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Google Pay extends $30 ‘Spring Challenge’ to May 3rd so you can get that pesky fox [Updated]

April 23, 2021
The new Google Pay app made its debut earlier this year, and now, it’s the default option. Now, Google Pay users can join in on a “Spring Challenge” that offers up a reward for some basic actions in the new app. Starting on Monday, April 12, Google Pay users in the United States can participate in the “Spring Challenge.” The promotion is designed to help educate users on how the new…
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Tokina adds Canon RF, Nikon Z mount options for its $250 400mm F8 Reflex lens

April 23, 2021
In addition to releasing its two new E mount zoom lens, the optics manufacturer has also announced its SZX Super Tele 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens is now compatible with Canon RF and Nikon Z mount camera systems. The Tokina SZX Super Tele 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens was first announced back in July 2020. Rather than making different models for each camera mount, Tokina opted instead to use a T-mount…
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Selling Photos with the I LOVE NY Logo Could Get You Sued

April 22, 2021
If you’ve ever been on the streets of New York City, you’ve likely seen the iconic I Love New York slogan and logo that has been around since 1977. But if you’re a photographer who sells photos, here’s something you need to know: that logo is trademarked by New York, and the state is quite serious about protecting it. Created by graphic designer Milton Glaser in 1976 in the back of a taxi…
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Engineer Builds a DIY Hot-Swappable Battery Grip for His Canon EOS M

April 22, 2021
An electronics engineer has created a do-it-yourself hot-swappable battery solution for photographers who want to keep their cameras going through shoots without stopping or losing any footage. Needing to hastily swap a battery during a shoot so as not to miss anything is likely a familiar scenario to most, if not all, photographers and videographers. Sometimes, that swap needs to be timed…
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