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Pitcher perfect: BrewDog is building a beer-themed hotel for craft beer lovers

Scotland's BrewDog craft brewery is taking to Indiegogo to fund the Doghouse, a beer-themed hotel and sour beer brewing facility in Ohio.
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Blackmagic Design announces new, lower-cost DaVinci Resolve control panels

Blackmagic Design is bringing the best parts of its $30,000 Advanced Panel to a broader range of users with new Micro and Mini control panels.
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Canon unveils three new professional-grade projectors and a lens

The new Realis WUX6500 Pro AV comes in above the WUX6010 and WUX6000 and features an even brighter output, at up to 6500 lumens.
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Canon is serious, but cautious, about introducing 4K video in consumer cameras

Canon shed some light on why it has been slow to adopt 4K, saying it is taking a cautious approach to implementing it in consumer models.
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SD cards will transfer data at more than 600MB per second, thanks to UHS-III

The new standard will double transfer rates over today’s fastest UHS-II cards, offering theoretical peak performance of 624MB per second.
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Lexar’s new 256GB MicroSD card can hold up to 9 hours of 4K video

The new card combines high capacity with high performance and meets the requirements for 'Works with GoPro' verification.
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With 1,000 frames per second and a global shutter, Phantom Flex focuses on science

The new camera gains a global shutter, making it suitable for use in the scientific and aerospace industries.
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EZVIZ Mini 360 Plus: Our first take

At just $80, the Mini 360 Plus brings 360-degree home monitoring to the masses while offering an impressive set of features for the price.
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Cosina brings 3 lenses to Sony mirrorless cameras, including record-setting 40mm f/1.2

At CP+ 2017, Cosina revealed plans to make three Voigtlander lenses for cameras using Sony’s E-mount mirrorless and cinema cameras.
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Canon’s new EOS 77D, Rebel T7i DSLRs inherit acclaimed tech from 80D

Both cameras benefit from tech trickling down from the higher-end 80D, including the 24MP APS-C sensor with Dual Pixel live view autofocus.
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Canon EOS M6 puts the power of the M5 in a smaller, affordable body

The EOS M6 boasts much of the same functionality as the M5, but uses the more compact body style of the M3.
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Sony claims its new SF-G SD cards are the ‘world’s fastest’

Sony's new line of SD cards aimed at high-end photography and video professionals reach blazing speeds of 300MBps read and 299MBps write.
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The UltraLuuv looks weird, but makes your GoPro videos look great

Combining a mechanical stabilizer and electronic gimbal, the UltraLuuv offers “two- by three-axis” stabilization for action cameras.
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Two brothers are obsessively filming every national park, with spectacular results

Will and Jim Pattiz just released their tenth national park video. What began as a passion project is now a self-sustaining creative business for the brothers.
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Making the color grade: Getting started with DaVinci Resolve

Used by professional video editors and colorists, DaVinci Resolve is free to anyone who wants to use it. Here’s how to get started.
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Protect your gear in style with Think Tank’s Signature camera bags

Built for the “young urban professional or corporate photographer,” the bags are made with a combination of high-quality materials.
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Go like a pro: A day in the life of BMX bad-boy Nigel Sylvester

Professional BMX rider Nigel Sylvester’s “Go! 3” continues the tradition of providing a little something for everyone.
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Panasonic’s new organic sensor can switch between visible and NIR sensitivity

Panasonic’s new design uses two stacked layers of organic photoconductive film (OPF), one for the visible spectrum and one for NIR light.
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Camera with ‘lens’ made of 32,000 plastic straws creates pointillism-like images

With thousands of straws arranged in honeycomb fashion inside a wooden box, the Straw Camera eschews complex optics and electronics.
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Panasonic improves image stabilization on two cameras with firmware update

The new firmware promises quieter image stabilization ands support for Dual IS 2 when using the 100-400mm f/4-6.3 lens on the G85.
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Pixlplay finds a use for your old smartphone as a toy camera for kids

Now on Kickstarter, the Pixlplay looks to breathe new life into your retired Android phone or iPhone by turning it into a kid-friendly camera.
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Save up to 80 percent on ink with Epson’s new cartridge-free EcoTank printers

Epson's new all-in-ones use large ink tanks and have a generous helping of ink in the box: enough for 4,000 pages in black or 6,500 in color.
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‘Everest ’53’ VR project will take you back to the historic first ascent

The Everest '53 project, which is being developed for the Oculus Rift and Touch controller, will initially be available later this year.
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The Olympus E-M1 Mark II’s awesome image stabilization could get even better

Olympus will keep its flagship mirrorless camera fresh by adding new features and improvements via firmware updates over its lifetime.
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A classic black-and-white film is back on the market thanks to Kickstarter

After raising $320,000 from backers in 2014, Film Ferrania is ready to introduce its first publicly available 35mm film.
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The 20-foot Charters Pole can replace your drone in no-fly zones — for a price

In situations where drones aren't allowed, this simple carbon fiber pole will let you keeping shooting from above.
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Apple shows off iPhone’s low-light chops in latest ‘Shot on iPhone’ campaign

Apple has unveiled the third installment of its 'Shot on iPhone' ad campaign, featuring low-light photos taken with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
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Now on Kickstarter, this low-tech paper camera shoots instant photos without electricity

Made entirely of recycled cardboard, the Jollylook camera uses Instax Mini film but is completely operated by hand without any electronics.
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The Ezviz Mini 360 Plus smart camera is an affordable way to monitor a room

The Mini 360 Plus uses a single lens on a rotating base that pans to reveal the contents of an entire room and it does it for just $80.
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New Pentax KP from Ricoh features 5-axis stabilization and ISO 819,200

Ricoh is taking on the enthusiast photographer market with the $1,100 Pentax KP, a compact DSLR that can see in the dark at ISO 819,200.
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Iridient X Transformer brings powerful Fujifilm RAW processing to Windows

Iridient Digital is bringing its high-end Fujifilm RAW processing to Windows with Iridient X Transformer, currently available in beta.
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Fujifilm executive: ‘Video is a huge growth area for us’

Following the launch of the X-T20, its second 4K camera, Fujifilm says it will continue to innovate in video.
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For less than a buck, this 3D-printed guard ring deters lens theft

Mark's Lens Ring wraps around the lens mount and covers the release button on the camera body, guarding against theft.
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500px creates free photographer directory, forges partnership with Adobe Stock

With nearly 50,000 photographers in close to 200 countries already signed up, 500px's directory promises to be the most complete of its kind.
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Photoshop Mix and Lightroom Mobile head to Google Chromebooks

Photoshop Mix and Lightroom Mobile are among six Android apps that Adobe will optimize for Google's low-cost Chromebook laptops.
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Fujifilm brings the X100 series up to speed with faster, higher resolution X100F

The X100F uses the same 24MP Xtrans III APS-C sensor and X-Processor Pro from the X-Pro2 and X-T2 along with a new 325-point AF system.
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At $6,500, Fujifilm’s GFX 50S will take on both medium format and full-frame rivals

The 50MP mirrorless camera will sell for $6,500, well below its medium format rivals and right in line with flagship full frame DSLRs.
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Epson’s portable DS-320 scanner can save 25 pages per minute

Built for professionals on the go, the portable scanner can be plugged into a wall or powered straight over a USB connection.