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Nikkor Z 600mm F6.3 VR S: Nikon's Fresnel Super Telephoto Lens

October 13, 2023
Nikon’s Nikkor Z 600mm F6.3 VR S is a super telephoto that uses a fresnel element to cut down on length and weight. Nikon loaned us a pre-production model to familiarize ourselves with the new phase fresnel lens. We were limited to only out-of-camera JPEG for review, so we don’t have a full picture just yet, but the early results look promising. Take a look and let us know what you…
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Brazil Committee Recommends Indicting Binance Officials, CZ – Legal Bitcoin News

October 13, 2023
A congressional committee in Brazil has concluded that four Binance officials, among them company CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), should be indicted. The suggestion follows a probe targeting crypto platforms suspected of operating pyramid schemes and can potentially affect the global crypto company’s plans in Brazil and add to its legal challenges. Parliamentary Committee Suggests Indictment of Binance…
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DefenseNews

US Army considering aerostat overhaul as focus turns to Russia, China

October 12, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is examining how it can reinvigorate its aging fleet of blimp-like aircraft known as aerostats that serve as elevated surveillance and communication platforms. The service is interested in the updates amid a focus on countering the Russian and Chinese militaries, forces more sophisticated than those fought for decades in the Middle East. “Aerostat, I think, is…
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The Army needs a near-term strategy for the 2020s

October 12, 2023
The U.S. Army must move faster to deter near-term threats. Although the Army has a strategy to modernize the force by 2030, that is just seven years away and potentially four years too late if the Chinese Communist Party attempts to retake Taiwan by force by 2027, as our…
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AUSA: Highlights from the US Army’s annual conference

October 12, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Association of the United States Army held its annual conference Oct. 9-11 in Washington, with defense officials, military personnel and industry representatives gathering to discuss the future force — and what threats it may face from advanced…
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Gear in this story

October 12, 2023
Nikon’s Nikkor Z 600mm F6.3 VR S is a super telephoto that uses a fresnel element to cut down on length and weight. Nikon loaned us a pre-production model to familiarize ourselves with the new phase fresnel lens. We were limited to only out-of-camera JPEG for review, so we don’t have a full picture just yet, but the early results look promising. Take a look and let us know what you…
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