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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 Kalinin
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…
This is what Sony’s new real-time AF tracking looks like in action
Jan 24, 2019
John Aldred
There’s been a lot of buzz around the new real-time Eye AF and AF tracking on the recently announced Sony A6400. Even more exciting, though,…
This hilarious short film is everybody who’s ever pre-ordered a newly announced camera
Jan 23, 2019
John Aldred
This video is one of the funniest things I’ve seen so far this year. It begins as a somewhat sombre and dramatic piece. Immediately you can…
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…
This rare Marilyn Monroe contact sheet by Bert Stern can be yours for only $195,000
Jan 23, 2019
John Aldred
eBay is no longer the site it once was when it first started. Initially, you could find all kinds of great used treasures there. These…