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5 Cameras You Should Avoid

February 6, 2021
If you are reading this article, there’s a high chance that sooner or later you are going to buy a new camera. And as we all know, photography is not exactly a cheap hobby. Maybe it is going to be your first more expensive camera or just the next one in line. You might have an idea about specs, brand, and lenses. However, there are still many pitfalls you should watch out for before you make…
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Oppo Develops Double-Sided Pop-Up Smartphone Camera

February 6, 2021
Multiple companies are apparently trying to solve the selfie camera notch problem in various ways. Oppo has a design they could implement as early as this year that allows a single pop-up camera module to capture photos both forward and backward out of a single unit using…
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Yongnuo Launches 25mm f/1.7 Lens for Micro Four Thirds

February 5, 2021
Yongnuo has announced the 25mm f/1.7 lens for Micro Four Thirds on its official website today. While the construction appears to be designed to be affordable and lightweight, the company also claims solid performance. The YN25mm f/1.7M will weigh 150 grams and will be…
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KamLan Unveils 32mm f/1.1 Manual-Focus Lens for Crop-Sensor Cameras

February 5, 2021
KamLan, a Chinese lens manufacturer, has announced the release of the KL 32mm f/1.1 lens. The optic will be available for multiple APS-C mounts and Micro Four Thirds on February 12. It will retail for about $300. KamLan has stated the lens will be available for multiple mounts: the APSC mounts of the Canon EOS-M, Fuji X, and Sony E as well as micro four thirds. The company says that the…
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7 Reasons to Add a Noctilux Lens to Your Camera Bag

February 5, 2021
As a professional corporate photographer who completes around 300 professional assignments a year and has done so for many years, I have used a number of modern, ultra-fast lenses made by excellent optical equipment manufacturers, but I keep on coming back to the Noctilux…
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Video: Orbit around the moon for 4 hours in this real-time video

February 5, 2021
Seán Doran uses still images from organizations like NASA and JAXA to create stunning videos. His latest work is ‘MOON in Real Time I,’ which is the first video seen below. Doran denoised, graded, repaired and retimed footage from the JAXA/NHK Kaguya Orbiter archive. The Kaguya spacecraft, officially known as SELENE, was first launched in September 2007 from the Tanegashima Space Center…
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Canon Has Now Made Over 150 Million RF and EF Lenses

February 4, 2021
Canon has announced that the company has eclipsed the mark of 150 million EF and RF lenses manufactured as of January 2021. The 150 millionth lens was an RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM zoom. The company began producing interchangeable EF lenses for the EOS-series autofocus…
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New Lens Tech Poised to Eliminate the Smartphone ‘Camera Bump’

February 4, 2021
Metalenz, a startup that has just emerged from “stealth mode” today, has revealed its vision for the future of smartphone lenses, a segment of the market that has not seen much change in the last ten plus years. While sensor technology continues to see notable changes and improvements over time, the technology of lenses has remained rather stagnant, and fundamentally unchanged since the…
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