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Will we see 5 new products from Leica in 2023?

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news Leica could announce 5 new products in 2023, including 4 new cameras, if the latest rumors are true!

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Sigma is launching new products tomorrow! Watch along with us LIVE

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Live Sigma to announce new products at Sigma Stage Online event - but will it be a lens or a camera? Watch LIVE to find out

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Affordable phone specialist POCO announces its latest POCO X5 Pro 5G

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news A mid-range monster, the POCO X5 Pro 5G improves on its predessor with 4K video and much faster processing

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This competition entry is one of the best overall winning images we've ever seen!

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News The International Garden Photographer of the Year Awards has announced its winners and the images don't disappoint

7Artisans 18mm F6.3 II Ultra-thin

Is this the smallest, cheapest pancake lens EVER?

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News Budget brand 7Artisans has just launched an 18mm f/6.3 lens that weights just 58g – and only costs $59!

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Daylight robbery: AI can now remove your watermarks from photos

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Best cameras for vlogging in 2023: from mirrorless to pocket sized gimbal cameras

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Will we see 5 new products from Leica in 2023?

By Sebastian Oakley published

news Leica could announce five new products in 2023, including four new cameras, if the latest rumors are true…

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Sigma is launching new products tomorrow! Watch along with us LIVE

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news A mid-range monster, the POCO X5 Pro 5G improves on its predessor with 4K video and much faster processing

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7Artisans 18mm F6.3 II Ultra-thin

Is this the smallest, cheapest pancake lens EVER?

By Hannah Rooke published

News Budget brand 7Artisans has just launched an 18mm f/6.3 lens that weights just 58g – and only costs $59!

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Tamron continues to play with the boundaries of standard zoom lenses

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Jersey from iconic Kobe Bryant photo expected to fetch $7 million

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DSLR vs mirrorless cameras in 2023: which camera format is best, and why?

By Rod Lawton last updated

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Has Nikon "banned" third-party lenses that compete with its own Z glass?

By Hannah Rooke published

OPINION Don't get your hopes up about buying cheap alternatives to popular Nikon Z lenses – it looks like they won't be licensed

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Attention, stylish photographers: check out this hand-crafted camera sling bag

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NEWS Encase your camera with contemporary chic, with Clever Supply Co's new fashion first sling bag

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Daguerreotype photography was invented by the French photographic pioneer Louis Daguerre (1789-1851) and was made public in 1839. In the Daguerreotype process a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapour. Daguerre granted the right to make and sell daguerreotype cameras to a relative of his, Alphonse Giroux of Paris. Photography thus became available to the general public in 1839 and this was the first commercially available camera, which produced the first distinctive photographic positives. It took pictures 8.5 x 6.5 inches (21.6cm x 16.5cm), a size which became known as whole-plate when later cameras were built to take photographs a fraction of the size. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Who invented the camera, and when?

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feature How Louis Daguerre gave the camera and photography to the world

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The world's first photograph by Joseph Niepce. Taken from a window of his Le Gras estate at Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France, it was produced by exposing a bitumen-coated pewter plate in a camera obscura. It took an exposure time of eight hours.

When was photography invented?

By David Clark last updated

feature Frenchman Joseph Niepce is widely credited as the person who invented photography, nearly 200 years ago

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feature Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night sky this February

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GuruShots: Winning photos from the Street Photography competition

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SPONSORED We teamed up with online photo game GuruShots to showcase the very best images from the Street Photography contest

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How to Get great shots of animals and birds by avoiding these photographic pitfalls

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The best camera for beginners in 2023: perfect cameras for learning photography

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BUYING GUIDE The best camera for beginners will be easy to use, but with the extra scope of interchangeable lenses and manual control

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review The HP Spectre x360 16 OLED combines very satisfactory performance with a form factor that gives you lots of options.

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review Not counting its 200MP camera, the Xiaomi 12T Pro is an unremarkable but adequate option at a fair price

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By Adam Juniper published

review This 2K security camera packs a lot of illumination, but will it work in your home?

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Vivo X90 Pro hands-on review: 1-inch sensor meets Zeiss T* optics

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Review Vivo's X90 Pro combines a huge 1-inch sensor with Zeiss T* optics and MediaTek's newest powerhouse chipset

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Samsung Galaxy S23 and 23+ review: first impressions

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Review Samsung continues the strong legacy of Galaxy S devices with upgraded cameras and the latest processor

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review A conferencing camera designed for half-table huddles, computer optional

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Irix Cine 150mm T3.0 Tele lens review

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Review The Irix Cine 150mm T3.0 Tele lens provides cinematic footage at a distance for full-frame cameras

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