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Leica Q2 Monochrom First Impressions: A Perfect Camera for Dad

The Leica Q2 Monochrom is really good. I liked using it, I think it takes great photos, and I think people who buy it will be incredibly happy. It’s just not the M10 Monochrom, and I need to stop expecting it to be. I had the Q2 Monochrom for just a brief few days, only enough to give hands-on impressions rather than a full review. In that time, I took just a few photos given the situation of…
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Soratama Lens Add-Ons Let You Shoot Floating Crystal Balls

Soratama is a system of lens attachments invented over in Japan that allows you to capture the world in floating crystal balls. After the idea was initially created by Zenji Uehara, the system now includes a selection of lens accessories manufactured by different companies.
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Apple Reveals Its Design Philosophy Behind the iPhone Camera

Since the Pro Max marks the first time in a while that Apple changed the size of its camera sensor, PetaPixel spoke to two Apple executives who outlined the company’s vision and design philosophy behind camera development. In an interview with Apple’s Product Line Manager, iPhone Francesca Sweet and Vice President, Camera Software Engineering Jon McCormack, both made clear that the company…
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Nikon to Cut 20% of its International Workforce, Transfer Production to Thailand

Nikon will cut more than 2,000 workers outside of Japan by March of 2022 as well as shift some of its production from its factory in the Miyagi province of Japan to Thailand. The changes come as the company grapples with the rise of smartphones and the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Miyagi Prefecture will continue to produce “LiDAR” sensors and inspection equipment for cameras, and…
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Marques Brownlee on iPhone 12 Pro Max Camera: ‘The Differences are Mostly Imperceptible’

Marques Brownlee, also known by his channel brand-name MKBHD, has released his review of the iPhone 12 Pro Max, and despite all of Apple’s hype surrounding the new, larger sensor says that he believes it’s not worth buying the Pro Max for the camera over the other iPhone 12 models. “I want to point out that it really is a larger camera module,” he says. “And that’s to house the new…
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