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Voigtlander Unveils APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical for Leica M

December 8, 2020
Cosina has announced the Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical lens for Leica M-Mount cameras based on the E-Mount version the company released last year. The apochromat design is touted as able to produce “ultimate performance” of resolution and contrast. APO-Lanthar is the title Cosina Voigtlander gives to high-performance products among its line, with “outstanding imaging…
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Thoughts on the Nikon Z6 II for Wildlife Photography

December 8, 2020
I’ve had the Nikon Z6 II in my possession for the past three weeks and have been able to put the camera to use photographing birds, and I’d like to share my thoughts on the experience. Let me start by saying I am fully aware that three weeks isn’t necessarily long…
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Sentons CameraBar uses ultrasonic tech to add virtual buttons to smartphones

December 8, 2020
Sentons is developing ultrasonic tech users can expect in numerous new smartphones next year. By utilizing Sentons’ new CameraBar, smartphones will be able to incorporate nearly invisible virtual buttons on the side of the smartphone, allowing you to use the smartphone like a point and shoot camera without any physical controls. The virtual buttons utilize ultrasonic technology. The…
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Canon Appears to Have Finally Designed a Dual Pixel BSI Sensor

December 7, 2020
Canon has patented a new sensor design that mimics the design of backside-illuminated (BSI) sensors made by Sony. Mixing Dual Pixel with BSI would likely result in huge leaps in low light performance, dynamic range, and readout speeds. The design illustrated in Canon’s patent application does not specifically state that it would be a backside-illuminated, but when compared to a figure of a BSI…
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Telephoto Reach With Various Digital Cameras

December 7, 2020
It’s common for photo writers to state, “A 100mm lens on a Micro Four Thirds camera has the equivalent reach of 200mm on full frame”. While the field of view is equivalent to 200mm FF, the reach is not necessarily equivalent. To understand reach, the important metric…
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This Afghan Photographer’s Camera is 100 Years Old

December 5, 2020
Travel vlogger Drew Binsky was wandering the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, recently when he came across an older photographer named Haji. In this 9-minute vlog, Binsky tells the story of Haji and how he has been shooting for 65 years using a 100-year-old box camera.After meeting Haji, Binsky visited the photographer at his house and was invited to sit down in front of the ancient camera for a…
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