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Nikon Shows the Z9’s Upgraded Video Prowess in New 8K Short Film

Nikon has published a new short film and behind-the-scenes video that is designed to showcase the camera’s newly-updated video prowess. The film was shot in 8K at 60 frames per second in 12-bit RAW. The Nikon Z9, which the company recently claimed was the top-selling camera in its category so far in 2022, launched in December 2021 with a list of high-end specifications that either matched…
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Leica Discontinues the CL and TL2 Cameras

Leica appears to be discontinuing the CL and TL2 camera systems. Citing an overall decline in the compact and small sensor camera market, Leica appears to be ready to focus entirely on full-frame. Originally spotted by Leica Rumors, official-looking documentation from the company appears to confirm that it will be phasing out the CL- and TL2-system cameras. It is not clear where this…
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Photographer’s 1990s Passport Photos Reveal Lives of Vulnerable Ukrainians

Photographer Alexander Chekmenev was given a bizarre photo assignment in the 1990s: go door-to-door in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk and take passport photos of the city’s most vulnerable residents. Chekmenev dragged his portable white backdrop into the flats of poor elderly and infirm Ukrainians, where he realized that a wide shot showing the subject’s living quarters would…
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Lawnchair 12.1 Alpha adds Android 12’s At a Glance widget, more improvements

Lawnchair 12.1 is now available in Alpha and includes a number of improvements alongside the new At a Glance widget found in Android 12. Announced via the official Telegram feed, Lawnchair 12.1 is the first build based on Launcher3 from Android 12.1 or 12L. This should mean that Lawnchair will operate more like the Pixel Launcher but with all of the extra customization benefits that come with…
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