Mixbook at 20: Making the photo book about the story, not just the photos Feature 

Mixbook at 20: Making the photo book about the story, not just the photos

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As Mixbook marks its 20th anniversary, co-founder and CEO Andrew Laffoon is pushing the photo book beyond its traditional role as a collection of images. His larger ambition is to make it a storytelling medium — one capable of preserving the experiences, personalities and inside jokes that eventually become a family’s legacy. That philosophy dates to Mixbook’s beginnings. Laffoon met... Read More
Fujifilm Introduces FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR Lens New Products 

Fujifilm Introduces FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR Lens

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FUJIFILM North America Corp., Electronic Imaging Division, announced the FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR super-telephoto prime lens, featuring a focal length of 400mm (equivalent to 609mm in the 35mm format) and a bright maximum aperture of F4.5 – delivering some of the highest optical performance in the XF lens lineup. FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR will be available... Read More
Blackmagic Design lowers prices for Blackmagic PYXIS 6K, Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K News 

Blackmagic Design lowers prices for Blackmagic PYXIS 6K, Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K

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Blackmagic Design announced lower prices for Blackmagic PYXIS 6K models and Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K. Customers can now save over US$1,000 depending on the model. This reduction has been made possible due to securing better pricing on parts, and will allow more customers to be able to purchase a full-frame cinema camera, the company claimed. The new prices are listed... Read More
ZEISS names KEH exclusive authorized repair partner for North America Partnerships 

ZEISS names KEH exclusive authorized repair partner for North America

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KEH Camera announced an exclusive partnership with ZEISS Group where KEH will handle both in-warranty and out-of-warranty repairs for ZEISS photography customers across North America, covering equipment that spans from decades-old legacy lenses to the newest professional optics. ZEISS customers in North America now have one trusted, factory-backed destination for repair. As the exclusive authorized repair partner, KEH technicians receive... Read More
Building a photography business with PPA tools, with Angela Kurkian Podcasts 

Building a photography business with PPA tools, with Angela Kurkian

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AI can generate a believable image in seconds, so why does real photography still matter, and how do working photographers protect what they create? We’re joined by Angela Kurkian, CEO of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), to talk about the parts of the job that don’t show up in a highlight reel: Building a sustainable photography business, finding community, and defending your... Read More
Skandacor brings finishing equipment to PRINTING United Expo 2026 Events 

Skandacor brings finishing equipment to PRINTING United Expo 2026

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Print finishing supplier Skandacor announced it will is bringing a lot of equipment to PRINTING United Expo 2026, at booth N6113. Skandacor’s lamination, digital foil, embellishment, die cutting, and trimming equipment will also be a featured stop on the Embellishment Technology Tour, a show-floor experience directed by Taktiful in collaboration with PRINTING United. Skandacor will be featured on the tour’s... Read More
Lightricks to use AI to train robots News 

Lightricks to use AI to train robots

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Globes reports Dr. Zeev Farbman, CEO, LTX, says video will not only be used for creating films and marketing content, but also for training robots, operating avatars, and building simulations. Just two months after Lightricks announced its intention to split into two independent companies, the company has launched LTX, a new video model for its AI operations. The company now... Read More
Retro photo-sharing app raises more than $21 million Investments 

Retro photo-sharing app raises more than $21 million

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Retro, the friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram product engineers Nathan Sharp and Ryan Olson, has raised north of $21 million in Series A funding, according to an SEC filing. The fundraise was confirmed by the company. Business Insider first spotted the Aug. 19 SEC filing, which is under the startup’s name, Lone Palm Labs, which indicates the funding itself was closed... Read More
Best Buy posts stronger Q2 sales, raises full-year outlook Events 

Best Buy posts stronger Q2 sales, raises full-year outlook

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Best Buy Co. Inc. reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, with comparable sales rising 4.1% as growth in computing, home theater and emerging technology helped the electronics retailer raise its outlook for fiscal 2027. For the 13-week quarter ended Aug. 1, Best Buy generated revenue of $9.78 billion, up 3.6% from $9.44 billion a year earlier. Domestic revenue increased 4.3% to $9.07... Read More
Dupli becomes U.K. distributor for Eastman Kodak film Partnerships 

Dupli becomes U.K. distributor for Eastman Kodak film

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U.K. film distributor Dupli Ltd. announced, while it is retaining distributorship of Kodak-branded films through Kodak Alaris, has added 48 films from Eastman Kodak Co. The deal adds Kodak’s line of Kodacolor films including 35mm, 120, and large-format films. According to a post on the Dupli site, both Kodak Alaris’ and Eastman Kodak’s products will exist side-by-side: “There is a... Read More
Nikon terminates Image Space service News 

Nikon terminates Image Space service

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Nikon Inc. announced that it will terminate its Nikon Image Space service as of Oct. 15. Nikon Image Space, founded in 2013, offered 2GB of free storage, and was created from the previous my Picturetown service, which was launched in 2007.  In an email to users, Nikon said the company is adding storage and sharing features to Nikon Imaging Cloud... Read More
Insta360 announces Arctic White editions of Insta360 Link 2 Pr, Link 2C Pro webcams New Products 

Insta360 announces Arctic White editions of Insta360 Link 2 Pr, Link 2C Pro webcams

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Insta360 announced Arctic White editions of Insta360 Link 2 Pro and Link 2C Pro, bringing a new finish to its flagship AI 4K webcam lineup. The new colorway is designed to complement bright, modern workspaces, home offices and creator setups, while retaining the imaging performance, intelligent features and professional audio capabilities of the existing models. Link 2 Pro and Link... Read More
Glossy Finish built Templified to streamline sports photography production, and now you can use it, too Feature New Products 

Glossy Finish built Templified to streamline sports photography production, and now you can use it, too

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For Matt Winer and the team at renowned sports photography company Glossy Finish, the motivation for developing its new Templified service was straightforward: They had a high-volume sports photography workflow that worked, but they knew it could work much better. The result is a cloud-based graphics production platform designed to automate the process of turning athlete photographs into individual portraits, team... Read More
Apple introduces Mac Studio, Mac Mini, and M6 chips New Products 

Apple introduces Mac Studio, Mac Mini, and M6 chips

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Apple announced the  Mac Studio, featuring M5 Max and the all-new M5 Ultra, delivering a leap in AI performance and even faster graphics for the most demanding pro workflows. Now featuring up to 4.3x faster AI performance, up to 2x faster storage, up to 1.8x faster graphics, and up to 1.3x faster CPU speed, along with higher memory bandwidth, Mac... Read More
Meta to pay $17 billion to 29 states to settle social media harm case News 

Meta to pay $17 billion to 29 states to settle social media harm case

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Social media giant, Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and numerous other businesses, has agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 29 state attorneys general to settle a 2023 lawsuit claiming social media harmed children. Central to the suit’s claims are allegations that Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri and CEO Mark Zuckerberg publicly misrepresented certain... Read More
EISA announces the Winners of the EISA Awards 2026-2027 Events News 

EISA announces the Winners of the EISA Awards 2026-2027

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The Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) announced the winners of the EISA Awards 2026-2027, marking the 44th edition of the world’s longest-running  awards program for consumer electronics.  The winners were selected through EISA’s long-established judging process. Over several months, editors from more than 50 specialist technology magazines and websites in roughly 27 countries tested hundreds of new products from... Read More