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Court Rules Descendant of Slaves Depicted in Photos Can Sue Harvard

A court has ruled that Harvard University can be sued over a series of photographs that depict enslaved people by a woman who is a descendent of the subjects. Massachusetts’ highest court ruled on Thursday that Tamara Lanier can sue Harvard for emotional distress because of the school’s continuing distribution of the images. The daguerreotype photographs are considered some of the…
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Film Friday: Photographer uses a rare converted French cinema lens on his Leica M3

One of the neatest aspects of film photography is its rich history. Despite photography really only being a century-old technology, at least for the masses, there are so many diverse lenses you can adapt to a wide range of analog cameras. As reported by 35mmc, photographer Rajat Srivastava recently discovered just how diverse and unique the search for an optic could be while searching for a new…
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New Pentax Photo Color Modes Only Work with Certain Lenses

Ricoah has announced a new firmware update for the Pentax K-1, K-1 Mark II, and K-3 Mark III DSLRs that enables season-specific Custom Image modes when the cameras are used with specific Limited-series lenses. The company says that throughout the year, a series of season-specific modes will be released. Ricoh explains that after updating a camera with the new firmware and when a…
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Samsung’s New 200MP HM3 Camera Sensor Has World’s Smallest Pixels

Samsung has announced the ISOCELL HP3, a 200-megapixel image sensor that has 12% smaller pixels that can result in a 20% reduction in camera module area. It features what Samsung claims is the industry’s smallest 0.56μm pixel. The ISOCELL HP3 packs the small 0.56μm pixel size in a 1/1.4-inch optical format, which is the diameter of the area that is captured through the camera lens.
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