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Photography Has Always Had its Tricksters

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An exhibition at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum looks at photo manipulation between 1860 and 1940 -- proving that deceptive images are not solely a 21st century problem. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

Panasonic Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1 O.I.S. Review: Slow and Steady

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For the last several years, if you were an L-Mount user looking for a super telephoto lens, Sigma was your only option (or a Leica version of a Sigma lens). Now Panasonic has introduced their longest full frame lens yet, with the Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1 OIS. It’s compact and light, but also slow and expensive. Is there a place for this $2,100 lens in the L-Mount lineup? Let’s find out. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

Zeiss’ Nine New Vintage-Inspired Aatma T1.5 Lenses Look Exceptional

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Zeiss has announced the Aatma T1.5 full-frame cinema lens series, featuring nine lenses. Focal lengths ranging from 18mm to 135mm, and each lens features a fast T1.5 aperture. Zeiss' new professional cine lenses promise to combine modern technology with 20th century-inspired rendering. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

This Failed Kodak Digital Camera From 2001 Was a Smartphone Precursor

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These days, it's easy to take for granted that a smartphone does just about everything. They run games, they make calls, they play music and movies, and, of course, they capture great photos and videos. But long before smartphones arrived on the scene, Kodak was actually at the cutting edge of combo camera devices. 2001's Kodak mc3 was Kodak's first foray into multi-function digital cameras, and the weird little device captured photos and videos and played MP3s. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

People Are Freaked Out by the Ring Doorbell Camera Super Bowl Ad

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Ring's Super Bowl LX ad was supposed to introduce a new feature that could potentially revolutionize how missing dogs are looked for: via AI-powered doorbell cameras. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel

A New AI Video Model From ByteDance is Making Waves

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It may have just lost control of TikTok U.S., but this weekend ByteDance released Seedance 2.0 -- an AI video generator that is turning heads. [ Read More ] from PetaPixel