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James Webb’s First Color Photos Will Also Be Farthest Ever Captured

The images released from the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12 will be the deepest view of the universe ever taken, and some scientists say they’ve been brought to tears by the photographs. NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will jointly release the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a live…
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Pentax Lenses: Gotta Catch ’em All?

Pentax, which is no stranger to unusual strategies when it comes to cameras, announced that it was releasing season-themed photo profiles for a set of its DSLRs that would be locked behind specific lenses. Gotta catch ’em all, I guess? For more, read this week’s Clipped…
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The Profoto A2 is a Soda Can-Sized Off-Camera Strobe

Profoto has announced the A2 monolight off-camera flash that is about the size of a 12-ounce can of soda. The small and portable strobe is billed as ideal for supporting location shoots like weddings, awards ceremonies, or other events. The A2 joins the A-series of Profoto lights and the flash head’s diameter is in line with the speedlight-like A10 and significantly smaller than the larger…
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Engineer Creates AI That Identifies Photos of Unknown Holocaust Victims

An engineer has created software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify anonymous Holocaust victims in World War II photos. Numbers to Names (N2N), is an AI-facial recognition platform that can scan through hundreds of thousands of photos from pre-war Europe and the Holocaust and link them to people living today. In an interview with The Times of Israel, Daniel Patt, a…
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The New Nikon Z30 is a Vlogger-Focused 20MP APS-C Camera

Nikon has announced the Z30 mirrorless camera designed specifically with video content creators in mind. The new 20-megapixel APS-C (DX) camera is lightweight, small, and packed full of features for vlogging and streaming. The company says the new compact camera will…
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Nikon has announced the release of the Nikkon Z 400mm Cameras

Nikon has announced the release of the Nikkon Z 400mm F4.5 VR S, a relatively compact super-telephoto prime lens for its Z-mount mirrorless camera system. The lens is constructed of 19 elements in 13 groups, including one Extra-low Dispersion (ED) element, two Super ED elements and one Short-wavelength Refractive (SR) lens element. The SR element refracts blue light more than green or red, helping…
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