Ricoh announces HD PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8ED AW Lens New Products 

Ricoh announces HD PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8ED AW Lens

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Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the HD PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8ED AW lens, which is the first PENTAX macro lens to feature All Weather (AW) dustproof, weather-resistant construction. Incorporating a new optical design developed using the latest optical design technologies, the lens optimizes image resolution and contrast, even at open aperture, and delivers clear high-quality images, the company said.... Read More
Etsy testing printing of digital items through Shutterfly, Printify News 

Etsy testing printing of digital items through Shutterfly, Printify

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Craft site Etsy is running a test with Shutterfly and Printify to promote printing and framing services for buyers of digital artwork and other content. The test isn’t tightly integrated with Etsy, however, as Etsy won’t be offering printing and framing services directly on its marketplace. In it’s place, after purchasing the digital item on Etsy, buyers enrolled in the... Read More
Lumileds announces reorganization plan Investments 

Lumileds announces reorganization plan

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Lumileds Holding B.V., a maker of lighting solutions, announced the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has confirmed the company’s reorganization plan. Lumileds plans to emerge from the Chapter 11 process the week of Oct. 31 following the satisfaction of certain administrative items before the plan becomes effective. Under the terms of the plan, Lumileds... Read More
Aryeo raises $3.5 milion to expand real-estate photography platform Investments News 

Aryeo raises $3.5 milion to expand real-estate photography platform

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Aryeo announced $3.5 million in fresh capital led by 645 Ventures, with participation from Hyperplane VC. To date, Aryeo has raised more than $7 million in funding and is the leading platform for real estate photography and media businesses. “Real estate photographers and media companies are an overlooked and integral part of the real estate process,” says Branick Weix, CEO and... Read More
Zhong Yi Optics adds a 50mm T1 Cine Lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras New Products 

Zhong Yi Optics adds a 50mm T1 Cine Lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras

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Zhong Yi Optics has released a 50mm T1 cine lens to complete their Micro Four Thirds cine lens line-up. Altogether there are four focal lengths to complete the set, from wide-angle to telephoto – 17mm, 25mm, 35mm, and 50mm. A four-lens bundle is available with a proprietary hard case included. The new Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm T1 Cine Lens for MFT... Read More
Fujifilm collaborates with Adobe for direct camera-to-cloud feature New Products 

Fujifilm collaborates with Adobe for direct camera-to-cloud feature

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FUJIFILM North America Corp. announced a collaboration with Adobe to develop a new firmware for the FUJIFILM X-H2S digital camera (X-H2S) with FUJIFILM X-H file transmitter battery grip accessory (FT-XH) that will provide the first native Camera-to-Cloud (C2C) integration capability for digital still cameras, powered by Frame.io. The upcoming firmware, expected to release in spring 2023, for X-H2S enables production... Read More
Major media outlet discovers film is still around Marketing News Opinion 

Major media outlet discovers film is still around

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NBC News recently featured a segment on the enduring popularity of film. The segment’s description states: “After fading in popularity, film photography is seeing a major comeback fueled by younger generations and social media. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz takes us inside the developing craze with a story shot entirely on film.” Like most casual consumer treatments of photography, the Lester... Read More
Canon U.S.A. debuts imagePRESS V1350 and imagePRESS V900 Series New Products 

Canon U.S.A. debuts imagePRESS V1350 and imagePRESS V900 Series

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Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced the imagePRESS V1350, designed to offer high productivity, durability, and stability for the commercial print segment; and the imagePRESS V900 Series, designed to elevate automation while helping produce brilliant color with ease. Both the imagePRESS V1350 and imagePRESS V900 Series additions bolster a stellar production lineup that already includes the imagePRESS V1000 digital press introduced earlier... Read More
Picsart integrates tools into Discord App Directory Partnerships 

Picsart integrates tools into Discord App Directory

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Picsart, the digital creation platform, announced a bot integration with Discord, becoming one of the first partners and creative platforms to join the new Discord App Directory. With a global rollout commencing this week, the app database enables a more personalized and customizable Discord user experience. This announcement continues the integration wins for Picsart, which has opened its tools to... Read More
Adobe partners with Nikon, Leica for image authentication News 

Adobe partners with Nikon, Leica for image authentication

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Adobe announced at Adobe MAX a partnership between the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) and Leica and Nikon to implement provenance technology into two exhibiting cameras: Leica’s iconic M11 Rangefinder and Nikon’s industry-leading mirrorless camera the Nikon Z 9. Today’s milestone will allow photographers and creators alike to increase trust in their digital work by securely attaching valuable provenance information at the... Read More
Epson announces two 44-inch printers New Products 

Epson announces two 44-inch printers

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Epson announced two new 44-inch wide-format dye-sublimation printers – the SureColor F6470 and SureColor F6470H.  The 4-color SureColor F6470 and 6-color SureColor F6470H generate fast output for quickly and efficiently producing high-quality transfer images, the company said. The new models will replace the renowned SureColor F6370 and join Epson’s expansive line of SureColor F-Series dye-sublimation printers. The SureColor F6470H is a recipient... Read More
Photographer Andy Marcus elected president of IPC, a UN-NGO People on the Move 

Photographer Andy Marcus elected president of IPC, a UN-NGO

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Photographer Andy Marcus was elected the new president of the International Photographic Council (IPC). He succeeds founder and chairman James L. Chung. IPIC founder James L Chung passed away in June 2022. For many years Chung worked with Marcus on developing new projects with the Professional Photographers Associations. It was a natural choice for Marcus to move forward as IPC’s new... Read More
Professional Tiffen ND Filters for DJI Avata Drone  New Products 

Professional Tiffen ND Filters for DJI Avata Drone 

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Tiffen introduced the first professional light control filter kit made just for the DJI Avata drone. These lightweight filters are designed to help manage the camera aperture for ideal exposure without color shift. By offering a choice of three neutral density filters, creators can reduce light passing through the lens, resulting in more pleasing images. The Tiffen Avata Kit comes... Read More
APS Imaging offering eighth-generation Linea Automatica VP machine New Products 

APS Imaging offering eighth-generation Linea Automatica VP machine

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APS Imaging debuted The Photostory Linea Automatica VP is the world’s first fully automated cover-to-cover true lay-flat photobook binding machine. The eighth generation Automatica VP incorporates each stage of the book construction process to deliver fully-finished panorama albums up to 20 inches without additional labor involved, the company said. This robust machine binds up to 1,300 spreads per hour (SPH)... Read More