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Chinese optics company Shenyang Zhongyi Optical and Electronic has announced that it is adding a super-fast standard lens to its range designed for the Micro Four Thirds system. The new 25mm lens features a maximum aperture of F0.95 but has a very small and lightweight body. Read more

Canon’s latest press release has confirmed some of the rumors that have been floating around the Internet for a while now; that it has decided the megapixel war is not over and is preparing to drop its “nuclear option”, a 120-megapixel behemoth.

The 5DS/5DSR and a7R II cameras have shown that ~50MP models definitely have a place in the market and offer consumers super-high... more

Earlier this week, Canon announced that it’s developing a new DSLR that captures a staggering 120 megapixels. If you’re interested in purchasing one if/when it hits the market, here’s a tip: start stocking up on memory cards NOW.

You’ll need a huge amount of storage space because the RAW files captured by the camera take up 210 megabytes each.

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Back in 2013, five friends in Arizona decided to capture some photos and video from the edge of space by sending a GoPro up on a weather balloon. The camera made it to 98,000 feet, but the guys lost track of it after it landed out of cell phone tower range. All seemed lost, and the team spent months wondering if they’d ever find the camera.

Fast forward to a couple of months ago: the team got a phone call from a woman who found a strange box with their names on it. In it... more

Comic artist and professional photographer S. Dirk Schafer of CLICKittyCAT just finished up a series of comics about the new photographer problems that came with the emergence of digital photography.

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Last year, Sony controlled around 40% of the $8.7 billion image sensor market. Now, Sony is looking to take on a new challenge: building small high-resolution sensors for the mass-market that can capture images at 1,000 frames per second. If this sensor makes it to the market, Vision Research’s... more

It is said that printer ink costs more than black market human blood. With such high costs involved, you might expect that printer companies help you squeeze every last drop from an ink cartridge before you’re forced to replace it. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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Sony has introduced the Alpha 7S II, a second iteration of its video-centric Alpha 7S. The a7S II adds a wealth of videography features, including the ability to record 4K footage internally with full pixel read-out. Read more

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