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Sony Intros the a6500: A New Flagship APS-C Camera with Blazing AF Speed & Pro Video
Ron Leach  |  Oct 06, 2016

This morning Sony introduced a new flagship mirrorless camera, the a6500, which claims to have the world’s fastest AF speed and the highest number of AF points with in-camera 5-axis image stabilization. The camera features Sony’s acclaimed 4D Focus system, which can acquire focus in a mere 0.05 seconds.

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Watch Photographer Freeze Flying Bullet Shells With this Awesome Stop-Action Video
Ron Leach  |  Oct 05, 2016

Italian photographer Matteo Mescalchin is a location photographer who specializes in aerial and underwater photography. In this dramatic video, you’ll see him stop some high-speed action by freezing flying bullet shells.

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The 12.3-Megapixel Camera in the New Google "Pixel" Smartphone May Be the Best Ever
Ron Leach  |  Oct 05, 2016

Google has unveiled their next-generation smartphone, the Google “Pixel,” and early test results indicate the camera on this sophisticated new wonder may be the best smartphone camera ever. According to a comprehensive review by DxOMark Mobile, the Pixel earned a score of 89—three points higher than highly acclaimed Apple iPhone 7 Plus, and the highest DXO rating ever given to a smartphone.

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The Winning Images for This Year's Red Bull Illume Action/Adventure Photo Contest Are Spectacular
Ron Leach  |  Oct 05, 2016

The annual Red Bull Illume international photo contest showcases some of the most spectacular action and adventure sports images anywhere, and the finalists and winning images for the 2016 competition are amazing as always.

 

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Boost Your Autofocus Speed with Victoria Will’s Simple Back-Button Focus Technique (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2016

Victoria Will is an accomplished New York-based photographer specializing in celebrity portraiture and lifestyle photography, and she utilizes an effective “back–button” focusing technique to achieve faster and more precise results. Watch the quick video below with her tips on this easy and effective method and you're sure to start shooting like a pro.

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Learn How to Create the Popular “Crushed Blacks” Film Effect in Less Than Two Minutes (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2016

Here’s a simple video that provides three quick methods for achieving the popular “crushed blacks” film-emulation look with your digital images in Photoshop. Whether you begin with a curves layer, a solid color layer, or a selective color layer, all three techniques are easy to master in less than two minutes.

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Travel Through the Galaxies with These Stunning Images From the Hubble Space Telescope (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2016

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and has been sending back stunning hi-res images and critical data ever since. In the award-winning video below, you can travel across the universe and back in time and see some breathtaking imagery.

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Check Out These Spectacular Images Captured by a Pilot From the Cockpit of a Boeing 747 Cargo Plane
Ron Leach  |  Sep 28, 2016

Christiaan van Heijst is a Senior First Officer flying Boeing for Cargolux, one of Europe’s major cargo airlines. And as you can see from these amazing photographs, he’s also a very accomplished photographer.

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Alienskin Unveils Exposure X2: A Robust New Version of Their Flagship Raw Editing Software
Ron Leach  |  Sep 28, 2016

Alienskin has introduced Exposure X2, a powerful new version of their affordable Raw photo editing/organizing software. Intended to be a more complete, all-in-one package than ever, it can be used as a standalone solution or as a plugin for Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop.

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Venus Optics Just Introduced the Weirdest Lens You’ve Ever Seen: The Laowa 24mm f/14 Macro
Ron Leach  |  Sep 26, 2016

Venus Optics is a Chinese lens manufacturer that has been producing some unique and highly regarded lenses under its Laowa brand. But their new 24mm f/14 Relay 2X Macro lens, previewed at Photokina, may have changed the meaning of “unique” forever—at least as far as optics are concerned. 

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