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Why Other Reviewers Love the Sony RX10 V Even Though We Didn’t

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Sony unveiled the long-awaited RX10 V this week, bringing out a new versatile bridge camera for the first time since the RX10 IV in 2017. You've already seen what we think, but we believe it's important to get a diverse assortment of opinions when considering something as important as a camera purchase. $2,299 is a lot of money, after all.

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Freelance Photographers Balk at New Wall Street Journal Contract

The Wall Street Journal says it is keeping pace with technology and protecting its photography archive. But hundreds of freelancers -- anxious about intellectual property ownership -- object to the Journal’s new contract and are withholding their services.

Fujifilm Acros II Is the King of Fine Grain Black and White Film

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The original Fujifilm Acros film long held a special place in our camera bags here at Blue Moon Camera. We’d say that the whole Neopan line of films was highly favored by us, but we lost Neopan 400 and 1600 some time ago and Acros was the lone survivor.

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Photo Companies Have Tons of Great Merch, But They Won’t Sell It To You

Japan routinely gets a lot of cool, exclusive photography-related merch. For example, Ricoh's limited-edition camera straps made from seats salvaged from a retired train car surely made photographers elsewhere green with jealous rage. But it doesn't have to be this way. Everyone could have access to cool photo-related gear.

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The Sony RX10 V Upgrades the Bridge Camera Experience for $2,299

When the Sony RX10 IV arrived on the scene in 2017, bringing with it a new stacked Type 1 20-megapixel sensor and a Zeiss-engineered 24-600mm f/2.4-4 equivalent Vario-Sonnar T* built-in lens, it quickly attracted fanfare. It was undoubtedly the best bridge camera on the market as soon as it arrived. Nearly eight years later, its successor, the RX10 V, brings these familiar features alongside some requested updates and looks poised to help Sony keep its crown.

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The First-Ever Documentary Film Was ‘Moana’

Disney's live-action remake of Moana is set to be released in theaters tomorrow, and all is not well: box office sales are projected to be weak and critics are asking why this film, starring Dwayne Johnson, is even being made in the first place. But the first movie called Moana was shot all the way back in 1926 and far from being a live-action remake, it was the very first film to be labeled a documentary.

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Discord Banned Around 8,200 Users for Posting Inoffensive Images of Grids

Like many online platforms, Discord has safety systems in place to automatically detect and flag abusive, illegal, and otherwise harmful content. This system bugged out in a very odd way over the past few months, leading to thousands of users being incorrectly banned. The situation provides a good chance to consider how online platforms automatically detect harmful images.

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Webb Celebrates Fourth Year of Science By Showing Off its Cutting-Edge Cameras

To celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope's fourth anniversary of scientific operations, NASA, ESA, and CSA have unveiled new photos of a familiar galaxy that illustrate just how special Webb's imaging systems are. The new images showcase Webb's exceptional ability to peer through cosmic dust and unravel the mysteries of the Universe.