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Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x sample gallery updated

December 16, 2020
The Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x is one impressive piece of glass and a potentially powerful (though pricey) addition to the kit of any Micro Four Thirds system shooter. Sharp, stable and weather-sealed, it’s also reasonably compact and lightweight, given the massive reach. We’ve updated our sample gallery with additional images (mostly of dogs, birds and boats) taken throughout the…
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Nikon Z6 II review

December 16, 2020
Introduction Product shots: Dan Bracaglia The Nikon Z6 II is an updated version of the company’s 24MP multimedia full-frame mirrorless camera. It gains more processing power to add improved autofocus and a few other tweaks to an already well-rounded…
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70-Year-Old Photos Found on Ancient Leica Film Roll Spark Global Hunt

December 15, 2020
A camera collector recently discovered photos on a roll of film shot with a vintage Leica camera. The images, which seem to show a couple’s travels through Europe, are estimated to have been shot around 70 years ago, and they’ve sparked a worldwide hunt for information about the couple and the locations. Nearly 7 years ago, Irish camera collector William Fagan purchased a Leica III camera that…
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Regarding Photographs: Reading Photos I

December 15, 2020
This is the third essay in this series, and it begins a smaller sequence of notes running over the ways we as viewers make sense of pictures. We spend, I think, too much time thinking about what happens before and during the making of a picture, but not enough on what…
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Google Photos Can Now Turn Your Shots Into 3D Cinematic Images

December 15, 2020
Google Photos is rolling out a new feature it is calling Memories, which lets viewers “relive the moments” from photos uploaded to the platform by transforming them into 3D cinematic images. According to a blog post, using machine learning, Google Photos predicts an image’s depth and produces a 3D representation of the scene, even if the original image doesn’t contain any depth…
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Fujifilm X-S10 sample gallery

December 15, 2020
Fujifilm’s X-S10 is a compact, well-priced mirrorless camera with built-in image stabilization and the best sensor the company has available for its X-mount system. As we’ve been working through our full review, we’ve taken advantage of some of the breaks…
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These Canon-branded mugs, tumblers and glasses are made to look like EF, RF lenses

December 15, 2020
Canon Japan has added a selection of mugs, tumblers and shot glasses to its ‘fan goods’ site that ensures you can sip your favorite drinks from cups made to look like your favorite EF and RF lenses. The first is a mug that not only looks like the RF 24–105mm F4 L IS USM lens, but is also essentially the same size, aside from handle. The cup is made of ceramic and measures 9.5cm tall…
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