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Ukraine Opens Russian Drone, Finds Canon DSLR Inside

April 11, 2022
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has released a video in which a Ukrainian soldier disassembles a Russian military surveillance drone. The teardown revealed a remarkably rudimentary design that features a low-end Canon DSLR camera at its core. The 2-minute video was published by ArmyInform, the information agency of Ukraine’s defense ministry. It shows a soldier sitting next to what it…
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Venus Optics releases updated Laowa 15mm F4.5R Zero-D Shift Lens for $1,199

April 11, 2022
Venus Optics has announced a slightly updated version of its Laowa 15mm F4.5R Zero-D Shift lens. In addition to minor specification changes, Venus Optics has also added Fujifilm GFX-mount support for both the old (blue ring) and new (red ring) models. The new red ring Laowa 15mm F4.5R Zero-D Shift lens is almost identical to its blue ring predecessor. The only difference, aside from the addition…
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Man Creates a Working 35mm Movie Camera with 3D Printing

April 10, 2022
There is no denying that shooting on film is expensive. It is among the many reasons major studios have all shifted to using digital cameras for their movie-making. But even with the shift in technology and cost, there is just something appealing about the way these old analog cameras work. This is why engineer and designer Yuta Ikeya decided to make his own analog movie camera with 3D printing.
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Fujifilm Warns Its 120 Slide Films Will Be Hard to Find

April 9, 2022
Fujifilm has announced some bad news for medium format photographers who use its slide films: there will be shortages of 120 reversal films as the company struggles to source the necessary ingredients. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen supply chain issues and soaring…
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Tamron Developing 28-75mm and 28-80mm Drone Lenses

April 9, 2022
Tamron has filed a patent for a pair of zoom lenses designed for use on gimbals and drones: a 28-75mm f/4 and 28-80mm f/4.5. Both lenses are described as compact and with little change to their center of gravity across the zoom range. The patent, filed by Tamron in Japan, describes the two lenses as compact and with little fluctuation in the center of gravity, which would make them ideal for…
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