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Epic Bear Fight Goes Down Feet Away from Camera Crew

July 31, 2021
A wildlife camera crew was in a bear blind (AKA hide) in Finland earlier this month when a pair of large bears showed up on the scene and decided to have a big, violent brawl just feet away from the hidden onlookers and cameras. Samuli Kiiveri, Olli Pietilä, and Tuomas Manninen of the YouTube channel Samulin Matkassa were visiting the Boreal Wildlife Center in Kuhmo, Finland, on July 1st and…
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The Nikon Z9 Seen In Action at the Tokyo Olympics

July 30, 2021
While it is well-known that the Canon EOS R3 is being tested at the Olympics, Nikon has been a bit coyer with the status of its Z9. Over the past day, multiple photos have emerged that show that what is likely a functional prototype is indeed in attendance, however.
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AI-Assisted Photo Cloud Platform Lensii to Challenge Google Photos

July 30, 2021
An upcoming cloud-based Artificial Intelligent (AI) app for smartphones called Lensii claims that it will soon be able to assist users in organizing, sorting, searching, and choosing the best images from their collection of photographs. The app will group similar-looking photos together and then ranks each image so that it is easy to see which images are worth keeping and sharing and which ones…
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How to Improve Your Flat-Lay Food Photos

July 30, 2021
If you have scrolled through Instagram, I am sure you have seen the lovely, well framed and fun flat-lay food photos there. Flat-lays are images taken from above, which involves having your camera at a 180-degree angle and showing your subject flat on the surface. They are…
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Images appear to confirm Nikon’s Z9 is being tested at the Olympics, gives us the first look at its back side

July 30, 2021
Today, Twitter account Photolari shared a tweet with a pair of photos showing what appears to be Nikon Z9 mirrorless cameras in the wild at the Olympics. The original tweet has been deleted, but digicame-info managed to save the above images before their removal. Nikon has confirmed some details of its forthcoming flagship mirrorless camera, but only shown renderings of the front of the camera.
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Leica's first smartphone, the Leitz Phone 1, hits the Japanese market

July 30, 2021
Leica has introduced its Leitz Phone 1 to the Japanese market. Leica writes it’s ‘the first smartphone to combine uncompromising quality, peerless optical engineering, and imaging software mastery with iconic Leica design.’ The Leitz Phone 1 is the first smartphone designed by Leica. Leica’s new phone is named in tribute to its founder, Ernst Leitz (II). The Leitz Phone 1…
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