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There's been little in the way of news-news this week, but still there's a very healthy selection of photography stuff to keep you occupied, from ghastly Barbie dolls with in-built cameras to cool competition news. Enjoy!

Camera talk (and lenses, too)

Lytro might be interested in developing video technology, but it'll focus on photos for the moment: link (2012-02-19 by @SmallAperture)

The Size of Lytro's Sensor Compared with Other Common Formats link (2012-02-15 by @Photocritic)

Lensbaby introduces Edge 80 telephoto optic link (2012-02-16 by @Photocritic)

This is why I'm a little bit in love with my (non-IS) Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro: link (2012-02-13 by @Photocritic)

Some teeny-tiny fixes to Canon's S100 with a firmware upgrade: link (2012-02-15 by @SmallAperture)

Canon C300 takes to the sky link (2012-02-15 by @Photocritic)

Corporate shennanigans

And we have some arrests at scandal-ridden Olympus: link (2012-02-16 by @SmallAperture)

Useful knowledge

Straight horizons in your photos: why you need them and how to get them - link (2012-02-18 by @Photocritic)

A quick primer in flash diffusers: link (2012-02-17 by @Photocritic)

RT @LaraWhite: How To Get Over Your Fears And Raise Your Prices as a Photographer link (2012-02-16 by @Photocritic)

How to Use a Light Meter for better portraits: link (2012-02-11 by @Photocritic)

Nikon SB-900 can take 50 photos before it conks out. The vs. Nikon SB-910, on the other hand, keeps on ticking past 200 link (2012-02-16 by @Photocritic)

Red eyes and how to avoid them (or: how to deal with 'devil eyes' in your portraits): link (2012-02-14 by @Photocritic)

Useful stuff

Come the summer, and the release of Moutain Lion, you should be able to share photos straight from your Mac to Flickr: link (2012-02-18 by @Photocritic)

DIY Popup Flash Bouncer link (2012-02-14 by @Photocritic)

Macro photography on the cheap: link Make your own studio using a laundry bag! (2012-02-16 by @SmallAperture)

CameraTrace: helping reunite lost or stolen cameras with their owners - link (2012-02-15 by @SmallAperture)

Inspirational stuff

Successive close-ups of the scales of a Peacock butterfly wing link (2012-02-14 by @Photocritic)

"Currently available for pre-order. This item will go on sale 3 April 2012" :-) link  (2012-02-16 by @Photocritic)

World Press Winners announced link (2012-02-13 by @Photocritic)

This is what thousands of Triggertrap acrylic casings look like... link (2012-02-13 by @Photocritic)

Quite frankly, bizarre stuff

Honestly, Barbie dolls are bad enough, but one with a camera in her shoulder blades and a screen in her chest? No! link (2012-02-15 by @SmallAperture)

Cool stuff

Someone made a short film about the last place to develop Kodachrome film, and how they did it: link (2012-02-17 by @Photocritic)

Competitions

Only 1% of you guessed right on the Macro challenge. Want to know what the answer is? Here you go: link (2012-02-14 by @Photocritic)

Have you entered our February photo competition yet? link The theme's flight. @FractureMe are supplying the excellent prize! (2012-02-12 by @SmallAperture)

Finally...

If you've ever wondered if flash really does damage art works, there's an excellent article by Paul Harcourt Davies discussing it here

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