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Fujifilm XF 50mm F1.0 R WR field review

July 27, 2021
Introduction 84% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 50mm F1.0 R WR is an especially bright portrait prime for the company’s X-mount cameras. As its super-fast maximum aperture (and corresponding premium pricing) might suggest, it’s something of a niche product. With a roughly 75mm-equivalent focal length after accounting for the APS-C sensor size used…
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These Astro Photos Were All Shot with Smartphones

July 26, 2021
If you’d asked me 5 years ago if I thought a smartphone would ever be able to capture a decent image of the Milky Way my answer would have been a resounding no. With tiny sensors and small lenses that aren’t capable of guiding much light onto the sensor there’s no way…
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Victorian Influencers ‘Facetuned’ Photos Long Before Instagram

July 26, 2021
This 22-minute video offers a fascinating deep dive into the history of portrait photography manipulation, which dates all the way back to the Victorian era. It’s an eye-opening look at the continuous relationship between societal beauty standards and reality. In the video, YouTube star, dress historian, and costume interpreter Bernadette Banner touches on the fact that nowadays portrait and…
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This Photographer Has a Canon R3 at the Tokyo Olympics

July 26, 2021
Photographer Jeff Cable has covered the last 7 Olympic Games for Team USA, so its no wonder that Cable is one of the few lucky photographers Canon has selected to test out the upcoming Canon R3 mirrorless camera. Cable is currently shooting with the camera at the Olympic…
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Ice Flowers: A Fun At-Home Project for Beautiful Still Life Photos

July 26, 2021
While locked down in Sydney during the COVID-19 pandemic, I am keeping safe and sane. Try this “Ice Flowers” project at home — it’s fun and easy. All these images were photographed handheld with Samsung Galaxy S10e smartphone and edited in Snapseed on mobile. Alternatively, you can try this with a proper camera and tripod but may need to do focus stacking. A3 black sheet for background…
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LG Tone Free 2021 earbud lineup adds ANC, improved audio, more

July 26, 2021
After leaving the mobile market behind, LG is now focusing efforts on other divisions with audio being a core component in a business shift. The Korean firm has now upgraded its LG Tone Free lineup for 2021 with the introduction of the FP5, FP8, and FP8 earbuds. The biggest new addition to this trio of LG Tone Free in-ear headphones for 2021 is that of active noise cancellation. As stated, there…
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