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Samsung to acquire Corephotonics and 25x zoom smartphone camera tech
Jan 29, 2019
John Aldred
It seems that the Israeli smartphone camera tech company Corephotonics is being snapped up by electronics giant, Samsung, according to GSMArena. It’s a deal estimated…
You can now access and download 30,000 images from The Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection
Jan 29, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
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….
Kodak Ektachrome is coming in 120 and large format sheet film this year
Jan 29, 2019
John Aldred
The news of Ektachrome’s triumphant return to the world was a big deal when it was first announced. One of the many historic flavours of…
Facebook killing off photo-sharing app “Moments” because nobody used it
Jan 28, 2019
John Aldred
Facebook’s Moments app came onto the scene with a lot of promise. Announced in June 2015 for Android and iOS, Moments allows users to take…
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,…
Canon sees a grim future for the camera business: expects digital camera market to shrink by half within two years
Jan 28, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
In a recent interview, Canon’s president Fujio Mitarai expressed not-so-optimistic predictions for the future of the camera business. He admitted that Canon’s sales have declined…
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…
DxOMark launches new “Selfie” score – No, it’s not April 1st
Jan 24, 2019
John Aldred
When DxOMark first added smartphone camera rankings into its database back way back in 2012, a lot of people thought it was just a prank….
Instagram denies that it’s limiting post reach to your followers
Jan 24, 2019
John Aldred
As so often happens on social media these days, especially when it comes to audience reach, various claims have been popping up recently with…