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These Rehoused 1950s Todd-AO Cinema Primes Are One-of-a-Kind

The legendary Todd-AO 65mm Prime lenses were originally built in the early 1950s and were used to film some true classics. The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), Zero Optik, and Keslow Camera have teamed up to bring these lenses back, meticulously restored and rehoused, for modern filmmakers.

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CreativeLive is Shutting Down

CreativeLive, one of the original platforms for online photography education, is shutting down on December 31, 2025. The site is now closed to all but current users and will be wholly shuttered at the end of the year.

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7Artisans Launches AF 10mm f/2.8 Ultra-Wide Lens for APS-C Cameras

7Artisans has just announced the AF 10mm f/2.8 prime for APS-C cameras on its Chinese social media platforms. Available in Sony E, Fujifilm X, and Nikon Z mounts, the ultra-wide lens is designed to provide photographers with expansive coverage and minimal distortion in a compact and lightweight form.

Four overlapping versions of a Renaissance Nativity painting are shown, with each layer revealing different restoration or imaging techniques, including color overlays and digitally enhanced sections.

New Digital Art Restoration Method Can Save the World’s Dying Artworks

Most of the world’s art is locked away and will never be seen. This isn’t due to any nefarious reason, simply the ravages of time -- historical paintings are degraded and can require months, years, or even a decade of sluggish, painstaking restoration. As a result, about 70% of paintings in institutional collections are not on public view.

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LUMIX S Series Lenses Explained: What Shooters Need to Know

When LUMIX launched its first full-frame mirrorless cameras back in 2019, it wasn’t starting from scratch. The company already had a great reputation among filmmakers with the GH series -- compact Micro Four Thirds cameras that punched well above their weight. But the S Series was different. LUMIX wanted to show it could compete with the top lens companies in full-frame photography and video.

It Took a Photographer 10 Years to Finally Nail the Perfect Lion Photo

A lioness crouches and drinks water from a pond, staring directly at the camera. The photo is in black and white, highlighting her intense gaze and muscular form.

Some photographs happen in an instant. Others take years to arrive. For more than a decade, I carried a very specific picture in my mind: a lion at complete ease, drinking from still water, everything calm and in balance. I knew how it should look, the light, the posture, the mood, but in the field, the moment always slipped away.

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How Tether Tools’ Custom USB Cable Solved a Huge Tethered Photography Problem

Tether Tools has long been a key player in the tethered photography community. This specialized but vital niche of the photography market has very specific cable requirements, which, when faced with increasing issues with USB-C PD, forced Tether Tools back to the drawing board. The company developed a brand-new USB-C cable, Optima, to deal with growing USB concerns on modern cameras.