Articles by Jaron Schneider at PetaPixel https://petapixel.com/author/jaronschneider/ Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:18:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 191656271 Yongnuo Scoffs at Canon’s Legal Team With New RF35mm f/2 Autofocus Lens https://petapixel.com/2024/01/24/yongnuo-scoffs-at-canons-legal-team-with-new-rf35mm-f-2-autofocus-lens/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:18:58 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=724096 Yongnuo RF 35mm

Canon doesn't currently like anyone making autofocus-equipped lenses for its RF mount, but Yongnyo keeps doing it. The latest is a 35mm f/2 lens that is finding its way onto store shelves internationally.

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What is ‘Good Enough’ for a New Smartphone Camera? | The PetaPixel Podcast https://petapixel.com/2024/01/24/what-is-good-enough-for-a-new-smartphone-camera-the-petapixel-podcast/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:54:43 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=724098 Chris Niccolls holding three smartphones

Last week, Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S24 Ultra that had some hardware improvements, but leaned much more heavily on software and the addition of AI-powered features. It got us thinking, does a new smartphone need more than just AI to be compelling?

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Zhongyi Re-Releases an APS-C 20mm f/0.95 Aimed at the Japanese Market https://petapixel.com/2024/01/24/zhongyi-re-releases-an-aps-c-20mm-f-0-95-aimed-at-the-japanese-market/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:02:44 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=724045 Zhongyi 20mm f/0.95

Zhongyi Optic's latest lens is the Chuichi Kogaku Speedmaster 20mm f/0.95, an ultra-fast, manual focus, mirrorless lens designed for Nikon, Canon, Sony, and Fujifilm APS-C cameras that suspiciously shares a lot in common with its 20mm T1.0 Mitakon lens.

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HP’s CEO Says if You Don’t Use Their Printer Ink, You’re a ‘Bad Investment’ https://petapixel.com/2024/01/24/hps-ceo-says-if-you-dont-use-their-printer-ink-youre-a-bad-investment/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:13:49 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=724028 HP Ink

HP's CEO Enrique Lores spoke to CNBC last week regarding the class-action lawsuit on the company's blocking of third-party ink with a range of reasons, from saying the company is only protecting its IP to claiming cartridges can carry computer viruses.

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Fujifilm’s Next X-Summit is in February, Just Before Japan’s Big Photo Show https://petapixel.com/2024/01/22/fujifilms-next-x-summit-is-in-february-just-before-japans-big-photo-show/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:05:42 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=723702 X Summit Tokyo

Fujifilm took to YouTube to make a few announcements today, with the most notable being the announcement of an upcoming X-Summit. Slated for February 20 in Tokyo, it's poised to drop just days before the country's largest photography trade show.

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Samyang Adds a 100mm T2.3 Lens to its V-AF Cinema Prime Lineup https://petapixel.com/2024/01/22/samyang-adds-a-100mm-t2-3-lens-to-its-v-af-cinema-prime-lineup/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 18:33:20 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=723689 Samyang 100mm T2.3

Samyang is expanding its autofocus cinema lens line with a new 100mm T2.3 full-frame lens. While it is one of the new members of the L-Mount Alliance, the lens is only being made available for Sony E-mount for now.

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World Press Photo Partners with Fujifilm to Expand Annual Competition https://petapixel.com/2024/01/22/world-press-photo-partners-with-fujifilm-to-expand-annual-competition/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:42:19 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=723640 World Press Photo and Fujifilm

The World Press Photo Foundation, which operates the annual World Press Photo Contest, has entered into a "strategic partnership" with Fujifilm.

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Samsung Talks Photo Features in the Galaxy S24 Ultra | The PetaPixel Podcast https://petapixel.com/2024/01/17/samsung-talks-photo-features-in-the-galaxy-s24-ultra-the-petapixel-podcast/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:01:15 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=722838

Curious about how Samsung approached the design of its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24 Ultra? The PetaPixel Podcast team sits down with Samsung's Blake Geiser to learn more about what makes this little phone tick.

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Sony is Adding Multiple New Features to the FX30, FX3, and FX6 https://petapixel.com/2024/01/17/sony-is-adding-multiple-new-features-to-the-fx30-fx3-and-fx6/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:00:39 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=722754 Sony FX30

Sony, who has long been accused of not adding new features to existing cameras, will release firmware updates for the FX30, FX3, and FX6 cameras later this year that bring multiple new functions.

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The ‘Millennium Camera’ Will Capture Arizona’s Landscape for 1,000 Years https://petapixel.com/2024/01/12/the-millennium-camera-will-capture-arizonas-landscape-for-1000-years/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:49:22 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=722225 The 'Millennium Camera'

Standing watch over the desert landscape of Tuscon, Arizona for the next 1,000 years, the aptly named Millennium Camera is designed to slowly capture the changing scene in front of it until the year 3023.

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Mint’s Long-Awaited Film Camera is an Autofocus-Equipped Rollei 35 https://petapixel.com/2024/01/12/mints-long-awaited-film-camera-is-an-autofocus-equipped-rollei-35/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:37:09 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=722183 Mint Rollei 35 AF

Mint Camera has been developing a new 35mm film camera for more than a year and today it revealed that not only is it coming this summer, but it will also be an autofocus-equipped remake of the Rollei 35.

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The First-Ever Die-Cast Leica Prototype is Coming to Auction https://petapixel.com/2024/01/11/the-first-ever-die-cast-leica-prototype-is-coming-to-auction/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 21:06:20 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=722071 Die Cast Leica

The very first prototype of Leica's earliest experimentation with die-casting a camera is coming to auction this year with the expectation that collectors will be clamoring to add it to their collection.

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The Lightly Upgraded Panasonic G100D is Coming to the U.S. https://petapixel.com/2024/01/11/the-lightly-upgraded-panasonic-g100d-is-coming-to-the-u-s/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:39:54 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=722015 Lumix G100D

Quietly announced in Japan back in December, the lightly upgraded Panasonic Lumix G100D is coming to the United States with an estimated arrival of January 31.

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AGI’s 2TB microSD Card Reaches the Maximum Capacity of the Format https://petapixel.com/2024/01/11/agis-2tb-microsd-card-reaches-the-maximum-capacity-of-the-format/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:32:37 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=722003 AGI 2TB microSD card

AGI, a Taiwan-based memory manufacturer, today announced a 2TB capacity microSD card. While not particularly fast, it is the maximum capacity that microSD is capable of handling.

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Lexar is the First to Release a Next-Gen CFe 4.0 Card for Sony Cameras https://petapixel.com/2024/01/11/lexar-is-the-first-to-release-a-next-gen-cfe-4-0-card-for-sony-cameras/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:34:50 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=721951 Lexar CFe Type A 4.0

Lexar is the first memory card manufacturer to bring support for the new, much faster CFexpress 4.0 standard to Type-A cards, the format that only Sony uses in its high-end mirrorless Alpha cameras.

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The Yashica Vision Can Record 4K Video From 600 Meters Away at Night https://petapixel.com/2024/01/10/the-yashica-vision-can-record-4k-video-from-600-meters-away-at-night/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:59:30 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=721771 Yashica Vision

The Yashica Vision are night-vision binoculars that promise the ability to record full-color 4K video and 58-megapixel photos from up to 600 meters away in total darkness.

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Grading Every Camera Maker’s 2023 Performance | The PetaPixel Podcast https://petapixel.com/2024/01/10/grading-every-camera-makers-2023-performance-the-petapixel-podcast/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:15:39 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=721755 Grading Every Camera Maker

The last year was huge for the camera industry and saw a swath of new products from just about every manufacturer in support of basically every mount. But narrowing the focus, The PetaPixel Podcast team grades the 2023 performance of every camera maker.

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Look How Small Panasonic’s New 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Is https://petapixel.com/2024/01/10/look-how-small-panasonics-new-100mm-f-2-8-macro-lens-is/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:46:35 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=721704 Panasonic 100mm f/2.8

On Monday, Panasonic announced its 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens for full-frame L-mount cameras with the tagline of "smallest full-frame macro lens." While that came with a stipulation of "with a focal length greater than 90mm," don't let that distract from how compact it is.

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Customers Allege HP Blocked Third Party Ink, Then Raised Ink Prices https://petapixel.com/2024/01/10/customers-allege-hp-blocked-third-party-ink-then-raised-ink-prices/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:23:14 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=721694 HP Ink

HP is facing a potential lawsuit as customers allege a firmware update prevented the use of third-party ink which the company then followed up by raising the price of first-party options.

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Swarovski’s AX Visio Binoculars Are Also an AI-Powered 13MP Camera https://petapixel.com/2024/01/09/swarovskis-ax-visio-binoculars-are-also-an-ai-powered-13mp-camera/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:40:28 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=721436 Swarovski AX Visio Binoculars

Swarovski, a leading name in high-end binoculars, announced the AX Visio binoculars: the world's first AI-supported system that is capable of recognizing over 9,000 animal species. They also feature a 13-megapixel sensor and photo/video capture capability.

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