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Do Canon, Fujifilm and Sony's launches point to a new future for APS-C?

It probably won’t become quite as ubiquitous as the Rebel DSLRs it’s likely to replace, but the Canon EOS R10 is likely to attract new users to the APS-C format. Sure, coincidence is likely to be playing a fair role, but the last few days have left me feeling more confident about APS-C’s survival as a standalone format than I’ve felt in a while. As a primarily APS-C…
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Sigma’s new 16-28mm F2.8 lens offers an ultra-wide focal length range, fast continuous maximum aperture and impressive close focus capabilities. All in a remarkably small and lightweight package. So how well does it perform? Check out our sample gallery, shot around…
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Sigma Launches the 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Lens for Sony E and Leica L

Sigma has announced the 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN, a wide-angle zoom lens designed for Sony E-Mount and Leica L-Mount and can be used on full-frame cameras. The new 16-28mm is the latest high-performance zoom lens in the Sigma Contemporary line, and is the “perfect companion” to the 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN. Sigma says that the wide lens provides “exceptional optical quality, a bright f/2.8…
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The Camera That Recorded the First Spacewalk is Up for Auction

A pair of Soviet film cameras that were among the first to ever go into space is up for auction and one of the vintage 35mm cameras captured the world’s first spacewalk. Two Konvas Automat cameras that were involved in early Soviet space missions are up for sale tomorrow, June 2, in Heritage Auctions’ Signature Space Exploration Auction. The current seller is a Soviet camera collector…
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‘Copyright Trolls’ Are Suing People Over Creative Commons Photos

A student website received a letter demanding thousands of dollars for a copyright infringement after using a Creative Commons image. Despite downloading the image from a popular Creative Commons (CC) website, the student outfit now owes the photographer several thousand dollars, according to SPLC. The picture in question is of a generic medical syringe and it was used in an article…
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