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Leica’s nearly-silent M-10P camera is its first with a touchscreen

Gear You won’t find a famous red dot on this stealthy camera. A redesigned mechanical shutter makes the M-10P the quietest M series camera ever. Popular Photography

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Samyang launches its first AF lens for Nikon DSLRs

Samyang is best known for its manual focus fixed focal length lenses. It has been branching out into autofocus optics for other brands, but the Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 F is its first autofocus lens for Nikon DSLRs. Designed for … Continue reading

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The First 10 Things You Need to Buy After Your Camera for Travel Photography

You’ve just splashed out a vast sum of money on a shiny new camera to do amazing travel photography, but what’s next? There are so many different lenses, accessories, and even filters to choose from. Most people would not be … Continue reading

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SLC 2L-03: Use Your Second Light to Hide Your First Light

As promised in the last sunset lighting tip post, a second quick hack for dusk/lit portraiture. This one involves helping your camera's chip see a contrasty scene more like the way our eye sees it. Read more » Strobist

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First Looks at Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II USM Lens Image Quality

Image quality test results have been added to the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II USM Lens Review page.   The first comparison you want to see is the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II Lens vs. the previous Canon … Continue reading

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First Looks at Sony FE 28mm f/2 Lens Image Quality

Image quality, vignetting, flare and distortion test results along with specs, measurements and standard product images have been added to the Sony FE 28mm f/2 Lens page.   Before going any further, we need to talk. Most cameras today have … Continue reading

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First Looks at Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens Image Quality

Image quality test results have been added to the Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens page.   Like the Sony FE 28mm f/2 Lens, the Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens has strong geometric distortion and current Sony … Continue reading

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First look: Polaroid Mint – the 2-in-1 camera-printer for selfie nuts

Polaroid, the penultimate icon of ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia, is hard at work reestablishing its niche in a photography world dominated by smartphones with its latest attempt: the Polaroid Mint. Polaroid Mint, first shown at CE Week 2018 in New … Continue reading

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This is the world’s first Gigapixel time-lapse panorama

We've all seen some pretty stunning gigapixel images in the past – a composite image made up of multiple images to create a single 1 billion pixel image that has staggering amounts of detail, but things have been taken up … Continue reading

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ProGrade Digital is First to Publicly Demonstrate CFexpress 1.0 Technology in 1TB Capacity

From ProGrade Digital:   1,400MB/Second Data Transfer Speed Reaches New Milestone   LAS VEGAS—NAB—ProGrade Digital, founded with a mission to provide the highest quality professional grade digital memory cards and workflow solutions, has become the first company to publicly demonstrate … Continue reading

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The 2 Things Beginner Photographers Should Learn First

So you want some digital photography tips that work quickly and are easy? Well, it’s not that hard to start getting good at photography. It’s like playing an instrument. Anybody can get to a decent level, but those who are … Continue reading

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5 Tips To Help You Enjoy Your First Digital Camera

It’s easy to use a modern digital camera to take generic looking snapshots. Getting beyond what’s easy requires a little, or a lot, of commitment, (depending on how creative you desire to become.) Dedicating a little time each day to … Continue reading

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