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Canon’s profit projections are twice as bad as previously expected, reports Nikkei
Jul 19, 2019
John Aldred
In April, Canon’s Q1 2019 financial report presented a 23% decline in camera sales, with an 81% drop in operating profit vs Q1 2018 and…
Instagram now tests hiding like counts in seven countries
Jul 19, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Earlier this year, a leaked design prototype showed us that Instagram could start hiding like counts from your followers. The feature is now being tested…
Instagram will FINALLY warn you before disabling your account
Jul 19, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
As an attempt to make Instagram a friendlier place, the company has introduced a new policy regarding account disabling. From now on, Instagram will detect…
Kodak’s $40 Mobile Film Scanner is the Google Cardboard of scanners
Jul 19, 2019
John Aldred
In this age of the fight against plastic, cardboard has become a common construction material again. Coffee places the world over have switched out to…
It looks like Canon is bringing IBIS to its DSLRs, too
Jul 18, 2019
John Aldred
It looks like finally making mirrorless cameras isn’t the only thing the big two DSLR manufacturers are finally capitulating on. After recently hearing that Nikon…
Hasselblad is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a 907X Special Edition camera
Jul 18, 2019
John Aldred
You didn’t think that just re-releasing an old press release was all Hasselblad had in store to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landings,…
Canon has filed a patent for barndoor style lens caps you can’t lose that double up as a hood
Jul 18, 2019
John Aldred
This is quite an interesting idea from Canon. I mean, photographers are often losing lens caps, especially if they shoot on location. You take off…
Nikon is ending is free D600 sensor “dust” repair service in January 2020
Jul 18, 2019
John Aldred
Back in 2014, Nikon issued a technical service bulletin over “dust” issues with the D600 DSLR. It was an issue that Nikon initially seemed to deny…
The Alotech ELEV 5800′ is a backpack for wildlife photographers designed by wildlife photographers
Jul 17, 2019
John Aldred
I have a love/hate relationship with backpacks. About 16 years ago I picked up a Tamrac Cyberpack 6 and I didn’t find anything that came…
This AI tool fills in the gaps in any image, even portraits
Jul 17, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
From relighting images to removing backgrounds, the applications of AI tools in photography are many. The new AI-powered tool introduced by Chinese scientists can accurately fill…