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Did President Trump Stage Photos While Being Treated for COVID-19?

On Saturday, while President Donald Trump was being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the AP distributed two handout photos taken by White House photographer Joyce Boghosian. Jon Ostrower, the Editor-in-chief of The Air Current, tweeted that the president appeared in two different locations taken 10 minutes apart based on the EXIF data included in the…
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Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8 VR S sample gallery

We first got our hands on a pre-production Nikkor Z 70-200mm F2.8 at CES 2020, in what we’re calling the Before Time. Nikon had planned to start shipping the lens to customers in February, but then some stuff happened, and production was delayed. Well, the long wait is…
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Panasonic Doesn’t Expect Olympus Owners to Switch To Its Products

In the wake of Olympus’ finalized deal with Japan Industrial Partners to assume control of the company’s imaging business, Panasonic apparently isn’t very hopeful that many of Olympus’ Micro Four Thirds photographers will make the jump over to Panasonic camera equipment. Here’s what 43rumors is hearing from a trusted source regarding Panasonic’s thinking: [Panasonic] were brutally…
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This Guy Prints Color Photos with Dirt

Photographer Calvin Grier is a master of the alternative photography process known as carbon transfer printing, but for the past few months, he has been taking things to a new level. Grier is creating full color photographic prints using dirt. Carbon transfer prints use…
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I Shot All These Photos from My Yard — Here’s How You Can Do It Too

As recently as the early 1900s, astronomers believed the Milky Way was all that existed in the universe. That view persisted until 1923, when Edwin Hubble used glass plate photographs of the Andromeda galaxy (then still thought to be just a nebula) to discover that the universe was unimaginably larger. His discovery was so significant that NASA’s first space telescope was given his name. In 1990…
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Zeiss’ ZX1 Android-Powered Camera Costs $6,000

Announced nearly two years ago, Zeiss’ compact Android-powered fixed-lens camera finally has a price: $6,000. While this is likely more than most thought Zeiss would ask for the camera, Zeiss seems to be banking on the value of an all-in-one experience. Because the ZX1…
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Cosina announces new Voigtlander Nokton Vintage 50mm F1.5 Aspherical II VM lens

Cosina has announced (translated) the release of its new Voigtlander Nokton Vintage Line 50mm F1.5 Aspherical II VM lens, an updated version of its predecessor, which was released back in June 2013. The second-generation lens features an entirely redesigned optics system and a more compact body to match. It’s constructed of eight elements in seven groups, has an aperture range of F1.5-F16, uses…
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