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Bored as a Photographer? Here Are 5 Ways to Get Inspired to Start Shooting Great Photos Again
Dan Havlik  |  Oct 10, 2018

It happens to all of us as photographers. We suddenly stop feeling inspired and even are, dare we say, a bit bored with shooting photos.

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9 Tips That Will Help You Capture Tack Sharp Landscape Photos (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Oct 08, 2018

It almost goes without saying: one of the most critical things in landscape photography is image sharpness. In fact, go on any web gallery or Internet forum where landscape photographers share their images and you’ll see endless debates about whether an image is sharp enough.

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What’s Inside a $2,300 Lens? Tearing Down the Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM to Try to Fix it (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Oct 03, 2018

Travel photographer Pierre T. Lambert recently broke his Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens and rather than take it to an authorized repair shop, he decided to open it up and see what was broken inside the $2,300 lens. Smart move? Probably not but, luckily for us, he shot a video of the lens teardown, which we have embedded below.

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Hands-On with the New 150MP Phase One XF IQ4 Medium Format Camera System at Photokina
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 28, 2018

After getting to shoot with the 64MP Leica S3, we paid a visit to the Phase One booth at the photokina show in Germany this week where we got a chance to try out the 150MP XF IQ4 medium format camera system. Notice a pattern here?

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We Shot with the New 64MP Leica S3 Medium Format Camera & It's a Thing of Beauty (But Incredibly Pricey)
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 28, 2018

Photokina in Cologne, Germany this week has been (largely) about high-end cameras and there’s not much higher-end than what Leica unveiled at the show: the S3 camera. We got some hands-one time with this 64MP medium format monster at photokina and have to say that if there’s one camera we dream about owning someday, this would be it!

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Leica, Panasonic & Sigma Launch L-Mount Alliance to Create Lens Standard for Full Frame Mirrorless
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 25, 2018

Leica, Panasonic and Sigma announced today at the photokina show in Germany that they are forming the “L-Mount Alliance” to try to create a new lens mount standard for full frame mirrorless cameras.

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Photokina 2018: Fujifilm Is Developing a 100MP Flagship GFX Medium Format Camera
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 25, 2018

Fujifilm made more medium format camera news at the photokina show in Cologne, Germany today, saying it is developing a new flagship model, which will have a 100MP image sensor. 

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Fujifilm Announces 51.4MP GFX 50R Medium Format Camera in Compact, Rangefinder-Style Body
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 25, 2018

Fujifilm is trying to prove that big cameras can come in small packages. At the photokina show in Cologne, Germany today, Fujifilm announced the GFX 50R, a 51.4MP medium format digital camera in a relatively compact rangefinder-style mirrorless camera body. The GFX 50R is the followup to Fuji’s GFX 50S, https://www.shutterbug.com/content/hands-impressions-new-fujifilm-gfx-medium-format-mirrorless-camera which was announced at the last photokina show in 2016.

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How to Make and Save Your Own Presets in Lightroom (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 20, 2018

You’ve probably noticed that lots of photographers these days are offering Lightroom preset packs. And you’ve probably wondered, how do they create all these awesome Lightroom presets? Even better, how do you create one yourself?

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This Interactive Map Shows You the Best Days for Photographing Fall Foliage Across the United States
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 14, 2018

It’s probably happened to you before. You load up the car with your best camera gear and drive to the country to photograph the autumn leaves in peak bloom. But when you get there expecting to capture fiery red and burnt sienna orange on the trees, you discover that most of the best leaves have already fallen to the ground.

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