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The James Webb Space Telescope’s Cameras Are All Online

February 4, 2022
The camera system on the James Webb Space Telescope is fully online and operational, and NASA has begun the process of aligning the mirrors so that it can begin to capture its first photos. James Webb Telescope Reaches its Orbital Destination The James Webb Space Telescope reached its orbital Destination on January 24 and has since been working to power on all of its image capture…
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10 Vintage Lenses That Work Great on Mirrorless Cameras

February 4, 2022
Vintage lenses are more popular than ever, thanks in large part to the mirrorless revolution as well as affordable, high-quality cinema and hybrid video cameras. These lenses are regularly “cine modded” for video use due to their unique character and less clinical…
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K-Lens One Kickstarter campaign has been cancelled due to financial issues, backers will be refunded

February 4, 2022
The Kickstarter campaign for the K-Lens One light-field lens has been cancelled at the last minute due to ‘financial issues’. The campaign had raised almost €200,000 on a €75,000 goal and had orders for 95 units, but despite this it seems other behind-the-scenes funding fell through. In a statement the company says it was left uncertain about whether the lenses could be made, and rather…
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Nikon Discontinues the D500, a Triumph of the DSLR Era

February 4, 2022
Nikon Japan has officially marked the D500 DSLR as “old product,” signaling that the company will cease manufacturing the camera. The last new D500 cameras around the world will be those already on store shelves. The “Old Product” Designation Nikon Japan…
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23 Years Later: Revisiting the Olympus CAMEDIA C-2000 Z

February 4, 2022
Photographer Gordon Laing has been digging through his archives and revisiting classic digital cameras. His latest entry takes a look at the Olympus CAMEDIA C-2000 Z, a camera that was originally released 23 years ago. The CAMEDIA C-2000 Z The CAMEDIA C-2000 Z was…
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Adobe shows off upcoming Camera Raw support for Photoshop on iPad

February 4, 2022
Adobe is bringing Camera Raw to the iPad version of Photoshop, and has demonstrated how it works in a hands-on video. Ryan Dumlao, senior product manager for Photoshop on iPad, shows how Camera Raw can be used to edit RAW and DNG photos directly imported from a camera — in this case a Fujifilm — or ProRAW files from the iPhone 12 Pro and 13 Pro. Camera Raw is a long-standing plugin that allows…
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Photographer’s Camera Tumbles Down Ski Run at Winter Olympics

February 3, 2022
The 2022 Winter Olympics have kicked off in Beijing, China, and it seems one photographer’s camera decided it wasn’t close enough to the action. It was caught on camera tumbling down the snowy mountain where skiing events are taking place. While the opening ceremony of the 2022 Games is on Friday, February 4th, athletes have already begun competing in a number of events, including…
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