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Nikon Z 24-50mm F4-6.3 sample gallery

The Nikkor Z 24-50mm F4-6.3 is Nikon’s most compact and affordable ($400 MSRP) lens for full-frame Z-mount cameras. It’s also one of two lenses available as a kit with the excellent, entry-level Nikon Z5 body, and collapses down to a mere 51mm (2″) when retracted. While it’s certainly not the fastest glass in town, it is respectably sharp for a modern kit lens. Take a look…
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How to Use Photoshop to Turn Video Into Long Exposure Photos

As you may very well know, long exposure photography is a method by which you expose a sensor to a scene for an extended period of time. But in this 15-minute video, PiXimperfect asks the question, then isn’t a video just a long exposure? Well, not really, but you can use a video to make long exposure photos. PiXimperfect has two examples in this video where he shows off this method: one with…
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Adobe Lightroom Classic 10.0 released, includes Color Grading and more

Adobe has released Lightroom Classic version 10.0, ushering in a variety of performance improvements and new features, including new controlled color grading adjustments for shadows, midtones and highlights. With Lightroom Classic’s new color grading tool, users can control the color separately in midtones, shadows and highlights, or adjust the color of your entire image with a global…
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Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II: Should you buy one?

My much-used Nikon Z7, purchased used from a friend (this guy) in late 2018. Please note that the following article is very much a personal take, written from the perspective of someone who has been using an original Z7 for some time. Your needs (and your experience) may…
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Leica to Unveil ‘Monochrom’ Version of the Leica Q2 Next Month: Report

Leica is reportedly working on a black-and-white sensor ‘Monochrom’ version of the popular fixed-lens full-frame Leica Q2. But not just working on, the latest reports indicate that this camera could be released as soon as next month. According to Leica Rumors, several sources have now “confirmed” that the black-and-white only version of the popular fixed-lens Leica Q2, the Leica Q2…
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