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Tom Cruise Filmed a Lightsaber Scene for the New Star Wars Movie
14+ hour, 41+ min ago (389+ words) Charismatic Tom Cruise can act, perform his own stunts, and maintain peak performance even into his seventh decade. But did you know that Cruise is also handy behind a camera? In a recent interview with The New York Times, director…...
The Original 'Star Wars' Cut, Where Han Shoots First, To Be Shown in Theaters
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (372+ words) 2027 will mark 50 years since the release of the very first Star Wars movie and Lucasfilm has officially announced it will re-release the original 1977 version in theaters for a limited time. It's news that Star Wars fans thought they would never…...
185-Year-Old Voigtländer Daguerreotype Camera Auctioned for $580,000
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (286+ words) We estimate that fewer than 25 examples of the Anastigmat Leica still exist today in their original delivery condition," says WCA co-owner Lars Netopil. Some military versions of Leica cameras sold for big prices, too. A black chrome-plated Leica M4 made for…...
What Happens When You Shoot Film That Expired in 1946?
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (197+ words) While there are rules of thumb for shooting with expired film, like overexposing by a stop for every decade the film is expired by, there is always an element of mystery. Sometimes it works great, and sometimes it is chaotic....
Leica to Auction 120 Famous Photos, Including One Expected to Sell for Nearly $300,000
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (121+ words) [A black-and-white split image: on the left, a triumphant boxer raises his fist in a ring under bright lights; on the right, large boulders scatter across a rocky landscape with mountains and dramatic clouds in the background.]As part of…...
Leica Akademie Introduces Playing Cards With a Creative Twist
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (151+ words) [A set of playing cards with a black box labeled ]Leica has unveiled a new product blending play and practice: the Leica Akademie Playing Cards, a standard 52-card deck designed to offer photographers weekly inspiration alongside traditional gameplay. [Read More]…...
Wooden and Cutaway Leica Cameras Set to Fetch Thousands at Auction
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (257+ words) Wetzlar Camera Auctions is a well-known auction based in Wetzlar " the home of Leica " that promises the ability to both evaluate and describe high-quality camera collectibles from the past, mainly Leicas. That said, despite its main product offering and location,…...
There's Nothing Wrong With Making Digital Look Like Film
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (186+ words) Far be it from me to criticize one of my fellow PetaPixel writers, but I feel it necessary to counter Bimal Nepal's recent "Stop making digital look like film' op-ed. I developed my own film, I screwed up doing it....
The First Real Look at Lucky's Hyped New Color 200 Film
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (306+ words) After a lengthy development period, which itself has caused some pretty wild in-fighting among global distributors, the Lucky Color 200 film finally debuted at last month's Shanghai Image & Vision Expo. As Kosmo Foto saw, Reflx Lab got its hands on the…...
2,500 Autographed Photos Spanning a Century of Hollywood Stars Head to Auction
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (230+ words) [A black-and-white photo collage features two men in suits, both with serious expressions. Each photo has a handwritten autograph and message on it. The left man wears a cowboy hat; the right man is in a light-colored suit.]A remarkable…...