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Apple TV Will Shoot Friday's Giants-Dodgers Game With 14 iPhone 18 Pros Hidden Around Dodger Stadium

Fri 18 Sep 2026 4:49am

Apple TV will shoot part of Friday's Giants at Dodgers game, the last "Friday Night Baseball" broadcast of the season, with 14 iPhone 18 Pro units built into Dodger Stadium, including inside the pitch clock, behind the backstop, on a foul pole, and in both bullpens. Eight of the phones will feed live video into the broadcast over a private T-Mobile 5G network, so what they see reaches your screen as it happens rather than as a replay package.

 

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Seven Controls on Your Mirrorless Camera Still Shaped by Cameras That Loaded Film

Thu 17 Sep 2026 10:03pm

The 1/125 on your shutter dial is a rounding error that stuck. The scale it sits on halves at every step, which puts that rung at 1/128, and 1/128 is an ugly number to stamp into metal. Your camera is full of settings like that: numbers and buttons whose shape was fixed by brass, gears, and gelatin, and that crossed into digital without anyone stopping to re-derive them.

 

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DJI Osmo 360 II Brings New 360 Imaging Capabilities, Built on 12 Years of Innovation

Thu 17 Sep 2026 5:03pm

DJI just gave the 360 camera market something to catch up to. Building on more than 12 years of imaging expertise, the Osmo 360 II delivers new capabilities rooted in a shared lineage from previous generations of DJI's creative camera technology, from the Osmo 360 to the Avata 360. 

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The iPhone Aperture Controversy

Thu 17 Sep 2026 4:22pm

Four days ago I put out a very nerdy video about the variable aperture lens in the new iPhone 18 Pro, and it has since become the most watched thing I have made all year. I did not see that coming. What I really did not see coming was the comment section. 

A lot of you disagreed with me, at length, and told me I had missed the point entirely. So I went back through every one of those arguments. I still think you are wrong, and this time I went outside and measured it.

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The Sharpest Lens You Probably Shouldn't Buy for Landscapes

Thu 17 Sep 2026 4:03pm

Five years of hesitation, one impulse purchase, and the result confirmed every doubt. The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 delivers some of the sharpest image quality you can put on a Sony body, and that alone makes it a lens worth understanding before spending the money.

 

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Why Apple Put an Aperture in the iPhone 18 Pro

Thu 17 Sep 2026 2:42pm

Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro, and the headline camera feature this year is a physical variable aperture on the main camera.  I have been shooting professionally for 20 years, and I sat through that entire section of the keynote thinking the same thing over and over: this does not make any sense. Why would anyone want or need a variable aperture on a phone? 

So I went and did a pile of research, and I think I finally know why it is there. It has almost nothing to do with the reason most people online are giving.

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I Watched Apple's Entire Keynote So You Don't Have To

Thu 17 Sep 2026 2:40pm

Apple just had a gigantic keynote. New iPhones, new AirPods, new Apple Watches, and the one everybody was waiting on, a folding iPhone. I sat through the entire hour and a half and took detailed notes, and I came out of it more curious than convinced. 

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iVanky FusionDock Ultra Review, The Most Expensive And Powerful Dock On The Market

Thu 17 Sep 2026 2:38pm

Laptops have finally gotten fast enough to be true desktop replacements. The one problem is that no laptop can connect to everything on your desk. A MacBook might only give you two or three USB-C ports, so you are going to need a dock. 

So I got the iVANKY FusionDock Ultra, which as far as I know is the most expensive and most powerful dock currently on the market. It is $649. I want to explain what makes it special, and then I want to talk almost all of you out of buying one.

 

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The Tiny Ultra-Wide Lens That Punches Above Its Size

Thu 17 Sep 2026 2:03pm

An ultra wide full frame prime that weighs just 142 g and stays sharp wide open is a rare find, and the Lumix 20mm f/2.5 pulls it off. If you shoot travel, vlog, or simply want a kit that doesn't weigh you down, a lens this compact changes what fits in your bag.

 

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Seven Fujifilm Settings You Should Check Carefully

Thu 17 Sep 2026 12:03pm

Your Fujifilm camera ships with defaults that can quietly sabotage your photos, from blurry low-light shots to white balance that shifts without your say-so. Most of these settings sit hidden in menus you rarely open, which is why so many owners never realize anything is wrong until they review the files.

 

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How Photography Became an Escape During the Hardest Year

Thu 17 Sep 2026 10:03am

People are walking away from photography at the exact moment it could do the most for them. What looks like a hobby about pretty pictures can turn into something closer to therapy when life goes sideways.

 

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