Sensor Noise

News

Camera Company Earnings Corner

https://petapixel.com/2026/02/06/nikon-posts-big-losses-and-cuts-projections/

https://petapixel.com/2026/02/06/fujifilm-posts-record-high-revenue-and-profits/

Nikon Brings Z Series Photo Lens Tech to Single Vision Eyeglasses | PetaPixel

The World's First Modular Pinhole Camera System Is Now Available | PetaPixel

Photographers Can Show Their Love of Trains With a Rail-Shaped Shoe Cover | PetaPixel

Ricoh's New Limited-Edition Camera Straps Are Made From Train Seats | PetaPixel

Yashica Is Preparing to Launch a New Camcorder | PetaPixel

Tamron's latest F2.8 zoom resurrects an idea from the 90s: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community

Tamron-Link Dongle Lets You Customize and Control Your Lens on iPhone | PetaPixel

SCOTUS rules Trump’s tariffs are illegal — but the fight is far from over | The Verge

Google's Pomelli Photoshoot Feature is Here to Hammer Nails into the Coffin of Photography | PetaPixel

Google Says New Pixel 10a Has ‘Best Camera Under $500’

https://petapixel.com/2026/02/17/wandrds-new-prvke-backpacks-promise-photographers-even-more-versatility/

Ektachrome Slide Film Is Now Distributed Directly by Kodak

Self-Hosting Corner

Arthur’s new photo site: https://www.arthurosa.com

Self-hosted on Lychee

Lightroom plugin for publishing: https://github.com/chrissearle/lr-lychee

Perhaps one of the only good uses of generative AI

https://github.com/chrissearle/lr-lychee/pull/9

News

Godox’s New $179 V1mid Flash Balances Affordability and Pro Performance | PetaPixel

Nikon Files Lawsuit Against Viltrox in China Over Z-Mount Patent: Report | PetaPixel

Despite Nikon Lawsuit, Viltrox Says It Isn't Adjusting Its Product Roadmap | PetaPixel

Film corner

Fujifilm Says Superia Premium Is Still in Production Despite Its Unavailability | PetaPixel

Ektar and Tri-X Are Now Being Distributed Directly By Kodak | PetaPixel

Apple Sued by App Developer Over its Continuity Camera | PetaPixel

AI Corner

Darren Aronofsky Debuts AI-Generated Series on the American Revolution

Nvidia's $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished

Fujifilm May Let Photographers Vote on Which Lenses it Should Make | PetaPixel

This Might Be the Ugliest Lens I’ve Ever Seen

Sony's Newest Global Shutter Image Sensors Are Square and Speedy | PetaPixel

Things that are too expensive corner

Leica Camera Considering Selling a Majority Stake for $1.2 Billion: Report | PetaPixel

Hasselblad Vandra Backpack Review: Incredible Interior | PetaPixel

Leica Watch

Timeless companion for enthusiasts of analogue photography

Travel Update

Let's Look at some BYDs (Hong Kong, 2025) - YouTube

We’ve awoken from our long winter’s nap to bring you coverage live from the show floor of the wacky world of CES 2026!

It has certainly been a year, hasn't it?

News

Leica Now Offers up to 48-Month Financing to Buy a New Camera | PetaPixel

Godox's New Universal Flash Has a Swappable Hotshoe That Is Also a Wireless Trigger | PetaPixel

Canon EOS R6 III Review: Predictably Excellent | PetaPixel

Viltrox Brings Its $600 Pro-Grade 85mm f/1.4 Prime to Nikon Z

DJI’s Osmo Action 6 Camera Has a New Square Image Sensor

Free Advice for Camera Companies

Looking at Nikon’s Line and the Competition, the Z7 III Should Exist

Canon Should Revisit Novel Touch Controls, and Here's How | PetaPixel

The Best Look Yet at Jeff Bridges' WideluxX Camera Revival Project | PetaPixel

RED-Powered Nikon ZR Soars to the Top of Japanese Sales Charts | PetaPixel

The Rollei 35AF is in the Midst of a 'No Man's Sky' Redemption Arc | PetaPixel

Adobe MAX

Lightroom automated culling - Select best photos with Assisted Culling

Lightroom's New Features: AI Culling, Auto Dust Removal, 'Color Variance' Slider, and More | PetaPixel

Photoshop generative fill improvements

Affinity shooting themselves in the foot

We Are Post ISO Now | PetaPixel

Travel Cameras - what should I do?

X100V/VI, GRIV, Z6iii, Z5ii, ZR?

News

Nikon Zf Update That Adds Film Grain and Improves Focus Is Available Now | PetaPixel

Canon Teases Upcoming Camera Launch for November 6, 2025 | PetaPixel

iPhone 17 Photographers Can Now Shoot on Adobe's Project Indigo App | PetaPixel

Sigma Says Full-Frame Foveon Sensor Still in Development, But It's Not Close | PetaPixel

Leica M EV1 Gains an EVF and Loses the Rangefinder | PetaPixel

$999 Fujifilm X-T30 III Has the Same Sensor and a New Film Simulation Dial | PetaPixel

Lomography's Stylish New Metal 35mm Film Camera Has a 32mm f/2.8 Lens and Costs $549 | PetaPixel

https://shop.lomography.com/us/lomo-mc-a-35-mm-film-camera-black 

Ricoh Corner

The Dreamy Ricoh GR IV HDF Is Coming Soon | PetaPixel

Ricoh Is Making Its First GR Camera Built for Black and White Photography | PetaPixel

Tamron's 25-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 Is Here and Costs $899 | PetaPixel

Kohler Just Unveiled a Toilet Camera | PetaPixel

Nikon Adds 16-50mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/1.7 to its APS-C Lens Line | PetaPixel

Peak Design’s new stuff

Form - Leather | Peak Design Official Site

Form - Rope | Peak Design Official Site

Field Plate | Peak Design Official Site

Anchor 4-Pack | Peak Design Official Site

Cuff - Rope | Peak Design Official Site

https://petapixel.com/2025/10/28/moment-launches-new-line-of-ultra-light-camera-bags-and-brings-back-the-photo-vest/

Fast & light Exposure Camera Vest 10L | Moment

https://tiffen.com/products/domke-photogs-vest

Did you know that you can lower the price of a product and by doing so sell more of that product? Follow for more hot business advice!

News

Sales Charts Show the Ricoh GR IV Is Picking Up Where the GR III Left Off | PetaPixel

Xtra's Cameras Look an Awful Lot Like DJI's but Without the Tariffs | PetaPixel

Why Are Nikon Cameras So Aggressively Priced? Simple: So More People Can Afford Them | PetaPixel

Affinity Stops Selling its Photo Editing Software in Preparation for 'Big Changes' | PetaPixel

Caira Is an 'AI-Native' Micro Four Thirds Camera With Google's 'Nano Banana' Generative AI Built-In | PetaPixel

Reebok x Kodak collection brings nostalgia to a new generation: Digital Photography Review

Laowa’s 200mm f/2 AF Telephoto Prime Costs Just $1,999

Instagram Allows Users to Post Horizontal and Vertical Photos in the Same Carousel

Knokke - A New Era of Film Scanning

€999????

iPhone 17 Pro

#MONITORWATCH followup

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1908824-REG/asus_proart_display_pa32qcv_31_5.html 

https://lunar.fyi 

News

Disney has switched to Sony https://www.instagram.com/p/DOzGDLlDwvw/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

https://petapixel.com/2025/10/01/the-first-look-at-kodaks-new-kodacolor-100-and-200-35mm-color-negative-films/

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/30/the-analogue-af-1-is-a-new-point-and-shoot-film-camera-with-autofocus/

https://www.soke.engineering/

Lights, Camera, Action

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/23/gopro-lit-hero-action-camera-aims-to-capitalize-on-trendy-retro-vibes/

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/23/gopro-claims-only-its-new-max2-360-camera-captures-true-8k-video/

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/23/52-gram-osmo-nano-is-djis-smallest-action-camera/

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/09/the-nikon-zr-is-the-first-z-cinema-camera-made-in-tandem-with-red/

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/09/the-kodak-charmera-is-a-tiny-digital-keychain-camera-sold-in-blind-boxes/

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/18/the-kodak-charmera-blind-boxes-sold-out-in-just-24-hours/

Sigma 20-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Contemporary Is a World’s First Full-Frame Zoom Lens

The Sigma 135mm f/1.4 Art Is a First-of-Its Kind for Modern Cameras

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/09/tamron-responds-to-sigmas-20-200mm-lens-with-a-25-200mm-f-2-8-5-6-full-frame-zoom/

SpotLAX Results

https://www.arthurosa.com/Dorkfest-SpotLAX-2025 

https://gallery.andrewhuster.com/spotlax2025/

Folding Phones - 🌭 vs. 🍔

Helpful Lightroom Plugins

https://johnrellis.com/lightroom/anysource.htm

It's hard to name episodes, so we put some more numbers in there for you. Hope that clears things up.

Kat Zhou’s Finalist Photo: https://oceanographicmagazine.com/opa-winner/ocean-photographer-of-the-year-2025-katzho5/

https://www.katsnaps.art/

News

Kodak

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/12/kodak-says-its-survival-is-in-jeopardy-amid-debt-obligations/

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/14/kodak-is-optimistic-and-has-no-plans-to-go-out-of-business/

Sigma

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/18/the-sigma-200mm-f-2-dg-os-sports-is-the-first-of-its-kind/

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/18/sigma-12mm-f-1-4-is-the-smallest-and-lightest-dc-contemporary-lens/

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/18/fujifilm-x-half-is-yet-again-the-best-selling-camera-in-japan-by-a-lot/

Ricoh

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/20/nearly-every-aspect-of-the-ricoh-gr-iv-compact-camera-is-new/

Lightroom

https://glass.photo/highlights/publish-to-glass-from-lightroom-classic

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/gpu-preview-generation.html

Nikon

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/21/nikon-z-24-70mm-f-2-8-s-ii-is-lightest-of-its-kind-nikons-best-af-performer/

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/26/nikon-z6-iiis-first-major-firmware-update-adds-bird-af-auto-capture-and-c2pa/

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/exify/

https://www.exify.io/

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/26/hasselblad-x2d-ii-100c-features-af-c-hdr-photos-and-10-stop-stabilization/

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/01/novachips-new-cfexpress-for-sony-cameras-is-cheaper-than-an-sd-card/

https://petapixel.com/2025/09/01/viltrox-has-joined-the-l-mount-alliance/

https://www.dpreview.com/news/8552287896/is-rollei-teasing-something-new-and-analog

Pixel AI Zoom

https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-10-100x-zoom-diffusion-3583724/

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/29/pictures-not-photos-whats-going-on-with-the-pixel-10-pro-pro-res-zoom/

SpotLAX Prep

https://www.costco.com/dji-osmo-pocket-3-gimbal-camera-bundle.product.4000293903.html

https://jettip.net/

It used to be easy to get film scanned in high quality. Now it takes a bunch of researchers and a contraption they built from scratch. What gives?

News

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/31/djis-first-360-camera-captures-8kp50-video-and-sharpest-360-photos/

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/31/sigma-to-absorb-costs-wont-increase-us-prices-due-to-new-15-tariff/

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/29/elgatos-199-facecam-4k-is-the-first-webcam-to-accept-threaded-filters/

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/29/photographer-orders-2k-camera-lens-gets-box-of-staples-instead/

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/28/the-dji-osmo-pocket-cannot-be-stopped/

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/04/camp-snaps-new-screen-free-digital-video-camera-channels-the-super-8/

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/25/sony-rx1r-iii-pre-orders-are-strong-despite-high-asking-price/

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/04/redesigned-polaroid-sx-70-folding-camera-features-new-body-and-lens/

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/01/correction-fujifilms-price-increase-is-its-first-and-based-on-initial-tariffs/

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/31/asus-new-4k-hdr-monitors-make-pro-photo-and-video-performance-more-accessible/

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/30/tamron-university-offers-free-online-photo-classes-taught-by-pros/

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/31/7artisans-unusual-75mm-f-1-4-portrait-prime-is-just-189/

https://petapixel.com/2025/08/01/7artisans-ultra-wide-14mm-f-2-8-full-frame-lens-promises-dramatic-photos/

Andrew got a new Camera

Multispectral Film Scanning

https://petapixel.com/2025/07/23/new-multispectral-film-scanner-is-a-breakthrough-for-analog-photography/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_scanner 

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