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Siblings taking a selfie capture the exact moment they were struck by lightning
Jul 19, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The odds of being struck by lightning are roughly 1 in 500,000. But what are the odds of taking a selfie at the exact moment…
Specs leak for upcoming Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Sports series lens
Jul 16, 2021
John Aldred
Sigma has always been a popular company for long zoom lenses from the original 50-500mm f/4-6.3 “Bigma” to the expensive and comically large 200-500mm f/2.8….
Chip supply shortage causes chaos in the photo industry: High prices, fake parts, gear delays
Jul 15, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
We’ve seen so much gear delayed during 2020 and 2021 that it’s not even a surprise any longer. The coronavirus pandemic has turned everything upside…
Photographers, get ready for the Perseids, the most spectacular meteor shower of the year
Jul 15, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
While there are dozen of meteor showers every year, the Perseids is the best one. And it’s right around the corner, peaking mid-August with up…
Canon working on an sub-$800 full-frame mirrorless camera for release in 2022?
Jul 15, 2021
John Aldred
If this is true, it’ll certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons. According to a report on Canon Rumors, Canon is working on a full-frame…
Facebook will pay influencers $1 billion to encourage them to use its products
Jul 15, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Competition is fierce in the social media world, both between major platforms and people who use them. As an attempt to fight competition, Facebook plans…
Instagram tests “Reshare” feature that makes it harder to share posts to Stories
Jul 14, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Instagram is testing a new “Reshare” feature for adding the posts you like to your Stories. It sounds like this will make sharing easier, right?…
SmugMug adds raw storage service with file management & AI-powered search
Jul 13, 2021
John Aldred
Popular photo hosting service, SmugMug, has just launched a new feature that photographers have wanted for a long time. SmugMug Source is a new add-on…
More than 50 journalists attacked during anti-Pride protest in Georgia, one dies
Jul 13, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
More than 50 journalists were recently attacked while covering an anti-Pride event in Tbilisi, Georgia. The rioters reportedly attacked them with acid and beat them,…
Samsung Galaxy S22 reported to feature 200-megapixel Olympus camera
Jul 12, 2021
John Aldred
Well, it looks like the Samsung + Olympus rumour from back in April might actually turn out to be true. I still think it’s an…