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Why I ‘upgraded’ to a film camera that’s older than I am

Fall Upgrade Week feels like an odd time to celebrate my move to a 50-year-old film camera, but there’s logic to it: not because film photos are timeless, or because I want to wax lyrical about warmth and grain and analog appeal, but because I don’t think there’s any better way to teach yourself about photography. That’s how I got into film. At some point over the last decade, reviewing phones morphed more or less into reviewing cameras with touchscreens on the back. For a writer with no photog

OnePlus 15’s leaked camera spec hints at higher zoom, but with a catch

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus 15 camera leaks reveal a new focal length and aperture for the 50MP periscope telephoto lens. The new lens supposedly has a narrower f/2.8 aperture, a downgrade from the OnePlus 13’s f/2.6 aperture. Another possible leak suggests the OnePlus 15 might be cheaper due to cost-cutting measures, including a different display and the end of the Hasselblad partnership. OnePlus makes some excellent Android flagships, and the current generation OnePlus 13

The Galaxy S26 Ultra’s 5x camera could finally get a loooooong overdue upgrade

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s 5x camera is tipped to have a wider aperture. This would enable brighter, cleaner shots, particularly in low-light conditions. It would also allow for 5x portrait snaps with more natural bokeh effects. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra leaks continue to stream in, and we recently saw camera specs surface online. Now, a trusted leaker has revealed even more details about the Ultra phone’s camera hardware. Don’t want to miss the

The physics of parabolic microphones: Frequency dependence of gain (2023)

Introduction Parabolic microphones are known for their extreme sensitivity, and the origin of their acuity isn’t difficult to guess. It is the most obvious thing about them, which can also make them a liability for field use, namely, their considerable size. Just as a large amount of weak light is captured by a telescope’s parabolic mirror and made amenable to viewing with the much smaller human eye, so too are faint sounds harvested with a reflecting dish that far exceeds the dimensions of our

The Physics of Parabolic Microphones: Frequency Dependence of Gain

Introduction Parabolic microphones are known for their extreme sensitivity, and the origin of their acuity isn’t difficult to guess. It is the most obvious thing about them, which can also make them a liability for field use, namely, their considerable size. Just as a large amount of weak light is captured by a telescope’s parabolic mirror and made amenable to viewing with the much smaller human eye, so too are faint sounds harvested with a reflecting dish that far exceeds the dimensions of our

Galaxy S26 Ultra may handle night shots better than its predecessor

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR The Galaxy S26 Ultra may have the same sensor for its main camera as last year. However, a rumor suggests that the sensor will have a wider f/1.4 aperture. The wider aperture could improve low-light imaging. We’re still far out from the release of the Galaxy S26 series; Samsung hasn’t even launched the Galaxy S25 FE yet. But a new rumor has us thinking about the company’s next flagship, specifically its Ultra model. This rumor suggests that Samsung could

India safely launches a $1.5 billion satellite for NASA

After more than a decade of development, NASA's science leadership traveled to India this week for the launch of the world's most expensive Earth-observation satellite. The $1.5 billion synthetic aperture radar imaging satellite, a joint project between NASA and the Indian space agency ISRO, successfully launched into orbit on Wednesday aboard that nation's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, a medium-lift rocket. The mission, named NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), was subseque

Samsung could finally tackle shutter lag with this Galaxy S26 Ultra upgrade

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A long-time leaker has claimed that the Galaxy S26 Ultra will retain the same 200MP main camera as its predecessors. This main camera sensor will apparently be accompanied by a wider aperture. This latest leak comes after a wild rumor that the S26 Ultra would offer a larger 200MP sensor. The Galaxy S25 Ultra has been on the market for just over six months, but we’ve already encountered a ton of Galaxy S26 Ultra leaks. We previously heard that the new pho