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Shutterbug Reader Selling Rare 1000mm f/4.5 Super Telephoto Lens Made for NASA in 1964
Ron Leach  |  Jun 09, 2016

After seeing yesterday’s post about a new 1000mm telephoto lens Canon has in development, reader Jim Headley let us know he has a rare Birns and Sawyer Omnitar 1000mm f/4.5 telephoto for sale. The one-of-a-kind lens was commissioned by NASA in 1964 through Birns and Sawyer in Los Angeles and built by Astra in Germany.

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Thousands of Chilly Colombians Get Naked for Massive Group Photo Shoot (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 09, 2016

It was a chilly 46 degrees in Bogota, Colombia, but that didn’t stop 6,000 enthusiastic volunteers from stripping off their clothes for NY-based photographer Spencer Tunick who organized the shoot in the town’s Bolivar Plaza. Tunick has held similar mass nude shoots in Mexico City, Amsterdam and Sydney.

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Photo Tip of the Day: Do NOT Drop Your $70,000 Camera Rig While Showing Off (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 09, 2016

Here’s a video that’s both amusing and horrifying at the same: A showboating photographer got a bit too exuberant and dropped his $70,000 camera rig! Hint: You may want to watch this sitting down.

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Is Canon Working On a Smaller, Lighter 1000mm f/5.6 Super Telephoto Lens?
Ron Leach  |  Jun 08, 2016

If a patent published by Canon last week is any indication, the company is exploring the possibility of using diffractive optics to create an EF 1000mm f/5.6 DO super telephoto lens that may be smaller and lighter than could be created otherwise. 

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Photographer Captures Amazing Shot of Live Fish Trapped Inside a Jellyfish
Ron Leach  |  Jun 08, 2016

Australian photographer Tim Samuel was snorkeling off Pass Beach in Australia’s Byron Bay, hoping to photograph turtles swimming in open water. What he captured instead were these once-in-a-lifetime shots of a hapless fish trapped inside a jellyfish.

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Voracious Ants Devour Photographer’s Gear in the Amazon Jungle (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 08, 2016

When photographer/naturalist Phil Torres set up a camera trap in the Amazon rainforest, he hoped to capture dramatic nighttime images of jaguars and other nocturnal animals near Peru’s Tambopata Research Center. What he discovered when he returned to the trap in the morning was something else: Leafcutter ants had eaten or damaged his gear.

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Lenses Could Be Getting Much Smaller, Lighter & Cheaper with Meta-Lens Technology (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 06, 2016

Scientists at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) are working on a high-efficiency, ultra-thin single planar lens that could revolutionize photography by replacing the multi-element curved lenses used for cameras, smartphones and telescopes. 

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Take a Look Inside Canon’s $11K Powerful Telephoto Zoom Lens with Built-In 1.4X Extender (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 06, 2016

Ever wonder what goes into the making of a sophisticated $11,000 lens? Well, the intriguing video below offers a remarkable inside tour of Canon’s EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4X, a unique super telephoto with a built-in optically matched 1.4X teleconverter.

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Get Pro-Level Wireless Control Over Your Camera with Your Smartphone Using the Pulse Remote
Ron Leach  |  Jun 06, 2016

Wireless camera remotes are fairly common these days but most offer only limited control over your DSLR or mirorrless camera. That changes with the new and sophisticated Pulse remote camera trigger from Alpine Labs, which combines pro features with an easy-to-use interface and a surprisingly low introductory price of $89.

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Street Photographer Turns Awkward Strangers Into Affectionate Friends in Touching Portrait Sessions
Ron Leach  |  Jun 02, 2016

NY-based photographer Richard Renaldi embarked on his “Touching Strangers” project in 2007, in which he has complete strangers pose together for an affectionate portrait. Since then he’s set up his 8x10 view camera in cities across the U.S. and asked passersby to interact as though they were close friends or loved ones.

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