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Groundbreaking Graphene Camera Records a Heart’s Electrical Signals

Scientists have been able to capture the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart using a sheet of graphene to record an image. The result is almost like a video camera, and the generated images show the electric fields that trigger a heartbeat. Graphene is a material that has a high ceiling of potential that could be used to make a wide range of products and services. As explained by…
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Canon Rebuffs Rumors That Its R3 Sensor is Made by Sony

Since Canon’s initial development announcement for the EOS R3, rumors have swirled that the company — despite its statement otherwise — was not the manufacturer of the backside illuminated sensor at its core. A report published on June 17 stated factually that the R3…
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Watch a Woodpecker Methodically Demolish a Wildlife Camera

The Nizhne-Svirsky Nature Reserve in Russia has shared a video that shows a local black woodpecker methodically destroying a camera trap that was hidden in the trees. In a post on Facebook, the Nature Reserve writes that the black woodpecker “easily” discovered the camera, despite its camouflage and spent several days attacking the camera as if it were a part of the tree. Black woodpeckers…
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Photographing Wildlife with a Large Format Camera and Expired Film

Photographer Markus Hofstätter discovered a family of swans and, over time, gained their trust enough to approach and photograph them. Eventually, he decided to do so with his large-format camera and an expired Kodak Readyload film. Hofstätter, based in Austria, is primarily a collodion wet plate artist and teacher who focuses on portraiture. During the quiet periods of the pandemic lockdown…
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Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art field review

Introduction 90% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art is a designed-for-mirrorless companion to the company’s first Global Vision lens, the 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Art from 2012. It’s available for both the L-mount shared by Leica…
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Profoto launches Profoto Camera, a new app with built-in camera and ProfotoRAW file format

Profoto has launched a new mobile application, Profoto Camera. The app, separate from the existing Profoto Control app, allows you to both control compatible Profoto lights and capture images in a new Raw format, Profoto RAW. Profoto Camera works with AirX-enabled Profoto light. These include the Profoto C1, C1 Plus, A10, B10-series and Pro-11. In addition to controlling compatible lights…
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