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North Korea’s Propaganda Photographers Rely on the Nikon D750

A new report that looked at the EXIF data from the North Korean state media photos has given some insight into what equipment photographers in the country are using. Nikon was the most favored last year, specifically the 2014 D750 DSLR. NK Pro, a site that offers detailed analysis, research tools, and data for professionals working on North Korea, has published a report on the top cameras…
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Video: Tour the Kodak factory and see how it makes its photographic film support base

Engineer and educator Destin Sandlin, from the YouTube channel ‘Smarter Every Day,‘ loves analog film photography. ‘There’s something to me about being able to capture a memory in a physical object with light and physics and chemistry. It’s just beautiful.’ In a video last summer, Sandlin investigated how film photography works and visited Indie Film Lab in…
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The Fundamental Building Blocks of Interesting Photos

My particular interest in photography aims for hitting certain notes in the image, regardless of content. So whether I’m shooting landscapes or my garden, friends at a party, or my kids on vacation, I’d say the approach is consistent. Whatever content interests…
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Nikon Designs Sensor That Has Both a Global and Rolling Shutter

Nikon has filed a patent for a new type of sensor that would allow it to perform both a rolling and global shutter operation. It’s not the first time the company has proposed such a design, but it expands on the use case of a previous filing. For those who might not know the difference between a rolling shutter and global shutter, there are practical reasons to prefer one over the other. In…
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Lensrentals celebrates the Canon 5D Mark III's 10th birthday by putting it head-to-head against the Fujifilm GFX 100S

The Canon 5D Mark III turns 10 this month and Lensrentals is celebrating the anniversary by comparing the classic Canon DSLR against a modern, top-of-the-line camera to see just how far cameras have come in the last decade. The competition? The Fujifilm GFX 100S. There’s no question which camera is better. New cameras come out with better image sensors, faster shooting speeds and more…
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