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Man Takes a Drill to his Camera Sensor in Gut-Wrenching Video

First photographers on TikTok were scratching their lenses, now the ante has been upped significantly with a video showing a camera sensor destroyed by a drill. Photographer Andres Davila posted horrifying videos to his TikTok page of him first taking a hard brush to his sensor and lens, then using a drill on the inside of the camera and the sensor itself. @video.andres Replying to…
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Canon is Riding a Rising Market As Cameras Sell Well

Ordinarily, it is the end-of-year results that are the most interesting as they provide a picture of how the year has gone and what the outlook for the next year is. However, with this report, Canon has confirmed three critically important aspects of the camera market which…
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The New NYA-EVO Camera Backpacks are Made from Recycled Fishing Nets

NYA-EVO has announced an upgraded version of its Fjord camera backpacks that are made from recycled nylon waste such as those from fishing nets and fabric scraps. The result is a heavy-duty bag that also reduces the environmental impact of nylon by 90%. The backpack company was launched in 2017 and says its goal is to create gear that is responsive and intuitive to photographers’ needs…
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Nikon Has Discontinued 35 DSLR Lenses Over the Past 3 Years: Report

A new report alleges that Nikon has discontinued 35 of its F-mount DSLR lenses over the past three years as the company focuses its efforts on mirrorless cameras. Amatuer Photographer has been tracking availability of Nikon DSLR lenses for the past three years and claims that 35 have been “quietly” discontinued in that time. While PetaPixel was unable to confirm the three-year…
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Tamron is developing an Android app that will let you update and customize your lenses on-the-go

Click to enlarge Tamron has announced it’s working to develop a new Tamron Lens Utility Mobile app that will allow you to update firmware and fine-tune lens settings through the USB-C port on your Android device. As the name suggests, this new app will effectively be a mobile version of Tamron’s Lens Utility program for macOS and PC computers released last October. Like its desktop…
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