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Zeiss Adds Four Focal Lengths to ‘Supreme Prime Radiance’ Lens Line

Zeiss has expanded its Supreme Prime Radiance lens line up with four full-frame optics: 18mm, 40mm, 65mm, and 135mm. All four new lenses have a maximum aperture value of T1.5 and are designed for high-end film production. These four new lenses join the previous six available focal lengths to form a lens family of eleven total lenses that all share a high speed and a uniform front diameter of…
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Twitter Rolls Out 4K Image Support on iOS and Android

Following last month’s announcement that it was testing full-size images as previews in timelines, Twitter today announced that both iOS and Android users can choose to upload and view images in 4K. As reported by Engadget, enabling the feature can be done through the…
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Selling Photos with the I LOVE NY Logo Could Get You Sued

If you’ve ever been on the streets of New York City, you’ve likely seen the iconic I Love New York slogan and logo that has been around since 1977. But if you’re a photographer who sells photos, here’s something you need to know: that logo is trademarked by New York, and the state is quite serious about protecting it. Created by graphic designer Milton Glaser in 1976 in the back of a taxi…
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Engineer Builds a DIY Hot-Swappable Battery Grip for His Canon EOS M

An electronics engineer has created a do-it-yourself hot-swappable battery solution for photographers who want to keep their cameras going through shoots without stopping or losing any footage. Needing to hastily swap a battery during a shoot so as not to miss anything is likely a familiar scenario to most, if not all, photographers and videographers. Sometimes, that swap needs to be timed…
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Kandao’s Obsidian Pro 12K 360 Camera is Loaded with 8 APS-C Sensors

Kandao is going all-in on high-quality, VR-ready, 360-degree video with its newly-announced Obsidian Pro. The company is calling it the “world’s-first cinematic 360-degree camera with 8 APS-C sensors” to offer 24 million pixels of high-resolution 12K capture. As noted by Fstoppers, Kandao announced the camera on April 15 and says it can capture 12K by 12K video at up to 30 frames per…
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