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Urban Sky’s ‘Microballoons’ Take High-Res Photos from the Stratosphere

Colorado-based aerial remote imaging company Urban Sky has announced that it has begun commercial operations to provide full-color imagery from its “microballoon” platform that photographs the Earth from the stratosphere. The company says it has developed the world’s first reusable stratospheric balloon that is capable of collecting multiple types of remote sensing data from…
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Photographer Creates Epic Night Sky Panorama Using Ordinary Cameras

Photographer Samy Olabi spent a total of 70 nights over the course of four years capturing 12,200 photos that took a combined 2.2 million seconds to expose in order to capture the night sky using a mixture of DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. Olabi is an accomplished astrophotographer who previously shot miniaturized scenes using the real Milky Way Galaxy as a backdrop. Over the last four…
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Sandmarc’s New Mini Slider is Made for the iPhone and Action Cameras

Sandmarc has announced a compact and lightweight cinema-style camera slider designed for use with the iPhone and action cameras. The new Cinema Slider is made out of a combination of carbon fiber and aluminum, which the company says makes it both light and strong. The combination of the two alloys makes for a durable and strong slider, which is also small enough to be easily portable…
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Meike Launches $200 85mm f/1.8 AF Lens for Sony Full Frame Cameras

Meike has announced a super-affordable autofocus-equipped lens for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras: the 85mm f/1.8 STM. The company says the autofocus is fully supported by multiple Alpha cameras and even several APS-C E-mount cameras. The Meike 85mm f/1.8 STM is described as a full-frame portrait lens that is also suitable for architecture and landscape photography. While the elements…
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