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This Lens Kit Turns Your Room Into a Right-Side-Up Camera Obscura

Finnish company Bonfoton has launched the BonfotonUP, a new device that allows users to project a camera obscura image right-side-up in contrast to how the visual phenomenon — projected onto walls — is traditionally formed upside-down. Camera obscura, which means “dark chamber” in Latin, is an early ancestor of the photographic camera. The phenomenon can be achieved by blocking out any…
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Sample gallery: Nikon Z fc

We recently got our hands on a final production Nikon Z fc, and we wasted no time taking the retro-styled camera out and about around the Seattle area. Given that it uses the sensor from the Z50, we expected solid image quality, and the Z fc delivers. The collapsable 16-50mm…
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Apple’s Next iPhone To See Multiple New Camera Features: Report

A new report alleges that Apple’s next iPhone, presumptively called the iPhone 13, will feature at least three major new camera and video recording features that the company hopes will entice buyers to upgrade to the latest model. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman — who has a solid track record when it comes to Apple rumors — Apple plans to implement a video version of the company’s…
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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 consideration. After all, these lenses contain radioactive substances, and we should treat them with some care. Like you, I wanted…
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Nikon Z9 To Feature 45MP BSI Sensor, 160 FPS Burst Capture: Report

Nikon’s Z9 has concluded its testing at the Olympics and a new report has surfaced that promises some rather impressive specifications for Nikon’s forthcoming sports-focused camera, including a 45-megapixel sensor and somewhere between 120 and 160 frames per second burst shooting. Nikon Rumors is reporting a set of new details that promise significant performance out of Nikon’s forthcoming…
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