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If Canon’s display of gear didn’t impress you the other day, this one might. A listening has shown up on eBay offering “1000’s” of cinema lensesfor a cool $1,000,000. The listing, byCalkovsky Cinema Worldwide, contains well known names such as Canon, Zeiss, Schneider and Cooke. Thedescription lists all of the lenses as tested and in [...]

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I know youve done it. Its okay to admit it. Ive done it too! We all have! Youve shot some terrible photographs.

Perhaps you shot the whole time in the wrong white balance, or you didnt pay attention to shutter speed and everything is blurry. When this happens its incredibly disappointing. Frustrated and angry with yourself, you consider the experience a write-off, and delete the images. Then you head for the snack cupboard searching for some kind of solace.

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Photographers today often complain about the amount of time they have to sit at the computer processing images. When you see what wet plate photographers had to go through for every single shot, it doesn’t seem so bad. In Be The Collodionist from photographerMonsieur Nde, we see what life used to be like for photographers. [...]

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Here is an entry that will probably go down as a totallyimpractical build, but it is just so insane that I had to share it. I mean I can’t see anyone actually using such a bright light (especially with the low CRI they probably produce), but it can set the ground for some a groundbreaking [...]

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This is one of those lenses that you almost don’t even know you want until somebody announces that it exists. I’ve been using my Nikon 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor as a portrait lens for years and always loved it. It’s one of my absolute favourites. I never really thought about a potentiallyfaster version. Until now. [...]

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In their latest release of Lightroom 6.6 (or CC 2015.6 if you are using the Creative Cloud subscription package), Adobe has added a new feature, allowing us photographers to straighten our images even easier than before.

The image above is a typical example of a photo that can use some straightening. A tall building, shot from the ground, will always look tilted or skewed (unless you have the budget to buy a... more

I always thought, perhaps a little naively, that when packages were thrown in my general direction I simply got acrappy delivery guy. As it turns out, this seems to bestandard practise if the responses to this Reddit post are anything to go by. User mlapagliatold DIYP that he ordered a Sony E 35mm f/1.8 OSS [...]

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Adobe have just announced the release of Lightroom for Apple TV. Interestingly, it doesn’t actually seem to let you edit your images. What it does do, is sync up your work letting you quickly flick through your images on the big screen. Lightroom for Apple TV is available now and completely free from the App [...]

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Now here’s a treasure trove many of us would love to have access to, regardless ofwhat brand we may normally shoot. This is Getty’s arsenal for the Rio Olympics kicking off in a few days. The Canon 1DX Mark IIseemsto be the clear camera of choice for this year’s games. There’s afew original 1DX thrown [...]

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An on-camera flash (or speedlight) is the tool many photographers own, but few know how to use. Every day I see this amazing piece of equipment go to waste, slamming harsh light into a subject, when it could be caressing it with soft, directional illumination. The flash is a sculptors chisel, not a sledgehammer. You just need to know some basic technique.

In the 400-plus weddings Ive photographed over the years, much of what I shoot indoors is lit with a speedlight. I have a... more

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