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TTartisan reveals Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount lens adapter with pre-encoded focal length selector

Chinese accessories and optics manufacturer TTartisan has revealed its new Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount adapter. What’s unique about this adapter is the inclusion of a little rotary dial on the barrel of the adapter that lets you select the focal length of the attached M-mount lens so that information can then be transferred to the Sony E-mount camera for improved in-body image stabilization…
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The SnapGrip for iPhone Uses MagSafe to Add a Camera Grip and Battery

The ShiftCam SnapGrip is a MagSafe-compatible attachment that adds a grip and shutter button in a way that instantly makes a smartphone operate more like a full-size camera. ShiftCam has been making smartphone camera enhancement accessories for some time, and over the years has made its products more usable and practical to operate. The RevolCam, which it launched in 2017, was a…
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Does Your Lens Rattle? Here’s What You Need To Know

It’s quite a scary thought when you hear your new lens rattle for the first time. Let’s face it, you most likely spent a stack of cash to obtain new gear, and if it’s failing out of the box, you’re not going to be too impressed. So rather than ringing the…
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Mitochondria in Human Eyes Found to Act Like Tiny Lenses

Compound eyes are a common feature in many insects and for years their vision has been treated as very different from that of mammals. A new study, however, may have found that human eyes might be more like an insect’s than previously believed. In a study published to Science Advances, researchers John Ball, Shan Chen, and Wei Li discovered that mitochondria — often described as the…
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Canon Rebel: A Guide to the Popular Beginner Camera Line

It’s been just over four decades since autofocus 35mm cameras have become a reality. In 1987, Canon had just released their first autofocus 35mm film camera called the EOS 650, with the EF lens mount and lightning-fast autofocus. It was a bold new design that many thought…
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How to Turn On a City’s Lights in Your Photos Using Lightroom

Turning on the lights in your photos can change the whole atmosphere of your scene and let the glow come from the city itself. This is how you can turn on the lights in your photos using just one slider. You might not always catch the perfect dusk photo with the city lights on, so this is a great tool to have as a photographer! First of all, your photo needs to match a time of day where the…
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