Chinese accessories brand Meike has announced it will introduce an autofocus 85mm F1.8 lens for Canon and Nikon full-frame DSLRs. In addition to adding another (very likely) affordable third party option to the mix, this will be the company’s first AF lens.Details are a little thin on the ground, but early marketing materials suggest it will be a lightweight and compact lens with an all-metal bod
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Meike announces full frame 85mm F1.8, its first autofocus lens
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Shooting Greenland in Winter: Part 1 - Uummannaq Whiteout
Posted by BenEgg 10 hours ago (http://www.dpreview.com)
Earlier this year, I was sent on assignment to shoot Greenland in winter. This was a trip I had been wanting to do for years, but it always fell through due to scheduling conflicts and the fact that visiting Greenland would be quite expensive to do on my own. Luckily, I was approached by Air Greenland and Visit Greenland, in collaboration with my long-time friends and partners at Square Rock, and
As far we know, no other major recording artist has done this yet, no other artist has told the story of an album like this before.Atlantic Records has taken an uncommon approach to using Apple’s iBooks Author — touted as a creation platform that will “reinvent the textbook” — by building an interactive ebook for the band Shinedown‘s next album.The 75-page iPad ebook will be available March 27, c
Sony's updated 3D Creator app can use your smartphone's front camera to scan your face
Posted by BenEgg 1 day 2 hours 8 minutes ago (http://www.dpreview.com)
Sony's 3D Creator app with its 3D-face-scanning function was first introduced with the Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact last year. Now the Japanese manufacturer is rolling out the update to version 2 of the app.The most important upgrade of the new version is the ability to create 3D models of your face with your smartphone's front camera. This means, unlike with the previous version, you don't need th
SmugMug snaps up Flickr, promises 'the future is bright'
Posted by BenEgg 1 day 10 hours ago (http://www.dpreview.com)
Photo-sharing site Flickr has been acquired by photo hosting service SmugMug. According to USA Today, SmugMug CEO Don MacAskill is committed to 'breathing new life' into the once market-leading service, and will maintain it as 'a standalone community of amateur and professional photographers'.One of the most important and popular services of the digital photography boom of the mid 2000s, Flickr w
Meyer Optik is reviving Dr. Rudolph's APO Plasmat 105mm F2.7 lens
Posted by BenEgg 1 day 18 hours ago (http://www.dpreview.com)
Meyer Optik has announced its new APO-Makro-Plasmat 105 F2.7 lens, a modern version of one of the classic Plasmat lenses developed by Dr. Paul Rudolph 105 years ago. As with previous Meyer Optik revivals, the company is funding its product on Kickstarter, where it explains that the new Plasmat 105 "offers natural sharpness, unbelievable color reproduction, and a glowing bokeh united at every step
Oppo and Corephotonics sign strategic agreement around dual-cameras
Posted by BenEgg 2 days ago (http://www.dpreview.com)
OPPO, one of China's largest mobile phone manufacturers, has signed a strategic licensing agreement with Corephotonics, a developer of dual-camera technologies based in Israel. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together on the development on Oppo's smartphone camera roadmap, covering optical zoom, depth mapping for bokeh simulation and related features, as well as other areas invol
Have you ever been at a beautiful location and wondered what a photo might look like if you had a model and some lighting equipment on hand? Well, you no longer need to wonder. Los Angeles-baased visual effects studio Surpuba AR has released Photo Studio AR, an app for Android and iOS devices that uses augmented reality (AR) to project a model into any real-world scene you can imagine.The app fea
Walmart starts selling new iPads right now!
Posted by McG 2 days ago (http://www.theifile.com)
Not feeling like lining up at an Apple Store for the new iPad?Walmart‘s 24-hour stores will start selling the least expensive version of it at 12:01 a.m. Friday, eight hours before Apple Stores open around the country.One version, the 16GB model retailing for $499 will be available (in black or white) for the early purchasers at Walmart.Ready? Set, go!!![Via MSNBC]
Viral KFC ad campaign turns fried chicken into flames with Photoshop
Posted by BenEgg 2 days ago (http://www.dpreview.com)
$(document).ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_2884277713","galleryId":"2884277713","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) });New York City-based advertising agency Ogilvy and Mather's latest ad campaign for KFC Hong Kong is on fire... so to speak. Tasked with advertising the release of KFC's Hot & Spicy chicken, the agency crea
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