The Life, Death, and Legacy of Apple’s Groundbreaking QuickTake Digital Camera
Krazy Ken of the excellent technology YouTube channel Computer Clan is back with another camera-centric episode, this time looking at Apple's foray into making digital cameras in the 1990s, 1994's Apple QuickTake 100, 100 Plus, 150, and its final model, 1996's QuickTake 200.
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The Cameras and Creativity That Brought the First Feature-Length Film on Apple Vision Pro to Life
As immersive video content becomes a prominent way to tell visual stories, talented visual artists like Elad Offer not only face greater challenges, but they have fresh new possibilities to deliver something the world has never seen before. One such example is Bono: Stories of Surrender, a new film available in both 2D and 3D versions, marking the first feature-length Apple Immersive Video film for the Apple Vision Pro headset. Offer was the film's Creative Director, tasked with making both 2D and immersive versions the
Trump Signs Two Drone-Related Executive Orders
Today, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that pertain to drone use in the United States. One is meant to address the possibility of drone threats while the other is meant to "accelerate the safe commercialization of drone technologies and fully integrate UAS into the National Airspace System."
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Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 Dual Fisheye Zoom Lens Is the First of Its Kind
Venus Optics announced the Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 FF Zoom Fisheye lens, a one-of-a-kind lens that delivers a circular fisheye at 8mm and a rectangular fisheye effect at 15mm. There is also a video-oriented version, the Laowa 8-15mm T2.9 FF Zoom Fisheye Cine.
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Revolutionary Omnar Bertele 50mm f/2 MC FLB Lens Recreates a Classic
Omnar Lenses has announced the Omnar Bertele 5cm f/2 MC FLB. The 50mm f/2 prime lens is a modern recreation of the classic 5cm f/2 Jena lens created in 1934 by Dr. Ludwig Bertele. Omnar has spent the last five years researching, developing, designing, and engineering its latest lens.
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Filming an Interactive Immersive Documentary Using a Custom Blackmagic 3D Camera Rig
Last week, PetaPixel spoke to the creative team behind the new immersive documentary, D-Day: The Camera Soldier, that explores the untold story of a D-Day combat cameraman through reconstructed old photos and footage and current-day interviews for Apple Vision Pro users. Today, Blackmagic Design detailed the miniaturized 3D rig it made for filming the immersive experience.
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Leica LUX Re-Review: A Year of Progression, But Still a Few Stops Short
When I first reviewed Leica LUX, I approached it with a blend of cautious optimism and healthy skepticism. Leica’s decision to enter the mobile photography app space was bold, considering both the reverence surrounding the Leica name and the saturated, high-standard world of iPhone photography apps -- where names like Halide, Obscura, and ProCamera dominate. At launch, Leica LUX showed promise but also left a lot to be desired. Now, nearly a year later, it’s time to revisit it. Spoiler alert
Fascinating Documerica Photo Project Focused on US Pollution in the 1970s
In the early 1970s, the United States was facing growing public concern over pollution, environmental degradation, and the future of the natural landscape. In response, the newly formed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a wide-ranging photographic initiative known as Documerica, aimed at capturing the state of the American environment and the lives of people affected by it.
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You Can Now Use OpenAI’s Video Generator Sora on Microsoft Bing
Microsoft has introduced a new AI video generation tool called Bing Video Creator, which uses OpenAI’s Sora model to generate short videos from text prompts.
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What to Expect at Apple WWDC 2025
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is scheduled for Monday, June 9 at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT). Apple is expected to unveil its new operating systems for iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro, and Mac, alongside possible hardware announcements.
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