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Chroma Cameras' 679 camera system turns medium format modular

November 20, 2020
Chroma Cameras has unveiled a modular medium format camera for shooting 120 film. The new 679 camera system allows customers to custom build a camera for their specific needs. Speaking to Kosmo Foto, Chroma Cameras founder Steve Lloyd says, ‘The Chroma 679 is a brand new, modular, medium format camera system. Like my other Chroma cameras, it’s been designed around the idea of…
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Canon releases mostly minor firmware updates for five cameras and its RF 50mm F1.2 lens

November 20, 2020
Canon has released a barrage of firmware updates for a number of its mirrorless cameras and a single RF lens, bringing new and improved features, as well as the usual bug fixes. None of the updates offer major improvements in autofocus or other areas, but they all take care of a few ‘phenomena’ and offer support for newer Canon lenses. Canon RF 50mm F1.2 L USM We’ll go ahead…
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Nikon Z6 II sample gallery

November 20, 2020
Nikon unveiled the Z6 II last month, adding some more processing power and a few other modest upgrades to its ‘multimedia’ full-frame mirrorless offering. We got our hands on one and have some preliminary samples to share – take a look. Author…
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Canon Updates Firmware Across Camera Lines: R5, R6, 1DX III and More

November 19, 2020
Canon has published firmware updates that upgrade multiple features of the company’s most popular cameras. Updates are available now for the EOS R, Ra, R5, R6, RP, and 1D X Mark III. The EOS R5 and R6 are seeing the most changes as a result of the new firmware, as the R, RP, and Ra are only being updated to support additional lenses. The 1DX Mark III is receiving four changes that enable new…
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Make a DIY Selective Focus Lens with a CV Boot

November 19, 2020
Iranian photographer and camera tinkerer Alireza Rostami wanted to shoot tilt-shift photos but found the specialized lenses too expensive, so instead he decided to make himself a selective focus lens using a cheap CV boot. Rostami needed a lens that could project an image…
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Nik celebrates its 25th anniversary with new presets in Nik Collection 3 by DxO

November 19, 2020
Nik Software, now part of the DxO family, has existed for an impressive 25 years. To celebrate this major milestone, DxO has announced Nik Collection 3 by DxO version 3.3, which adds a fitting 25 new presets for Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro. The update adds Classic Portraiture, Light and Bright, Wildlife Photography and Street Photography preset collections. Classic Portraiture is the…
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