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Nikon Unveils 3D LUT for N-Log Video, Will Charge for ProRes RAW Update

Nikon made two major announcements for video shooters today. First, they released a dedicated (and long overdue) 3D Look Up Table (LUT) for the flat N-Log profile, making it much easier to post-process video footage from the Z6 and Z7. And second, they quietly announced that the long-awaited RAW video update for the Z Series will not be a free firmware update.

People Who Post Selfies are Seen as Insecure & Less Likeable, Study Shows

File this under "well... obviously" news. A new study conducted by Washington State University psychologists and published in the Journal of Research in Personality shows that people who post a lot of selfies are perceived as less likeable, less successful, more insecure and less open to new experiences. Yikes.

Tamron Teases Four New Full-Frame Lenses for Sony E-Mount

Tamron is giving Sony full-frame mirrorless shooters a reason to get excited today. In a video published to the brand's Facebook page and YouTube channel, the company is teasing four new lenses for FE-mount: one zoom lens and three primes.

Sony Quietly Raised the Price of the 135mm f/1.8 GM Lens by $200

This past weekend, Sony quietly increased the price of its exceptionally sharp 135mm f/1.8 G Master lens by $200, raising the price from $1,898 to $2,098 overnight without any explanation. It's left the industry wondering why, and some speculating that the US/China trade war is to blame.

Canon Leaks Full Product Brochures for the Canon 90D and EOS M6 Mark II

Canon Australia sprung a massive leak last night, when the product pages for the un-released Canon 90D and Canon EOS M6 Mark II both went online by accident. We've already shared the promo videos for both cameras that were posted there, but that wasn't all—Canon leaked its own product brochures, too.

Apple Goes After RED Over Key RAW Patent

Back in May, Apple quietly filed a legal petition to try and invalidate a key patent by cinema camera maker RED, and RED is not taking it lying down. The patent in question describes RED's "REDCODE" codec for visually lossless, compressed 4K video at 23fps and above—one of the patents at the very core of RED's history as a company and camera maker.