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Can You Even See the Difference Between 1080 and 8K?

October 12, 2020
YouTuber Matti Haapoja decided to put himself, and his viewers, to the test: can you tell the difference between shots taken in 1080p and those taken in 8K from the Canon EOS R5? He edited several clips back to back in a mix of 1080p and 8K to see if the average person watching on YouTube can tell which is which. In the video, Haapoja admits that he tricks the viewer a bit: he did not just shoot…
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This Leica ‘Rifle’ is Expected to Sell for $250,000 at Leitz Photographica

October 12, 2020
On November 21st, the 37th Annual Leitz Photographica Auction will take place in Vienna and online. And while the full catalog hasn’t been published yet, Leica has unveiled a few “highlights” for collectors to drool over between now and the big day. While us mere mortals can’t hope to plunk down the tens of thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of dollars required to secure the most prized…
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Leica M10 Monochrom sample gallery

October 12, 2020
The Leica M10 Monochrom takes the M10 body but includes a newly-developed 40MP full-frame sensor, with no color filter array. Like previous Monochrom variants, this makes the M10 M capable of producing stunning ‘true’ black and white images. We’ve been…
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Report: Nikon firmware for using CFexpress Type B cards with D5, D850 and D500 will arrive ‘before the end of 2020’

October 12, 2020
Back in February 2019, Nikon announced it was working to develop a firmware update for its D5, D850 and D500 DSLR cameras that would bring support for using CFExpress Type B memory cards. Since then, we haven’t heard a word about these development from Nikon, but Nikon Rumors says it ‘can confirm’ the much-anticipated firmware update will arrive before the end of the year. According to Nikon…
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Opinion: Camera names are getting ridiculous

October 11, 2020
Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II changed the camera industry forever. In more ways than one. Looking back, I can’t honestly say I recognized the long-term impact of Canon’s big announcement at Photokina 2008. It’s only with hindsight I can see the…
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Canon 2021 Lens Roadmap Leaked: 16 New RF Lenses On the Way

October 10, 2020
Canon has already released a bunch of exciting glass for the full-frame mirrorless RF-mount, but the company is far from done. A leaked lens roadmap for 2021 indicates that Canon has as many as 16 new RF mount lenses in the works, including some of the most-anticipated additions like the 70-200mm f/4 and 50mm f/1.8. As any early adopter will tell you: fancy new camera bodies are great, but a lens…
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