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Study Says No Camera Brands are Ethical, Recommends Buying Used

The Ethical Consumer, an alternative consumer organization based in the UK, found that it could not rate any camera manufacturer as ethical, and as a result recommends buying second-hand instead. The organization conducts studies on a three-year basis to determine what brands, including camera manufacturers, act ethically based on a number of factors that include examining if it uses any toxic…
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Set of World’s Earliest Photos by Fox Talbot Sells for Staggering $1.96M

In a sale celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sotheby’s photography auctions, a set of nearly 200 early photographs by William Henry Fox Talbott quadrupled its pre-auction high estimate and achieved a new auction record for the artist: $1,956,000. Talbott, who is considered by some to be the father of photography, was an English scientist, inventor, and photography pioneer who invented the…
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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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