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Dreamlike Photos Examine Mental Health and Perceptions of Reality

Happy encounters (Korea) The exploration of dreams, thoughts, and possibilities are hallmark traits of conceptual self-portrait photographer Fares Micue. The mesmeric and otherworldly concepts presented in each of her shots not only captivate the eyes but stir a kind of whimsical intrigue into the story behind the images. What started as a hobby back in 2009 to get a few nice profile…
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Live: Fujifilm X-Summit in New York

Fujifilm has used is X-Summit event in New York to announce the X-H2, the XF 56mm F1.2 R WR, the GF 20-35mm F4 R WR and tease that it’s developing two tilt-shift lenses for its GF medium format system. Fujifilm starts by sharing comments from photographers who’ve…
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Fujifilm has announced the release of its new 40.2MP X-H2 mirrorless camera system. As promised earlier this year, this new X-series camera features a high-resolution X-Trans sensor and Fujifilm’s latest image processor, the X-Processor 5, to make it the first APS-C camera…
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Alongside its new X-H2 camera, Fujifilm has announced the XF 56mm F1.2 R WR mid-range telephoto lens for its X-mount camera systems. This lens offers an 85mm (full-frame equiv.) focal length and is the successor to the XF 56mm F1.2 R. This updated lens has a new optical construction consisting of 13 elements in eight groups, including two aspherical elements and one extra-low dispersion (ED)…
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While the focus of today’s Fujifilm event was clearly its APS-C X-mount system, the company hasn’t forgotten about its medium format GFX System. Today, Fujifilm unveiled its latest medium format zoom lens, the GF 20–35mm F4 R WR, a compact ultra-wide zoom for GFX…
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Samyang Reveals the ‘World’s First’ V-AF Cine Autofocus E-Mount Lenses

Samyang Optics has announced the V-AF lineup of lenses, a new series of “world’s first” autofocus cinema lenses for full-frame E-mount systems. The new lenses are designed to allow creatives to shoot videos more conveniently. The new lens lineup has been designed with the needs of its video-shooting and content creator customers in mind by optimizing them for video production. The…
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Panasonic Adds a New 18mm f/1.8 to its L-Mount Lens Lineup

Panasonic has announced a new large-aperture ultra-wide prime lens to its L-mount lineup: the Lumix S 18mm f/1.8. This new lens brings its total f/1.8 prime lens support for its S-series cameras to five optics. The new lens is constructed of 13 lens elements in 12 groups and includes three aspherical lenses, three ED (extra-low dispersion) lenses, one UED (ultra extra-low dispersion)…
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