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Canon Killed Its Last Film Camera One-Year Ago Today

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One year ago today on May 30, 2018, Canon ended sales for the EOS-1v SLR film camera. It was the final film camera that Canon offered for sale.

Few 35mm film cameras (from any brand) remain on the market today. In fact, the only SLR film camera that B&H Photo currently offers in new condition is the Nikon F6. A handful of Leica rangefinders and Ansco point and shoot models round out the 35mm options. Fortunately, the film camera options for used equipment are bountiful on the likes of eBay, including tons of listings for the Canon EOS-1v.

So, pour one out for the Canon EOS-1v today as we move into the next generation of mirrorless cameras that stand on the shoulders of these workhorses from yesteryear.

 

Apple Finally Updates the iPod Touch

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Apple announced a surprise update to the iPod Touch with the new model receiving the A10 Fusion processor. It’s the same processor found in the aging iPhone 7; however, it is head and shoulders above the distant last-gen iPod Touch that was released in 2015.

iPod Touch 7th Generation Key Features

  • 4″ Multi-Touch IPS Retina Display
  • 1136 x 640 Native Resolution at 326 ppi
  • A10 Fusion Processor
  • Rear 8MP 1080p Camera
  • Front 1.2MP 720p Camera
  • 32GB of Storage
  • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) + Bluetooth 4.1
  • iOS 12 Operating System
  • Apple Arcade + Group FaceTime
  • Includes Apple EarPods

It’s available in a variety of colors and priced at $199 (32GB), $299 (128GB), and $399 (256GB). Check it out here at B&H Photo and here at Apple.com.

Lightroom’s New Texture Feature Deep Dive

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Adobe Lightroom’s recent update added the Texture slider to the Develop panel. A lot of people see it as a similar slider to the Clarity slider; however, there are some key differences. In the above video, Matt Kloskowski walks through some of the differences and use cases for Texture and Clarity sliders, along with how they can work together in order get the optimal results from your post-production in Lightroom.

The technical article that Matt refers to in the video can be found here on Adobe’s blog.