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As a landscape photographer, the Atacama desert in Chile has always been a dream trip for me. As the driest desert on Earth, it offers one of the best night skies to shoot astrophotography. Its amazing landscape mirrors those from Mars which makes it one of the most incredible experiences for any photographer and space enthusiast.

In a five-day driving trip, we went from Antofagasta through Paranal Observatory Hand of the Desert San Pedro de Atacama and Los Flamencos National... more

A couple weeks ago, I got a chance to run the Nikon D850 through its paces as a scanner. The Negative Digitizer feature, which can automatically flip negatives to positive got a lot of buzz as the camera was being released, and I was eager to try it out.

Ive been using digital cameras to scan my negatives since I was first able to put my hands on one. When done... more

Photographers often receive requests for free images and services, and messages from friends asking for your services at extremely discounted rates are not much better. Here’s a helpful 3-minute video by Josh Enobakhare of... more

Hasselblad has released firmware update 1.19 for the X1D and H6D, adding new support and settings to the systems, as well as custom buttons and the ability to create a new folder. Notably, the firmware update brings support for V System lenses via the CF Adapter for the H6D, and it makes the X1D overall "more user friendly and customizable" by adding features like Touch-pad selection of the AF point.

You can read the changelogs for both firmware updates below.

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Phottix has announced a new fully-manual speedlight that is compatible with all major camera brands, and also features the companys radio control system so it can operate as commander or slave in a group of other flashes.

The Juno has a maximum guide number of 58m/190ft at the longest end of its zoom head and offers power settings of 1/128th to full power in 1/3EV steps across eight stops. As the gun is fully-manual, it only needs a basic connection to the camera to trigger, so it is... more

Sigma has just announced a new 16mm f/1.4 DC DN lens for Sony E and Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. It’s the second lens in a series that was started by the... more

At the Adobe MAX 2017 conference last week, the engineers at Adobe Research showed off a deep learning system called Project Scribbler that can transform a line sketch or black-and-white portrait into a fully colorized and realistic image. The technology utilizes Adobe Sensei artificial intelligence technology to generate a realistic color image based on a partially-colored... more

Want a strange, photography-related way to charge your phone on the go? The Hong Kong-based companyLightPix Labshas unveiled the... more

Pancake lenses are small and inconspicuous, making them ideal for street photography and similar applications. However, the LightPix Labs Power Lens 40mm F2.8 lens we are looking at here won't be of much help when out shooting in the street. That's because it is a wireless smartphone charger that has been designed to look like a pancake lens.

That... more

Sigma was teasing a lens announcement for PhotoPlus 2017, and today they (sort of) delivered. The company has announced development of the upcoming Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporarya compact, high-speed, wide-angle lens designed for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) and Sony APS-C E-Mount cameras. (Note: this lens is designed for crop sensors, and will produce vignetting on full-frame cameras.)

The company is calling this, "the large-diameter wide-angle lens... more

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