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Photographer Travels the World to Capture These Astonishing Macro Cityscapes in Drops of Water
Ron Leach  |  Sep 22, 2016  | 

Dusan Stojancevic is a Serbian photographer specializing in time lapse, travel, landscape, food, and wedding photography. He’s recently made some truly astonishing cityscapes by capturing iconic sites throughout the world in drops of water using a macro lens.

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Test Driving the Speedy New Sony A99 II Full Frame Camera at Photokina
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 21, 2016  | 

Sony announced the long-awaited A99 II DSLR-style camera at photokina 2016 this week and Shutterbug was one of a handful of media outlets to get to shoot with a pre-production version of the camera. What was it like? Well, in a nutshell, it was fast!

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MIOPS Mobile Remote Links Your Camera to Your Smartphone with Time Lapse and Much More
Jason Schneider  |  Sep 21, 2016  | 

Shutterbug fanatics (myself included) are enchanted by the possibilities of remote- control triggers, especially those that take the concept to a new level. Enter MIOPS Mobile, a versatile device that not only triggers your camera, but can also help determine when your photos are taken.

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Newsflash: Hasselblad Unveils 50MP Mirrorless X1D & Two H-Series Medium Format Cameras
Jason Schneider  |  Sep 21, 2016  | 

Combining hypermodern styling with the classic high-performance modular design Hasselblad has pioneered for 75 years, the new Hasselblad X1D is a striking statement that promises to move the company forward and it’s certainly generating lots of excitement at Photokina. And two new H-Series models confirm Hassleblad’s commitment to moving that line forward.

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Compact MeFOTO “Air” Tripods Include Bluetooth Remote and Removable Center Column For Selfies
Ron Leach  |  Sep 21, 2016  | 

MeFOTO has launched a new line of compact, rugged tripods that feature a Bluetooth remote, a precision ball head, a secure leg-lock system, and removable center columns for taking selfies. The versatile "Air" tripods (and a monopod) are available in three sizes, and all come with a spring-loaded phone adapter for selfies.

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Phase One Announces 100MP IQ1 Medium Format Back & 150mm f/2.8 & 45mm f/3.5 Lenses
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 20, 2016  | 

Phase One kept pushing the megapixels at the photokina show in Cologne, Germany this morning, announcing the new IQ1 100MP medium format digital back. Phase One also announced two new Schneider Kreuznach Blue Ring lenses today: the 150mm f/2.8 IF and 45mm f/3.5.

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Photo Tips on How to Capture the Thrills of an Air Show
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Sep 20, 2016  | 

They are the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds aerobatic team, and Lindsay Silverman photographed them at the annual Memorial Day air show held at Jones Beach, New York.

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Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Professional DSLR Review
Edited by George Schaub  |  Sep 20, 2016  | 

The new Canon EOS-1D X Mark II professional DSLR is the long-awaited follow-up to the EOS-1D X, which was launched in 2012 and quickly became one of the most popular cameras for action and sports photographers. In that respect, the 1D X Mark II has some very big shoes to fill. The new camera does add a lot of new features, including a new sensor, a new AF system, new video capabilities, and much more. The resolution of the 1D X Mark II’s new full-frame sensor has increased by 2MP to bring it to a respectable 20MP.

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Holy Terabytes! SanDisk Debuts World's First 1TB SDXC Card Prototype at Photokina
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 20, 2016  | 

With digital cameras offering more and more megapixels for still photos and 4K and beyond for video, photographers need ways to store all that imaging info. Enter SanDisk, which just unveiled a 1TB (terabyte) SDXC card prototype at the photokina show today.

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Hasselblad Unveils Snazzy V1D Digital Concept Camera & All-Black X1D Mirrorless Model
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

Hasselblad kicked off the photokina 2016 show with a bang today, announcing two new snazzy-looking medium format cameras. The new Hasseblad V1D 4116 is just a “concept” camera, at this point, but it sure looks enticing. It’s an updated version of Hasselblad’s classic Hasselblad V camera, with a modular design and a 75-megapixel, square-format image sensor.

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Panasonic Announces Rugged, Splash/Dust Proof G85 Mirrorless Camera
Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

Panasonic just announced the 16-megapixel DMC-G85 (G85), a new rugged, mirrorless camera, which is the latest model in the Lumix G series. The Panasonic G85 is splash and dust-proof and includes 5-axis Dual I.S. (Image Stabilizer) 2 for getting sharp shots in difficult shooting conditions.

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Panasonic Launches 20x FZ2500 Lumix Super Zoom Camera with 1-inch Sensor
Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

Panasonic just introduced the new LUMIX compact digital camera DMC-FZ2500 (FZ2500), which features a newly developed 20x optical zoom Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens, designed to get sharp shots when shooting at long distances.

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Panasonic Says It’s Developing GH5 Camera with “World’s First” 4K 60p/50p Video Feature
Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

Panasonic announced today that it’s developing the new Lumix GH5 mirrorless camera, which will be capable of recording smooth, high-precision 4K 60p/50p and faithful 4:2:2 10-bit 4K video “for the first time in the world.” The Panasonic Lumix GH5 will also features “6K PHOTO,” which extracts approximately 18-megapixel still images from ultra-high-quality video with approximately nine times the pixel count of Full-HD. 

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Breaking News: Sony Announces Powerful Flagship A99 II Full-Frame Camera With 42.2MP Sensor
Ron Leach  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

This morning at Photokina Sony introduced a new flagship A-mount camera with a high-resolution 42.4-megapixel back-illuminated sensor, a redesigned interface, and 12 fps continuous shooting. The A99 II is the first model in Sony’s full-frame line to feature the company’s ultra-fast 4D focus system with 79 cross-type AF points.

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Photokina Launch: Nikon Intros New Line of Three KeyMission Action Cameras and Accessories
Ron Leach  |  Sep 19, 2016  | 

This morning at Photokina in Cologne, Germany Nikon launched their new line of KeyMission action cameras with three models that will ship next month along with a host of accessories. The new cameras include the KeyMission 360 we previewed at CES in January, along with the KeyMission 170 offering 4K UHD video and the wearable KeyMission 80.

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