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Cosina Launches the Voigtlander 28mm f/2.8 SL II S for Nikon F-Mount

September 16, 2021
Cosina has announced the Voigtlander Color-Skopar 28mm f/2.8 SL II S Aspherical lens for Nikon F-mount. This all-metal manual lens is an homage to Nikon’s film lenses from the 1960s. The Voigtlander Color-Skopar 28mm f/2.8 SL II S is described by Cosina as a wide-angle lens with sharp image quality from edge to edge. The focusing unit is equipped with a helicoid ring with a long extension…
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Photos of Kuwait 30 Years After the Gulf War

September 15, 2021
Kuwait is known for its oil, the Gulf War, the Daguet division, and the “Desert Storm” operation. But what most people are not privy to is its rich history, heritage, and architecture. It is a country where more than 90% of the population lives in its capital, Kuwait…
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The Photos of 9/11, Twenty Years Later

September 15, 2021
Prior to the advent of social media and smartphones, and on the cusp of the shift to digital photography, the world witnessed September 11, 2001. Visually captured in a way that no single event had been documented before, 9/11 has been seared into our collective…
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Nikon Was Almost Named ‘Nikorette’

September 15, 2021
In a documented but little-known fact, Nikon was very close to being instead named “Nikorette.” The name was only changed when executives were afraid that the word sounded “weak.” Capa Camera Web recently published an article (first spotted by Nikon Rumors) that details the history of Nikon’s name, and in it reveals that Nikon was tenatively called “Nikorette” when the company was…
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Oppo and Kodak to Co-Launch Smartphone on September 16

September 15, 2021
Oppo is poised to launch a special edition of its Find X3 Pro smartphone later this week in conjunction with Kodak. Called the “Photographer Edition,” it is expected to kick off a partnership between the two brands. As spotted by GSMArena, Oppo has revealed that it…
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Microscopic Photo of an Oak Leaf Wins Nikon’s Small World Competition

September 14, 2021
Nikon has announced the winners of its 47th annual Small World Photomicrography Competition. This year’s first-place prize was awarded to Jason Kirk for his striking image of a southern live oak leaf’s trichomes, stomata, and vessels. The Nikon Small World competition was founded in 1974 to recognize excellence in photography through the microscope and is widely regarded as the leading forum…
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