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Leica and Lensbaby Intro New Lenses at Photokina: Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux SL & Lensbaby Twist60
Jason Schneider  |  Sep 26, 2016

Photokina 2016  may have ended, but we have a couple more interesting lens introductions to share with you: Leica’s 50mm f/1.4 Summilux SL ASPH, and the Lensbaby Twist60 announced earlier in the U.S.

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GoPro Launches Their First Drone and Two New Hero5 Action Cameras with Raw Capture Mode
Jason Schneider  |  Sep 26, 2016

If there were a Photokina Award for the greatest number of cool new products by an American manufacturer, GoPro would certainly be in the running. The innovative folks that put action cams on the map unveiled two new Hero5 cameras and their first-ever drone, along with some interesting accessories. 

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Hands-On Impressions of the New Fujifilm GFX Medium Format Mirrorless Camera
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 23, 2016

Arguably, the biggest camera news at this year’s photokina show in Cologne, Germany was the announcement of the new Fujifilm GFX, a medium format mirrorless camera, which was unveiled to much fanfare on Monday. Shutterbug was one of a handful of media outlets to get our hands on a prototype of the 51.4-megapixel GFX and try it out for about half an hour in a conference room at the show.

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Bright Ideas: How Alexis Cuarezma Creates Dramatic Images Through Clever Lighting Setups
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Sep 23, 2016

The imaginative, dramatic photographs of Alexis Cuarezma showcase the skills of an imaginative master of dramatic lighting.

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13 Questions to Test Your Knowledge of Camera Lenses
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 22, 2016

We couldn’t stump you with 13 general photography questions last week, so let’s see how you do on a lens quiz. Answers at the end—peeking is for haters only. 

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Photographer Travels the World to Capture These Astonishing Macro Cityscapes in Drops of Water
Ron Leach  |  Sep 22, 2016

Dusan Stojancevic is a Serbian photographer specializing in time lapse, travel, landscape, food, and wedding photography. He’s recently made some truly astonishing cityscapes by capturing iconic sites throughout the world in drops of water using a macro lens.

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Feast Your Eyes on These Stunning Images of Earth Just Captured by the International Space Station
Ron Leach  |  Sep 22, 2016

We thought we’d give you a break from the barrage of Photokina product news, and let you feast your eyes on these stunning images just captured by the International Space Station (ISS) some 250 miles above us. These images of our planet at night were taken last week.

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PocketWizard Brings Their Sophisticated FlexTT5 TTL Radio Remote System to Panasonic Users
Ron Leach  |  Sep 22, 2016

PocketWizard has just made their FlexTT5 TTL radio remote system available to users of Panasonic’s mirrorless cameras. When used with the Panasonic DMW-FL360L and DMW-FL580L flash units, the FlexTT5 TTL enables a full range of flash sync speeds up to 1/8000. 

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Hands-On with the Sigma 500mm Lens & Hasselblad's V1D Medium Format Camera (PHOTOS)
Jason Schneider  |  Sep 22, 2016

Part of the fun of the photokina show in Cologne, Germany this week is getting to actually touch and try much of the new camera gear that’s been announced in the past month.

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Compact MeFOTO “Air” Tripods Include Bluetooth Remote and Removable Center Column For Selfies
Ron Leach  |  Sep 21, 2016

MeFOTO has launched a new line of compact, rugged tripods that feature a Bluetooth remote, a precision ball head, a secure leg-lock system, and removable center columns for taking selfies. The versatile "Air" tripods (and a monopod) are available in three sizes, and all come with a spring-loaded phone adapter for selfies.

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