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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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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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