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Polaroid Unveils Mandalorian Themed Camera and Instant Film

September 21, 2020
Polaroid has partnered with Disney and Lucasfilm to release a special “collector’s edition” instant camera and a range of special-edition instant film themed after the popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The collaboration includes the release of a Mandalorian-themed Polaroid Now instant camera and Mandalorian-themed i-Type color film that features “the Child”—better known as…
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The Olympus M.Zuiko 100-400mm F5-6.3 IS goes to the track

September 21, 2020
The Olympus M.Zuiko 100-400mm F5-6.3 IS offers an equivalent focal length range of 200-800mm, making it perfect for casual wildlife and motorsports photography. Relative compact, lightweight and weather-sealed, the 100-400mm also offers powerful image stabilization, which…
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Samyang has released its own lens simulator web app

September 21, 2020
Optics manufacturer Samyang has released a new lens simulator web app that allows you to see how certain lenses will affect the look of a scene based on sensor size and lens settings. The web app creates a simulated scene using a cutout portrait of a woman as well as three backgrounds. By changing the sensor size, focal length, aperture and distance, the scene will adjust to show a simulated…
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Olympus 100-400mm F5-6.3 IS gallery updated with Raws

September 20, 2020
The Olympus 100-400mm F5-6.3 offers Micro Four Thirds shooters a whole lot of reach in a hand-holdable lens. We’ve been putting its versatile zoom range to use ever since it was announced last month, and have updated our initial sample gallery with even more images…
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Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 for Canon RF and Nikon Z Costs $680

September 19, 2020
The Chinese brand ZY Optics has just released its Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 lens for Canon RF and Nikon Z. It’s a fast manual portrait lens for $680. The lens, previously available for other mounts, features 9 elements in 6 groups, an 11-bladed aperture, a minimum focusing distance of 3.28 feet (1m), and a filter diameter of 77mm. You can find sample photos captured with the lens…
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Canon and Fujifilm Release Updated Webcam Utilities

September 19, 2020
Canon and Fujifilm have both released updates to their respective webcam utilities, which allow their customers to use their still photography cameras as webcams for online video conference calls. Canon Out of Beta Canon’s EOS Webcam Utility was first released for Windows…
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Venus Optics Unveils the Laowa 14mm f/4 ‘Zero Distortion’ Lens for Full-Frame Mirrorless

September 18, 2020
Venus Optics has announced the new Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL ZERO-D, a new “zero distortion” ultra-wide-angle lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The Laowa 14mm f/4 is an RL (rectilinear) ZERO-D lens, meaning it’s marketed as being able to capture straight features in the scene as straight lines with virtually zero distortion from corner to corner in its 114° angle of view. Venus Optics says…
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