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What's the deal with Rangefinders?
Oct 23, 2025

What's the deal with Rangefinders?

Leica's M EV-1 marks a radical shift for the company. Can an electronic viewfinder boost sales of its most iconic camera?

How can film formats fix digital cameras?
Mar 20, 2025

How can film formats fix digital cameras?

Fujifilm's GFX 100RF is a camera years in the making. With a fixed lens and 102MP sensor, Fuji is trying to replace nine cameras and four lenses with one compact body.

How AI Stole the ✨Sparkles✨ emoji
May 2, 2024

How AI Stole the ✨Sparkles✨ emoji

The AI industry stole my favorite emoji. I decided to find out why.

Why does the internet love Fujifilm?
Feb 20, 2024

Why does the internet love Fujifilm?

The Fujifilm X100VI doesn't look a lot different from the X100V, which took the internet by storm 3 years after it released. But.. why did that happen? And will it happen again?

Can Content Credentials save 'real' photography?
Oct 26, 2023

Can Content Credentials save 'real' photography?

The Leica M11-P doesn't change a lot from the original M11, but it does add a new feature called Content Credentials that’s meant to bring transparency back to media. How does this work, and is it actually useful?

How do anamorphic lenses work?
Sep 17, 2023

How do anamorphic lenses work?

Fujifilm's GFX 100 II is a medium format hybrid beast. But what makes this camera worth $7,500?

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