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Resetting The Rules: ‘Sorry, No Tripod’ and ‘Pro Cameras Not Allowed’

September 28, 2020
During New Year’s Eve 2017, Dubai set a world record for the biggest LED and light show at Burj Khalifa, doing away with the usual fireworks and taking a different approach to welcoming 2018, the “Year of Zayed”, named after the founding father of the UAE. It was just a 30-floor elevator ride for me to be able to capture this moment with my trusted Olympus mirrorless camera. For those…
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Meyer Optik Görlitz Unveils the Trioplan 50mm f/2.8 II

September 28, 2020
After unveiling the Lydith 30mm f/3.5 II and Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 II earlier this year, the revived Meyer Optik Görlitz today announced the new Trioplan 50mm f/2.8 II, a sharp normal lens with “soap bubble bokeh.” “With our Trioplan 100 II and our Lydith 30 II, we…
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90s Throwback: My Street Photos of New York City

September 28, 2020
The streets of New York City as a photo studio. That is the idea. Nearly 9 million people live in New York and another nearly 2 million travel to New York every day, so the streets are bursting with people. Back then, New York looked completely different than it does today…
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This Guy Hacked an Old Polaroid to Print Instant Photos on Thermal Paper

September 28, 2020
Electrical engineering student Sam Zeloof recently created something really cool. Using his ample do-it-yourself skills and engineering knowledge, he retrofitted an old Polaroid camera with a Raspberri Pi and thermal printer, turning it into an instant digital camera that prints photos on receipt paper. Zeloof shared the whole process in detail on IEEE Spectrum, and while it is definitely doable…
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Cogniac raises $10 million for AI that spots visual changes for industrial and government uses

September 28, 2020
Cogniac, a startup developing technology for visual task automation, today raised $10 million. CEO Chuck Myers says the funds will be put toward hiring staff, expanding sales and marketing, and supporting the company’s growth. Tasks in manufacturing, one of Cogniac’s key markets, can be error-prone when humans are in the loop. A study from Vanson Bourne found that 23% of all unplanned downtime…
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Sneak Peek: Lightroom is Getting Advanced Color Grading

September 28, 2020
Adobe revealed today that it’s bringing a powerful new Advanced Color Grading feature to Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, and Adobe Camera Raw. This 2-minute video offers a sneak peek at how the panel works. The new panel draws inspiration from the Lumetri Color panel found…
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VW ID.4 spotted in wild in CA ahead of launch

September 28, 2020
We got our first look of the upcoming VW ID.4 at a private event last week, but now the car has shown up in public. Over the weekend, it was spotted by reddit user awang44 in a parking lot for a public park in Foster City, California, just a few miles from VW’s Innovation and Engineering Center in Belmont. Production only started on the ID.4 last month in Germany, which makes this appearance in…
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