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Phase One Launches an $11,990 40mm Tilt Lens for the XT Camera

Phase One has announced a new specialized lens for the XT IQ4 camera system: the XT-Rodenstock HR Digaron-W 40mm f/4 Tilt. The optic is designed to support landscape photographers and will retail for $11,990. The XT camera system was originally announced in 2019 and Phase One called it the smallest digitally integrated film camera ever made. Like most of Phase One’s medium format…
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Of Course Nikon is Getting Out of DSLRs

Let’s talk about something obvious that apparently is big news: Nikon is going to stop making DSLRs. According to Nikkei, Nikon has been “losing out” to smartphones and is aiming to push back against that trend by offering mirrorless products with more…
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Meike Introduces a $449 10mm f/2 APS-C Prime Lens for 5 Mounts

Meike has introduced a new 10mm f/2 APS-C manual focus prime lens for Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Micro Four Thirds cameras. The Meike 10mm f/2 has a lens structure of 15 elements arranged in 12 groups, which includes two aspherical lens elements. The lens features an aperture range of f/2 through f/22, though Meike doesn’t say how many blades are in its diaphragm…
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The next batch of emoji headed to Android and iOS may include an actual ‘high-five’ emoji

Emoji have become a part of our modern language, and it’s a big deal when new options are added to the catalog. With Unicode 15, the next batch of emoji may finally bring a proper “high-five” emoji, alongside other options. Emojipedia says that the list of emojis up for addition to the Unicode 15 standard includes just 31 new options. That’s less than a third of the number that was…
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Asus Zenfone 9 gets an official release date, and it’s right around the corner

Last week we got a first look at Android’s one remaining small flagship, the Asus Zenfone 9, and now we have a release date for that device. On Twitter today, Asus officially confirmed that the Zenfone 9 has a set release date, or at least a launch event. The phone will be fully revealed on July 28, about two weeks from today. The event will take place at 9 a.m. ET. Asus hasn’t confirmed any…
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