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How the Kodak Brownie Changed Privacy Rights Forever

It was the kind of summer day that your mind instantly recalls when you hear the words “summer day”. Warm, sunny, gorgeous. William Meredith’s daughters, as was their habit when a day felt this good, lounging in the backyard, sunning in their swimsuits. All was peaceful — until the girls entered the house, warning their father of an intruder in their backyard. Meredith grabbed his shotgun…
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Sigma Unveils the Smallest f/2.8 Zoom for APS-C: 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma has announced the 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens which it bills as the smallest and lightest f/2.8 zoom lens for APS-C format mirrorless cameras on the market. Available for both E-mount and L-Mount, the 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN is also Sigma’s first APS-C size mirrorless zoom lens, the new optic has an equivalent zoom range of 27-75mm that the company says makes it ideal for a wide…
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Sigma launches 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN for E- and L-mounts

Sigma has announced the 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN zoom, as part of its Contemporary series of affordable lenses. The APS-C lens offers a fast upgrade from the standard kit zooms and will be available for the Sony E and Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L-mount. It offers a 27-75mm equivalent field of view on an APS-C body, making it a flexible replacement for the kit zoom bundled with most cameras. It’s an…
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Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN sample gallery

We put the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 on a Sony a6600 and took it around to some of our favorite Seattle photo spots. Check out our sample gallery to see if this fast, compact lens can deliver the goods. Click here to see our Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 sample gallery Author: Dale Baskin…
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Canon shows first footage from its unusual RF 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye lens

Earlier this month, Canon announced an unusual addition to its RF lens lineup, the Canon RF 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens. It’s the world’s first digital interchangeable lens that captures stereoscopic 180° images onto a single image sensor for processing in virtual reality (VR) software. When the lens was announced, we saw its design, but Canon didn’t publish any images or…
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