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UK retailers jump the gun on the Panasonic S1 and S1R mirrorless cameras
Jan 31, 2019
John Aldred
Well, it’s (almost) official. The launch of the Panasonic S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras was expected in March, presumably, so they could tease them…
Bowens is back from the dead, and they’ve brought a 500Ws Lithium Ion powered TTL strobe with them
Jan 31, 2019
John Aldred
When we first heard that Bowens was going into liquidation, and then the official announcement that came a few days later, it was the end…
Tetenal, one of the world’s largest photographic chemical manufacturers is shutting down after 172 years
Jan 30, 2019
John Aldred
Towards the end of last year, Tetenal Europe GmbH, one of the largest and possibly oldest manufacturers of photographic chemicals in the world announced that…
Pentax is finally releasing their ultrawide 11-18mm f/2.8 zoom and new full frame 35mm f/2
Jan 30, 2019
John Aldred
It’s been a long wait. The HD Pentax-DA * 11-18mm f/2.8 ED DC AW was first announced way back in October 2017 at PPE. And, as Pentax…
Cotton Carrier’s Skout camera harness lets action shooters wear their camera on their chest
Jan 29, 2019
John Aldred
Harnesses and slings for carrying your cameras seem to have become quite popular over the last few years. And it seems that every few months…
You can now access and download 30,000 images from The Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection
Jan 29, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It’s becoming more and more common for museums to digitize their collections. The latest one to join the trend is The Cleveland Museum of Art….
Apple will pay photographer license fees for “Shot on iPhone” contest winners
Jan 28, 2019
John Aldred
Contests requiring people to submit photos to enter are often seen as something of a rights-grab. You enter and give whoever’s running the competition a universal,…
Sigma adds Canon Lens Aberration Correction and Nikon bug fixes with new firmware updates
Jan 25, 2019
John Aldred
Sigma has released a range of firmware updates for some of their Art, Sports and Contemporary lenses for both Canon and Nikon to add feature…
The new Godox S-R1 adapter lets you use round magnetic modifiers with your speedlights
Jan 25, 2019
John Aldred
Godox has announced a new S-R1 Round Head Accessories Adapter (B&H) for their speedlights to be able to use them with the magnetic modifiers. The magnetic…
Nikon, ASML and Carl Zeiss settling all litigations, Nikon will be paid €150 million
Jan 23, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After nearly two years of legal battle, Nikon, ASML and Carl Zeiss are about to settle all litigations. The companies have signed a Memorandum of…