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Pergear’s APS-C 10mm f/8 Fisheye lens is basically an $80 lens cap you can shoot photos with

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:15:59 GMT

Pergear has launched their new 10mm f/8 fisheye pancake lens. It’s available in an array of APS-C mounts including Fuji X, Sony E and Nikon Z as well as Micro Four Thirds. It has a fixed f/8 aperture as well as a focus with a range of only 30cm up to infinity. It’s a tiny […]

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Photographer behind viral photo of Bernie Sanders wishes he never took a meme

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:11:45 GMT

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve seen Senator Bernie Sanders and his famous mittens in a gazillion memes over the past week. The photographer behind the original photo is Brendan Smialowski, and he has spoken up about this whole meme-craze. In an interview with The Rolling Stone, he revealed some details about the original […]

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Brexit forces Nikon UK to temporarily stop taking new orders

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:34:18 GMT

Nikon UK has announced some changes due to Brexit. The company has temporarily stopped all orders, and it’s possible that your orders will be delayed even if you placed them earlier. The announcement has been published on Nikon UK’s website: Please note that, as we navigate the changes brought on by Brexit, we will temporarily […]

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Similarities between photography and cooking food

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:07:06 GMT

There are many similarities between cooking food and photography. I trained as a chef in a cookery school in France for five years and graduated aged 19 and cook more today than ever before, in fact my food is a lot tastier than my photography. Food is as important in my life as photography […]

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Limited edition Leica M10-P "Reporter” was designed with photojournalists in mind

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:35:57 GMT

Leica has just announced another limited edition camera. The Leica M10-P “Reporter” was designed to honor the 40th anniversary of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award and pay homage to all the great press and reportage photographers. What makes M10-P “Reporter” different from the regular M10-P is only the appearance. It features a dark green, scratch-resistant […]

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Tearing down the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.7-7.1L IS USM reveals a very complex design

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:04:14 GMT

This is probably one of the most in-depth lens teardowns I’ve seen from Lensrentals. Their efforts weren’t by choice, though. The lens lied to them. The team recently posted a teardown of the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM lens that had a broken element inside it. It appeared as though the element might reside […]

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Images of Fuji’s new GF80mm, XF27mm and XF70-300mm lenses leak ahead of official announcement

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:41:50 GMT

Fujifilm has announced that their upcoming Fujifilm X Summit is happening on January 27th at 1pm GMT. At the X Summit, Fuji is expected to announce their new 102-megapixel Fujifilm GFX100S camera, along with three new lenses; the GF80mm, XF70mm and XF70-300mm. There hasn’t been a whole lot of info leaked about any of the […]

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Quick and simple business guide for photographers

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:55:50 GMT

A professional photographer for quite a few years now, I thought some of you may be interested in some photography business advice and tips through this entry-level straight forward photography business guide. This is a general guide since there are so many ways to define a photography business. It’s a wide ranging industry where entrepreneurs […]

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Check out these unique camera angle ideas to step up your composition

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:12:03 GMT

Composition is a wonderful thing. There are so many ways to compose your shot effectively, and there are all kinds of “rules” out there as to what makes for a good or bad composition. Often you get people spouting off these rules as “the only way to compose a shot!” but they are of course, […]

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Aputure has finally released their Light Storm LS60D and LS60X LED lights

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:00:05 GMT

First announced in May last year, the Aputure Light Storm LS60D and LS60X LED lights are now officially here. Available in both daylight (LS60D) and bicolour (LS60X) variants, the new lights offer an adjustable beam angle, weatherproofing. Both lights also offer a multitude of power options from the supplied AC adapter or through the use […]

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Sony’s announcing… something on January 26th

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:15:08 GMT

Sony is, apparently, announcing something on January 26th, according to a video placeholder that’s popped up on the Sony Camera YouTube channel that’s set to premiere at 3pm UK time (10am Eastern, 7am Pacific) on January 26th. There are no clues as to what it is, except for the fact that it’s on Sony’s camera […]

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These 30 icy photos will make you fall in love with winter

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:35:54 GMT

I must admit that winter has never been my favorite time of year. I just wish I could just sleep through it and wake up in the spring when everything’s nice and warm again. But then I saw Dr. Kah-Wai Lin’s landscape photos and something changed. When the first snow fell in Novi Sad, I […]

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Reviewing the low-budget XP-PEN Deco mini7W Bluetooth graphics tablet

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:13:49 GMT

XP-Pen has just launched its new tablet, the Deco mini7W. It’s a small but powerful table and the fact that it connects wirelessly to the computer makes this tablet much easier to use and much more versatile. I just had to test it, and when XP-Pen sent me this one to test, I was completely […]

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Sony ASMR: Enjoy the shutter sounds of all A7r cameras

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:05:25 GMT

With every new camera in the series, there are some changes and improvements over its predecessors. Some of these changes even include the shutter sound. If you’d like to hear how it changed across all four Sony A7R models, turn your volume up and check out the videos below. The videos were released by the […]

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Canon’s cute little AI-powered PowerShot camera is coming soon

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:35:03 GMT

I’m not the type of person to sit on the edge of my seat waiting for companies to announce new things all that often, but this one has got me a little bit excited. Cast your mind back to 2018. Canon was at The Photography Show showing off some cool new concept camera prototypes. One […]

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Check out these eight 3D printed photo & video tools designed to make your life a little easier

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:43:36 GMT

I put off getting a 3D printer for the longest time. I didn’t want to get one just for the sake of having a new toy that I’d get bored with, so I held off getting one until I felt I had a genuine need for one. Now, I have five – the most recent […]

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Irix’s 45mm f/1.4 is now the world’s fastest medium format Fujifilm GFX lens

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:00:49 GMT

Well, that was a surprise. We knew Irix had a fast medium format lens on the way because they released a teaser a couple of days ago. But it turned out to be faster than the teaser suggested – only hinting at an aperture of at least f/2.8. We thought it was going to be […]

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Art and coincidence: perfect examples of the decesive moment

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:25:02 GMT

Photography has been with me for as long as I can remember. In my childhood, my father had an old Zorki camera, the Russian Leica II copies, and he had a habit of developing films from our trips in the darkroom. That place with unfamiliar smells and substances had a unique charm for me. I […]

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This filter system is the ultimate variable ND solution

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:53:05 GMT

Have you ever wanted a set of filters that could offer 1 to 9 stops of light reduction without having to screw in different filters? Then check out the latest kit from Haida with their Nano Pro Magnetic Variable ND. Variable ND filters have come a long way in the last few years. They offer […]

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You can now explore Vermeer’s "Girl with a Pearl Earring” in this stunning ...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:46:00 GMT

Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with the Pearl Earring is one of the most famous paintings in the world. If you’ve always wanted to see it, you can visit the Mauritshuis museum in the Hag, the Netherlands. But the latest project from Hirox Europe lets you see the famous painting in a whole new way, without leaving […]

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