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Leica Discontinues the CL and TL2 Cameras

May 19, 2022
Leica appears to be discontinuing the CL and TL2 camera systems. Citing an overall decline in the compact and small sensor camera market, Leica appears to be ready to focus entirely on full-frame. Originally spotted by Leica Rumors, official-looking documentation from the company appears to confirm that it will be phasing out the CL- and TL2-system cameras. It is not clear where this…
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Photographer’s 1990s Passport Photos Reveal Lives of Vulnerable Ukrainians

May 19, 2022
Photographer Alexander Chekmenev was given a bizarre photo assignment in the 1990s: go door-to-door in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk and take passport photos of the city’s most vulnerable residents. Chekmenev dragged his portable white backdrop into the flats of poor elderly and infirm Ukrainians, where he realized that a wide shot showing the subject’s living quarters would…
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Amber Heard Photoshopped Injury Photos: Johnny Depp’s Lawyer

May 18, 2022
Johnny Depp’s lawyers have accused Amber Heard of editing photos to make her alleged injuries appear worse. Camille Vasquez, Depp’s attorney, grilled Heard during her cross-examination yesterday and accused the actress of enhancing the saturation to make her face “look more red.” Hollywood star Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million in lost earnings after she wrote an op-ed for…
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Fujifilm’s Business is Booming Thanks to the Success of Film

May 18, 2022
It’s the time of year when many corporations announce performance over the last year and Fuji is no different, except all eyes are on recovery from COVID shutdowns and supply chain problems. So how did Fujifilm do? The short answer is very well and, for its Imaging division, film is king. Fujifilm is no slouch as far as corporations go, with over 75,000 employees (and growing) and a turnover of…
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