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The RED V-RAPTOR ST is a $25K cinema camera capable of 8K 120fps 16-bit Raw video capture

RED Digital Cinema has announced the V-RAPTOR ST, its latest flagship 8K cinema camera that can record REDCODE RAW video at up to 120fps. The $24,5000 cinema camera, which features a Canon RF lens mount, is the first in RED’s new DSMC3 generation of cameras and manages to pack a lot of features in a relatively compact form factor. At the heart of the V-RAPTOR ST is an 8K VV 35.4-megapixel…
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Panasonic Unveils 24mm f/1.8 S Full Frame Lens for L-Mount

Panasonic has officially announced the Lumix S 24mm f/1.8 for full-frame L-mount cameras, the third of four f/1.8 prime lenses promised by the company. The lens was leaked earlier this week but has been officially announced. The 24mm f/1.8 joins the 85mm and 50mm f/1.8…
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Canon Quietly Raises the Prices of Multiple Cameras and Lenses

It appears that Canon has quietly raised the prices of several of its products, most notably popular RF lenses saw a price increase of $100 as well as increases to cameras like the Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR. PetaPixel was able to confirm that Canon has raised the price of its 5D Mark IV camera body from $2,499 to $2,699, and the price of the PowerShot SX620 from $299 to $319. Both of these cameras…
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RED teases new cinema camera that appears to record 8K video at 120fps

Late last night, Jarred Land, the CEO and Co-Owner of RED Digital Cinema, has shared a teaser on Instagram that appears to show off a new camera capable of recording 8K video at up to 120 frames per second (fps). Alongside Land’s teaser, the RED Digital Cinema YouTube channel also listed premiere, embedded above, for an event that will take place tomorrow, September 1, 2021, at 1pm EDT. …
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10 of the Hottest 35mm Cameras You Could Buy in 1982

1982. Michael Jackson releases Thriller, E.T. hits the movie theatres and Cats opens on Broadway. It was a great time to be a fan of movies, music, and theater. But it was also an amazing time to be a photographer — there were innovations with every release and more around…
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A Variable 3D-Printed Extension Tube for Wide-Angle Macro Photos

Photography enthusiast and camera tinkerer Nicholas Sherlock has created a new 3D-printed variable length extension tube for macro photography using wide and ultra-wide lenses. The tube, which extends from 0 to 35mm, allows Sherlock to use his 14mm and 35mm wide-angle Canon EF/EF-S DSLR lenses on his Sony mirrorless camera and focus those lenses from infinity all the way to 1x magnification. The…
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