On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don Komarechka is joined by Bruce Clarke to discuss the recent advancements in computational photography and why we should keep a close eye on it, interesting investments from Leica in the same area, strange patents from Nikon and an unfortunate mishap involving the Kodak brand with bitcoin mining – all this with some great banter and picks of the week!
Story 1: NVIDIA Unveils AI That Removes Noise, Grain, and Even Watermarks (via PetaPixel)
Related: Researchers use AI to brighten ultra-low light images without adding noise (via DPReview)
Story 2: Leica participates in $121M funding round for computational photography company Light (via DPReview)
Story 3: Nikon Working on Finger Sensors That Can Read Your Emotions (via PetaPixel)
Story 4: Kodak distances itself from failed Bitcoin scheme (via DPReview)
Picks of the Week:
Don: StackShot from Cognisys, a programmable automatic focusing rail.
Bruce: MagBox, MagShoe, MagRing — Revolutionary New Softbox System (Kickstarter)
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3 Comments
Hi Don,
I love your podcasts.
A tiny correction if I may do so. You are talking about the AI imaging apps where a Koala, not Koala Bear as you state in your discussion, was re created out of a noisy image.
Koalas are not related to bears at all, the closest livin relative is the wombat. It might resemble a bear but Australia do not have any bears as it evolved separately from the other continents.
Kindest regards,
Oliver
Spohr Photography
You’re absolutely right Oliver, but in much the same way I refer to a “Red Panda”, it’s not a panda by current taxonomical definitions. A Koala is absolutely distinct from bears, but old habits die hard. Maybe I should start calling them Koala Wombats. 🙂
Koala Wombats would be a new one for sure 😁