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Leica's Dr. Andreas Kaufmann with Ren Zhengfei, founder of HUAWEI

Camera manufacturer Leica and telecom brand Huawei have announced they are to create a research and development center so they can jointly work on optical and software systems. The Max Berek Innovation Lab will be established at Leicas headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany, and will build on the relationship the two... more

Venus Optics are quickly becoming a leader in extreme lens design, but even by their standard, they’ve seriously outdone themselves with the Laowa 24mm f/14 Replay 2x Macro lens.

This weird lens, spotted at Photokina by our friends at... more

With the Mark II version, Olympus' new flagship comes with some big improvements despite remaining relatively compact. Between its impressive speed, autofocus system and video capabilities, almost every core specification has been bumped up a notch (or three). We sat down with Olympus' Eric Gensel to go through some of those changes in more detail, from continuous shooting (and what its mechanical shutter sounds like at 15 fps) to just how effective Olympus' image stabilization has... more

We’re always looking to up our Photoshop game, but the lists of Must Know “techniques” or “skills” or “tools” we run across typically disappoint us by being either to basic or too niche. This useful Top 10 by Nate Dodson of... more

There’s no shortage of timelapse controllers out therefrom feature-rich camera triggers that use your phone as a sensor, to popular motion control systems. But the... more

Today, we know the Eiffel Tower as the much beloved symbol of Paris. It wasnt always like this though. In fact, many Parisians were not too fond of their new landmark back in 1889 and many of them wanted it taken down.

Even before its construction, a group of eminent French authors and artists... more

Apple released iOS 10.1 to public beta testers today, and it includes one of the most anticipated features they showed off during their iPhone 7 keynote: the “Portrait” mode that fakes a depth of field effect.

Apple isn’t the first to leverage a dual camera to try and fake bokeh in portraits and other images, but they... more

It looks like Amazon has abruptly ended its $12 per year plan that provides unlimited photo storage, which included RAW files and was a fantastic deal for photographers looking for a backup solution.

Subscribers of the plan, which... more

Flash and accessory manufacturer Phottix has announced a new version of its Indra500 studio head that has a built-in TTL radio receiver for Canons RT flash system. The new head can be controlled directly from a Canon RT radio Speedlite in the hotshoe of a compatible camera or by using a Canon ST-E3 or Phottix Laso transmitter instead. The head can be used in flash networks alongside 600EX ll-RT and 430EX lll-RT radio-controlled Speedlites as well as non-RT flash guns that are fitted with a... more

Instagram has finally launched a save draft feature following months of testing. With the feature, a post-in-progress can be saved as a draft when the user hits the back button, making it available for continued edits and eventual posting later on. Such functionality is common on many platforms, including Twitter, and has been requested by Instagram users for years.

Saving a draft is simple. Once the post creation process has started (a filter has been added to a photo, for example),... more

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