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Ricoh’s K-70 is a weatherproof DSLR that shoots ultra-high-resolution photos

The new K-70 incorporates features from the full frame K-1, including Pixel Shift Resolution and a simulated AA filter that can be toggled on or off.
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Adobe Lightroom update makes it easier to straighten lopsided buildings in photos

Adobe released updates Camera and Lightroom, bringing support for additional cameras and adding the new Guided Upright tool to straighten images.
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Flash is not the enemy: Achieve natural results by mixing it with ambient light

Commercial lifestyle photographer, Adam Angelides, demonstrates how adding off-camera flashes can look surprisingly realistic.
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Nikon, Getty, and support services firm will bring automated cameras to the summer games

The 2016 games in Rio will employ some of the most advanced robotic camera systems yet, bringing fans a new perspective.
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Most 9-year-olds play with cameras, this one gets hired to shoot weddings

Regina Wylie is a nine-year-old who also loves shooting advanced mirrorless cameras and prime lenses in full manual mode.
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Photographer takes up-close and personal look at great white sharks

Great whites are fearsome predators and humans love portraying them as such. Photographer Michael Muller tells another side of the story.
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Mercury camera brings medium format photography to the masses

A new camera on Kickstarter looks to make photography more accessible by letting photographers adapt virtually any lens to any format, film or digital.
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‘3 Words for Paris’ is an impressive and honest interactive video

This addictive, interactive video by two French filmmakers lets viewers explore unique aspects of Paris by entering three words that describe the city.
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DJI Focus is a game changer for aerial drone video

In what may be a game changer, the DJI Focus grants wireless remote control over both focus and exposure for drone-mounted cameras.
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SLR Magic rolls out ultra-fast Cine prime lenses for Sony cameras

Two new compact Cine prime lenses promise incredible speed, flexibility, and affordability for Sony mirrorless or cinema camera shooters.
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Filmmakers take incredible risk flying drone inside Byzantine church

Ignoring drone best-practices, filmmaking duo risks shoot inside a French Byzantine church. The results are stunning.
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Filmmakers rejoice, Panavision goes 8K with Millennium DXL cinema camera

Panavision partners with Red and Light Iron to bring a new kind of digital cinema camera to Hollywood.
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Own a business? Instagram just launched new tools to help you reach customers

Instagram's new Business Tools offer commercial accounts easier ways to connect with customers, view analytics, and advertise on the service.
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Heartbreaking GoPro documentary is company’s first to use non-Hero cameras

In a tragic story of BASE jumping, friendship, and love, GoPro breaks its own rule to release its most touching, profound video yet.
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Now your iPad or Android can help you take better photos

Kodak licensee Alaris has expanded support for its informative app to include Android and iPad, helping users of either mobile platform to take better photographs.
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Goluk T1 dash cam shares road trip videos instantly to favorite social networks

The Goluk T1 is a new dash cam that doubles as an action camera. Instantly save clips with a single button press and share them online.
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Broncolor Siros L monolight has enough energy to overpower the sun

Broncolor's latest monolight puts 800W/s of power into a battery-operated monolight that gives photographers studio power and control when on location.
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LEDs in Litcase offer a better way to take selfies and food photos

Litcase aims to make selfies better with integrated LED lights that create softer, color-balanced photos indoors and in low-light.
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Google’s gigapixel captures of famous masterpieces let you see every stroke

A new camera from the Google Cultural Institute makes it easier than ever for museums to create and share ultra-high resolution reproductions of artwork.
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Sybrillo gimbal claims to be the most versatile GoPro accessory yet

Now on Kickstarter, Sybrillo is a waterproof, three-axis GoPro gimbal with advanced motion control from an easy-to-use smartphone app.
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Instagram is bringing detailed in-app analytics to business profiles

Instagram will release Facebook-style analytics to help brands better measure activity and engage with their audiences.
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This simple ‘hack’ brings back Instagram’s original, beloved icon

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SmartCradle uses data from your smartphone to make you a safer driver

The Greenlight SmartCradle is an inexpensive alternative to a traditional dash cam, and will make you a safer driver.