Earth After SpaceX Starship Explosion](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/07/dramatic-footage-shows-rocket-debris-falling-to-earth-after-spacex-starship-explosion/)

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After an enormous SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after it launched from Texas yesterday, the falling debris created a spectacular show captured by citizens on the ground.

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[Another Camera Store in the Bay Area is Rammed With a Car and Looted](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/07/another-camera-store-san-jose-camera-video-in-the-bay-area-is-rammed-with-a-car-and-looted/)

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A little over two weeks after a camera store in Berkley was rammed with a vehicle and looted, another shop in the San Francisco Bay area has suffered the same fate.

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[Leicaā€™s Colorful New Binoculars Promise Performance and Style](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/leicas-colorful-new-binoculars-promise-performance-and-style/)

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Like many companies that make photographic lenses, Leica has its hands in many pies, including projectors, rifle scopes, and binoculars. It is the lattermost group that Leica updated today, launching four compact binoculars in the new Leica Ultravid Compact Colorline range.

15 hours ago

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[DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Update Delivers More Zoom, Smoother Focus, and Pro Color](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/dji-osmo-pocket-3-update-delivers-more-zoom-smoother-focus-and-pro-color/)

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DJI's latest firmware update, v01.06.08.04, brings improved 2x zoom, smoother focus, and professional-level color enhancements to the popular Osmo Pocket 3.

17 hours ago

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With companies releasing hit after hit of new gear from cameras to lenses at CP+, gear acquisition syndrome is very real. But does upgrading really make such a difference? I recently had the opportunity to find out.

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[What WhiteWallā€™s New Shopify Integration Means to Photographers](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/what-whitewalls-new-shopify-integration-means-to-photographers/)

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PetaPixel reported on WhiteWall's new Shopify integration when it was announced late last month, but it is such a big deal, it is worth taking a closer look. PetaPixel chatted with WhiteWall CEO Thomas Alscheid and pro photographer Per Appelgren about the integration and what it means for photographers.

20 hours ago

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[Thypoch is Moving Away From Its Polarizing Focus Lock Switch](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/thypoch-is-moving-away-from-its-polarizing-focus-lock-switch/)

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Thypoch, a relatively new lens manufacturer based in China, is eliminating the polarizing lock switch that automatically engages when a lens is focused at infinity. In some cases, the company will replace it with a crescent-shaped focusing tab.

20 hours ago

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If you've ever wondered what an electron sees as it whizzes around a particle accelerator at the speed of light, then one photographer has made it possible.

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[Photographer Vijay Anil Captures a Carā€™s Soul and Magic Through His Lens](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/photographer-vijay-anil-captures-a-cars-soul-and-magic-through-his-lens/)

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Award-winning photographer Vijay Anil is an expert automotive photographer, crafting compelling narratives through cars, people, and their relationships with each other.

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The intriguing concept of Apple TV's Severance -- employees are severed from their outside consciousness when entering work -- allows for a creative camera trick that signifies the moment of detachment.

23 hours ago

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One of the most fundamental lessons taught in any art form is to strip away the excess; to streamline and distill down to its essence, only the most essential parts. We see this in many art forms such as sculpture, writing, and even photography, and now we have it in a camera. But is it possible to go too far?

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[Fujifilm Announces X Summit in Prague: A New Camera Is Coming](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/fujifilm-announces-x-summit-in-prague-a-new-camera-is-coming/)

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Fujifilm announced today that it will host its next X Summit in just two weeks on March 20. The X Summit, followed by the typical Fujifilm events the following days, will take place in Prague, Czechia, also known as the Czech Republic.

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[Man Accused of Scamming Camera Rental Companies in Los Angeles](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/man-accused-of-scamming-camera-rental-companies-in-los-angeles/)

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Police are appealing to the public for information about a man suspected of defrauding numerous camera rental companies in the Los Angeles County area.

Mar 06, 2025

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[Apple Appeals Against UK Order Demanding Access to Encrypted iCloud Data](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/apple-appeals-against-uk-order-demanding-access-to-encrypted-icloud-data/)

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Apple has launched an appeal to overturn an order by the UK government demanding backdoor access to all content Apple users upload to iCloud, including users outside the UK.

Mar 06, 2025

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[The Best Images Photographers Captured Using Ricoh GR Cameras](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/the-best-images-photographers-captured-using-ricoh-gr-cameras/)

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Given how popular Ricoh GR series cameras are with a broad range of photographers, it should come as little surprise that people capture amazing photos using their GRs. The Ricoh GR Photo Festival, which started in 2022, celebrates some of these incredible shots.

Mar 05, 2025

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For the past two years, The Verge's Editor in Chief Nilay Patel has recommended the same Brother laser printer as the best option on the market, even going so far as to renew that guide with an entirely new story that includes a very funny AI-generated text section. However, I disagree with Patel and Brother's anti-consumer practices are making the publication doubt that choice, too.

[](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/samyang-and-schneider-kreuznach-announce-samyang-14-24mm-f-2-8-fe/)

[Samyang and Schneider-Kreuznach Announce Samyang 14-24mm f/2.8 FE](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/samyang-and-schneider-kreuznach-announce-samyang-14-24mm-f-2-8-fe/)

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German optics company Schneider-Kreuznach, best known by photographers for its large-format lenses for Phase One cameras and its work with Samsung's long-gone digital cameras, partnered with South Korean lens company Samyang.

Mar 05, 2025

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[Did Panasonic Finally Make a Camera for Photographers? | The PetaPixel Podcast](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/did-panasonic-finally-make-a-camera-for-photographers-the-petapixel-podcast/)

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Last week, Panasonic announced the Lumix S1R II, a hybrid camera that packs the company's typical emphasis on great video performance with something it hasn't had in a long time: great photo capability.

Mar 05, 2025

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[Excire Foto Office Edition Brings AI Photo Management to Teams](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/excire-foto-office-edition-brings-ai-photo-management-to-teams/)

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Pattern Recognition Company announced the new Excire Foto Office Edition, an AI-driven digital asset management tool for businesses and teams with shared databases.

Mar 05, 2025

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In photography, background removal is a key technique. Whether for commercial photography, e-commerce, or personal use, a clean, distraction-free background is essential. On platforms like Amazon, product images must have a pure white background to enhance product visibility. For personal photography, background removal is often used to create professional profile pictures or for artistic designs.

Mar 05, 2025

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[Sigmaā€™s Ambitious Full-Frame Foveon Dreams Look More Uncertain](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/sigmas-ambitious-full-frame-foveon-dreams-look-more-uncertain/)

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Sigma has been working on a new full-frame Foveon sensor for nearly a decade and speaking to PetaPixel last week ahead of the CP+ show in Yokohama, CEO Kazuto Yamaki explained that it was still in development but wouldn't guarantee it would make it to market.

Mar 05, 2025

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The groundbreaking Leica I 35mm camera turned 100 last week, and as part of the ongoing centennial celebration, Leica announced that one of the 0-series prototypes for the Leica I will be auctioned in June, and all signs point to the rare camera fetching millions of dollars.

Mar 05, 2025

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A lightning chaser has spotted a gigantic jet in a photo taken from onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Only a handful of images of this rare form of lightning exists.

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I often see questions on forums about the focal length of lenses and how they work on cameras of various sensor sizes. Is a 35mm lens really 50mm on an APS-C camera? No, itā€™s still 35mm, but the field of view (FOV) is narrower on the APS-C camera because the sensor is narrower.

Mar 05, 2025

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[Students Sue Pepsi After its Vendor Used AI to Turn Photos into Child Porn](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/students-sue-pepsi-after-its-vendor-used-ai-to-turn-photos-into-child-porn/)

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Students have filed a lawsuit against Pepsi after its workers allegedly took photos of them and used AI to turn images into child pornography.

Mar 05, 2025

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[Appleā€™s New Mac Studio Is the Most Powerful Mac Ever](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/apples-new-mac-studio-is-the-most-powerful-mac-ever/)

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Alongside the new MacBook Air, Apple announced its most powerful Mac ever, the M4 Max-powered Mac Studio.

Mar 05, 2025

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[Social Media Companies Decry YouTubeā€™s Exemption from Australian Ban](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/social-media-companies-decry-youtubes-exemption-from-australian-ban/)

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Social media companies have expressed outrage that YouTube is exempt from the forthcoming ban in Australia that bars anyone under the age of 16 from using platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

Mar 05, 2025

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[Appleā€™s New M4-Powered MacBook Air Is More Powerful and Affordable](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/apples-new-m4-powered-macbook-air-is-more-powerful-and-affordable/)

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As Tim Cook teased online earlier this week, it is the week of Air at Apple. Following an upgraded iPad Air yesterday, Apple announced a new more powerful MacBook Air today, which now sports Apple's latest M4 chip, a new sky blue colorway, and a new lower starting price.

Mar 05, 2025

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[This is The Insane De-Aging Tech Used in Tom Hanksā€™ Movie ā€˜Hereā€™](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/this-is-the-insane-de-aging-tech-used-in-tom-hanks-movie-here/)

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Here starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright was hailed as a groundbreaking piece of cinema thanks to its AI-powered de-aging technology and for its unusual camera work.

Mar 05, 2025

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[YouTube Warns Creators About AI-Generated Video of Its CEO](https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/youtube-warns-creators-about-ai-generated-video-of-its-ceo/)

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YouTube has warned creators about an AI-generated video of the company's CEO that is being used in phishing scams.

Mar 05, 2025

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