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Storage manufacturer Western Digital Corporation has added a new 1.3 GHz dual core processor and 1GB of DDR3 memory to its latest network attached storage system and increased its maximum capacity to 12TB. The My Cloud EX2 Ultra is a twin-bay data storage device that the company aims at creative users, and which it is says is especially suited to those working with still and moving images. The new faster processor and built-in memory will allow users to multi-task with ease and to stream... more (link is external)

World Press Photo (link is external) yesterday announced the winners of its 2016 contest (link is external), honoring the best news photos captured in 2015. Above is a breakdown of the cameras that were used by the photographers who were honored by photojournalism... more (link is external)

The Southern California-based startup company Aurora Aperture (link is external) has just announced a new variable neutral density filter called the PowerXND 2000. With a range of 4 to 11 stops, the filter is the world’s most powerful, according to the company.

“The PowerXND 2000 has 11 stops (ND... more (link is external)

“Normal” stock photos often feature scenes and situations that would be incredibly strange if you ever saw them actually happening in real life. DigitalRev made (link is external) this humorous 3-minute video that reveals what’s actually... more (link is external)

Photographer Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens (link is external) made this short 8-minute video with 7 easy ways you can lose your photography clients.

“If you do these seven things, youre going to lose your photo and video clients. I guarantee it,” says Morgan.... more (link is external)

The British company Bullitt yesterday announced its new Cat S60 rugged smartphone, the world’s first to feature a built-in thermal imaging camera. The product is essentially a fusion between Bullitt’s Cat smartphones (link is external) and... more (link is external)

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Rumors suggest Sigma is getting ready to launch a 50-100mm F1.8 lens for APS-C cameras. Full specifications and convincing images of the lens have been leaked, suggesting the lens will be part of the company's impressive 'Art' range. Such a lens would offer a fast partner to the company's 18-35mm F1.8 Art lens, giving the same angle-of-view, depth-of-... more (link is external)

My name name is Rustam Azmi, and I’m a photographer based in Dubai. I recently captured this photo of lightning striking the Burj Khalifa (link is external), the world’s tallest skyscraper. In this post I... more (link is external)

Have you ever wondered why some Canon lenses are white while most other lenses in the industry are black? No, it’s not just for aesthetics and marketing… Canon has a technical reason for it: heat reduction.

It’s a pretty known camera industry factoid, but perhaps some of you have never heard about it before.

A number of Canon’s professional L series lenses — all super-telephoto lenses — are “white” with the distinctive red... more (link is external)

For a short time every February, when conditions are just right, Horsetail Falls in Yosemite gets transformed by a phenomenon known as “firefall.” When the sunlight hits the water just right, the waterfall looks like molten lava flowing down the side of El Capitan.

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