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Canon Has Discontinued All But Nine EF Prime Lenses: Report

February 11, 2022
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

February 10, 2022
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

February 10, 2022
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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Samsung’s New Galaxy S22 Smartphones Have Improved Camera Tech

February 9, 2022
As has been an annual affair for Samsung this time of year, it released its latest set of flagship smartphones, headlined by the Galaxy S22 Ultra, along with the Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22. Samsung didn’t go for an overhaul, but it did push the S22 Ultra, in particular, to a new level by integrating the S Pen. The cameras still figure prominently into what these devices are about, but…
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