Ricoh’s President and CEO Noboru Akahane has announced that the Pentax and GR camera brands will undergo a dramatic restructuring that will see mass production end. It will also end distributor relationships and go direct-to-consumer. [Read More]
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Canon may close its only Chinese camera factory
Stan Horaczek Big changes are likely on the way for Canon’s camera and lens production, according to a recent news report published by Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post newspaper. Although Canon has yet to make a formal statement, an internal company memo circulated last week suggests Canon will partially halt production at a major… Continue reading Canon may close its only Chinese camera factory
The Associated Press is turning photojournalism into NFTs
No word yet on the pricing of images in the AP’s soon-to-launch NFT marketplace. AP The Associated Press (AP) is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace later this month for collectors to purchase the “news agency’s award-winning contemporary and historic photojournalism”—or at least a token of ownership of the work. Let’s break it down. Wait,… Continue reading The Associated Press is turning photojournalism into NFTs
Japan’s top 10 best-selling cameras for 2021 were all mirrorless
The Sony a6400 was Japan’s best-selling camera in 2021. Jeanette D. Moses BCN Retail, a Japanese consultancy firm that analyzes camera sales in the country, has just published the top 10 best-selling cameras for 2021—and the list is fascinating, especially when compared to other sources of camera-use data, like Lensrentals. Thanks to Digital Camera World… Continue reading Japan’s top 10 best-selling cameras for 2021 were all mirrorless
Thinking of entering that photo contest? Read this first
Dan Bracaglia Here at PopPhoto we love a good photo contest and feature them on the site most weeks. However, these contests don’t always have photographers’ best interests at heart. We’ve had to come to terms with this, even as we cover them. Let me explain. Photo contests aren’t altruistic Very few photo contests are… Continue reading Thinking of entering that photo contest? Read this first
Season two of HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ shot entirely on Kodak Ektachrome film
A still from season 2 of the show, “Euphoria”. HBO Season two of the HBO series, Euphoria premiered last Sunday and if you tuned in for the first episode you may have noticed that the aesthetics of the show look a little different. It turns out season two was shot entirely on Kodak Ektachrome motion… Continue reading Season two of HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ shot entirely on Kodak Ektachrome film
Nikon, Panasonic Absent from Japan’s Best Selling Cameras of 2021
BCN+R, a large retailer and holder of one of the largest databases of electronic sales in Japan, has published the top ten cameras sold in 2021. Notably absent from the list are Nikon and Panasonic. BCN+R regularly publishes trend and sales reports across multiple electronics markets, including cameras. While it shouldn’t be taken as the… Continue reading Nikon, Panasonic Absent from Japan’s Best Selling Cameras of 2021
A 717-gigapixel scan of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ is the world’s highest-res
Rembrandt’s classic work, “the Night Watch.”. We, humans, love life’s finer details. And thanks to a team at the Rijksmuseum—the Netherlands’ national arts and history museum—one of Rembrandt’s most famous paintings has now been archived in finer detail than any work of art before. Using a 100-megapixel Hasselblad camera, researchers snapped and combined 8,439 individual… Continue reading A 717-gigapixel scan of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ is the world’s highest-res
Spiffy Gear acquired by Tether Tools parent company, Imaging Brands
Israel-based lightiong company, Spiffy Gear has announced that they have been acquired by Tether Tools parent company, Imaging Brands. This sees Spiffy Gear teaming up with brands like the aforementioned Tether Tools, Frio – also acquired just last year – and the Smart Shooter tethering software. Imaging Brands says that “the Spiffy Gear acquisition is… Continue reading Spiffy Gear acquired by Tether Tools parent company, Imaging Brands
Where Have All the Good Point and Shoot Cameras Gone?
It’s really, really sad. The world of good point-and-shoot cameras is pretty much gone. And in 2022, I’d be really shocked if it comes back. Though honestly, with the major component issues, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to bring them back at all. They’re an affordable way (for the manufacturers) to get more cameras… Continue reading Where Have All the Good Point and Shoot Cameras Gone?