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Viltrox shows off 13mm F1.4 APS-C prime for Nikon Z, Sony E mount cameras

Earlier this year, Viltrox launched a 13mm F1.4 autofocus lens for Fujifilm X-mount camera systems. Now, Viltrox is back with the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to bring this lens to Nikon Z and Sony E-mount APS-C camera systems (or their respective full-frame cameras in used in crop mode). The lens, which offers a full-frame equivalent 20mm focal length, is constructed of 14 elements in 11…
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When Composing a Photo, Think About Where the Camera Is

As a photographer, you might be out on the street or at a vantage point in the landscape. You raise the viewfinder to your eye, compose the framing that you envisioned, then click the shutter. You have a picture that was acquired using the technical elements at your creative…
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The Best Plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom in 2022

Photoshop and Lightroom are mainstays in most photographers’ workflows for a reason. While other options abound, no other set of programs matches the popularity and widespread adoption of Adobe’s signature photography software. But while Photoshop’s manipulation capabilities and Lightroom’s processing and editing power are certainly robust, both offer even more power beyond the software…
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How to Clean a Camera Lens

Realizing that your lens was dirty during a shoot is not a great feeling. While some specks of dust and other consequences of a dirty lens can be fixed via spot healing and other post-processing, it’s much easier to make sure your lens is clean to begin with and save editing time. Plus, attention to the state of your lens will help it retain its value over time and increase its longevity. …
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Ancestry.com Now Lets You Automatically Colorize Historical Photos

Ancestry, the largest for-profit genealogy website on the planet, has integrated an automatic colorization feature that it says lets users bring make black and white photos more lifelike. The company says it already enables the ability to capture, digitize, retouch, and preserve old family photos, but it is now adding the ability to colorize them with a new tool. This allows users to gain…
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