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How I Built a Digital Toy Camera

Are you sometimes annoyed by having too many easy and convenient ways to take perfect photos? Don’t despair… There are so many interesting hobbyist cameras around — 3D printed with plastic, cut from wood or paper, basically everything you could imagine. But nearly all of them are analog. Why? Because digital sensors are a pain in the butt. Of course, there are other reasons as…
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Nikon announces $730 660GB CFexpress Type B memory card

Buried within the press release for its firmware updates for the Z6 II, Z7 II and Z9, Nikon also announced it’s releasing its first CFexpress Type B memory card. The 660GB Nikon MC-CF660G CFexpress Type B memory card tops out with read and write speeds of 1,700MBps and…
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Photos of One of the Last Remaining Pagan Rituals in Europe

In December of 2019, I decided to travel to Bulgaria. I went there to expand my ongoing photography project about the personal journeys of young individuals who will ultimately become the ‘torch carriers’ of ancient cultures and traditions. What caught my attention in Bulgaria was an ancient tradition known as Kukeri. An ancient ritual that many consider being one of the only…
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TTartisan reveals Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount lens adapter with pre-encoded focal length selector

Chinese accessories and optics manufacturer TTartisan has revealed its new Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount adapter. What’s unique about this adapter is the inclusion of a little rotary dial on the barrel of the adapter that lets you select the focal length of the attached M-mount lens so that information can then be transferred to the Sony E-mount camera for improved in-body image stabilization…
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The SnapGrip for iPhone Uses MagSafe to Add a Camera Grip and Battery

The ShiftCam SnapGrip is a MagSafe-compatible attachment that adds a grip and shutter button in a way that instantly makes a smartphone operate more like a full-size camera. ShiftCam has been making smartphone camera enhancement accessories for some time, and over the years has made its products more usable and practical to operate. The RevolCam, which it launched in 2017, was a…
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