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Owl Lands on Photographer’s Lens, Blends in Perfectly

December 14, 2020
Photographer Scott Dere was on an owl photography outing when an owl unexpectedly landed on his Canon 600mm f/4L IS III, blending in strangely well with the camouflaged lens. Dere had set out to photograph some great grey owls and, along the way, teamed up with three other photographers, including Beaumon Day and Olympus Explorer Brooke Bartleson. “In a minute or two, I found one perched and…
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Shutterstock Picks Its Top 10 Photos of 2020

December 12, 2020
Shutterstock Editorial has just revealed the photographs that documented the historical moments that dominated 2020, a very different year from any other. The year started normally with red-carpet shows like Oscars and then veered off dramatically to pandemic and protests…
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Video: Capturing video and portraits with a Canon 65mm F0.75 x-ray lens

December 12, 2020
French photographer Mathieu Stern has built a large following on YouTube adapting distinct, vintage lenses to his mirrorless Sony cameras. He has used many wild lenses, including optics from night vision cameras, security cameras, early 20th century camera systems and even a lens he constructed himself using ice. You may also recall an article we published earlier this year in which Stern taught…
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$369 Versus $4,395: Leica M-Mount 50mm Lens Comparison

December 11, 2020
Photographer Benj Haisch has published a 13-minute review of the TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4 APSH lens, a $369 rangefinder optic that he believes performs much better than anticipated when compared to a lens that costs nearly twelve times as much. Haisch says he’s a particular fan of the 50mm focal length and published a review earlier this year of his favorite, the Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux: But when…
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