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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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Sigma 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary review

Sigma surprised us all with their very compact new ultra-wide zoom, the 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary. We took it for a long walk through downtown Calgary to see if there are any trade-offs for the portability. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of…
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Apple Designs a Way to Hide a Camera in the Apple Watch’s Crown

Apple has designed a way to hide a camera inside the digital crown of an Apple Watch which would presumably allow users to stealthily take photos directly with the popular smartwatch. The Silicon Valley giant appears to be researching ways to fit a camera in the popular smartwatch as evidenced by the new patent, spotted by Apple Insider, which would make the lens a part of the device’s…
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Best Star Tracker for Astrophotography in 2022

So, you have decided you want to take your astrophotography to the next level… maybe you want to capture more detail in the Milky Way core, or perhaps dabble with deep space objects like Andromeda or Orion or maybe you came from my all-in-one astrophotography tutorial.
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Fujifilm Launches the X-H2S: 26.16MP, 40 FPS Burst Photos, 6.2K Video

Fujifilm has announced the company’s new flagship X Series mirrorless camera, the X-H2S which features a new 26.16-megapixel APS-C stacked, backside illuminated sensor, a greatly improved autofocus system, and up to 6.2K video recording in 10-bit 4:2:2. A Brand New Sensor The company says that the X-H2S is the first of its kind digital camera to feature Fujifilm’s 26.16-megapixel…
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Leica and Panasonic Form ‘L Squared’ Partnership to Make Camera Gear

Panasonic and Leica have announced a new agreement for a comprehensive business alliance and work even more closely together to develop new technologies under the name L2 Technology (L squared Technology). The L2 stands for the L of Leica and Lumix and symbolizes the joint business and marketing activities going forward. The two companies say that L2 will unify the strengths of the two brands…
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