The “protective” filter debate rages on as always, but whether for them or against them, how do they all stack up? The folks over at Lens Rentals wanted to know. The man assigned to the task, Roger Cicala, didn’t really want to know, though. He’ll “get around to it some day”, he said. “Some day” came when he was told that it would involve lasers. The test is to essentially see which filters will, theoretically, degrade your image the least....

Shayne McGuire has a deep respect and love for everything living and that is the main reason why she became a wildlife photographer. She spends large parts of the year traveling, even to remote destinations such as Antarctica and Africa. Shayne captures bears, penguins, birds, horses and sometimes her husband. The latter often comes with a funny caption. When the opportunity presents itself Shayne also shoots landscapes, even from the southernmost parts of the globe where ice and snow reign....

A bitcoin wallet is actually fairly straightforward. Think of a wallet as your bank card and the private key as the pin number. The pin number represents access to funds from your bank account. A bitcoin wallet utilises this same concept of a pin number, but instead of accessing fiat currency, it gives you access to Bitcoin’s blockchain system. Once you unlock the pin code, you can use the funds in your Bitcoin wallet just as you would any other currency....

Another new feature is coming to Instagram, and it can be useful for photographers. People will soon be able to boom appointments with business. For all those who make a living from photography, this means your clients will be able to find you and book a session directly through your Instagram. At the moment, Instagram has over 1 million active advertisers. According to the app’s ad chief, James Quarles, the new booking feature will offer them more concrete ways to measure the impact of their accounts....

The Doogee S99 is the company’s newest rugged smartphone The Doogee S99 is the company’s newest rugged smartphone As you can see, the phone has an interesting design, as most Doogee phones do these days. Its rear camera setup certainly does look unique, and there’s a dewdrop notch on the front. The bezels are not the thinnest, but do remember this is a rugged smartphone. The device has three cameras on the back....