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Nikon is developing the D6 Digital SLR Camera and the AF-S Nikkor 120-300mm F/2.8E FL ED SR VR Telephoto Zoom Lens

TOKYO – Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce the development of the Nikon D6 professional DSLR camera and the AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR telephoto zoom lens. Nikon released the D1 digital SLR camera in 1999, making 2019 the 20th anniversary of the single-digit D series. […]

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Tamron Lenses awarded with two prestigious EISA Awards in 2019

August 15, 2019, Saitama, Japan Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Ajisaka), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the presentation by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) of its EISA Awards to two Tamron lenses; 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD (Model A046) for “EISA WIDE-ANGLE ZOOM LENS […]

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Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Review

Laowa has never been afraid to take chances!  In many ways the Laowa 100mm F2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO is the most conventional of their lenses that I’ve reviewed even with its unique attributes. The Laowa 100mm macro combines an apochromatic (APO) optical design, typically seen only on very expensive […]

LAB-BOX
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LAB-BOX – The first multiformat, daylight-loading film developing tank is here!

PROCESSING YOUR FILMS HAS NEVER BEEN THIS EASY LAB-BOX is the easiest and quickest tool to develop your own films in full day light, anywhere and at anytime, bypassing the need to load the rolls in the dark DAY-LIGHT LAB-BOX allows to develop film from start to end in full […]

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Outdoor Zoo Photography

Tamron Canada recently sent me the new 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD lens to test out. Also, I had the Metz mecablitz M400 speedlight. Both the lens and speedlight are designed to work with Sony E-mount cameras – full frame and APS-C. This was the perfect excuse to go visit […]

Bookshelf
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BookShelf

Unforgettable Canada: 125 Destinations Featuring 10 new destinations. This beautifully illustrated guide features 125 of Canada’s most remarkable destinations. Scattered across every province and territory, some represent dream excursions to the far reaches of the land, while others are closer to your hometown than you would have imagined. These destinations […]

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New Products – Laowa

Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Zoom, the World’s Widest full frame Zoom lens for full frame Sony E & Nikon Z cameras This lens is currently the widest zoom lens available for Sony full frame E-mount cameras. Designed primarily for travel photography, we have managed to compress the size to the smallest […]

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Canada Post Issues “Bears” Collection

Here’s a wonderful way to share four spectacular photographs with your friends and family – with Canada Post’s latest booklet of four stamps, limited to a print run of just 250,000. The stunning close-up images of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), a polar bear (Ursus maritimus), an American black bear […]

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Yelangu A17 Gimbal Head

I have been using a gimbal-style tripod head for more than 15 years. These heads provide unrivalled fluidity, and are ideal for sports or wildlife photography, especially when using a long telephoto lens. Over the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to try out a new gimbal head, […]

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The Healing Powers of Film Photography

PHOTOGRAPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF MY LIFE Zero Image pinhole camera 4×5, ILFORD FP4+ sheet film 4×5 When the digital age began, something happened to me. First, I mourned my photo hobby for about five years, then “gave up” and bought a digital SLR. A couple of years passed and […]