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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 08/09/2026

In July, I went on parental leave for the birth of my second son, Isaac. Unfortunately, around this time, my dad’s health turn a turn for the worse. In August, he entered hospice, and last Saturday passed away. Anyway, I’m going to be fairly offline this week. schlossbergchapel.com/obituary/mar...

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Marc Sandofsky

Marc Sandofsky, 78, of Jamaica Plain, passed away on September 5, 2026. Marc was born December 19, 1947, to Jessy and Harry Sandofsky. He grew up in Mattapan. As a child, his family lived upstairs fro...

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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Six weeks after Halide 3.0, we're excited to launch 3.1. This features perspective correction, our new "Scarlet" look, advanced settings, and a sneak peek at a major launch coming this Friday. www.lux.camera/halide-3-1-s...

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Halide 3.1: Scarlet Edition

Six weeks ago we launched Halide Mark III, and it couldn't have gone any better. In the past, many people treated Halide as a power-tool, something you'd pull out in difficult situations where the iPh...

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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Excited to announce we have no Siri mode!

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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Rich, saturated flowers might be the most difficult subject to capture with a digital camera. A smart phone struggles to reproduce the color as your eyes saw it. Compare the Apple camera to Halide’s “Rembrandt” process, which eschews realism for a more film-like look.

A highly saturated flower with more detail

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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

With Halide Mark III, we rebuilt our image processing engine to take full advantage of the iPhone camera sensor's native gamut and dynamic range. We partnered with a renowned Hollywood colorist to develop a set of amazing looks, each with a specific intent. Enough words, here's photos!

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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Our iPhone 17e review is here! Since it's the same camera as the 16e, we mostly focus on the software. What makes its new portrait mode different from the rest of the iPhone lineup? What's up with this weird software limitation? Read on! www.lux.camera/iphone-17e-a...

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iPhone 17e: An Almost Perfect Entry

You may think the e in 17e stands for economy or essential, but I think it stands for entry. Sure, it doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but you get access to vibrant ecosystem of third-party ap...

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 15/02/2026

I found something amazing among the discount Valentine’s Day candies.

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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

“I also feel like it gives me permission to think of myself as a photographer for a little while, not just a person with a phone.” www.theverge.com/tech/875919/...

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The Halide app’s anti-algorithm camera mode looks better with a little processing

HDR for HDR haters.

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The Iconfactory @iconfactory.com · 04/02/2026

So excited to be contributing to the design of Halide Mark III, Lux’s flagship photography app. 📷 This is just a sneak peek. Stay tuned for more thoughtfully composed designs. How can we help with the design of your app? Let’s talk. iconfactory.com/services

Artwork for three "Looks" icons that change the way the Halide camera captures a photo and interprets results. Also shown are thumbnail images of the chosen "Look" in the Ul.

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Wesley Hilliard @hilli.tech · 28/01/2026

Talked with @sandofsky.com to confirm we don't have to worry about the future of Halide, and Mark III looks really interesting.

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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Hello Bluesky! After over a year of development, we're excited to announce the public preview of Halide Mark III. Today we're diving into Looks. For the full details, check out our lengthy blog post! www.lux.camera/mark-iii-loo...

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Inside Looks: A Mark III Preview

Today launched a public preview of Halide Mark III, the next generation of our flagship photography app. It's still a work in progress, but we're ready to start sharing what we've worked on for the pa...

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 28/01/2026

There's nothing like the relief of shipping an update over a year in the making. It's like passing a kidney stone of the mind.

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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

It'll all make sense soon.

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 18/01/2026

Despite the cultural significance of the Leica photo from the ICE protests, it keeps getting deleted from /r/Leica because the mod is MAGA. Folks have taken to posting on /r/LeicaCameras www.reddit.com/r/LeicaCamer...

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From the LeicaCameras community on Reddit: Remarkable photo of Leica in use to document current events.

Explore this post and more from the LeicaCameras community

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 13/01/2026

My wife just upgraded to Tahoe.

Message bubble: “Omg, they really did make windows Vista”

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 10/01/2026

Fellow camera nerds: what's with the hype around the Canon Powershot G7?

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 05/12/2025

"The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us." Ted Sarandos, Netflix, 2013.

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 05/12/2025

Contributed a few thoughts to this story about how the latest Nano Banana model appears to imitate a mobile phone camera for more believable results. Even if you hate generative AI (👋🏻), still pretty interesting! www.theverge.com/report/83797...

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Google’s AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photos

We’re cooked.

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 26/11/2025

Scenes from New York. Pan F Plus 50. #BelieveInFilm

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 24/11/2025

I've been so busy I missed the ten year anniversary of Halide's first commit.

Screenshot of a commit message, "Initial checkin," dated 10/4/15

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Karissa Bell @karissabe.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Bluesky! Help me find a home for our beautiful, sweet foster kitty Leon. He’s a very chill 1 year old boy who loves attention and is great with other cats. Looking for his forever home now in and around San Francisco. More info ⬇️ www.adoptapet.com/pet/46272597...

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Ian Potter @ianzpotter.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore.
It happens a lot 'round here.

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 04/11/2025

With SNAP in jeopardy due to the government shutdown, now is a really good time to make a donation to your local food bank.

A receipt for a $5,000 donation to City Harvest

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 22/10/2025

No Kings, Times Square, shot on an XPan in Kodacolor #BelieveInFilm

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 17/10/2025

I feel lucky I grew up watching the explosion of the internet, culminating in the ubiquity of smart phones. Connecting humanity was our generation’s moon landing. I feel cursed living through the innovation drought. Everything today feels designed to exploit the connected.

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 17/10/2025

I think the people most impressed by LLM knowledge grew up after the web was ruined by SEO and Google was destroyed from within. They aren’t used to typing a question into a box and getting an answer without bullshit.

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 17/10/2025

I’m just so bored of where tech is going. It’s like LLMs sucked all the air out of the room.

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 05/10/2025

That’s iOS writing bad metadata to the DNG when using the telephoto lens. Hope it’s fixed soon.

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Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky.com · 02/10/2025

I just published my 3,500 word review for the iPhone Air, viewed through the lens of the rangefinder's legacy. Everything in the post was shot on film or iPhone. www.lux.camera/requiem-ipho...

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Requiem for the Rangefinder: An iPhone Air Review

Last week I set out to write a few thousand words on the iPhone Air, but it turns out I only need three: the lesser iPhone. Compared to the Pro and baseline models, it has fewer cameras and a smaller ...

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 02/10/2025

Jake's made a great synopsis of DHH. I first met DHH almost 25 years ago, spoke at his office, helped promote his products, hosted him at events. DHH thinks you can tell by *looking* whether someone is a "native". Because he thinks people who look like me can never belong to our countries. Fuck him.

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