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  • X is for zoom? Our Fujifilm XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS review

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    We’ve just posted our review of the FUJINON XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS, Fujifilm’s first telephoto zoom for its X system mirrorless cameras. We’ve been out and about with the lens taking hundreds of real-world pictures, and looked at them closely to find out what it can deliver in terms of image quality. We’ve also looked at how the system’s integrated software corrections for lens aberrations such as distortion affect the final out-of-camera JPEGs in comparison to RAW files. Click through to read all about it.  

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Photoshop Elements 12 adds useful editing tools, without the subscription

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    Adobe has released version 12 of its Photoshop Elements software for Mac and Windows. One of the highlights of the latest version of this consumer-friendly photo editor is ‘Mobile Access’, which uses Adobe’s Revel cloud service to let users view and retouch photos on their mobile devices, keeping everything in sync. Other new features include ‘Content-Aware Move’, guided editors, and 64-bit support for Macs. Best of all, there’s no monthly subscription fee. Read on to learn more about Elements 12, and if it may be a good substitute for its big brother.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Editorial: Why I can’t stop taking iPhone Panoramas

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    DPReview editor Barnaby Britton spent his weekend taking pictures on the new Apple iPhone 5s, which among other refinements features a new camera, larger sensor, built-in filter effects and a unique two-color flash. It also offers an improved panorama mode with adaptive ‘live’ metering across the frame. In this short article he explains why even if you don’t have any interest in the new iPhone, you should definitely pay attention to the iPhone 5s’ panorama feature.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • NYT offers a look ‘hometown’ across the U.S. through the eyes of teens

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    The New York Times’ Lens Blog asked teenagers across the U.S. to submit photos of their hometowns for a project simply called ‘My Hometown.’ Thousands of teens responded to the call, with submissions coming from 45 states. The resulting collection is a yearbook of sorts, documenting the friends, family and places closest to a small sampling of the country’s young people. Lens Blog has published a selection of 145 Editor’s Choice photos, and the whole collection is available online – searchable by student or state. Take a look at a few standouts.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • More of a good thing: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II review posted

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    We’ve just posted our full review of the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 II. Following on the success of the RX100 is no easy feat, but just the same the RX100 II does so with a new BSI CMOS sensor. Also new to this model is an accessory port/hotshoe, Wi-Fi connectivity with NFC, and a tiltable display. Did Sony make a good camera even better? Click through to read our full analysis.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • iPhone 5S real-world Samples Gallery

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    Apple’s new iPhone 5S features a number of refinements that make it attractive to photographers, including a new, larger 8MP sensor, faster lens, improved panorama mode with ‘dynamic auto exposure’, built-in filter effects and a unique two-color flash for better low-light shots. DPReview editor Barnaby Britton spent the weekend shooting with the iPhone 5S, and you can see a large gallery of samples over at connect.dpreview.com. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Kenko Tokina enters cine lens market with 16-28mm T3.0 wide zoom

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    The ever-increasing video capability of digital SLRs has seen manufacturers such as Canon, Samyang and Zeiss make video-optimised versions of their conventional lenses, and now Kenko Tokina is getting in on the act. The Tokina 16-28mm T3.0 is a manual focus version of the AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX wideangle zoom, with a redesigned barrel that features the usual refinements for video work, including geared focus, zoom and aperture rings, and scales designed to be read from the side of the camera. It’ll be made in Canon EF and Arri PL mounts, with a suggested retail price of ¥580,000 – almost 5 times that of lens it’s based on.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Decaying dresses make photographer’s landscapes personal

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    Jean Albus mixes dresses into her Montana landscapes by letting them decay, sometimes for years, before photographing them. She hopes their weathered forms invoke emotions about aging, memory, transformation and more. Her final images sometimes feature a dress as she’s found it, sunken into the elements. She also often superimposes the worn dress over another image of the landscape, floating the decaying dress within “Big Sky Country.” A new video explains her process. Click through to see more.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • iPhone 5s compared in our new studio test scene

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    We lined up for the new Apple iPhone 5S this morning, and Dpreview’s Studio Manager Kelcey Smith wasted no time in getting it into our studio, to take a critical look at how its new camera performs. We’re taking the smartphone out for the weekend to gather shots for a gallery planned for this Monday, but in the meantime, you can take a look at how the iPhone 5s compares to the competition in our new studio widget. Click through to check it out.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Where the sharpness comes from: A tour of Sigma’s factory

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    Some people are happy to shoot with lenses and think only of the results, but it can also be fascinating to think about how such complex, precision pieces of engineering are made. Some insight is provided by Dave Etchells over at Imaging Resource, who has just posted a story about his visit to Sigma’s factory in Aizu, Japan. However, no matter how hard you try, you can’t make every lens perfect – as Lensrentals Roger Cicala explains in his recent blog post. Click through for more.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)