Are There Any Limits to What We Can Do With Lenses Now? | The PetaPixel Podcast
We've seen some incredible lens designs in recent years, but last week's announcement of a Sony 50-150mm f/2 GM got us wondering what the limits of reasonable lens development are now.
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This High-Angle Photo Booth is the Latest Gen Z Trend in Los Angeles
GENIC, a high-angle photo booth company, is drawing lines of Generation Z fans across its Los Angeles locations.
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Samsung Weakens Financial Expectations for 2025 and Says US Tariffs Are to Blame
Samsung says that United States tariffs could decrease the demand for its products, including smartphones and memory chips. During an earnings call, Samsung warned that political and economic uncertainties make predicting the company's financial performance very challenging.
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Freepik’s AI Image Generator Was Not Trained on Stolen Images
Freepik, a platform that provides free images, has introduced a new open-source AI image model named F Lite. Unveiled on Tuesday (yesterday), Freepik claims the model is "responsible AI" since it has been trained solely on commercially licensed, safe-for-work content.
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Leica Raises Prices in Canada Because of US Tariffs
Leica will increase the price of its products in the United States as a result of the blanket tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this year. While this is an expected result stateside, it is having an adverse effect on cameras sold in Canada, too.
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Unistellar Odyssey Pro Smart Telescope Review: Fast, Fun, Easy, and Expensive
The Odyssey Pro Smart Telescope is among Unistellar's smallest and lightest reflector-based systems. It makes viewing and capturing the night sky as simple as clicking a few buttons on your smartphone or tablet. It is small, light, easy to travel with, and it has an actual viewfinder (powered by Nikon optics) allowing users to start viewing the night sky in less than five minutes.
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Meta Launches Stand-Alone AI App to Rival ChatGPT
Meta launched a stand-alone AI app today -- as the company tries to take on ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
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This Viral ‘American Mind Cannot Comprehend’ Photo Has Been Viewed Over 80 Million Times
A photo of two young men sitting at a table smoking cigarettes and drinking beer as a young woman stands nearby has exploded on X (formerly Twitter) this week, but why?
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California Homeowner Finds Hidden Camera Disguised with Fake Grass in His Yard
A Southern California homeowner discovered a hidden camera disguised with fake grass on his property -- part of a growing trend in which burglars plant covert cameras in yards in the area to monitor homes and track when residents leave.
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Fort Worth Police Spent $7K on Trip to NYC to Look at Sally Mann Photos That Weren’t on Display
The Texan police department investigating the confiscated Sally Mann photographs spent almost $7,000 of taxpayers' money on a fruitless fact-finding mission to New York City.
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