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Fujifilm FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR

Fujifilm FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR

Fujifilm has introduced the XF400mm (equiv. 609mm) f/4.5 super-telephoto lens with 5.5 OIS. The reach extends to 560mm (equiv. 853mm) with the optional FUJINON Teleconverter XF1.4X TC WR and 800mm (equiv. 1,219mm) with...

Sony FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS

Sony FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS

Good news for Sony E mount camera owners looking for a low-cost telephoto lens. Sony has announced the FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS, a super-telephoto 4x zoom lens for its full-frame and APS-C Alpha cameras. Besides the...

Laowa Aksen 45mm f/2.8 1-5x and 17.5mm f/1.7 5-10x

Laowa Aksen 1-5X & 5-10X Ultra Macro APO Lenses

Laowa has announced the Aksen series 1–5x (45mm f/2.8) and 5–10x (17.5mm f/1.7) Ultra Macro APO Lenses. These are high-magnification macro lenses with parfocal zoom, meaning that the focus on the subject remains locked...

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The Story Behind The First Digital Camera

“I’ll just make one [a camera] with no moving parts, and that’ll annoy the hell out of them [mechanical engineers].” The story of how the first digital camera was conceived at Eastman Kodak by a...

Panasonic Lumix ZS300

Panasonic has announced an update to its 8-year old ZS200 travel zoom compact camera, the ZS300. It’s basically the ZS200, plus a USB-C socket and minus the EVF. The Lumix ZS300 features a 20.1MP Type 1 (1-inch)...