The Daily PetaPixel for 12/16/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by OWC [OWC Atlas Memory Cards – Reliable & Fast]( Atlas Memory Cards and Readers provide exceptionally fast speeds and reliable performance that professionals like Mike Mezeul II can count on... [LEARN MORE]( [Sisu’s Big Rolling Battery Box Can Power Remote Productions for 8 Hours]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 15, 2023 03:47 pm [SISU Battery Box]( Sisu Cinematic Robots created a mobile power solution called the Battery Box that is capable of powering a full remote production -- complete with robotics and lighting -- for eight hours. [[Read More]( [Twitch Allowed Nudity Then Immediately Changed Its Mind, Citing AI]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Dec 15, 2023 03:44 pm [A logo of a shield in Twitch's colors.]( After updating its policy to allow some sexual content, a long contentious point on the streaming site, Amazon-owned Twitch rolled part of that decision back, citing artificial intelligence concerns. [[Read More]( [Concept Brings Weird Analog Quadrascopic Camera into Digital Age]( By Abby Ferguson on Dec 15, 2023 02:54 pm A new camera design takes inspiration from an unusual, short-lived analog camera type in the 1980s to create a thoroughly modern image-making device. The camera concept, which looks remarkably real and was made by industrial designer Olga Orel, delivers a digital re-imagining of vintage quadrascopic cameras. [[Read More]( [Cosina Nokton Vintage 28mm f/1.5 VM Has Old-School Style, Modern Optics]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 15, 2023 02:21 pm [Cosina Nokton Vintage 28mm f/1.5 VM Aspherical]( Along with the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 lens for Canon RF-mount cameras, Cosina today also revealed the Nokton Vintage Line 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount cameras. [[Read More]( [Nextorage Has Made the Fastest CFexpress Card for Sony Cameras Yet]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 15, 2023 02:00 pm [Nextorage]( The Japan-based memory manufacturer Nextorage released the fastest CFexpress Type A card made yet, promising read and write speeds of up to 950 MB/s. [[Read More]( [The Vaonis Hestia Smartphone Telescope Has a Clever New App]( By Abby Ferguson on Dec 15, 2023 01:37 pm [Two phones are placed against a white background with the Gravity by Vaonis app on display.]( In July, telescope company Vaonis announced Hestia, its first smartphone telescope. Ahead of Hestia's scheduled December delivery date, Vaonis has announced Gravity by Vaonis, a beta app for the telescope. [[Read More]( [The Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 is Cosina’s Second RF-Mount Lens]( By Jaron Schneider on Dec 15, 2023 01:04 pm [Cosina Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical]( Friday, Cosina announced the Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for Canon RF mount. Coming in January, it will be the second lens it has produced for the mirrorless mount and only the second third-party lens officially authorized by Canon. [[Read More]( [Zeiss-Branded Vivo X100 Pro Has a Big Sensor and a New Telephoto Lens]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 15, 2023 12:19 pm [vivo X100 Pro]( Vivo announced the X100 and X100 Pro flagship smartphones last night. Co-engineered with Zeiss, the new handhelds are designed with photography in mind. [[Read More]( [Instagram Makes Stories More Meme-able With New ‘Add Yours’ Templates]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Dec 15, 2023 12:05 pm [Two Instagram screenshots show the new Add Yours template feature.]( Friday, Instagram announced a new update to its Stories feature allowing users to create their own "Add Yours" templates. [[Read More]( [Tonight is Your Last Best Chance to Photograph the Geminids Until 2025]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 15, 2023 12:02 pm [Geminid meteor shower]( A photographer captured this gorgeous image of the Gemenids last night when they were at its peak, but don't worry there's still to capture the shooting stars. [[Read More]( [Mobster Does Not Regret the ‘Great’ Topless Photo That Led to Arrest]( By Jeremy Gray on Dec 15, 2023 09:54 am [Mobster doesn't regret the poolside portrait that torpedoed his life on the lam.]( A Colombo crime family "underboss" sentenced to prison this week for extortion and money laundering has said he doesn't regret the topless poolside photo that led to his arrest. [[Read More]( [Google’s Latest AI Image Generator Does Text and Logos Too]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 15, 2023 08:55 am [AI bulldog]( Google has "launched" a second version of its AI image generator model but only to Google Cloud customers who use Vertex AI. [[Read More]( [Watch a Massive Solar Flare That Knocked Out Radios Fire From the Sun]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 15, 2023 07:49 am [Coronal mass ejection]( Anyone who follows the solar system closely will know the Sun is extremely active at the moment and video has emerged of a huge explosion on the surface that has already affected radio communications on Earth. [[Read More]( [Wedding Photographer Dies After Falling From Roof While Taking Pictures]( By Matt Growcoot on Dec 15, 2023 07:09 am [The Kitano Club in Kobe City.]( A wedding photographer in Japan has died after he fell from the roof of a restaurant while photographing a couple as they prepared for their wedding. 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