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Leica's new L1 and L2 timepieces will cost you more than the company's new $9K M11 rangefinder

February 9, 2022
If you think Leica’s cameras are expensive, wait until you see the price of the company’s new timepieces, originally announced back in 2018. Leica has launched its much-teased watches, the Leica L1 and Leica L2, which cost $10,000 and $14,000, respectively. The timepieces’ exteriors were ‘conceptualized’ by Professor Achim Heine, who Leica says ‘has designed numerous Leica products in…
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A Guide to Digital Camera Modes

February 9, 2022
Have you just gotten a more advanced camera and are looking to get better at photography? Having a good understanding of digital camera modes is an essential step in that process. If you are just starting out and are confused about all the different icons on your camera’s…
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The Kandao QooCam EGO Shoots and Displays 3D Photos

February 8, 2022
Kandao, a virtual reality technology company, has announced the QooCam EGO, what it calls the world’s first handheld stereoscopic camera. It is a pocket-sized 3D camera and display device that allows photographers to shoot, edit, view, and share 3D photos. World’s First Handheld Stereoscopic Camera Kandao says the QooCam is the world’s first 3D camera that allows for “instant…
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The Sony Camera That Tumbled Down an Olympic Ski Slope Survived

February 8, 2022
A Sony camera went viral last week after it was caught by NBC tumbling all the way down a ski slope at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. It turns out that camera survived the accident to shoot another day. The Long Tumble Down a Snowy Mountain On February 3rd, after the first events at the Olympics were underway, NBC shared a short 41-second video on Twitter that had photographers cringing. It…
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10 Best Camera Straps in 2022

February 7, 2022
We can spend hours poring over buying guides and recommendations for the fanciest, most expensive pieces of kit to complete our bag as photographers, but in all that excitement, there is one crucial piece of our arsenal that can be overlooked. It hardly qualifies as a bell or a whistle and no one will drool with envy at the sight of it, but it is absolutely one of the most important purchases you…
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