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TCL-sub-brand Alcatel might not be the best-known smartphone manufacturer out there but some of its models definitely deserve some attention from mobile photographers. The Flash, which was announced today, is such a device. Its main imaging module uses a dual-camera setup that applies a similar concept as the cameras used in recent models from Huawei, combining a monochrome sensor with an RGB chip for improved image detail, noise levels and dynamic range.

The camera module houses... more

Everybody wants to get closer when shooting wildlife, and one of the most affordable ways of doing this is to buy a teleconverter. These little gadgets will instantly add to your lens... more

In the New York Times 2020 Report about the future of the journalism at the Times, the paper put this point first: “The report needs to become more visual.”... more

Sony recently updated their sensor roadmap for 2017 and 2018, and there’s some exciting news for medium format shooters on it. Not only will cameras like the Fuji... more

What do photo editors want from photographers? And how can you get their attention in their very crowded inboxes? These are only the tip of the never-ending iceberg of questions for getting a leg up on that next assignment; and the truth is, it often depends on the editors personal preferences.

To take a stab at it, I interviewed Jared Schwartz, the Assistant Photo Editor at... more

At least once per month, we hear about someone elsea photographer, photo shoot subject, sometimes just kids messing aroundwho was struck and killed while taking pictures on train tracks. And this weekend, the TODAY show... more

Yasuyuki Nagata - Senior General Manager Business Unit 2, Digital Imaging Group Imaging Products and Solutions Sector, Sony Corporation. Pictured at CP+ 2017 in Yokohama, Japan. 

Earlier this year, we traveled to the CP+ trade show in Yokohama, Japan. At the show, we met with senior executives from several major manufacturers, including Yasuyuki Nagata of Sony. During our interview we discussed the future of the a7-series, Sony's strategy for growing the 1-inch camera segment, and... more

You know what they say about one man's trash. Well, lens enthusiast and freelance video producer Mathieu Stern took the phrase to heart when he found an old lens tube at his local flea market. It was in a box of unsold items destined for the trash when he rescued it and gave it a new life. With the addition of an ND M42 to NEX adapter, M42 tubes and a couple of rubber bands, the 'Crapinon 135mm' was born. 

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Magic Lantern made April fools of us all by going live with an experimental build for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III on April 1st. It's in early stages of development but it's the real deal, and brings experimental Raw 4K video recording to the 5D III, among other things.

The build adds the following recording resolutions... more

One of the best April Fools trolls in the photo industry wasn’t a troll at all… which made it that much better. Announced as a joke yesterday to many a rolled eye and... more

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