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Venus Optics today announced the Laowa Magic Format Converter (MFC), an adapter which allows to use Canon and Nikon full-frame lenses on the Fujifilm GFX 50S medium format camera. It differs from currently available adapters in so far that it also corrects for the smaller image circle of the DSLR lenses, reducing vignetting and edge softness.

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There’s a new DJI drone taking to the skies, and it’s the smallest, easiest-to-use quadcopter the Chinese company has ever created. Meet the DJI Spark, a tiny drone that’s packed full of easy-to-use... more

Back in January 1995, I upgraded my Mac 8110 desktop to 256 megabytes of RAM for $6,544. Why? Because Photoshop needed a minimum of 5 times the RAM to work with a 8.511 RGB 8-bit color page, and that was 24 megabytes.

The Chip Merchant was the least expensive source for RAM at that time. I purchased eight 32-megabyte chips at $818.00 each, or $6544.00 total — about $10,646 in today’s money after adjusting for inflation. Insured shipping was $42.85.

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Want a crash course in retouching photos in Photoshop? Here’s a 4-part video series that clocks in at 4.5 hours in total, making it a very comprehensive guide. Theres something here for everyone even the most experienced photographers are sure to learn something from the series.

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Photo editing software developer Macphunin case the name isn’t enough of a hinthas been Apple-only since it first arrived on the scene in 2008. But not anymore. This Fall, the company is going to be releasing its best-... more

The usually Apple-exclusive MacPhun software developer has announced that it will introduce PC versions of two of its most popular applications. Both Aurora HDR and Luminar should be available for the Window operating system by the autumn of this year.

Luminar is a general image editor that works with both raw and JPEG... more

Until the release of the 500-yen coin in 1982, its corresponding paper equivalent reigned for more than 40 years in Japan. In fact, it wasnt until 1994 that the 500-yen banknote was finally withdrawn from circulation.

One side of the note featured Tomomi Iwakura a Japanese statesman from the early Meiji period who played an important role in Japans modernization. The reverse side featured a view of Mt. Fuji taken from the top of Mt. Gangaharasuri in Otsuki City, Yamanashi... more

Citing a potential safety issue, Profoto is recalling the battery of their powerful B1X monolight, which was announced only 10 days ago.

The flash unit itself is not being recalled, but this is an embarrassing debacle for the Swedish manufacturer. The issue effects a subset of the batteries with manufacturing dates as specifiedin the... more

Bjarke Ahlstrand, the so-called “Managing Dictator” of Copenhagen, Denmark-based photography company One of Many Cameras, is extremely well connected in Denmark’s photography scene. So... more

Does your camera have an Extended ISO function? Using it can help you produce less noisy images than the base native ISO of your camera. Here’s a 4-minute video tutorial explaining this.

Many photographers ignore the extended ISO range on their cameras, or dont fully understand how it works. In this quick tip, Tony Northrup explains how the low extended ISO setting can result in less noise than the base ISO your camera offers.

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