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Pentax 17 honoured
The Pentax 17 compact film The camera has added two major accolades to its growing list of design awards. Following earlier success at the German Design Awards, Ricoh's half-frame model has now won both the Red Dot Design Award and the iF Design Award in June 2025.
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July 2025
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Sony's sensor future
Reports in 2025 June suggest Sony may spin off its image sensor business into a separate company.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
CAPTURING FLORAL FASCINATION
Kristine's journey began from a father's influence and a curious eye grew into a deep, self-taught journey into the miniature world. She specialises in capturing flowers alongside insects, capturing and excelling at an intriguing perspective in macro photography. Asian Photography spoke to her about how macro photography shaped not just her creative process, but also her perspective on nature, patience, and purpose. Excerpts:
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July 2025
Asian Photography
ARACHNID AESTHETICS
Do you remember the first macro image you ever shot? What was it?
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July 2025
Asian Photography
OnePlus Nord 5 Camera Review - New Midrange King?
Last year, when we reviewed the OnePlus Nord 4, it left us wanting more. This year, the Nord 5 arrives with bold promises - it's the first Nord to feature a Snapdragon 8-series chipset and the first mainstream OnePlus device with a 144Hz OLED display. But what we're really here for is the camera - especially since it borrows tech from the flagship OnePlus 13. While pricing hasn't been officially confirmed (we received both the Nord 5 and CE5 under embargo), we expect it to stay close to last year's launch price - between ₹30,000-₹35,000. According to OnePlus, this is their most complete Nord yet. So, do the cameras live up to that claim? Let's find out!
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July 2025
Asian Photography
WHERE DOES MACRO END AND MICRO BEGIN?
Macro photography opens the door to a world we rarely notice-a place where the texture of a leaf becomes a jungle, the surface of a coin a lunar landscape. But how close is too close? At what point does macro stop being macro and enter the realm of micro photography? The line between the two isn't just a matter of semantics. It's about tools, technique, and intent. In this article, we'll draw that line.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
Apple Built a Custom iPhone-Based Camera to Film Inside Real F1 Cars
For its upcoming Formula One film, Apple engineered a custom camera module using iPhone components to capture cinematic-quality footage from inside F1 cars—without affecting performance.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
Apple's iOS 26 Brings Changes to Imaging Experience, Camera APP and Photos
Apple's new design overhaul brings an update to the Camera app in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, making everyday photography feel more immersive and intuitive. The redesigned UI prioritizes easy reach for core controls while minimizing distractions. Buttons, sliders, and toggles now live within a refined control layer that adapts as you frame shots or switch modes. In the app, navigation and tools morph fluidly to stay out of the way until you need them, keeping the focus squarely on capturing the moment. New gestures streamline access to pro tools, and the layout now curves with the edges of modern displays for a more cohesive, hardware-conscious experience.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
Leica Announces Monopan 50 Film
Leica has announced Monopan 50, its first true Leicabranded 35mm black-and-white film, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Leica I-the camera that launched 35mm photography in 1925.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
DECAY DIARIES: DISCOVERING THE BEAUTY OF ROT, RUST, AND RUIN THROUGH MACRO
Decay is usually seen as a sign of failure, of neglect, corrosion, and abandonment. It marks the places we leave behind and the things we no longer touch. But for those who carry a macro lens, decay is not the end of something, but the beginning of a fascinating visual story. Up close, rot becomes a rich texture, rust becomes a complex pattern, and ruin becomes poetry. Welcome to the world of Decay Diaries, where beauty isn’t found in perfection, but in what is slowly falling apart.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
Dronemaker DJI Faces Imminent Ban Despite Complying to Scrutiny
DJl is still waiting on a U.S. government security audit mandated by Congress—six months after formally requesting it. The delay could have major consequences for DJI's future in the American market.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
Insta360 Unveils Wireless Mic
Insta360 has launched the Mic Air, its first compact wireless microphone, designed to seamlessly pair with Insta360 cameras like the new X5 8K 360° camera.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
Sigma Launches 17-40 F/1.8 Lens
Sigma has unveiled the 17-40mm f/1.8 DC Art lens, the long-awaited successor to the hugely popular 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art from 2013.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
Bioluminescence at 2:1: The Rare Frontier of Glowing Macro Subjects
In the dark corners of nature, far from city lights and human eyes, organisms glow. Some flicker like fading embers; others pulse like neon signs underwater. This phenomenon, known as bioluminescence, is one of nature's most hauntingly beautiful tricks. To witness it is one thing. To photograph it, especially up close, at extreme magnifications like 2:1, is another. Welcome to one of the most elusive and visually captivating niches of macro photography: the glowing world of bioluminescent life.
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July 2025
Asian Photography
How Close Should You Get to a Subject? Ethics in Macro
Macro photography is all about getting close — closer than the eye can see. It invites us into intimate worlds: The spiralled symmetry of a snail's shell, the fine hairs on a bee's leg, the dew resting on a spider's web. But as we close in, a question looms that goes beyond technique or gear: How close should we get?
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July 2025
Asian Photography
MINIATURE MARVELS
Drawn to the hidden dramas of the insect world, Sandip Guha uncovers nature's quietest stories through patience, precision, and reverence. Since picking up a macro lens, he has captured moments as fleeting as damselfly mating rituals and as rare as spider courtship. His work goes beyond beauty, documenting behaviour, ecology, and the fragile poetry of life in miniature. Asian Photography spoke to him about inspiration, hardships, mistakes, bucket shot and more. Excerpts:
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July 2025
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Artificial Intelligence in Photography
'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) - these buzz words cause a state of panic in several people. But what exactly is artificial intelligence?
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May 2025
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MOICHARA
The Traditional Bull Race of Bengal
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May 2025
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From Click to Print: Inspire Kids with Summer Photography Workshops
By the time this issue reaches you, schools across many parts of India will have closed for the summer holidays, giving children a much-needed and well-deserved break.
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May 2025
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Nikon launches Z5II mirrorless camera
Nikon India Pvt. Ltd. unveiled the Z5II, a full-frame mirrorless camera, at a dynamic event in New Delhi's Eros Hotel.
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May 2025
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COMPACT CAMERAS OUR CHOICE
Compact cameras are back in demand. It only took one winner from the Fujifilm stable to turn the tide. Fujifilm's X100 VI took the world by storm and even today continues to be in short supply. Let's zero in on the best choices available to you in the compact camera market. In our opinion, for compact cameras to prevail against constantly improving mobile phones, the sensor size has to be decent. Accordingly, sensor sizes smaller than 1-inch Type do not make the grade.
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May 2025
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World's First Stainless-Steel SD Cards
exar launched its groundbreaking Le Lexar ARMOR GOLD SDXC UHS-II Card and Lexar ARMOR SILVER PRO SDXC UHS-II Card in India, introducing the world's first stainless-steel SD cards.
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May 2025
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SmallRig's Modular Cage System
SmallRig unveiled a modular cage system for mirrorless cameras on March 10, 2025, priced at $129 globally.
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May 2025
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A Fine Lens!
Sony FE 16-25 mm F 2.8 G ₹1,17,900/-
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May 2025
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Excellent Performer
Sony FE 400-800 MM F/6.3 - 8 G OSS 2,64,990/-
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May 2025
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Sony India FE 50-150mm F2 GM Telephoto Zoom
Sony ony India has launched the FE 50-150mm F2 GM, the world's first telephoto zoom lens with a 150mm maximum focal length and a constant F2 aperture.
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May 2025
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Ulanzi's Smartphone Rig
Ulanzi released a smartphone video rig on April 18, 2025, priced at *5,000 in India.
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May 2025
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Canon EOS R100 Budget Option
Canon's EOS R100 gained Ca attention in March 2025 as a beginner mirrorless camera, priced at 45,000 (Body only) in India. Its 24.1MP APS-C sensor and reliable autofocus suit hobbyists.
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May 2025
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Joby GorillaPod 5K Refresh
Joby launched an updated GorillaPod 5K on April 12, 2025, priced at $99.
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May 2025
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DJI Osmo Pocket 4
DJI launched the Osmo Pocket 4 on April 15, 2025, priced at ₹35,000 in India.
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