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New Godox Macro Flash MF12 Can Combine Six Times Around a Lens

Godox, distributed under the Flashpoint brand at Adorama, has announced the new MF12 Macro Flash strobe. Up to six can combine together around the associated adapter ring to create a circle of shadow-free light for macro applications. Individually, the MF12 is a small and lightweight flash designed for use in macro scenarios like with plants, insects, and some jewelry applications. Godox says…
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Radioactive Lenses and Everything About Them

There’s a lot of misinformation about radioactive lenses – from scare stories about growing an extra arm and getting cancer, all the way to saying that radioactive lenses are entirely harmless. The truth is somewhere between the two extremes and requires careful…
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Elinchrom ONE: Its First Battery-Powered, 131 Ws, HSS Monolight

Elinchrom has announced the Elinchrom One, its new portable off-camera battery-powered monolight that the company says has been requested for a long time. It features an integrated battery, 725 full-power flashes per charge, high-speed sync, and 131 watt-seconds (Ws) of power. Elinchrom says the One is a “rugged and dependable” flash that is also small and lightweight. It weighs 1.5 kilograms…
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Xiaomi Launches the Mix 4 with its First Under-Display Selfie Camera

Xiaomi has announced the Mix 4, the latest in its Mix series that generally has highlighted cutting-edge technology and sleek design. The latest has an impressive array of main cameras but also features the company’s first commercial launch of an under-display front-facing camera. Xiaomi’s Camera Under Panel (CUP) is similar to the one that was launched by ZTE and also the prototype that was…
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Nikkei: Canon, Sony made up 70% of the digital camera market in 2020

Japanese financial publication Nikkei has published (soft-paywalled behind a free account) the results of its 2020 ‘Major Product and Service Share Survey,’ wherein it details the market share of the top five digital camera manufacturers and top five sensor manufacturers. Nikkei’s data shows the digital camera market (measured by units shipped) as a whole dropped roughly 40% in 2020, due to…
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