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Wait, Fujifilm's app is good now?

July 3, 2023
Fujifilm’s new app is functional and feature-rich. Most remote shooting/viewing camera apps from major camera manufacturers are, well, crappy. And Fujifilm’s old Camera Remote app is no exception. Functional at best, clunky and unreliable at worst, in the two years had it on my phone paired with an X-E4 I’ve rarely used it. And it sure seems like I’m not alone. But…
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Gear in this story

June 27, 2023
As part of our upcoming review, we’ve completed studio testing on the EOS R8. Not surprisingly, it looks a lot like the EOS R6 II, with which it shares a sensor, but its dependence on electronic first curtain shutter seems to means there’s a tiny noise penalty at…
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Gear in this story

June 27, 2023
Nikon has issued a service notice recalling some Z8 cameras. When asked, the company issued a statement saying that there have been ‘rare cases where a lens cannot be mounted to a camera and locked into position.’ The statement reads: ‘Nikon has issued a technical service advisory for Z 8 camera users, due to rare cases where a lens cannot be mounted to a camera and locked into…
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Canon announces EOS R7 APS-C mirrorless camera

June 26, 2023
87% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Canon EOS R7 is a 32.5MP APS-C mirrorless camera built around Canon’s RF mount. It sits as a more expensive sister model to the EOS R10, launched alongside it. It’s targeted at a similar enthusiast photographer market as…
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 Nikkor announces Z 180-600mm F5.6-6.3 VR  for two new telephoto zoom lenses

June 21, 2023
Nikon has announced two new telephoto zoom lenses, the Nikkor Z 180-600mm F5.6-6.3 VR and the Nikkor Z 70-180mm F2.8, both of which have been on the company’s lens roadmap for a while. Nikkor Z 180-600mm F5.6-6.3 VR The Nikkor Z 180-600mm F5.6-6.3 VR is the spiritual successor to Nikon’s F-mount 200-500mm F5.6 lens. Its optical formula includes 25 elements in 17 groups, including six…
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Canon RF 24-50mm goes to New Orleans

June 17, 2023
We recently had the chance to put the Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM through its paces both on the full-frame EOS R8 and on the APS-C EOS R7. With a 38-80mm equiv. field of view on crop-sensor bodies, it’s a bit of an awkward walk-around lens but on a full-frame RF…
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Hands on with the retro-inspired Fujifilm Instax SQ40

June 15, 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Introducing the Fujfilm Instax SQ40 We recently got our hands on Fujifilm’s newest square format instant film camera: the Instax SQ40. The SQ40 has a similar retro-inspired aesthetic as the Instax Mini 40, but shoots the larger format square film. From a specs perspective the SQ40 is similar to the Instax SQ1 that launched in 2020, but the black and silver SQ40…
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