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Russian movie accused of stealing “Human Christmas Tree” photo idea for its marketing poster
Jan 31, 2022
John Aldred
We see almost daily reports of photographers having their work stolen and reproduced elsewhere without permission and against their wishes. But it’s not often that…
Joby just dropped a whole bunch of new microphones for content creators
Jan 31, 2022
John Aldred
Joby, the company famous for its GorillaPod line of bendy tripods, has always had a pretty strong focus on vloggers, social media shooters and self-contained…
The Digi Swap is an adapter to shoot your old cameras with your smartphone’s sensor instead of film
Jan 27, 2022
John Aldred
Well, we never really did see “digital film” come to fruition, but this might be the next best thing to let you use your film…
Syrp to be rebranded “Syrp Lab” with products folded into the Manfrotto Move ecosystem
Jan 26, 2022
John Aldred
New Zealand based camera slider and timelapse gear company, Syrp has announced that it’s rebranding itself to Syrp Lab and that its products will be…
Ricoh announces major restructuring – is Pentax about to be reborn or are they just dying?
Jan 21, 2022
John Aldred
This announcement applies to Ricoh Japan only. For a statement from Ricoh USA, see the bottom of this post. Ricoh, more specifically its Pentax brand…
Stop using filters, you’re not a Disney character
Jan 19, 2022
Alex Baker
I was chatting to a friend who told me a story about how her much younger cousin had escaped on holiday to somewhere tropical…
Canon shuts down factory in China citing ‘unprecedented difficulties’
Jan 18, 2022
Alex Baker
Canon has announced the imminent shutdown of its main factory, the Zhuhai Factory based in Southern China. The factory was in operation for 32 years…
Stunning close-up shot of two pike fighting wins 2021 Ocean Art contest
Jan 18, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Ocean Art is one of those photo contests that shows us the underwater world that we can’t see all that often, if at all. The…
This is the world’s first “Sea-Air Integrated Drone” that works both in the air and underwater
Jan 17, 2022
John Aldred
For as long as aerial drones have been a thing, we’ve seen people try to use them around water. Typically, it’s either landing on water…
DJI Opens up the Mobile SDK to add new features to Air 2S, Mini 2 and Mini SE drones
Jan 15, 2022
John Aldred
DJI has expanded its Mobile SDK for Android to support the DJI Air 2S, Mini 2 and Mini SE drones. Yes, that’s right, for now,…