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Tamron says it plans to double its mirrorless lens lineup by 2023, show a ‘swift response to new formats’

Update (Monday February 14, 2022 at 12pm EST): The original version of this article incorrectly referred to as Tokina in a few areas. The article text and headline have been updated accordingly. Tamron has published its full 2021 fiscal year financial results and inside are a number of hints at what we can expect from the optics manufacturer throughout its 2022 fiscal year. One of the most…
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The Best Time of Day to Take Outdoor Portrait Photos

When is the best time of day to shoot portrait photos outdoors? Should we shoot only during the golden hours and avoid midday altogether, or is it better to use the brightest daylight hours to take our portraits with a few simple light modifiers? In this guide, we explore…
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NASA Probe Captures its First Photos of Venus’ Surface in Visible Light

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has captured its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space, piercing the thick clouds that obscure the planet. Reveals Continents, Plains, and Plateaus NASA reports that in two recent flybys by the Parker Solar Probe, it was able to use its Wide-Field Imager, otherwise known as WISPR, to photograph the entire night side of Venus in wavelengths…
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Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN sample gallery

Earlier this week Sigma announced its new 20mm F2 DG DN lens for E-mount and L-mount cameras, the widest in the company’s all-metal ‘I series’ of compact prime lenses. Check out our sample gallery to see how its image quality stacks up. Want to learn more…
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Canon USA successfully stops a new method of importing counterfeit goods into the US

Canon U.S.A., Inc., and Canon Inc. of Japan have announced that they have ‘successfully reached an agreement with one of China’s leading logistics and fulfillment companies in a dispute over the warehousing and shipping of counterfeit ‘Canon’ camera batteries into the United States for China-based sellers.’ As part of the agreement, the fulfillment and shipping…
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Photographer Captures ‘Space Photos’ in Parking Lot Gasoline Puddles

Finnish photographer Juha Tanhua has been shooting an unusual series of “space photos.” While the work may look like astrophotography images of stars, galaxies, and nebulae, they were actually captured with a camera pointed down, not up. Tanhua created the images by capturing gasoline puddles found on the asphalt of parking lots. “I didn’t look up but down when I took these…
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