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New Nikon Version of Yongnuo "Nifty Fifty" F/1.8 Prime Lens is Upgraded with Metal Mount for $82
Ron Leach  |  May 09, 2016

When Yongnuo first introduced a 50mm f/1.8 full-frame lens for Canon users it was an immediate hit with bargain hunters. It was a $40 clone of the Canon 50mm f/1.8 II which sold for about $125 and offered very respectable performance—especially for the price.

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Videos
Astronauts Use Canon Gear to Shoot Breathtaking 4K IMAX Film in 3D: Watch The Trailer (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 09, 2016

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station used the Canon EOS C500 4K Digital Cinema Camera and the EOS-1D C 4K camera to shoot “A Beautiful Planet,” the latest 3D space documentary from filmmaker Toni Myers. The project, made in cooperation with NASA, premiered in New York last month and is in theaters across the country now.

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Photographer With a Passion for Hummingbirds Captures Stunningly Vibrant Images
Ron Leach  |  May 05, 2016

Poet Munia Khan one said, “If I were a flower, the hummingbird would be my favorite bee,” and these words could equally apply to photographer Tracy Johnson whose passion for these tiny birds turned into an obsession with some very beautiful results.

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Nighttime is the Right Time To Create Stunning Images With Light–Painting Artistry (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 05, 2016

When it comes to nighttime photography, it’s hard to beat the stunning work of the Signs of Light team Kim Henry and Eric Paré. This behind­–the­–scenes video provides a close look at how they create their amazing images with what Eric refers to as “simple and accessible light–painting techniques.”

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Four Weird Lenses For Under $30 You Should Try (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 04, 2016

Here’s a little something for those of you who can’t afford the new $6000 Leica M–D: Four quirky lenses you can get for under 30 bucks from Weird Lens Guru Mathieu Stern, whose passion is discovering odd optics you can adapt to your mirrorless camera to capture both still images and video. In this video Stern describes a quartet of lenses you can get for less than the cost of two decent cocktails in Paris.

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Nat Geo Photographer Dances With Wolves in Yellowstone and His Images Are Amazing (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 04, 2016

Biologist ­turned photographer Ronan Donovan likes to get up close and personal with bears and wolves, and in this intriguing video he discusses his first project for National Geographic magazine, which appears in the May issue. His assignment was to photograph the animals in their natural habitat, and he did that and more.

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Lens News
Samyang Announces AF Lenses for Sony Full–Frame Mirrorless Cameras: 14mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/1.4
Ron Leach  |  May 04, 2016

Samyang Optics has introduced the first-ever autofocus lenses in their 40-year history, both for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras: A 14mm f/2.8 and the 50mm f/1.4. Both lenses feature solid metal build quality, internal focusing, and a sleek minimal design.

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Do Your Photos Have the Gray Sky Blues? David Bergman’s 2-Minute Video Gives You An Easy Fix
Ron Leach  |  May 02, 2016

Have you ever been on location with a beautiful model and great scenery, only to be foiled by a drab, overcast sky? In this two–minute video, celebrity/sports photographer David Bergman explains how to combine creative color-balance control with off–camera flash to get some stunning results on a gray day in Belize.

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U.S. Marine Creates Awesome Composites with Combat Photos & Star Wars Action Figures (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 02, 2016

Sgt. Matthew Callahan is a visual storyteller whose striking images convey the unique perspective of a photographer who is also a war correspondent and former infantryman. His Galactic Warfighters fine art project combines real-world combat photography with Star Wars action figures to create images that are both painfully familiar and surreal.

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Leica Goes Back to the Future with New 24MP M–D (Type 262) Rangefinder with No Rear LCD Screen
Ron Leach  |  Apr 28, 2016

With a design philosophy that less technology means more creative freedom, the eagerly anticipated Leica M–D camera is now a reality. The 24–megapixel camera harkens back to the limited edition M60 we reviewed a couple years ago and is the first full production model in the digital M line without a rear LCD monitor.

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