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The heads of Sigma, Leica and Panasonic right after announcing their L-mount partnership.

Leica, Panasonic and Sigma have announced a strategic partnership on the full-frame mirrorless L-mount. This new alliance allows both Sigma and Panasonic to develop cameras and lenses for the system.

While not as short and wide as the recent Z and RF mounts from Nikon and Canon,... more

Ricoh has announced the development of its new GR III, a significant update to the GR and GR II. The camera gains sensor-shift image stabilization and on-sensor phase detection as part of an updated 24MP sensor. The camera's 28mm equivalent F2.8 lens has also been redesigned and a touchscreen added for the first time.

The GR III's sensor can now shift in three axes to... more

Behold: the ultra-uber-limited Nikon Z7 Louis Vuitton edition. The 24K gold camera is wrapped in soft albino buckskin covered with the luxury label’s famous LV monogram. Only 7 will be produced with each camera (bundled with a 24-70mm f/4S lens and exotic strap) priced at $7 million.

Just kidding.

Photographer Boonlert Rojanaboworn, the operator of... more

After an initial unsuccessful crowdfunding campaign the team behind the 'I'm Back' digital back for old film SLRs returned to Kickstarter in March 2018 with a refined product. In the second attempt the funding goal was reached and now the the digital back has entered production in Hong Kong... more

New Jersey photographer John Entwistle was shooting a sunset recently when an unusual rainbow appeared in the sky: it was what’s known as a supernumerary rainbow, or a rainbow with one... more

A real estate photographer has filed a lawsuit against Zillow, accusing the popular online real estate database of using his photos without permission.

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IRIX has announced a new full-frame telephoto macro lens, the 150mm F2.8 Macro 1:1.

The 1:1 reproduction lens will be available for Nikon F, Canon EF and Pentax K mounts and claims to have 'close to zero distortion,' according to IRIX just 0.1 percent, thanks to the optical construction consisting of twelve elements in nine groups.

IRIX touts the telephoto focal length as a benefit noting 'the possibility of being able to move away from the... more

The European lens brand Irix has unveiled the new 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 telephoto macro lens for full-frame cameras.

Developed for the Nikon F, Canon EF, and Pentax K mount, the new lens allows photographers to shoot tiny subjects and objects from further away than when using macro lenses with a shorter focal length. This helps eliminate shadows and allow for different types of lighting.

Irix says the new 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 has near-zero distortion. While... more

Japan just made history by landing two small rovers on the surface of an asteroid hurtling through space 174 million miles (280 million km) from Earth, and here’s the first published photo from the rovers shot from the surface of... more

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