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Quick Charge Podcast: February 23, 2022

February 23, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Tesla loses Director of Engineering to generator giant looking to compete with Powerwall

February 23, 2022
Tesla has lost Brian Dow, Director of Engineering, to Generac, the leader in gas generators who is now trying to compete with Tesla’s Po looking to compete with Powerwall. Dow started at Tesla back in 2016 as a Senior Manager, and he was quickly promoted to Director of Engineering in charge of “Electronics, Firmware, Integration & Test”, a position in held for the last three and a half…
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Ricoh GRm: My Custom ‘Monochrom’ Camera

February 23, 2022
For a long time now, I’ve been looking a little enviously in the direction of Leica because of the monochrome versions of the M and Q models. There are purely economic reasons why I haven’t bought one yet. Or rather, I haven’t really been able to explain to my bank account why at least $6,000 should flow in the direction of Wetzlar just because of the feeling. So this problem or…
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Macro Shootout: Extension vs Reverse vs Lens vs Raynox

February 23, 2022
The debate over which lens and accessories are best for macro photography has gone on since the beginning of the craft. With so many options out there ranging from just a $8 to over $1,000, it is definitely a daunting field to enter. Thankfully, photographer and YouTuber…
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What does Sigma's support mean for X-mount?

February 23, 2022
It may be lacking an aperture ring, but the 56mm F1.4 DC DN makes a great match for the Fujifilm X-T4, in terms of size and balance. The arrival of Sigma’s 16mm, 30mm and 56mm F1.4 DC DN lenses is another step forward for the X-mount system. No matter how comprehensive Fujifilm makes its own lineup of lenses, it’s always beneficial to not have a system solely tied to one…
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