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    I'm Back returns to Kickstarter with updated I'm Back 35 digital back for old 35mm SLRs

    Swiss company I'm Back has returned to Kickstarter with another digital back product, this one following the previous models it sought crowdfunding for in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The new I'm Back 35 will be, according to the company, the only digital back product that can be paired with 'almost all...
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    Japan offers $2.2B to help domestic companies move production from China, but will it help the imaging industry?

    Fujifilm X-Pro2 cameras being moved along the production process inside Fujifilm's Sendai, Japan factory. Last week, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Japan is planning to set aside $2.2 billion of its $993 billion emergency COVID-19 stimulus package to help Japanese companies...
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    Nine things working photographers can do for their business during isolation

    Things photographers can do for their business during isolation The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on a lot of creative industries, including professional photography. For the past 7 years, I’ve been a self-employed photographer shooting mainly corporate events and restaurants. Just...
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    BCN data shows mirrorless camera sales have dropped 50% YoY in Japan for March amidst COVID-19 pandemic

    An illustration from BCN Retail showing the unit sales percentage, by manufacturer, of Canon (Blue), Olympus (Green) and Sony (Red). It was only a matter of time before we started to see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on camera sales, and today we’re getting our first glimpse at just...
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    Video: How a video production company turned an ambulance into the ultimate grip truck

    What do you do if your average vehicle isn’t enough to safely transport all of your camera gear and other equipment? Well, if you’re the team behind North Dakota-based video production company Threefold. In the two-minute video recently posted to YouTube, Caleb from Threefold walks through the...
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    Slideshow: PDNedu Student Photo Contest 2020 winners and finalists

    PDNedu Student Photo Contest 2020 winners and finalists The annual PDNedu Student Photo contest gives professional exposure to students currently enrolled in university/college, high school, or a certificate program. This year's winners and honorable mentions will be published in the...
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    LensCoat diverts its US production facilities to make masks for local hospital

    More used to making protective gear for camera lenses, New Jersey-based LensCoat has turned its attention to making protective masks for health workers during the Coronavirus outbreak in the United States. The company has given over 50% of its production capacity to making the masks for its...
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    Sony releases 2.00 firmware update for its a9 II mirrorless camera

    Sony has released its latest firmware update for the a9II, bringing with it a collection of new and improved features. Starting with what’s new, firmware version 2.00 for the Sony a9 II adds a new ‘Hi Frequency Flicker’ function that helps to ‘reduce the impact of flickering of artificial light...
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    The ins and outs of ISO: What is ISO?

    What is ISO? Strictly speaking, ISO is a Switzerland-based standards body whose name derives from the greek word for ‘the same’. It is not an acronym, since the letter order would change in different languages, hence it shouldn’t be pronounced as a series of letters. ISO is the name...
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    Fujifilm X100V review: The most capable prime-lens compact camera, ever

    Introduction All product photography by Dan Bracaglia 86% Overall score Jump to conclusion The X100V is Fujifilm's fifth X100-series camera since the original model debuted almost a full decade ago. Through each successive iteration, Fujifilm has made its large-sensor, prime-lens...
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    Skyllaney unveils its forthcoming 50mm F2 'Bertele' Sonnar lens for Leica M-mount cameras

    If you’ve never heard of Skyllaney, you’re not alone. The company is an up-and-coming lens manufacturer based in England that has announced its first product, a 50mm Sonnar lens for Leica M-mount camera systems that’s due out by 2021. The Skyllaney 50mm F2 Bertele, as it’s being called, is...
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    Wet plate photographer shoots portrait of subject 4000 miles away via Zoom

    Life is difficult when you are a portrait photographer and social distancing restrictions prevent face-to-face meetings with anyone beyond the people you live with. Not one to let a global virus pandemic get in the way of a good picture, Shane Balkowitsch combined modern and ancient technology...
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    How HDR display could change your photography forever

    Not the HDR you love to hate You probably already have some understanding of what HDR images are, and equally probably, a moderate-to-strong opinion about their artistic merit. But you're likely to hear a lot about HDR in the coming years that has nothing to do with the eye-popping...
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    Canon releases 1D X Mark III firmware update to fix lock-up issue, add 23.98p video capture

    As it had promised a few weeks back, Canon has released a firmware update (version 1.1.0) for its 1D X Mark III DSLR camera that addresses the lock-up issue we first reported on in early March. In addition to the lock-up issue, the update addresses a few other ‘enhancements and fixes.’ First...
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    Video: How to capture abstract macro photographs using little more than paper and lights

    Considering most of the world is well into a few weeks of self-isolation, you’ve probably photographed nearly everything you can in your household, leaving little left to document. Now, it’s time to get really creative and to help make the most of a rough situation is Ben from Adaptalux, who’s...
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    Tamron's 70-180mm F2.8 lens should ship in mid-May for $1,199

    Last October, Tamron revealed it was working on a compact 70–180mm F2.8 telephoto lens for full-frame Sony E-mount camera systems. Now, we officially have availability and pricing information for the 70–180mm F2.8 Di III VXD. As promised, the lens is small despite its focal length range...
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    Fujifilm X100V vs. X100F lens shootout: A worthy update to a modern classic

    When we reviewed the original Fujifilm 'Finepix' X100 back in 2010, we noted that the lens offered excellent sharpness within a normal shooting range, but with noticeable haziness and loss of contrast within a meter or so, and substantial veiling softness in the near-macro range. The 'soft...
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    Fotodiox's new EF to L-mount adapter features AF, aperture and image stabilization support

    Fotodiox has announced the release of its new Canon EF to L-Mount Pro Fusion adapter, which offers complete electronic control and communication between the lens and the camera it’s attached to. The adapter works with both EF and EF-S lenses and converts them to L-Mount mirrorless cameras. It...
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    White House photographer Pete Souza shows off what gear is in his bag

    Pete Souza, the former Chief Official White House Photographer for U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, has taken to Instagram to show off what camera gear he uses for his work. Throughout the 12-minute video, he details his equipment of choice and shows off images captured with...
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    Brooklyn photographer captures neighborhood portraits of hope, unity amidst ‘unprecedented’ isolation

    As many artists around the world have had to do amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, photographer Stephen Lovekin decided to make the most of these more isolated times to document families and their messages to the world as shared through the windows of Lovekin’s Brooklyn neighborhood of Ditmas...


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