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How to Update Your Camera’s Firmware

January 31, 2022
If you are a digital photographer, it is a good idea to make sure your camera’s firmware is up to date to ensure you have a reliable device with the latest features and fixes. In this article, we will guide you step-by-step through updating your camera firmware. Table of Contents What is Digital Camera Firmware? What You Will Need to Update Firmware Step 1. Identify the Camera’s Current…
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Leica M11 pre-production sample gallery

January 18, 2022
Sunshine, showers, fog and a civil rights march – it must be January in Seattle. Since it was launched last week we’ve been out and about with the Leica M11 as much as possible, and we’ve prepared a gallery of samples from our pre-production camera. Click through to check them out. Please note that because of the way Leica digital rangefinders write aperture information into…
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Leica's M11 risks rendering the rangefinder obsolete

January 17, 2022
How do you design a camera when its performance as a camera is arguably incidental to its appeal? And how do you manage your relationship with the latest technology when one of your products’ selling points is history and a shooting experience untouched by time? The…
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Photographers, It’s OK to Not Own the Latest Camera Gear

January 17, 2022
Photography is a tech-heavy job. Camera companies do a great job of hyping up new gear and creating a fear of missing out. However, very few professionals that I know actually go and splurge on the latest and greatest equipment. A high-end food photographer I know uses 90s flash generators daily. Another fashion photographer I know uses a camera from 2012 on most commercial jobs. So why do many…
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Can You Shoot Underwater Photos with an iPhone?

January 17, 2022
It doesn’t seem that long ago that we tried to revive wet smartphones by sticking them in a bag of rice and hoping for the best. Now, most modern smartphones are “water-resistant.” If water gets into them, they won’t be destroyed, like in years past. Still, we’re…
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Hands-on with the new Leica M11

January 17, 2022
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hands-on with the new Leica M11 The Leica M11 is the latest in a series of rangefinders from the venerable German company going back to the early years of the 20th Century. In terms of general design, the M11 can trace its lineage back to…
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Empty Apartments Transformed into a Giant Multi-Lens Camera Obscura

January 14, 2022
United Kingdom-based photographer Brendan Barry used four empty apartments and turned them into a multi-lens camera obscura in order to create massive panoramic prints. Barry is an expert in turning everyday things and locations into working cameras and has transformed numerous objects, like bread and watermelon, shipping container, campervan, and even a Manhattan skyscraper, into funtional…
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