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Inside a nondescript building on an industrial site outside of Cologne, Germany, there is a recreation of the Moon's surface, allowing astronauts to practice, among other things, taking photos on the Moon.

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Google Photos, a platform that has evolved from a simple storage solution into a powerful tool for organizing, editing, and sharing photos and videos. To celebrate, Google has shared j...

A global team of astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope discovered a bizarre star that acts unlike any star seen before.

Recreated lenses are not new, but few are quite so forward with their inspiration as the new Chinese-made Mandler 35mm f/2 for Leica M mount.

Viltrox has announced the AF 28mm f/4.5 Chip lens for Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. The ultra-compact full-frame lens is the thinnest and lightest lens Viltrox has ever made.

French photographer and acclaimed photojournalist Marie-Laure de Decker (1947-2023) made a name for herself documenting numerous armed conflicts, social and political upheavals, and historic portraits. Her work and legac...

After branching out into five new market segments at NAB, Atomos is clearly not done and today announced its entrance into the microphone scene with the StudioSonic Shotgun Mic, a compact wired or wireless mic designed f...

A photographer visited a Cold War-era underground bunker designed to serve as a nuclear fallout shelter for the Canadian government in the event of a nuclear attack during the Cold War.

Earlier this week, PetaPixel made an egregious mistake: we unintentionally showed an embargoed Sony product in a video review of a separate product. We then accidentally published the video review for that embargoed prod...

Micro Four Thirds photographers often need lenses with bright apertures to help them take the best photographs with minimal grain. A bright lens is not ideal for night photography, but also for portraits, thanks to the b...

Google launched its scarily-good new AI video model Veo 3 last week -- and users wasted no time putting it to the ultimate benchmark: the "Will Smith Eating Spaghetti" test.

It's been more than four years since the launch of Sony's very popular FX3 compact cinema camera, so I was expecting an update to that model to come any time. Imagine my surprise when Sony instead launched a high-resolut...

Sony has announced the FX2, a new cinema camera designed for the next generation of filmmakers. The camera combines the a7 IV's 33-megapixel full-frame image sensor with a video-friendly form factor, including a tilting ...

Photo: Dale Baskin With summer approaching, many kids will soon head off to summer camp, toting duffel bags filled with sunscreen, bug spray, and, often, a camera to capture their memories. The Camp Snap ($70) is a point...

Leica Camera AG has unveiled two new ZM series watches in an eye-catching green finish.

It's crazy how much fun you can have with some lenses, and how the restrictions put in place by using these lenses can actually make your photography experience a much more focused one. The Viltrox 28mm f4.5 lens is one ...

160 years ago pioneering photographers were among the first to capture the landscapes of the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite. One and a half centuries later, a robot on Mars is recording the first-ever views of Martian landsc...

Harvard University will give up ownership of two 175-year-old daguerreotypes depicting an enslaved father and daughter, following the resolution of a years-long legal battle with a woman who claims to be a descendant of ...

Dramatic footage has revealed the moment a shark fisherman saved a drowning teenager by using a drone to drop a flotation device.

This is the perfect thing for photographers who don't want a new camera. Here's a little-known fact: the warranty of your camera or lens doesn't necessarily cover what happens to it in case of dust, inclement weather, et...

Tamron has been known for creating exceptional zoom lenses for mirrorless cameras. These lenses are not only cost-effective but also offer exceptional performance as third-party lenses. For instance, the 28-300mm f4-7.1 ...

For a period of a few years, the lens and camera manufacturers were drunk on the idea of even smoother bokeh than normal. It was so much so that it ended up cutting down the amount of light a lens output. Some folks call...