The original Canon EOS-1D is coming up on its 20th birthday this November. The DSLR, which is quite large by today’s standards, was Canon’s first foray into the professional digital camera market. The EOS 1D series itself survives to this day, with 2020’s EOS-1D X Mark III continuing to see heavy use among professional photographers in the face of mirrorless alternatives from…
The RED V-RAPTOR ST is a $25K cinema camera capable of 8K 120fps 16-bit Raw video capture
September 2, 2021
RED Digital Cinema has announced the V-RAPTOR ST, its latest flagship 8K cinema camera that can record REDCODE RAW video at up to 120fps. The $24,5000 cinema camera, which features a Canon RF lens mount, is the first in RED’s new DSMC3 generation of cameras and manages to…
Roblox opens a metaverse playground for Vans shoe fans
September 1, 2021
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Roblox announced the launch of Vans World, an interactive Vans skateboarding metaverse playground inside the gaming world.
Inspired by the brand’s locations such as House of Vans and other…
Panasonic Unveils 24mm f/1.8 S Full Frame Lens for L-Mount
September 1, 2021
Panasonic has officially announced the Lumix S 24mm f/1.8 for full-frame L-mount cameras, the third of four f/1.8 prime lenses promised by the company.
The lens was leaked earlier this week but has been officially announced.
The 24mm f/1.8 joins the 85mm and 50mm f/1.8 lenses that feature a common build size, position of control parts, and front filter thread size of 67mm that Panasonic says…
Canon Quietly Raises the Prices of Multiple Cameras and Lenses
September 1, 2021
It appears that Canon has quietly raised the prices of several of its products, most notably popular RF lenses saw a price increase of $100 as well as increases to cameras like the Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR.
PetaPixel was able to confirm that Canon has raised the price of its…
Photos From Space Make Crops Look Like a ‘Pac-Man Invasion’
September 1, 2021
Photos captured from the International Space Station show how plots of land designated for agriculture look strange from that altitude and appear like a set of vinyl records or, as one astronaut puts it, a “Pac-Man invasion.”
There are no shortage of breathtaking…
Vic.ai, an AI-powered accounting automation platform, raises $50M
September 1, 2021
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Vic.ai, a startup developing software to automate accounting and financial processes, today announced that it closed a $50 million series B financing round with participation from GGV Capital, Cowboy Ventures, and Costanoa Ventures. Pivoting away from its initial focus on…
StoreDot, an Israel-based battery startup, announced today that it produced the first 4680 cylindrical cell, like the ones unveiled by Tesla at Battery Day last year, that can charge in just 10 minutes.
Last year, Tesla unveiled its long-anticipated 4680 cell that they…
Midrange Samsung Galaxy S21 FE appears again in leaked manual
September 1, 2021
A user manual for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 FE (aka “Fan Edition”) has been published online by SamMobile, giving us another look at the unannounced midrange counterpart to the company’s Galaxy S21 flagship. As you’d expect from a manual, the document spends more time…
Hulking Attachment Gave Canon FD Lens Autofocus 40 Years Ago
September 1, 2021
The Canon Zoom Lens FD 35-70mm f/4 AF was a lens originally manufactured in 1981 and features an unusual motor system that allowed it to autofocus. In Kai Wong’s 13-minute video, he shows how it still works remarkably well even today.
Spotted by Fstoppers, the FD 35-70mm f/4 AF took Canon’s successful lens and added a large box above the lens which housed a mechanism that would allow for…
