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Venus Optics releases four Laowa lenses for L mount camera systems

Venus Optics has announced it’s bringing four of its Laowa lenses to L mount camera systems. Now, owners of L mount camera systems can snag native versions of Venus Optics’ Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye, Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D, Laowa 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe and Laowa 25mm F2.8 2.5–5x Ultra Macro lenses. Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye As a refresher, the Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye lens is constructed of…
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Laowa Brings Four of its Popular Lenses to L-Mount

Venus Optics has announced that four popular Laowa lenses are being released for L-mount. Two wide-angle lenses, the 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye and the 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D, and two macro lenses, the 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe and the 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro, are available to order…
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Lawyer Accidentally Uses Cat Camera Filter During Zoom Court Session

Camera filters have become all the rage in our social media and Snapchat age, but when funny filters accidentally get mixed with not-so-funny live Zoom meetings, hilarity can ensue. That’s what happened recently when a lawyer in a Zoom court session found himself stuck with a cat’s face. Lawyer Rod Ponton was attending a civil forfeiture case hearing yesterday in Texas’ 394th Judicial…
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Sample gallery: The Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4 on the GFX 100

The GF 45-100mm F4 R LM OIS WR is a sort of medium zoom for Fujifilm’s GFX cameras, giving users a 35mm-equivalent focal length of around 36-80mm. We’ve actually found it to be a really handy range for all types of subjects, and the lens looks to be more than sharp enough for the GFX 100’s one hundred Megapixels of resolution. Take a look through the gallery for views of everything from…
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A Quick Look at Using Negative Space in Photos

Negative space in photography, design, sculpture, or any other creative pursuit is equally as important as is positive space in overall composition. It’s all about finding the right balance. Simply put, positive space is the actual subject while negative space (also called…
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Alice Camera Brings AI and Deep Learning to a Full-Size Camera

In an attempt to bridge the gap between the power of computational photography that is backed by artificial intelligence and the physical benefits of larger sensors and optics, Alice Camera was born. The device promises to bring the benefits of both formats into one device. Alice says that its unique selling proposition is that it plans to harness the computational photography that is seen in…
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