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Mount any Canon EF lens to Fujifilm's GFX cameras with Metabones new EF-GFX Smart Expander adapters

Metabones has announced the release of the EF-GFX Smart Expander, a new adapter that makes it possible to use every Canon EF mount lens on Fujifilm GFX camera systems. The adapter uses an optical design consisting of five elements in three groups to multiply the focal length and F-stop of Canon EF-mount lenses by 1.26x to match the image circle of EF lenses to Fujifilm’s GFX cameras while…
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Black Sun: Photos of Starling Flocks Darkening the Sky Over Denmark

Black Sun is an ongoing project by Danish photographer Søren Solkær, who began visiting the marshlands of southern Denmark a few years ago to capture the mesmerizing starling murmurations that comprise up to a million birds. The giant flock darkens the sky with its ever-changing shapes. “As the countless birds congregate in large murmurations before collectively settling in the reeds at…
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Sony announces its new FX6 full-frame cinema camera with 10-bit 4:2:2 4K/120p internal recording

Sony has announced the launch of its new FX6 full-frame 4K cinema camera, which merges Sony’s cinema technology and form factor with advanced imaging technologies taken from its Alpha mirrorless camera systems. At the core of the camera is a 4K 10.2-megapixel full-frame backside-illuminated CMOS Exmor R sensor powered by a Sony Bionz XR image processing engine — likely the same setup used in…
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Cameraman Gets Rammed in the Groin by an Angry Sheep

If you ever find yourself getting low to the ground to try and get the perfect shot of a horned animal, be sure to protect what’s valuable to you. A BBC cameraman found out what can happen if you don’t, as you can see in this short viral clip above. The cameraman was shooting a story last year on Cameroon sheep — a domestic sheep that’s one of the world’s rarest breeds — when one of…
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