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Canon Has Created a Shutter Touchpad to Replace the Shutter Button

December 22, 2020
Shutter buttons have been an age-old feature of cameras, and it’s one that hasn’t seen too much innovation over the years, but it seems Canon is working to reimagine what the button could be like… by removing the button altogether and replacing it with a shutter touchpad. In a recent patent filing over in Japan (2020-201756), first spotted by Canon News, Canon reveals that it is looking into…
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Nikon to Stop Making Cameras in Japan: Report

December 21, 2020
Nikon has fallen on hard times as of late as its camera sales have cratered, and now there’s a new indicator of how dire its financial situation is: the company is reportedly pulling the plug on making cameras in Japan after over 70 years of doing so. The Japanese…
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Megadap Unveils the First Manual-to-Autofocus Lens Adapter for Nikon Z

December 21, 2020
The Hong Kong-based lens adapter maker Megadap has launched the world’s first autofocus adapter for manual lenses on Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. The lens gives autofocus abilities to Leica M manual-focus lenses. The adapter works by replacing the manual focusing system of the lens and instead autofocusing with an extendable bayonet structure, moving the lens forward and back relative to the…
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Gear of the Year: Dale's choice - Fujifilm X-Pro3

December 21, 2020
Photo: Dan Bracaglia I think we can all agree that 2020 has been an unpredictable year, so it seems appropriate that my gear of the year is a camera I wouldn’t have predicted a few months ago: the Fujifilm X-Pro3. But first, a bit of context. Some of my earliest…
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How to Freeze Camera Cables: The Otherworldly Beauty of Ilulissat, Greenland

December 19, 2020
It’s a bit like arriving on the set of a nature documentary; watching whales swim around distant icebergs and fresh blueberries underfoot. The key to this passion project was to show the extreme seasonal variations on the incredible island of Greenland. Juxtaposing the summer warmth with the extreme winter cold. During winter, filming temperatures reached a high of -25°C / -13°F and dropped as…
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Six Signs You’ve Over-Edited Your Landscape Photos

December 19, 2020
While looking over images from earlier in his career, photographer Mark Denny made note of six flagrant signs that he over-developed his photos and shares them in this 15-minute video. The very first sign he noted was what he calls “detailed highlights.” It was the…
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TTArtisan Unveils 50mm f/1.2 APS-C Lens, a $98 Optic for Multiple Mounts

December 18, 2020
TTArtisan has announced a manual-focus, clicked-aperture 50mm f/1.2 APS-C lens for Sony E-Mount, Canon M-Mount, Fuji X-Mount, and Micro Four Thirds. While fully manual, it’s $98 price makes it extremely affordable. Supporting multiple mounts, the 50mm f/1.2 has an external, clicked aperture ring with a range for f/1.2 through f/16. It has a 10-bladed diaphragm and an optical design of seven…
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