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A New York-based photographer and Instagram star was killed yesterday after apparently trying to subway surf by climbing onto a train car in Brooklyn.

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Sony announces Alpha 6500 (link is external)

Sony has announced the a6500, its top of the line APS-C E-mount mirrorless camera. It may look a lot like the a6300 but it's a higher spec (and more expensive) sister model.

It's based around the same copper-wired 24MP CMOS sensor as the a6300 but it adds several key features: most notably in-body image stabilization and touchscreen control.

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UK flash manufacturer Bowens will use the PhotoPlus Expo to launch its new range of Generation X flash heads in the USA. The new range has a completely new design and features a portable model that is powered by an in-body rechargeable battery.

There are four heads in the new range: the XMT 500, XMS 500, XMS 750 and XMS 1000, all of which offer radio controlled triggering and control via new on-camera transceiver XMSR Trigger. The XMS mono-block heads are designed for indoor and in-... more (link is external)

Fujifilm has released firmware v 2.0 (link is external) for the Fuji X-Pro2, bringing many tweaks, changes and bug fixes to the company's flagship APS-C camera. Among the changes is an increase in the number of focus points to 325, as well as improved phase detection autofocus accuracy via the X-T2s AF algorithm, improved AF tracking in Continuous L burst rate shooting in AF-C mode, the... more (link is external)

Here’s a video that’s going viral on the Web right now: Korean YouTuber MichealHrd (link is external) shared this short video showing the power of a 200x camera zoom. You can zoom in on an... more (link is external)

The late Cuban photographer Alberto Korda’s Leica camera has been sold at auction for $20,340. What’s notable about this camera is that it’s very likely the one that captured Korda’s iconic portrait of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara — a photo titled Guerrillero Heroico.

“Guerrillero Heroico”. Alberto Korda’s iconic photograph of Che Guevara

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, were ever so kind to drop into Kelowna as part of their royal tour of British Columbia and the Yukon this week. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to photograph their visit.

I first needed to get accredited, and that is no easy matter. First my editor had to fill out a very long and bureaucratic government form — this included a copy of my driver’s license and a... more (link is external)

Sony just introduced its new a6500 camera (link is external), the company’s flagship APS-C mirrorless camera... more (link is external)

Sony has just announced its latest Cyber-shot RX camera, and this one’s a doozy. The new Sony... (link is external)more (link is external)

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Sony has taken the wraps off of its 24MP a6500 mirrorless camera. The flagship APS-C camera gains five-axis image stabilization and touchscreen operation. A larger buffer and more processing power also help set it apart from the existing a6300. It will cost... more (link is external)

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