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Gear in this story

August 15, 2022
The Sigma 24mm DG DN Art lens feels sturdy and has some heft, and the focus and aperture ring had enough resistance to build confidence running around Seattle for a weekend of shooting. It didn’t take long before we were more focused on making images than fumbling with gear. How does the image quality stack up? Check out the photos in our sample gallery and let us know what you think in the…
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Hypnotic Photos Show the Flight Paths of Birds and Bats

August 12, 2022
Lockdown Vultures (Moab Slope) Stifled by lockdown, photographer Doris Mitsch began to look up for inspiration and started photo-stacking bird flight paths with the editing sometimes taking her days to finish. “The photos take hours and hours and hours to edit.
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My Friend’s Smartphone Took a Photo That Rivals My Full-Frame Camera

August 12, 2022
Left: Photo taken with a Samsung Galaxy S22. Right: Photo taken with a 5D Mark III. For the last several years, manufacturers have repeatedly blamed smartphones as the reason the camera market has collapsed so spectacularly, and a recent experience has me now fully understanding this. Last weekend, I attended the Southport skate jam and because the weather in England is unusually…
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It Looks Like the Nikon Z7 is Being Discontinued

August 11, 2022
Nikon appears to have discontinued the Nikon Z7, the company’s original foray into full-frame mirrorless. The camera is listed as an “old product” which usually indicates it will no longer be actively manufactured. As spotted by Nikon Rumors, the “old…
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Meike Launches AF Macro Extension Tubes for Panasonic Cameras

August 11, 2022
Meike has announced a pair of macro extension tubes designed for use with L-mount Panasonic full-frame cameras. The MK-L-AF1 set comes with both a 13mm and an 18mm extension tube. Extension tubes are used by macro photographers as a cheap and effective way of increasing the throw of lenses by moving the lens further away from a camera’s sensor. Since the lens is being moved farther…
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Court Overturns ‘Fair Use’ Ruling After Site Used Photos Without Permission

August 11, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled in favor of photographer Elliot McGucken who brought a case against Pub Ocean Ltd after they published photos of a lake that had formed in Death Valley without permission. The decision reversed a lower court’s decision that granted summary judgment to Pub Ocean after the Central District of California concluded that the…
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