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As affordable drone cameras get better, one of the main issues confounding drone videographers is storage. When you’re shooting at 4K that little microSD card fills up fast, which is why DJI teamed up with Seagate to create the Fly Drive: a portable 2TB hard drive complete with a microSD slot.

The Seagate Fly Drive is a DJI-branded hard drive that will let drone operators unload footage more easily both at home and in the field.

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Is it the beginning of the end for the Fujifilm X100T? The camera has been listed as discontinued on B&H Photo's website. This isn't the first time we've seen this camera show up on an online retailer's website as discontinued; Digital Rev showed it out of stock... more

Have you ever wondered what World War II was like? Last month I got a little closer.

I was one of three photographers invited to cover a semi-live fire reenactment. There were times everything looked very real and other times it looked like a bunch of older kids in the woods playing war.

It started one night last year when I went to a singles party at my friend Tims house. No one else showed up. I forgot what he said but he put a VHS tape into his VCR and hit play.

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SLR Magic will be showing off a new prime for videographers at NAB: the Cine 25mm F1.4. Costing $400 and available at the end of May, the 25mm F1.4 will be available in E-mount and will be compatible with both APS-C and full-frame Sony cameras. The lens is a quite compact 78.4mm / 3.05in and weighs 520g / 18.34oz. A manually controlled aperture uses 13 blades. NAB attendees can take a look at the lens in person at SLR Magic's booth.

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Seagate and DJI have jointly announced the Seagate DJI Fly Drive, an external storage drive with up to a 2TB capacity, as well as a built-in microSD card slot. The new drive is targeted at camera drone operators specifically, enabling them to rapidly transfer content from the drone camera's microSD card onto the Seagate DJI Fly Drive. At 2TB, the Fly Drive is able to hold more than 60 hours of video recorded at 4K/30fps.

According to the two companies, Fly Drive features a built-in UHS... more

At NAB Dell announced its new UP2718Q UltraSharp 27 4K monitor, which is the company's first HDR10 display. This 27" monitor, which has earned UHD Alliance Premium... more

Print your photos. This little piece of advice goes far beyond the simple joy of holding a photograph in your hand. In fact, printing your photos will make you a better photographer and help you hold on to the fulfillment that comes from taking pictures. Here’s why.

This newest ode to printingcertainly not the first such video we’ve sharedcomes to us... more

Audio brand Sennheiser has announced a new microphone made specifically for the GoPro Hero 4 action camera. The company claims its MKE 2 elements is designed to withstand all that the GoPro camera can, and that it is even waterproof and can operate when submerged for up to 30 minutes.

The microphone is built into a replacement back for the GoPro housing and is protected by a large screw-on wind shield. The microphone itself is mounted on a rubberised stalk to prevent the microphone... more

The aesthetic of minimalism is very hard to achieve in a world that is full of content and never ending clutter. As photographers, how do we capture a scene in a minimalistic style without blatantly copying artists like Michael Kenna or Hiroshi Sugimoto?

First, know the difference between copying, plagiarism, remixing, and inspiration. Take from the artists you like and make it your own. Personally, I think making a photographic style that is minimalistic your own is very hard... more

Due to costs and scarcity, the vast majority of photos captured during World War II were shot on black-and-white film. Some images were captured in color, however, and those rare shots reveal what scenes from the Second World War looked like to people in them.

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