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Have you ever wondered what it looks like behind the scenes of the cliche stock photos plastered across the web? If so, DigitalRevs latest video should give you some humorous insight. In the three minute video, the DigitalRev team shows what the situations are that lead to the almost laughable stock photos where computer peripherals [...]

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Will it blend? These three simple words are known across the web thanks to Blendtec, a company famous for putting its blenders through brutal tests by grinding up everything from markers to iPhones. In one of their most recent videos, Blendtec continues its growing collection of destroyed products by answering the question of whether or [...]

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As some of the devices we use as photographers start to get smaller and less obtrusive, so do their storage formats. While their physical size is getting smaller, however, the data they’re collecting and recording becomes more demanding. Going from basic stills to 720p, then to 1080p, and now with 4K starting to become standard [...]

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If you were to ask me what the best lens for street and travel photography is, the first thing I would advise you to do, is to think about what you need from the lens. In my case, the following criteria are important to me – your list, of course, may differ.

  • The lens should be small, lightweight, and unobtrusive.
  • The optical quality must be excellent.
  • Autofocus performance needs to be very good.
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Perched on a sand bank in Tomales Bay, CA, the ship nicknamed the “S.S. Point Reyes” has sat for a great number of years, left to rot and decay naturally. The exact number of years it’s been there is something of a local secret, adding to the mystery of the wreck, which has beena significant [...]

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Sigma has officially lifted the veil on two new Global Vision lenses, the 50100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art and 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary. In addition to two new pieces of glass, Sigma has unexpectedly announced the MC11, a lens mount converter for attaching Sigma glass to Sony E-mount cameras. 50100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art [...]

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While the Nikon COOLPIX P900 has ruled the roost when it comes to superzoom capabilities, Canons SX50 shows its no chump when getting in close. Below is a video posted to YouTube by TheSleeb. In it, we catch a ridiculous glimpse at just how powerful Canons superzoom compact can be when using its 200x digital [...]

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A few years ago, the Strobist movement went crazy, and that was when a lot of people discovered high-speed flash sync for the first time. To those of us who are used to seeing a ‘sync speed’ of a maximum of 1/60 on a camera, high-speed syncing was absolutely magical… But have you ever stopped [...]

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Despite what people may think, travel photography is like any other business. It has its high and low points, and just like any other business, it requires the same level of professionalism, administration, and marketing to become successful. Although it can look pretty glamorous from the outside, the life of a travel photographer is pretty lonely, and involves a lot of very early mornings and late night,s with little time to relax. For me though, it is the most interesting branch of... more

Controversy aside, the World Press Photo Awards gave us an incredible collection of images from photojournalists around the globe. What you see above is an infographic that breaks down the details of what cameras were used to take the winning shots for this years contest. Created by Quesabesde, the infographic was made using EXIF data [...]

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