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Samyang Unveils the AF 135mm f/1.8 For Sony E-Mount

January 27, 2022
Samyang has announced that it has reimagined its manual focus 135mm f/2 telephoto lens that it launched in 2015 as a new and improved autofocus version, the AF 135mm f/1.8 for Sony E-mount. Design and Construction Samyang says the optical construction of the lens is newly designed, despite the background of the optic coming from a lens it originally released in 2015. The AF 135mm f/1.8 FE…
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How to Combine Photos with Unreal Engine for Creative Composites

January 26, 2022
Mixing photography with digital backgrounds is becoming easier and more approachable. In this in-depth and over one hour video, Serge Ramelli breaks down how to use the free Unreal Engine to build a background from scratch and use it to create new composite photographic images. With the advancements in visual effects technology for gaming in recent years, it is no surprise that powerhouse…
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The DiGi Swap Lets Film Cameras Shoot Directly to an iPhone

January 26, 2022
A new device called the DiGi Swap is a combination holster and app that works with old film cameras and allows photographers a rudimentary method of shooting analog bodies as if they were digital. The DiGi Swap Spotted by Leica Rumors, the concept of the device is pretty simple. Instead of shooting to film, the Digi Swap allows older analog cameras to instead use an iPhone as a digital…
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Into the Deep: Photos of Incredible Creatures from the Ocean’s Depths

January 25, 2022
The creatures that can be found in the dark depths of the midwater and seafloor range from breathtakingly beautiful, to curious, to terrifying. From football-sized giant isopods to transparent jellies that glow, the deep sea is brimming with life. In a collaboration with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), the Monterey Bay Aquarium has provided a look at a few of the more…
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