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Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN sample gallery

Earlier this week Sigma announced its new 20mm F2 DG DN lens for E-mount and L-mount cameras, the widest in the company’s all-metal ‘I series’ of compact prime lenses. Check out our sample gallery to see how its image quality stacks up. Want to learn more about this lens? Watch our hands-on review from DPReview TV. View our Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN sample gallery Author: …
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Canon Has Discontinued All But Nine EF Prime Lenses: Report

Canon has been quietly discontinuing many lenses in its EF catalog over the last year, and a new report alleges the practice has gotten particularly aggressive in the last month. Rapidly Shrinking EF Lens Support Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka tweeted a photo that shows Canon’s lens lineup in Japan on January 8 compared to February 10, reported by Digicame-Info, and the prime lenses…
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3 Steps to Creating a Dramatic B&W Infrared Photo in Photoshop

Like most photographers, I love black-and-white infrared images. There is a purity and intensity to a well-crafted monochrome image, and there are many software options out there to help convert an image to black-and-white. In my experience, the best way to convert an infrared image to monochrome is a method that gives me the most control over how each color is translated. Filters that…
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Sony Discontinues A-Mount Lenses, the Final Nail in A-Mount’s Coffin

Sony Japan has listed all of its A-Mount lenses as “discontinued” or “no longer available” through its store. While Sony removed its A-Mount DSLRs in a similar fashion nearly a year ago, this appears to be the final death knell for the format. A-Mount Lenses Have Been Discontinued Sony’s Japanese camera product listing now denotes all A-mount lenses as either “discontinued”…
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