The Daily PetaPixel for 04/18/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by MPB [Shop Used Camera Gear from MPB and Save 40% More Than New]( MPB has the used camera gear you're looking for. Discover our wide range with new items added daily. Used camera gear from MPB is affordable, reliable and sustainable. Every item is thoroughly tested by product specialists and comes with a free 6 month warranty. [Shop Now.]( [Perfect Smoke Rings Blow Out of the ‘Gandalf of Volcanoes’]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 18, 2024 06:04 am [Composite image featuring a landscape with Mount Etna and three flying saucers in the sky, and an inset showing a close-up of gandalf the grey from "the lord of the rings," looking contemplative.]( Spectacular footage of Mount Etna in Italy puffing out smoke rings has amazed onlookers with circular smoke appearing in the skies over Sicily for over a week. [[Read More]( [2024 World Press Photo Winners Show Why Photojournalism Matters]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 18, 2024 05:00 am [Split image: left, person in a blue dress and headscarf seated in a corner mourning; right, a man receiving oxygen through a mask, eyes closed.]( After announcing the regional winners earlier this month, World Press Photo has unveiled its 2024 global winners. Showcasing the biggest news stories in the world, the competition's winners demonstrate the importance of photojournalism and documentary photography and the incredible lengths photographers go to tell vital stories. [[Read More]( [Apple Develops Novel Advanced Optical Stabilization System for iPhone]( By David Schloss on Apr 17, 2024 05:10 pm [Exploded view of a smartphone camera system showcasing its multiple lenses and components.]( Thanks to improvements in sensor design, iPhone and Android smartphones are gaining traction with enthusiast and professional creators. However, one area that has lagged behind developments in imaging sensors is image stabilization. In a significant development, a recent patent granted to Apple hints at a potential game-changer in this field. [[Read More]( [7Artisans Launches Affordable 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift APS-C Lens]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 17, 2024 03:17 pm [7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras]( 7Artisans has announced an exciting new prime lens, a tilt-shift 50mm f/1.4 for APS-C mirrorless cameras, including those with E, X, and Micro Four Thirds mounts. Although, of course, Micro Four Thirds is smaller than APS-C. [[Read More]( [SmallRig’s New Tripod Collaboration with Potato Jet Looks Sick]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 17, 2024 03:02 pm [Potato Jet]( SmallRig announced a slew of new products this week and each is designed to make some aspect of photography and filmmaking just a little bit easier. [[Read More]( [Snapchat to Watermark AI-Generated Images]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 17, 2024 02:44 pm [Snapchat]( In the latest move to respond to the influx of visuals created using artificial intelligence, social media app Snapchat announced it would add a watermark to such images. [[Read More]( [Old Movies Are Being Enhanced With AI Tools and Not Everyone is Happy]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 17, 2024 01:35 pm The 1994 James Cameron film True Lies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently re-released in Ultra HD 4K disc format giving viewers the opportunity to watch these classic films in unprecedented detail. [[Read More]( [Module 8’s Clever Vintage-Inspired Lens Tuner Coming to X and L-Mount]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 17, 2024 01:16 pm [Module 8 tuner]( Last spring, photography gear company Moment announced The Tuner by Module 8, the world's first variable-look cinematic lens system. The Tuner is now coming to even more mounts after initially launching for EF-mount lenses. [[Read More]( [Ranking Every Camera Maker’s Software (They’re All Bad) | The PetaPixel Carcast]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 17, 2024 01:04 pm [Ranking Camera Software]( Almost every camera manufacturer makes its own photo editing software, but we aren't super enthused to use any of them -- especially if camera features are locked behind them. [[Read More]( [US Navy Mocked for Photo of Commander Shooting Rifle with Scope Backwards]( By Michael Zhang on Apr 17, 2024 12:23 pm When shooting a PR photo, it can be important to pay attention to small details. The US Navy learned that lesson the hard way recently after sharing an Instagram photo of a warship commander shooting a rifle -- gun-savvy viewers immediately noticed that the scope had been put on backwards. [[Read More]( [Peak Design Launches Its Camera Straps In New ‘Coyote’ Colorway]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 17, 2024 12:02 pm [Peak Design camera straps now available in Coyote colorway]( Peak Design has released a new colorway for its camera strap products, including the Cuff, Leash, Slide Lite, and Slide. The new "Coyote" colorway, a medium brown, joins four existing color choices: black, ash, midnight, and sage. [[Read More]( [Photographer Loses $11K Worth of Gear and Almost His Life After Falling Into River]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 17, 2024 08:24 am [A river]( A wildlife photographer lost $11,000 worth of camera equipment and very nearly his life after falling into a river while shooting wildlife photos. [[Read More]( [A New Camera Using Both Nikon and RED Tech Will Come in ‘A Few Years’]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 17, 2024 08:01 am [Nikon X RED mock up]( The ink is still wet on Nikon's acquisition of RED Cinema, but the two teams are already meeting and working on integrating their technologies. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Baby Penguins Jump Off 50-Foot Cliff in First-of-Its-Kind Drone Footage]( [The UK Criminalizes Creating Sexually Explicit Deepfake Images]( [Trail Camera Captures Rare Allegheny Woodrat in West Virginia]( [Meta’s Oversight Board to Investigate Two Cases of Explicit AI Images]( [Watch the Insane Footage of an Avalanche Engulfing a GoPro]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.