DP Review Friday September 29, 2023
Nikon’s newly announced Zf combines the iconic design of Nikon’s historic FM2 film camera and the modern technology of acclaimed Nikon Z series mirrorless cameras like the Nikon Z6 II, Z8, and flagship Z9, notes PetaPixel, adding that the camera boasts a powerful EXPEED 7 processing engine and 24.5-megapixel full-frame backside-illuminated CMOS image sensor, enabling enhanced autofocus performance, fast shooting speeds, and impressive low-light capabilities. DP Review has an initial look at the new camera.
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By David Schonauer Friday September 29, 2023
We noted this week that a survey of photographers done by the Royal Photographic Society found that most were concerned about how AI models are trained and how AI affects the value of photography.
Tech companies are forging ahead on the AI front, in any case: We also reported that OpenAI has announced the third version of its generative AI visual art platform DALL-E, … Read the full Story >>
Smoky Mountains National Park Thursday September 28, 2023
With October comes vivid fall foliage and, of course, marvelous photo opportunities. Find out where and when colors peak using the 2023 fall foliage prediction map from Smoky Mountains National Park. To predict the foliage transformations, Smoky Mountains NP uses a refined data model and takes a combination of factors into account, including NOAA historical temperatures, historical precipitation, forecast temperatures, forecast precipitation, historical leaf peak trends, peak observation trends and user reports, notes DIY Photography.
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i-D Thursday September 28, 2023
In an era of Instagram tourism, some young people are searching for less curated travel experiences, and, as The New York Timesnoted recently, many are flocking to Mongola. Hong Kong photographer tells i-D that he went to Mongolia to explore "different ways of conceiving society, our relationship to the land and each other.” Wong’s vision of Mongolia is distinctive and surreal: His series “Summer in Mongolia,” shot in early summer 2023, stands out for its “whimsical, imaginative feel,” notes i-D.
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