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Capture One 21 Announced: Leica Collab, Speed Improvements, Dehaze, and More

Capture One has announced Capture One 21, the latest version of the editing software that brings a host of new features as well as a collaboration with Leica to bring camera tethering support to its cameras, starting with the SL2 and S3. Capture One adds several new features in addition to the built-in support for Leica cameras: Speed Edit: Speed Edit is a new feature that lets you work without…
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Thoughts on the Nikon Z6 II for Wildlife Photography

I’ve had the Nikon Z6 II in my possession for the past three weeks and have been able to put the camera to use photographing birds, and I’d like to share my thoughts on the experience. Let me start by saying I am fully aware that three weeks isn’t necessarily long enough to get to know this new camera fully. I also understand there are some settings that I can likely change to improve some…
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Sony Parts Supply Shortage May Indicate AKM Factory Fire Directly Impacting Camera Industry

In late October, a massive fire completely destroyed the AKM parts factory in Japan. While mostly responsible for A/V parts manufacture, speculation that it could affect the camera industry popped up a few weeks later. A new notice of camera parts shortage from Sony appears to confirm that link. Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) is responsible for producing parts that are critical to the production…
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Telephoto Reach With Various Digital Cameras

It’s common for photo writers to state, “A 100mm lens on a Micro Four Thirds camera has the equivalent reach of 200mm on full frame”. While the field of view is equivalent to 200mm FF, the reach is not necessarily equivalent. To understand reach, the important metric is pixel density or pixels per mm. You can calculate this for any sensor by dividing the width in pixels by the width in…
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