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Breathtaking Film and Photos of Iceland’s Recent Volcanic Eruption

A photographer has captured incredible images and footage of Iceland’s most recent volcanic eruption. Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove, a Belgian photographer who has been living in Iceland for the last six years, tells PetaPixel that he hiked for one and a half hours on rough terrain and carried a gas mask to film the latest eruption at Fagradalsfjall volcano. In March last year, Van…
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Introduction Yesterday, Sigma announced two new wide-angle lenses for L-mount and Sony E-mount camera systems: the 20mm F1.4 DG DN and the 24mm F1.4 DG DN. We’ve gone hands-on with the pair of…
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Panasonic and Leica to Launch Jointly-Developed Mirrorless Camera

Panasonic will release a mirrorless camera that it will jointly develop with Leica “in about a year” that is the result of the expanded partnership the two brands signed in May. The report comes courtesy of Nikkei, which has found evidence that shows that the manufacture of all small digital cameras has basically ceased across the board. As part of that report, the publication spoke…
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Photos Allege Trump Tried to Dispose of Documents by Flushing Them

Maggie Haberman Photographs allegedly taken inside the White House of torn-up handwritten notes that were apparently flushed down a toilet by Donald Trump have emerged. Maggie Haberman, a New York Times White House correspondent, claims that she obtained a picture of documents stuffed in a White House commode and released them to Axios. The two pictures of handwritten notes are said to…
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Point and Shoot Cameras are Basically Dead

Almost every major camera manufacturer has either openly discontinued its point-and-shoot line of cameras or has not produced a new one in many years, according to a new report. In short, smartphones have all but totally replaced compact cameras. The compact…
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Sigma has announced the 20mm F1.4 DG DN lens for L-mount and Sony E-mount cameras. This new lens is a mirrorless successor to the company’s 20mm F1.4 DG HSM lens for DSLR camera systems and brings a collection of unique features that make it a particularly intriguing…
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Alongside its new 20mm F1.4 DG DN lens, Sigma has also unveiled a 24mm F1.4 DG DN lens for L-mount and Sony E-mount cameras. This lens is constructed of 17 elements in 14 groups, including two ‘F’ Low-Dispersion (FLD) elements, one Super-Low-Dispersion (SLD) element and four aspherical elements. Sigma uses an array of coatings including its Nano Porous Coating (NPC) and a water- and…
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