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Copyright Claims Board first case: photographer win copyright case vs. lawyer

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About a year ago, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) started accepting cases in the US. This is good news for you if you are a photographer or any other type of creator. This board provides a quick, less costly option for submitting Copyright claims in federal court. (Definitely smaller scale than this 228.9 million dollars copyright lawsuit)

While the court has been active for since June ’22, this is its first case was decided on February 28, 2023. It is a case discussing an unauthorized image use by a lawyer on his website. The final ruling was in favor of the photographer, though far from what he asked for. Here are the full details.

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DJI RS3 mini review – Small but mighty

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I have used the DJI RS3 on a few shoots. It is, by far, the most convenient, feature-rich, and intuitive gimbal I’ve ever used. So when DJI announced that they are coming out with a small, more budget-friendly ($359.00) version, I got excited. The DJI RS3 mini gimbal is, as expected, not a robust tool like its big brothers, but I found it to be useful in quite a bit of situations.

I am going to share my impressions below and would love to hear if you will opt for the DJI RS3 mini, or the DJI RS3 when you get a gimbal.

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IRIX 150mm T3.0 Cine lens review- a lens filled with character

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Irix just came with their IRIX 150mm T3.0 cine lens. But, wait, you say. They already have a 150mm T3.0 cine lens. Well, they do, but listening to customer feedback, they came up with a new version, that is more optimized for infinity focusing.

I know what you all want. We loved the Irix 11mm, 15mm, 21mm, and the 45mm. And IRIX coming up with a second-gen 150mm lens does not help to fill that gap. We were curious ourselves and asked IRIX, and they told us that 2023 will be the year when this gap closes, so stay tuned.

Till then, let’s take a deeper look at the 150mm lens, what it’s good for, and why you’d want it in your toolbox.

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The Colbor CL60r is an almost perfect light – a review

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The Colbor CL60r and CL60 have everything I want in a small COB light. Do I have any complaints? Just one. And I 3D printed my way out of it.

Usually, I start those reviews by talking about light quality, but it’s 2023, no one is even making lights with CRI under 95 anymore. (For the record, we did measure a CRI of 96+).

There is a lot to like about this light, so lets move on.

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The SIRUI A100B Bi-Color is an automatic inflatable photography light

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Sirui just made an interesting announcement. A 100 watt auto-inflatable LED light. It is not the first inflatable light we’ve seen here. Pipelight, whom we met at IBC, also made an inflatable light. But unlike Pipelight, SIRUI targets everyday users and not just huge production companies.

Interstingly, SIRUI is not launching this product the usual way but via a croud funding platform on their own website. While there is an inherent risk in supporting a product before it ships, the april target date suggests that the product may actually be almost ready.  (Looking at the update section indicates that the A100B is already in production)

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Win 2 Bi-Color LED torpedo lights kit

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We teamed up with our friends at B&H to give away a Two Bi Color Torpedo LED lights Kit.

We really want to know what is your weapon of choice, so all you have to do get a shot at those lights, is simply tell us what camera you shoot with. (I know, I know, if you shoot with a phone, let us know that too). At the end of  the sweepstakes, we will choose one lucky winner, and we will send a two Torpedoes their way. (It’s actually nicer than it sounds. Each Torpedo is actually a 60-Watt bi-color COB with a fresnel that can focus all the way down to 15 degrees) . Hit the jump to join the sweepstakes.

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Zhiyun F100 review: a new kind of light stick

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The Zhiyun F100 RGB light stick is somewhat of a hybrid between a light tube and a more traditional bar. If you are familiar with the YN360 stick, you will find the form factor pretty familiar. But, unlike the YN360, the F100 is a significantly brighter light. In fact, the power draw is so significant that Zhiyun added a fan array for heat management. Between the battery, fans, and electronics, you are looking at quite a heavy piece of gear – almost a full kilo.

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Camera bodies looking like movies – How many can you guess?

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It is extremely rare to see a camera that is not black. And square. I think that, except for kids’ cameras and a few experiments in the early ages of digital photography, it’s quite a boring landscape. What if, though… what if… We asked famous film directors to create cameras based on their visual film vision.

I thought that it was an experiment worth having, and I asked MidJourney to create some cameras for me based on famous movies. For fun, I am going to number the camera photos and only give the solution at the end. Let us know in the comments with how many movie styles you guessed.

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I asked A.I to write a PRD for the perfect mirrorless camera

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As A.I. is getting stronger and more potent, I wanted to see if it is capable of writing a Product Requirement Document (PRD) for the perfect mirrorless camera. Getting a good PRD for a new product is at the heart of camera brands’ work. You can think about it as an effort to decipher the needs of the market and then to bring a product that will meet those needs.

If the PRD is bad, no good camera will come out of it. Of course, a good PRD does not provide a guarantee to a good product, it can still fail on R&D, Manufacturing, Marketing, Supply chain issues and a million other things. But a good PRD is the foundation on which a camera is built. And if the foundation sucks, no amount of R&D, logistics or marketing can turn it into a good camera.

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