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Fujifilm Release Stylish Dual Lens Hybrid Instant Camera

by | Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
Fujifilm Release Stylish Dual Lens Hybrid Instant Camera

The current king of instant cameras is dialling up the fun this holiday season. Today, Fujifilm introduced the Instax Mini LiPlay+ Hybrid Instant Camera, an update to the 2019 camera featuring a dual-lens setup for greatly enhanced selfie capabilities. For the first time in an Instax camera, you'll be able to use the rear-facing wide-angle lens and large LCD to compose, snap and print instant memories.

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Tamron Completes the Z Mount Trinity: Adds the 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2

by | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
Tamron Completes the Z Mount Trinity

Tamron is bringing its smallest and lightest F2.8 tele-zoom lens to the Nikon Z Mount. The addition of the wildly popular 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2, previously only available in E-mount, was announced early Tuesday morning, completing the "Tamron Trinity" of Nikon Z lenses along with the 16-30mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 and 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2.

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Colour Nikon RED: Introducing the ZR Cinema Camera

by | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 |

Filmmakers of all skill levels likely have their ears perked this morning as Nikon has announced the first Z-Series camera co-developed with RED. The Nikon ZR introduces a groundbreaking new full-frame cinema camera to the market, one that adds the power of RED's renowned colour science to a compact form factor similar to the Nikon Z6 III, all at an accessible price point. The camera's features are highlighted by the inclusion of REDCODE RAW (R3D NE), wide dynamic range 32-Bit Float Audio, up...

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