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Venus Optics Unveils 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro for Full Frame Mirrorless

Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO for Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, and Leica L mount full-frame cameras. The lens comes four years after Venus Optics launched its 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO and becomes the eighth addition to the Laowa 2:1 magnification macro lens lineup. Venus Optics says that this new 90mm lens not only inherits the same 2:1 magnification…
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Oskar Barnack's 0-Series Leica prototype camera sold for a record-setting $15M at auction

At the 40th Leitz Photographica Auction, Oskar Barnack’s personal 0-Series Leica camera sold for just over $15M, shattering the expected high end of the $2.2 to $3.3M hammer price range that the auction house expected. DPReview TV’s Chris and Jordan were there at the auction and have a video in the making, we wanted to update you in the form of a news article in advance. The final…
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Here’s where to buy the Motorola MA1 dongle for wireless Android Auto [Update: In-store stock]

The demand for adding wireless Android Auto to your car is unsurprisingly high, which makes Motorola’s “dead simple” MA1 dongle a hard gadget to buy. Here’s where you can find it in the US. First released at the beginning of the year, the Motorola MA1 is a simple gadget that plugs into your (Android Auto-compatible) car’s USB port and pairs over Bluetooth to your phone. Once paired…
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Tesla is operating a virtual power plant demonstration in Texas

Tesla is operating a virtual power plant demonstration in Texas to show the grid authorities the potential of such a product. But until some rule changes, the company needs the collaboration of local Powerwall owners without compensation. Last month, we reported on Tesla lobbying for any homeowner with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’s energy market. The company was asking for a…
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