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Hands-on with the new retro-chic Fujifilm Instax Mini 40

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Meet the Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 We just got our hands on Fujifilm’s new Instax Mini 40 model, a stylish and easy-to-use instant camera that uses the company’s most popular Instax film format: Mini. Feature and spec-wise, this new model is identical to the Instax Mini 11 that launched just last year; read our full Instax…
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Fujifilm X-E4 review: small size, big image quality

Introduction Product photography by Dan Bracaglia 85% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Fujifilm X-E4 is a lightweight, rangefinder-styled camera built around a 26MP APS-C sized sensor that uses the company’s X-mount lineup of lenses. Billed as a…
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Videos: Learn photography by playing video games

Can video games help teach you photography skills? Texas-based photographer Mir-or-Image believes they can. In his ongoing video series, ‘Photo Mode Perspective,’ Mir plays popular video games and uses their built-in photo modes to help viewers learn the basics…
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Polaroid Founder Edwin Land Foresaw the Smartphone Camera in 1970

Polaroid founder Edwin Land was a visionary tech titan of his time, and as is common with pioneering entrepreneurs, Land had unusual foresight into where technology was headed. Here’s a neat video from 1970 in which Land accurately predicts the coming age of smartphone cameras in everyone’s pocket. The film was shot for Polaroid’s shareholder meeting in 1970, and it shows Land giving a tour…
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Photos of Squirrels Jumping with Nuts

Photographer Niki Colemont has spent a considerable amount of time over the past five years photographing the red squirrel, and one of his focuses has been catching the little creatures in mid-air as they jump from tree to tree. Colemont is a Belgium-based photographer finds…
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Used Camera Retailer MBP Raises $69M to Expand its Business

The used camera market is booming if a recent cash investment of £49.8 million (~$69 million) that MBP.com just raised is any indication. The company claims to “recirculate” about 300,000 pieces of equipment a year and expects to pass $139 million in revenue in 2021. The latest funding round, classified as a Series D as noted by TechCrunch, was led by Vitruvian Partners with participation…
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How Much Does Lens Sharpness Matter?

Many of us enjoy quality. Be it a car or a lens, there’s a pleasure in using quality things. And in the case of lenses, how perceivable is the quality of the images captured? The research for this article was prompted by my “lust” for the Voigtlander 50mm f/2 Apo Lanthar. Phillip Reeve has written that it’s one of the sharpest lenses we can buy. I wondered if I would perceive that…
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