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Pergear has announced the new 10mm f/5.6 fisheye lens for Fuji X-mount, Micro Four Thirds, and Sony E-mount. The ultra-wide manual lens provides a 172-degree angle of view, which the company says is perfect for exploring creativity through distorting and exaggerating normal perspectives. Pergear says that the new lens also makes it a great choice …

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The character Colin Creevey in the Harry Potter universe is Harry Potter’s biggest fan and a boy who loves taking pictures. It turns out the Muggle actor who played Creevey in the hit movies has grown up and become a real-life professional photographer. Hugh Mitchell grew up in the historic English city of Winchester, which …

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Samyang has released a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens for Sony E-Mount that not only features autofocus but is also parfocal, a rarity in stills lenses and especially at the sub-$1,000 price at which it is currently listed. The lens was leaked by Sony Alpha Rumors on October 9 and has since appeared for sale in Thailand …

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Instagram through its parent company Facebook has announced that it will introduce a way to nudge teens away from harmful content and encourage them to “take a break” from using the app altogether. Facebook and Instagram are under high levels of scrutiny after a bombshell report and detailed testimony from a whistleblower paint a picture …

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Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has photographed a rare blue “transient luminous event” over Europe that was captured as part of a timelapse he shot from on board the International Space Station (ISS). Thomas Gautier Pesquet, a French aerospace engineer who took part in the European Space Agency’s Expedition 50 and 51 and was assigned to the …

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A Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 lens was the focus of a bidding war at the Wetzlar Camera Auctions (WCA) last week that saw it climb to a final value of 500,000 euros (about $580,000), the highest ever value for a camera lens. In July, the WCA announced that it was set to offer for sale …

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Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Photo Dumps Are Now in Museums – Elle Isaac West, Untitled, from IN LOVE, 2021. © Isaac West A new photo exhibit called INWARD: Reflections …

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Glasser Images in Bismarck, North Dakota suddenly closed its doors earlier this week, surprising members of its photography team and leaving clients who booked as recently as this month with no photographer and without refunds. The wedding photography company operated on a somewhat popular model in the wedding photography industry. Leveraging the brand name, the …

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Snapchat has announced new ways it plans to reward its community for creativity and content creation called Spotlight Challenges which promise cash payouts of $25,000 or more. Snap says that Snapchat Spotlight Challenges will offer users the chance to win cash prizes for creating top-performing Spotlight Snaps using specific Lenses, Sounds, or topics. The program …

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