A 19th-century photography studio based in Gettysburg, PA, that produces Civil War-era wet plate collodion pictures for clients has been devastated by a fire.

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When it comes to the longer telephoto ranges, even Micro Four Thirds lenses can still be big, and not everyone needs -- or can afford -- the full reach of an OM System 150-400mm f/4.5. OM System has a couple of 40-150mm lenses in various sizes, and they have longer zooms up to 300mm with slow apertures. The time is ripe for something in the middle, and that's where the

OM System has announced the M.Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f/2.8 IS Pro, featuring a massive full-frame equivalent zoom of 100-400mm while maintaining a fast f/2.8 aperture, all in a compact and lightweight lens body.

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Blackmagic Design announced that DaVinci Resolve 20.2 and Blackmagic Camera 9.8 (public beta) are available now and add long-awaited support for Apple ProRes RAW, including footage captured using the brand-new iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

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In the year and a half since Nikon acquired RED, both have been extremely busy with video-focused products. RED released Z-Mount versions of its cinema cameras and Nikon dropped the Nikkor Z 28-135mm PZ video lens as well as a library of RED LUTs for the N-Log profile. However, I’ve been wondering when we’d see a camera that truly fused Nikon and RED technology, and that day has arrived with the release of the Nikon ZR.

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Nikon has announced its first cinema camera -- and first new camera in the Z Cinema series of products (technically the Z-mount V-Raptor [X] and Komodo-X were the first cameras, but those were just re-mounts) -- designed specifically for filmmakers: the full-frame Nikon ZR.

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Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 family today, including the much-improved iPhone 17, the ultra-thin iPhone Air, and the redesigned flagship iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. The PetaPixel team flew to Apple Park in Cupertino to witness the unveiling and go hands-on with the new-look iPhone 17 Pro, and there is much to like for photographers and videographers alike.

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Paying homage to the very first Kodak single-use camera that was released in 1987, the Kodak Charmera blind boxes feature seven different colorful variations of miniaturized, working digital keychain cameras.

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PetaPixel Pictures is proud to present No Guarantees, a documentary film featuring Chris Niccolls. The movie explores the relationship between fly fishing, photography, and fatherhood.

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RED Digital Cinema, a Nikon-owned company, added another camera to its Z Cinema lineup today: the high-end V-Raptor XE. It is a streamlined version of the V-Raptor [X] and available in both Nikon Z and Canon RF mount versions.

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