Fujifilm Appears First to Reveal Higher Prices Due to New 15% Tariffs

Thanks to a new "massive" deal, camera companies will be subject to a new higher tariff starting on August 1. And because tariffs are import taxes, those prices will largely fall on the consumer if a company can't absord additional cost. Fujifilm appears to be the first of the camera manufacturers to inform dealers and retailers of a price increase.

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Hackers Leak 72,000 Photos From Controversial Women-Only App ‘Tea’

Tea -- a viral app that allows women to post anonymous reviews about men they've dated -- has had 72,000 images, including women’s selfies and photo IDs, leaked online by hackers.

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This Photographer Shot the Same Tree for 10 Years

Yvan Bédard has been photographing the same elm tree for over 10 years, capturing it through the wind, the rain, the morning fog, and the fall; beneath the northern lights and under a solar eclipse.

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Photography Intern Arrested While Covering Pro-Immigration Protest

A photography intern and the journalist he was shadowing were arrested while covering a pro-immigration protest in Cincinnati and reportedly “just doing their jobs.”

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Museum Director Charged Over Composite Photo of Putin and Hitler

A museum director has been charged over a poster featuring a composite photograph of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler merged into one face.

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People Are Using a Video Game Photo Mode to Bypass the UK’s Online Safety Act

The UK recently introduced the Online Safety Act, which contains new requirements for social media platforms to protect users, particularly minors, from illegal or harmful content. As part of the regulation, users must now verify their age to access platforms that may contain adult content, including services like Discord and Reddit.

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Sirui IronStar Anamorphic Lenses Promise Cinematic Quality or Under $1,000

Sirui, makers of excellent photographic lenses, unveiled the IronStar series of anamorphic cinema lenses for full-frame cameras. The trio of lenses all feature fast T1.9 apertures and 1.5x squeeze ratios, enabling the capture of CinemaScope-style widescreen ratios (2.39:1 and 2.65:1).

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Sony RX1R III Review: Was This Worth Waiting for Nearly 10 Years?

The Sony RX1R II was such a unique product for its time, offering high resolution mated to a stunning Zeiss lens, all in a compact size. However, it was always a premium product that demanded an exorbitant price. The RX1R II debuted at around $3,300, and let’s keep in mind that was nine years ago.

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Antigravity is a New 360-Degree Drone Company Spun Out of Insta360

Antigravity is the name of a new drone company. Launched out of "incubation" inside of Insta360, the company says its goal is to "redefine aerial exploration and storytelling" and will do so when it launches a sub-249g form factor, 360-degree drone with 8K resolution later this year.

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17-Year-Old Boy Investigated Over AI-Generated Nude Videos of Classmates

A 17-year-old boy from Spain is being investigated by police on suspicion of using AI to create fake nude videos of his female schoolmates that he intended to sell online.

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