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September 2, 2023
The Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary adds a super-tele zoom option for X-mount users, giving a 150-600mm equiv. field-of-view range. Sigma has announced two additional lenses for Fujifilm’s X-mount: the 23mm F1.4 from its DC DN range of APS-C primes, and a 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS, both from its mid-priced Contemporary range. Both lenses already exist for other mounts. The…
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Finer Points: Web rot is erasing our images and videos

September 2, 2023
The Internet is burning away our photos, videos and older websites daily. At nearly 40 years old, the Internet had lost much of its early history to changing technology and corporate and user desires. Image credit: Tim Macpherson/Getty Images The Internet is in the midst…
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August 26, 2023
We’re hard at work completing our final review of Canon’s ultra-compact EOS R50 mirrorless camera. While those of us with larger fingers have found the R50’s tight controls challenging to use, the camera delivers when it comes to the most important thing: image quality. A fresh set of samples with a production camera are now available for your perusal. Click here to see our Canon…
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August 25, 2023
We’ve added the Leica M11 Monochrom images to our studio scene comparison tool. The images show the added detail level that can be achieved if you don’t have to demosaic the images, as well as the improved noise performance that comes once you remove the color filter array. A roughly one stop increase in the amount of light reaching the sensor silicon means around a one stop…
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Why Nikon's APS-C Z-mount is worth another look in 2023

August 25, 2023
The Nikon Z50 and the entire DX Z-mount family has aged like a fine Chianti. I’ve long been on the hunt for the perfect take-anywhere digital camera, something I can use for a mix of street, live music and casual portrait photography. To match my lifestyle, this camera…
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Venus Optics debuts 2nd-gen Laowa 24mm T8 2X Macro Pro2be lens with three different designs

August 17, 2023
Chinese lens manufacturer, Venus Optics, is back with a second-generation version of its highly unique and clever ‘probe lens’, the Laowa 24mm T8 2X Macro Pro2be. Like its predecessor, the new Pro2be lens offers a wide-angle field of view and impressive macro capabilities combined with a tubular design that lets cinematographers and other creators place and move the camera into…
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