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Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR Announcement

Nikon's last announcement today is the new Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR, a super telephoto zoom lens designed for sports and wildlife enthusiasts. This lens is a very interesting announcement, because it is very different from all other super telephoto Nikon lenses we have seen in the past - it...

“Dotlens” will Turn any Smartphone into a Microscope

Macro photography opens up tiny worlds that your eye could never see unaided. Now, scientists at the University of Houston have shown a way to make an 3-cent disposable macro lens that turns your smartphone into a moderately powerful microscope. These researchers have started a kickstarter project, and with more...

Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 and 85mm f/1.8 Announcements

Another big announcement from last week was Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 and 85mm f/1.8 lenses for the Sony FE mount. Compared to Zeiss Loxia lenses, the new Batis line offers autofocus capability and has a similar focus-by-wire motor as in native Sony/Zeiss lenses. The exterior look of the lenses appears...

Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R Announcement

It has been exactly three years since Nikon debuted its high resolution 36.3 MP D800 and D800E cameras in February of 2012. At the time of the announcement, Nikon's highest resolution camera was the super expensive D3X with a 24.5 MP sensor, while the similar class D700 only had a...

Are You Ready for 50 MP Cameras?

Later this week Canon will be announcing its first super high-resolution cameras, the Canon EOS 5DS and the EOS 5DS R, which will feature a 50.6 MP sensor. After the current 22.3 MP sensor on the 5D Mark III, this will be quite a jump for Canon, something that many...

Lightroom 5.7 and Camera RAW 8.7 Update

If you have been waiting for Adobe to release full RAW support for the new Nikon D750 (see our detailed Nikon D750 review), for the new Canon 7D Mark II, or for a number of other new cameras from Fuji, Leica, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung and Sony, you will be...

Weekly Photography News #2

I am notorious for starting my blog posts like I would start a letter. So, I hope that is fine with you guys. I hope everyone is doing great this fine Wednesday! The second issue of our Photography News will cover some fresh photographers you may have not noticed before...

Samyang 50mm f/1.4 UMC Lens Announcement

With us moving closer and closer to the announcement madness that is Photokina, we are working on bringing our readers (and ourselves) up to speed. This time we will be taking a closer look at a new lens by (a rather well known by now) South Korean manufacturer, a classic...