Author: Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

In an update from its artificial intelligence team today, Facebook revealed that it has improved the automatic alternative text (AAT) technology it first introduced in 2016. With this system, Facebook is able to automatically add alternative text to images shared on its platform for users who are blind or visually impaired (BVI).

Alternative text included with uploaded images enables BVI users to learn about the content using a screen reader, which reads the text describing what the image presents. Many people do not provide alternative text when uploading images, which is where the AAT system and its object recognition capabilities

Continue reading “Facebook updates its automatic alternative text system with expanded object recognition”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Face recognition developer Paravision AI has been ordered to delete masses of user data it held and used illegally to create face recognition applications from the images stored on its former cloud storage service Ever. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that the company had made use of pictures uploaded to its service without permission, and that it sold the face recognition algorithms created to third party companies and organisations including law enforcement agencies.

Originally set up as a free cloud storage service for consumers the company that ran Ever soon discovered it couldn’t make as much money as

Continue reading “Paravision AI ordered to delete face recognition software derived from user pictures without permission”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Winners and finalists for the 2020 Monochrome Photography Awards

Winners, runners-up and honorable mentions were recently announced for the 7th annual Monochrome Photography Awards – an international Black & White photography competition. 7,096 photos were submitted from 91 countries.

A jury including Petra Leary, Alessandro Zanoni, Christina Dim, Vassilis Tangoulis, Olga Zavershinskaya and Pedro Dimitrow selected their favorite professional and amateur photos from 13 categories including Abstract, Conceptual, Photojournalism and Wildlife.

Ksystof Mozyro was declared the Overall Winner in the professional category for his image, ‘Opponents,’ depicting a heated standoff during a Black Lives Matter protest. Svetlin Yosifov received the

Continue reading “Slideshow: Winners and finalists for the 2020 Monochrome Photography Awards”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Lens manufacturer Irix has released the details of its new 45mm F1.4 Dragonfly lens for Fujifilm GFX camera systems.

The 45mm F1.4 Dragonfly lens offers a 35mm full-frame-equivalent field of view (62.64º) when used on Fujifilm’s GFX medium format cameras. It’s constructed of eleven elements in nine groups, including one aspherical element, one extra-low dispersion element and four high-refractive elements. The lens offers an aperture range from F1.4 to F22, has a minimum focusing distance of 40cm (15.75”), uses a nine-blade aperture diaphragm and has a 77mm front filter thread.

The lens is constructed of

Continue reading “Irix announces $795 45mm F1.4 Dragonfly lens for Fujifilm GFX medium format cameras”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

If you’re a Sony APS-C shooter in search of a versatile, walk-around zoom lens, the Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 should probably be on your short list. Check out our sample gallery and judge image quality for yourself.

View the Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 sample gallery

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

The Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 is a fast, large aperture zoom for Sony E-mount APS-C cameras. Does it hit the sweet spot between price and performance for an everyday zoom lens? We tested it to find out.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week.

• Introduction
• Design and build
• Autofocus
• Bokeh
• Image issues
• Manual focus and focus breathing
• Sharpness
• Who's it for?

Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 sample gallery

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Ilford Photo got its start way back in 1879 when Alfred Hugh Harman began making gelatin dry plates in his house in Ilford, United Kingdom. Since then, the Ilford name has had an established, respected presence in the photography industry.

The company has gone through different ownership over the past 142 years, but Ilford film is still made in the United Kingdom. In a new video tour, Exploredinary takes us behind the scenes at the Ilford film factory in Mobberley, England. Viewers are treated not only to a behind-the-scenes look at how one of the most iconic film companies makes

Continue reading “Video: A behind the scenes look at the Ilford film factory in England”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon 870 5G mobile platform, a system-on-a-chip (SoC) that’s essentially a refreshed version of its Snapdragon 865+ chipset. This new SoC is made for manufacturers who want to release high-end phones this year without using the more expensive Snapdragon 888 SoC, which was revealed last week.

The biggest change with the Snapdragon 870 5G over the 865 models is its faster speed at 3.2GHz versus the 865’s 2.84GHz and the 865 Plus’s 3.1GHz. The new model packs the company’s Kyro 585 CPU and Adreno 650 GPU, as well as ‘truly global’ 5G

Continue reading “Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 870 is essentially a 865+ with minor speed, graphics improvements”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon 870 5G mobile platform, a system-on-a-chip (SoC) that’s essentially a refreshed version of its Snapdragon 865+ chipset. This new SoC is made for manufacturers who want to release high-end phones this year without using the more expensive Snapdragon 888 SoC, which was revealed last week.

The biggest change with the Snapdragon 870 5G over the 865 models is its faster speed at 3.2GHz versus the 865’s 2.84GHz and the 865 Plus’s 3.1GHz. The new model packs the company’s Kyro 585 CPU and Adreno 650 GPU, as well as ‘truly global’ 5G

Continue reading “Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 870 is essentially a 865+ with minor speed, graphics improvements”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Introduction

Recently, I kicked off a new series of articles comparing the software provided by camera manufacturers with one of their most popular third-party alternatives, pitting Canon Digital Photo Professional head-to-head against Adobe Camera Raw. Now, I’m back with the second in the series, in which we’ll take a look at how Adobe’s raw processing rivals that offered for free with Nikon’s cameras.

Nikon ViewNX-i version 1.4.3’s user interface.

There’s a bit more to discuss this time around, as Nikon offers a choice of two different raw processing apps for free — the somewhat inconsistently-named ViewNX-i and Capture

Continue reading “Adobe Camera Raw vs. Nikon ViewNX-i and Capture NX-D: Which should you be using?”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Introduction

Recently, I kicked off a new series of articles comparing the software provided by camera manufacturers with one of their most popular third-party alternatives, pitting Canon Digital Photo Professional head-to-head against Adobe Camera Raw. Now, I’m back with the second in the series, in which we’ll take a look at how Adobe’s raw processing rivals that offered for free with Nikon’s cameras.

Nikon ViewNX-i version 1.4.3’s user interface.

There’s a bit more to discuss this time around, as Nikon offers a choice of two different raw processing apps for free — the somewhat inconsistently-named ViewNX-i and Capture

Continue reading “Adobe Camera Raw vs. Nikon ViewNX-i and Capture NX-D: Which should you be using?”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

During its recent Unpacked event, Samsung revealed its new S21 flagship smartphones, including the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra. Though both the S21 and S21 Plus models retain essentially the same camera hardware found on the S20 and S20 Plus handsets, the S21 Ultra packs a 108MP ‘pro sensor’ and support for capturing 12-bit HDR images. In addition to the upgraded camera system on the S21 Ultra, the company has introduced some enhancements coming to its camera software, including an object eraser tool.

As part of its Unpacked event, Samsung introduced One UI 3, the latest version of

Continue reading “Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 phones will include AI-powered object eraser tool”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

During its recent Unpacked event, Samsung revealed its new S21 flagship smartphones, including the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra. Though both the S21 and S21 Plus models retain essentially the same camera hardware found on the S20 and S20 Plus handsets, the S21 Ultra packs a 108MP ‘pro sensor’ and support for capturing 12-bit HDR images. In addition to the upgraded camera system on the S21 Ultra, the company has introduced some enhancements coming to its camera software, including an object eraser tool.

As part of its Unpacked event, Samsung introduced One UI 3, the latest version of

Continue reading “Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 phones will include AI-powered object eraser tool”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

During its recent Unpacked event, Samsung revealed its new S21 flagship smartphones, including the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra. Though both the S21 and S21 Plus models retain essentially the same camera hardware found on the S20 and S20 Plus handsets, the S21 Ultra packs a 108MP ‘pro sensor’ and support for capturing 12-bit HDR images. In addition to the upgraded camera system on the S21 Ultra, the company has introduced some enhancements coming to its camera software, including an object eraser tool.

As part of its Unpacked event, Samsung introduced One UI 3, the latest version of

Continue reading “Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 phones will include AI-powered object eraser tool”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

TTartisan has announced a new special-edition version of its fully-manual 50mm F0.95 Leica M mount lens to celebrate the Year of the Ox.

The lens is optically identical to its more monochrome siblings, featuring eleven elements in eight groups including one double-sided aspherical element, one ultra-low dispersion element and five high-refractive elements. It features an aperture range of F0.95 to F16, offers a minimum focusing distance of 70cm (₂₈“), uses a 14-blade aperture diaphragm and has a 67mm front filter thread.

What sets this lens apart is its bright red paint job and a custom-engraved lens

Continue reading “TTartisan celebrates Year of the Ox with a bright-red version of its M-mount 50mm F0.95 prime lens”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

TTartisan has announced a new special-edition version of its fully-manual 50mm F0.95 Leica M mount lens to celebrate the Year of the Ox.

The lens is optically identical to its more monochrome siblings, featuring eleven elements in eight groups including one double-sided aspherical element, one ultra-low dispersion element and five high-refractive elements. It features an aperture range of F0.95 to F16, offers a minimum focusing distance of 70cm (₂₈“), uses a 14-blade aperture diaphragm and has a 67mm front filter thread.

What sets this lens apart is its bright red paint job and a custom-engraved lens

Continue reading “TTartisan celebrates Year of the Ox with a bright-red version of its M-mount 50mm F0.95 prime lens”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

The Manfrotto Befree 3-way live advanced is a versatile, multi-purpose aluminum travel tripod intended for use by both stills and video shooters. Designed for travel, the Befree 3-way live advanced weighs less than 5 pounds and stores down to just under 16 inches – or 40 centimeters.

Join filmmaker John Webster and his team as they voyage into the beautiful Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho with Manfrotto’s Befree 3-way Live Advanced tripod.

---

This is sponsored content, created with the support of Amazon and Manfrotto. What does this mean?

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

The Manfrotto Befree 3-way live advanced is a versatile, multi-purpose aluminum travel tripod intended for use by both stills and video shooters. Designed for travel, the Befree 3-way live advanced weighs less than 5 pounds and stores down to just under 16 inches – or 40 centimeters.

Join filmmaker John Webster and his team as they voyage into the beautiful Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho with Manfrotto’s Befree 3-way Live Advanced tripod.

---

This is sponsored content, created with the support of Amazon and Manfrotto. What does this mean?

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Introduction

The Fujifilm X-T4 sits at the top of the company’s X series, and is probably our favorite APS-C camera right now. We found its in-body stabilization, improved AF tracking and larger battery give significant advantages over the already very good X-T3, especially if you shoot video.

But the company’s mid-range X-S10 brings in-body stabilization to a much more accessible price point and shares a lot of the X-T4’s features and capabilities. Does the more affordable camera provide everything you need or is it worth the extra money for the flagship model?

We’ll take a look at the factors you

Continue reading “Fujifilm X-T4 vs X-S10”

---

This post is by Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) from Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Click here to view on the original site: Original Post

---

Introduction

The Fujifilm X-T4 sits at the top of the company’s X series, and is probably our favorite APS-C camera right now. We found its in-body stabilization, improved AF tracking and larger battery gave significant advantages over the already very good X-T3, especially if you shoot video.

But the company’s mid-range X-S10 brings in-body stabilization to a much more accessible price point and shares a lot of the X-T4’s features and capabilities. Does the more affordable camera provide everything you need or is it worth the extra money for the flagship model?

We’ll take a look at the factors you

Continue reading “Fujifilm X-T4 vs X-S10”