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This is Your Chance to Buy the Super-Rare Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L Lens

Wetzlar Camera Auctions is set to offer an exceedingly rare Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L lens for sale on October 9, 2021. Because the lens is so difficult to make and production was so limited, each one that was produced was sold. Wetzlar Camera Auctions says that each lens took more than a year to build due to the time required to grow “its massive fluorite crystals.” Apparently, very few of…
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This Music Video Was Made with 3,700 Photos Shot on 35mm Film

Better Man is a music video and visual experiment shot using a 35mm analog camera meant for still photography. Every video clip in Better Man is actually a shutter burst of 8 frames per second and so in essence it fools the human eye to simulate motion similar to the effect that the very first motion picture cameras were able to produce. Before I can further explain the process of how this video…
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Sigma is Offering to Replace fp Buttons with Newer fp L Buttons

Sigma has announced that it will offer a paid service to current fp camera owners who want to replace the dials with the newer ones on the recently announced fp L. The “button replacement service” will cost about $150 and is not included in the camera’s warranty. The company says that the service is provided exclusively for the Sigma fp in response for requests from many customers and…
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1998 Promotional Video for Kodak Portra Film is a Blast from the Past

In 1998, Kodak sent out a set of promotional boxes to dealers, studios, and partners that contained four rolls of Portra Film along with a VHS with a promotional message from the company’s CEO. YouTuber Jamie Maldonado has uploaded that classic tape to his channel for everyone’s viewing pleasure. Maldonado says he found the item on Etsy and “despite his better judgment” purchased it for…
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