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Meyer Optik Primoplan 75 II lens brings more versatility to popular vintage remake

The Meyer Optik Primoplan 75 II is the company's second remake of the classic lens with a shorter minimum focus distance.
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What would Twitter look like in AR? With TweetReality, you don’t need to imagine

TweetReality is an experimental app that mixes your Twitter feed with your surroundings using an iPhone and the ARKit.
VSCO Messages

Photo editor VSCO gives users a chat option for creative conversations

Now along with sharing photos and videos, the VSCO community is also a place for sending direct messages too.
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Instagram test could ditch private messages, launch Messenger-like Direct app

Instagram Direct may leave Instagram in favor of its own stand-alone app. The company is currently testing the feature in six areas.
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Don’t call it a gimbal — Freefly Movi is a ‘cinema robot’ for iPhone shooting

Like pro-level models, the Freefly Movi is more cinema robot than gimbal, but this one is for iPhones, and sells for $299.
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Time Magazine just named a hashtag as the Person of the Year (sort of)

Time Magazine is naming the women (and men) standing up against sexual harassment as the Person of the Year, as well as the #metoo hashtag.
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International Women’s Day is Facebook’s most-discussed topic in 2017

Facebook is looking back at 2017 with the most-discussed posts and the biggest ways users reached out after natural disasters.
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Insta360 launches Android adapter for its 360-degree smartphone camera

The Insta360 One is now available for Android, but rather than manufacturing a completely separate camera, the company launched an adapter.
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Facebook ‘Did You Know’ tool helps you get to know your friends better

A new feature, Facebook Did You Know aims to help users learn more than the basics about their friends with random questions.
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VR Stabilizer plug-in brings 360 stabilization to Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects

Video editors using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects now have access to a new tool for stabilizing 360 with the CyberLink VR Stabilizer.
Pinterest and Messenger

Sharing Pins in Messenger just got simpler with new Pinterest extension, chatbot

Sending a Pin to a friend on Messenger is now even simpler, thanks to a new Pinterest extension and chatbot.
Canon XA15

Canon unveils three new compact, pro-level camcorders with big zoom, but no 4K

The Canon XA15, XA11 and HF G21 offer pro-level features at a lower price point compared to the company's 4K options.
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YouTube will revisit its ad system, add more human reviewers in 2018

Creators will see more changes to YouTube's revenue system, while more review staff will work to keep content slipping through the cracks.
Lifeprint

Lifeprint’s ‘magic’ moving photo prints just got larger and more connected

Lifeprint allows you to print a video to hold it in your hands, unlocking content with AR -- and now the printer is larger and more connected.
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New Lensrentals partnership creates industry’s largest photo gear inventory

Lensrentals is partnering with LensProToGo to create an even larger inventory, along with East Coast shipping facilities.
CamFi Pro

This little black box doubles your camera’s Wi-Fi speed for automatic transfers

Tired of watching the app spin while your camera sends over photos wirelessly? The CamFi Pro is promising faster transfers.
Kodak Printomatic review

Kodak Printomatic review

Our Kodak Pritomatic review examines a digital camera mated with a printer. It's only $70, but is it a good budget buy, or just cheap?
Share Your Photos

This app boosts event hashtags by collecting all snapshots in one place

Share Your Photos is an app designed just for what the name suggests, and makes it easy to share, download, and print.
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The crazy Isolite modifier lets you adjust light in post-production

Think you have to get the light just right before you shoot? Think again. Isolite is a lighting modifier you can edit after the shot.
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Meet the Lytro Immerge 2.0, a 95-lens VR camera that could soon shoot in 10K

Building on the first light field VR camera, the new Lytro Immerge 2.0 creates a more efficient camera that's ready for 10K.
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25 million businesses are now on Instagram, so the network is gaining new tools

Instagram has reached another user milestone, this time for business accounts. The social network is now home to 25 million businesses.
Leica Summicron 50mm

Special-edition Leica Summicron 50mm mixes modern tech and classic design

The new limited edition Leica Summicron 50mm uses modern tech for optimal sharpness while taking a nod from a 1950s lens for the exterior.
Facebook

Facebook expands nonprofit tools, stops taking a slice of donations

Facebook is launching a long list of new tools allowing users to donate, find or give help, or even become a mentor online.
Hasselblad X1D

Itching for medium format? Hasselblad launches an official online store

The Hasselblad Store allows photographers to buy directly from the manufacturer online -- and the store is launching with a discount.
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Testing, testing: Instagram experiments with a share button, savable Stories

Could Instagram be getting a share button? Regrams are one of a longer list of possibilities the company is currently exploring.
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Fujifilm X RAW Studio makes conversions a snap using gear you already own

Rather than rely on your computer's hardware, the Fujifilm X RAW Studio uses the camera's processor to make RAW conversions a snap.
Nikon

Look ma, no hands! Nikon SnapBridge 2.0 adds hands-free exposure adjustments

Nikon photographers can gain access to new tools for free with the launch of Nikon SnapBridge 2.0, the company's updated remote app.
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Leica Noctilux-M 75mm makes photos (and budgets) pop with crazy wide f/1.25

Continuing a tradition started in 1966, the Leica Noctilux-M 75mm offers exceptionally shallow depth of field.
Snapchat

Is Taco Bell really your friend? New Snapchat update weeds brands from people

The Snapchat redesign is here -- and it brings a sperate spot for friends and public profiles and a "best friend" algorithm.
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Want more likes? Check out Instagram’s 2017 trends, from puppy faces to travel

What were the most-used filters in 2017? Who has the most Instagram followers? All that and more is part of Instagram's 2017 Trends list.
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Facebook may ask you to prove you’re not a bot with a selfie

Facebook could soon stop bots and suspicious activity by verifying accounts using a selfie, a tool the platform is currently testing.
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Instagram Direct wants to start a friendly selfie war with a new remix tool

Instagram Direct now allows users to turn their friend's photos into stickers to start a friendly photo-editing war.
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DxOMark crowns a new mirrorless champion — the Sony a7R III

DxOMark says the Sony a7R III has achieved the highest score for a mirrorless camera yet, scoring the same as the Nikon D850.
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New Sony CFast cards boast read and write speeds that top 500 MB per second

Got a fast camera? The new Sony CFast cards are designed for high-resolution, fast cameras with both read and write speeds over 500 MB/s.